Gorakhpur (UP)/ Varanasi (UP) / Deoghar (Jharkhand) [India], July 29 (ANI): Devotees thronged temples dedicated to Lord Shiva across India to commemorate the second Monday of the holy month of 'Sawan' (Shravan) to offer their prayers.
Haridwar (Uttrakhand) [India], July 27 (ANI): In an act of bravery, a policeman saved a man who climbed to the top of a cable bridge in Haridwar in an inebriated state. The man was an attendee of the Kanwar yatra.
Patna (Bihar) [India], July 23 (ANI): Amid the ongoing 'Shravan month', Lalu Prasad Yadav's elder son Tej Pratap Yadav on Tuesday dressed up as Lord Shiva and offered prayers at a Shiva temple in Patna.
Kathmandu [Nepal], July 22 (ANI): A large number of devotees in Nepal flocked to Shiva Temples on the first Monday of Shrawan, the fourth month of Hindu calendar devoted to Lord Shiva.
Rishikesh (Uttarakhand) [India], July 22 (ANI): The ancient Neelkanth Mahadev temple at the Manikut Parvat in Rishikesh is seeing a huge influx of devotees on the first Monday of the holy Shravan month.
New Delhi (India), July 22 (ANI): With the chant of 'Om Namah Shivaya' echoing in the temples, the auspicious month of Sawan (Shravan) began on Monday.
Deoghar (Jharkhand) [India], July 17 (ANI): The annual Month-long Shravani Mela and Kanwar Yatra were commenced in Deoghar by Chief Minister Raghubar Das on the first day of Shravan month on Wednesday.
Ranchi [Jharkhand], July 16 (ANI): Raghubar Das, the Chief Minister of Jharkhand, on Tuesday urged people to visit his state for the 'Shravani Mela' which will on July 17.
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], July 7 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik on Sunday visited the transit camp in Pantha Chowk en route the annual Amarnath Yatra to review food, medical arrangements done for the pilgrims.
Tinsukia (Assam) [India], July 1 (ANI): Forty-year-old D Krishan Kumar who had embarked on an unusual pilgrim expedition with his mother riding pillion on his scooter has so far managed to cover a total of 17 holy places across the country and few outside it.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], June 25 (ANI): 19-year-old girl Shravani committed suicide here allegedly after being "counselled" by her parents for excessive use of mobile phone.
Udhampur (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Jun 7 (ANI): Langar committees in Udhampur are gearing up to cater to pilgrims ahead of the Amarnath Yatra that is slated to begin on July 1 this year.