In a great display of religious harmony, a former serviceman, who is a Muslim by faith has sculpted idols of various Hindu gods for the devotee soldiers in Lakshadweep.
The festival was held on Friday at midnight in the temple with much fanfare. The sight of devotees carrying 16-foot-long kavadis and stepping on the Theemithi (fire) made the onlookers enthralled.
Amid high security, petitioner women along with other devotees were allowed to enter the cellar to worship Mata Shringar Gauri on the Chaturthi of Basantik Navratri, in Varanasi on Friday.
Devotees participated in the traditional royal ride of Gangaur Mata in Rajasthan's Jaipur. A magnificent procession of the Gangaur Mata was taken out near Tripolia Gate on Thursday.
The revered Shri Gangotri Dham in Uttarakhand is set to open its doors to devotees on the auspicious occasion of Akshaya Tritiya, on Friday, May 10, at precisely 12:25 pm local time.
Thousands of devotees gathered on the banks of the River Mandakini in Madhya Pradesh's Chitrakoot to offer special prayers on the auspicious occasion of Somvati Amavasya on Monday.
Devotees performed special rituals for their ancestors on Somvati Amavasya. Those who came to bathe expressed their joy in participating in the baths, worship, and rituals on the banks of the Ganga on the auspicious day of Omvati Amavasya.