On the occasion of Guru Purnima, many devotees across the nation reached the temple to pay their respects and seek blessings from their spiritual teachers on Sunday.
Many devotees across the country also took a dip in holy waters and paid their respects to their gurus.
Ahead of the Shrawani festival in the state, Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren said that the state government would ensure that the devotees do not face any kind of inconvenience, and any kind of negligence on the part of authorities would not be tolerated.
The revered Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, has made special arrangements for the darshan of devotees and kanwariyas on the first Monday of Shravan this year, which falls on July 22.
On Friday, the Uttar Pradesh State Government announced measures for the well-being of Kanwar pilgrims, including the display of owner/operator names at food and beverage shops along Kanwar routes to maintain the sanctity of the pilgrimage. The order has sparked criticism, with opposition
The department has made compliance with the various guidelines aimed at strengthening arrangements mandatory. Principal Secretary of the Urban Development Department, Amrit Abhijat, stated, "All urban bodies in the state must stay vigilant and proactive during the Kanwar Yatra, Sawan Mela, a
The UP Police on Thursday said that the police have urged all the eateries to "voluntarily display" the names of their owners and employees, adding that the intention of this order is not to create any kind of "religious discrimination" but only to facilitate the devotees.
After a row erupted over eateries on the Kanwar Yatra route in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar being asked to display their owners' names, Muzaffarnagar Police on Thursday said that the police have urged all the eateries to "voluntarily display" the names of their owners and employees, adding
Ahead of the commencement of the holy month of 'Shravan', Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday directed officials to ensure smooth darshan and security for devotees visiting Kashi Vishwanath Dham.
The Yatra symbolises the end of the nine-day sojourn of Lord Jagannath and his siblings, Goddess Subhadra and Lord Balabhadra. The deities will return to Sri Mandir from Sri Gundicha temple in three different chariots pulled by devotees.
Renowned sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik created a sand sculpture of Mahaprabhu Jagannath and his great devotee Balaram Das at the International Championship in St Petersburg.