Foreign tourists joined in the festival of Diwali at Parmarth Niketan, a spiritual organisation in Rishikesh. The tourists enthusiastically participated in the traditional aarti ceremony and lit diyas.
Priest of the temple, Mahesh Sharma told ANI, "Following the tradition, Diwali festival was celebrated here during the Bhasma Aarti at Mahakal temple. As part of the rituals, a holy bath of Lord Mahakal was performed with Panchamrit, which includes milk, curd, ghee, sugar and honey. Fruit ju
Aarti performed at the Mahakal Temple in Ujjain, on the occasion of Diwali. Different parts of the country are decked up to celebrate Diwali. Known as the 'Festival of Lights', Diwali celebrates the victory of light over darkness and good over evil.
On the eve of Diwali, two Guinness World Records -- most people performing aarti simultaneously and the largest display of oil lamps -- were created at the eighth edition of Deepotsav in Ayodhya.
The Ayodhya district administration, in collaboration with the Department of Tourism, Government of Uttar Pradesh, illuminated the Saryu River with over 25 lakh diyas, marking the largest display of oil lamps ever recorded. Another record was made for the most people performing 'diya' rot
MLA and Chairman of the Matabari Puja Committee, Abhishek Roy extended the wishes of Diwali and said, "This year, we are enhancing the lighting decorations from Udaipur to Matabari, making the Matabari area beautifully illuminated. Both the fair and the Puja Aarti will be live-streamed, and
This year's festival, the first since the Ram Temple's construction, will feature two record attempts: a 1,100-person Saryu Aarti and the main lamp-lighting event and with expanded areas like New Ghat, Old Ghat, and Bhajan Sandhya designated for lamp placement, the team has already set out o
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National Spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla on Monday hit out Opposition for raising objection and questioning the impartiality of Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud following PM Modi's visit to the CJI's house for Ganpati Puja.
Ahead of the revered Deepotsav event in Ayodhya, Divisional Commissioner Gaurav Dayal said that extensive preparations were being made for the event and this time 25 lakh diyas will be lit to illuminate ghats along the banks of the Sarayu River setting a new record in the Guinness Book of Wo
During this, CM Yadav washed the feet of nine minor girls resembling nine Durga Swaroop and worshipped them following the traditional rituals. He also offered chunari to them and performed their aarti.