Kathmandu [Nepal], October 14 (ANI): Long and meandering lines stretched to all possible corners of Basantapur Durbar Square since the early morning of Thursday as the Taleju Bhawani Temple re-opened its gates for devotees after a gap of two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
New Delhi [India], October 10 (ANI): BJP MP Manoj Tiwari on Saturday urged the Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to allow the devotees to celebrate Chhath Puja while following COVID-19 protocols and said he will not accept a complete ban.
Vadodra (Gujarat) [India], October 9 (ANI): On the second day of the nine-day-long holy festival of Navratri, devotees performed 'Garba dance' on Friday in Gujarat's Vadodra after two years since the COVID-19 pandemic broke out.
New Delhi [India], October 9 (ANI): On the occasion of the third day of Navratri, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday sought the blessings of Goddess Chandraghanta and hoped that her blessings will defeat all the negative forces from the lives of her devotees.
Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) [India], October 7 (ANI): As the Navratri 2021 kicks off, Mata Bajreshwari Temple in Himachal Pradesh's Kangra on Thursday, opened its door for devotees with negative RT-PCR reports or COVID-19 vaccination certificates of both doses, along with other COVID guideline
Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], October 7 (ANI): Following the reopening of religious places in Maharashtra from Thursday, devotees thronged the temples in Nagpur to offer their prayers on the first day of Navratri.
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 7 (ANI): As the nine-day long festival of Navratri began on Thursday, devotees from across Uttar Pradesh thronged temples to offer prayers to Goddess Durga and her nine forms.
Jajpur (Odisha) [India], October 7 (ANI): Ahead of Navratri, the nine-day Rath Yatra at Biraja Temple in Jajpur, Odisha started on Wednesday following COVID-19 protocols.
New Delhi [India], October 6 (ANI): Union Minister Ajay Bhatt on Wednesday welcomed the move of the Uttarakhand High Court that removed the daily cap on the number of devotees visiting the Himalayan shrines of Gangotri, Yamunotri, Badrinath and Kedarnath.
New Delhi [India], October 6 (ANI): Preparations at temples in Delhi is in full swing ahead of the Navratri festival as the Delhi government permitted the reopening of religious places for devotees from October 1 until October 15 with strict compliance to COVID-19 guidelines.