Devotees offered prayers and participated in the early morning Aarti performed at Surat's Ambaji Temple on the eighth day of Shardiya Navratri on Thursday.
Durga Puja, the biggest festival for the Bengali community, is celebrated with enthusiasm and zeal and devotees throng at temples and pandals to offer prayers to Goddess Durga. The Hazra Park Durgotsab in Kolkata is celebrating its 82nd year with the theme 'Suddhi' emphasising purification,
The cricketers also participated in the 'Bhasma Aarti' of Baba mahakal performed here on the occasion. They were spotted sitting together in the Nandi hall during the Arti and were engrossed in the devotion of Baba Mahakal.
In a heartfelt gesture, Soundarya Rajinikanth visited the Tiruvottiyur Shri Vadivudai Amman Temple in Chennai to offer prayers for her father, the legendary actor Rajinikanth, who is currently hospitalised.
Indian cricket team player Akash Deep recently visited the Ram Temple to offer prayers, fulfilling a long-held dream. This visit comes on the heels of India's dominant performance in the two-match Test series against Bangladesh, where they achieved a clean sweep.
"It was a dream since long
Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan arrived at Tirumala Tirupathi Temple along with his daughter to offer prayers. Palina Anjani Konidela, who is Pawan Kalyan's younger daughter, has been granted permission to visit Tirumala for the 'Darshan' of Lord Venkateswara.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) chairman and Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah offered prayers at the Tirumala Tirupati temple on Sunday.
"I would like to extend greetings to the people of the state on the occasion of Vishwakarma Jayanti. PM Narendra Modi is also celebrating his 74th birthday today and I extend greetings to him too. May he lead a long life...," CM Yadav told ANI.
Immersing in the festive spirit of Ganesh Chaturthi, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Ministers Ajit Pawar and Devendra Fadnavis visited actor Nana Patekar's residence to attend Ganeshotsav celebrations.