On the auspicious occasion of Ram Navami, actor Shilpa Shetty Kundra offered prayers at Iskcon temple in Juhi, Mumbai with her mother Sunanda and daughter Samisha.
People from the Bengali business community also offered prayers to Goddess Laxmi and Ganesh and got themselves a new Hal Khata (accounting book) for their shops, to mark the first day of transactions in the new year.
On the eve of Baisakhi, the Indian Minorities Foundation (IMF)-led Sikh delegation extended wishes to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and offered prayers at Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara for a successful continuation of his leadership in future.
Andhra Pradesh Election Commissioner Mukesh Kumar Meena, along with his family, offered prayers at the famous shrine of Srikalahasteeswara Swamy temple in Srikalahasti on Thursday.
Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) chief Ghulam Nabi Azad, who offered prayers at Jama Masjid Mosque on Delhi's Parliament Street extended his greetings on the occasion.
Former chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, the BJP's Lok Sabha candidate from Vidisha, offered prayers on the second day of the Navratras at Vindhyawasini Mata Temple at Salkanpur, in the Sehore district.
Raveena Tandon with her daughter Rasha Thadani offered prayers at Grushneshwar Jyotirlinga Temple and Trimbakeshwar Shiva Temple in Maharashtra on Wednesday.
"While Prime Minister Narendra Modi has uplifted every class, Congress has done the work of deceiving the society. Congress is the mother of corruption. It has looted the country and the state," Sharma said while speaking at a public gathering after he offered prayers at Jambheshwar Mandir i