People were seen standing in the queue, waiting patiently for their chance to offer prayers. Mantras were being chanted by priests and holy songs were being played on the temple premises.
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.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Saturday extended wishes and paid obeisance at Gurudwara Nanakpura in Haldwani on the occassion of Vaisakhi.
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.
Congress candidate Muhammed Hamdullah Sayeed went door to door to seek electoral support, while also ringing in his birthday on the campaign trail on Thursday.