Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal and Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday offered prayers at the Rankeshwar Mahadev Temple in Dhuri.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Sunday reached Bhu-Vaikunth Shri Badrinath Dham despite bad weather, where he duly welcomed the devotees from the country and abroad by performing puja-archana and got information about the facilities available on the travel route.
Guided by the saint community, the leaders participated in the ritual, with holy water from the River Ganga sprinkled on them as part of the traditional puja-archana, according to an official release.
"To contribute towards environmental purification and preservation, we are dispatching 31,000 cloth bags and 16,000 steel plates. Proper rituals and puja archana were performed before sending off the vehicle with the tune of Ram Naam."
According to an official release from the Chief Minister's Office (CMO), "Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee (BKTC) prayed for the safety of lives of Hindus and temples in Bangladesh. Under this, Puja-archana was performed in all the subordinate temples including Badrinath Dham and Shri Ke