TTD Vigilance Wing officials have been conducting surprise raids in all the Kalyanakattas in Tirumala for the past few days after receiving complaints from devotees that some barbers are demanding money from the devotees in violation of the TTD ban.
The Delhi Jal Board has started preparations to reduce foaming in the Yamuna over a month ago for Chhath Puja to allow devotees to offer prayers to Surya Devta.
The doors of the eleventh Jyotirlinga Lord Kedarnath were closed for the winter as per rituals with the Vedic mantras, local musical instruments, the tunes of the army band, and the cheers of hundreds of devotees.
Along with the Director of National Sugar Institute, other officers of the institute met Swami Atmashradhanand of the Mission and emphasized spreading awareness about plastic pollution and sensitizing school students so that all can collectively contribute towards conserving the environment.
Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena on Wednesday approved Chhath Puja at designated ghats on the Yamuna and asked chief minister Arvind Kejriwal to ensure clean ghats and water for devotees.
The temple dedicated to lord Yamraj, the God of Death, is situated in the heart of Gwalior in Phulbagh, where his idol was established about 300 years ago.