After the lunar eclipse that took place on the intervening night of Saturday and Saturday, various religious activities were performed across the country at different temples. Devotees washed the temples at different places with holy water and offered prayers.
Shri Badrinath Kedarnath Temple Committee said that on October 28, the doors of Shri Badrinath Dham and other temples were closed at 4 PM, when the Sutak period of the lunar eclipse began.
"The temple will be closed at 11 pm as usual which is two hours before the Lunar Eclipse. After the Eclipse will be over, we will perform Moksh puja and open the temple. The Lunar Eclipse timing will be during the time when the temple remains closed as usual. Hence it won't affect the darsha
This is neither a partial nor a total lunar eclipse. A penumbral lunar eclipse occurs when the moon enters the Earth's penumbra, the outer part of the shadow.
Clashes broke out between two groups over food consumption during Chandra Grahan (lunar eclipse) in Berhampur and State Capital Bhubaneswar on Tuesday.
Devotees started gathering at Ram Ghat in large numbers in the early morning and took holy dips in the holy Kshipra river. This was followed by pujas and rituals organized by priests and attended by devotees during the lunar eclipse period on Tuesday.
Total lunar eclipses occurs when the moon is close to a node, and the earth blocks the sun's rays from reaching the moon. And to witness the last solar eclipse of the year, check out do's and don'ts follow this time.