The annual mela is held a day before the 3-day closure of the temple. It is believed that the goddess menstruates for these three days. This event symbolises fertility and womanhood.
Thousands of devotees took a holy dip in the river Ganga and offered prayers on the occasion of Jyeshtha Purnima at sacred places in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand on Saturday morning.
Thousands of devotees have gathered in Puri to witness the 'snana yatra' of Lord Jagannath and his siblings on the occasion of Deva Snana Purnima on Saturday.
To make the Maha Kumbh Mela of 2025 more grand and divine, the Uttar Pradesh government announced to provide subsidies for the transformation of dhabas, restaurants, and hotels on the major routes in order to offer improved facilities to tourists and devotees attending the festival.
With the view of the upcoming Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra the Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) of Jammu, Anand Jain on Thursday conducted a briefing session with police officers to ensure a secure, smooth, and successful pilgrimage for the devotees at the Conference Hall of ZPHQ Jammu
The temple was filled with a large gathering of devotees and music enthusiasts, all of whom deeply enjoyed the spiritual ambience created by her performance.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath offered financial assistance to the family of two workers from Gorakhpur who lost their lives in a fire accident in Kuwait and to devotees who were injured in the recent terrorist attack on a pilgrims' bus in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi.
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Friday directed the authorities concerned to consider a petition seeking the regulation of Padayatras conducted by devotees.
The devotees coming to Kashi Vishwanath Temple here in Uttar Pradesh will now get not only physical darshan, they will also get 'virtual' darshan. The temple administration has introduced 11 minutes and 50 seconds of virtual reality Darshan, a measure that will allow the devotees to avoid st