"People from all over the world are coming to our pilgrimages. I came to know about two such American friends who came from California for Amarnath Yatra. They heard about the experiences of Swami Vivekananda related to Amarnath Yatra. They got so inspired that they themselves went on Amarna
The devotees queued up since early morning to worship Lord Shiva at the temple. They also participated in a special ‘Bhasma Aarti’ of Baba Mahakal performed here on the occasion.
Akshay Kumar has finally dropped the devotional track titled ‘Oonchi Oonchi Waadi’ from his film ‘OMG 2’ featuring Pankaj Tripathi as Lord Shiva devotee.
People queued up since the wee hours to seek the blessing of Lord Shiva at the Mahakal Temple and also participated in the special ‘Bhasma Aarti’ of Baba Mahakal.
The villagers in Meerut staged a protest after six kanwariyas were electrocuted to death when their vehicle they were travelling in came in contact with an high-tension overhead wire in the Bhagwanpur area.
In the incident two of the members of the Mountain Rescue Team of J-K Police, identified as Mohammed Salem and Mohammed Yaseen, also injured while trying the rescue the lady, the police said.
According to officials, the incident took place in Bhawanpur's Rali Chauhan village in Meerut district when the vehicle of Kanwariyas came in contact with a low-hanging high-tension power line.
More than three crore devotees of Lord Shiva have, so far, thronged to Haridwar to collect holy water from the Ganges for "Jalabhishek" during the month of Saawan.
During the inspection, Alok Kumar visited all yatra camps en route from Srinagar to Baltal including Manigam, Neilgrath, Baltal Base Camp, Baltal Tent City and Domail.
The month of Sawan is considered to be sacred by Hindu devotees and is dedicated to Lord Shiva where the females keep fast adorning green, yellow and red bangles and beads.