Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Tuesday offered prayers to 'Maa Jwala Devi' at the Jwala Ji temple in Himachal Pradesh's Kangra on 'Vijaya Dashmi' and also, on the ocassion of his birthday.
On the occasion of 'Vijaya Dashmi' or 'Dussehra', devotees flocked to Sai Baba Temple in Maharashtra's Shirdi. As the priests performed 'Pooja', devotees chanted 'Sai Baba ki Jai' with enthusiasm.
Sending out a message of communal harmony, a Muslim family from Meerut in Uttar Pradesh is burning the proverbial midnight oil to make effigies of the Ravana, Kumbhkaran and Meghnad, characters from the epic Ramayana, ahead of the Dussehra festival.
'Aarattu' is an annual ritual performed during Hindu temple festivals in Kerala, in which a priest bathes the idol of a deity by dipping it in a river or a temple tank. After bathing the deities, palpayasam (a sweet pudding) is offered to the gods.
Chief Minister and the Head of Gorakshpeeth Yogi Adityanath, on Tuesday evening, will ride a chariot to lead the traditional Vijayadashami procession leaving from the Gorakhnath temple. Peetadhishwar will board his vehicle after receiving the blessings of Guru Gorakshanath.
The Taleju Bhawani temple, situated within the Hanumandhoka Durbar area, is opened only on the day of Mahanawami or Ashwin Shukla Nawami (the ninth day in the month of Asoj as per the lunar calendar) every year.
On the occasion of 'Maha Navami', the ninth day of Shardiya Navratri, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath performed 'Kanya Pujan' and offered prayers to 'Matri Shakti' (mother power) by washing the feet of maidens in Gorakhpur on Monday.
'Jawar' is placed in a mud pot called 'Khappar' and it is installed on the first day of Navratri. It is a traditional form of worshipping Goddess Durga when the statues were not so popular. After the worship, the immersion of Jawar takes place on the last day of Navratri.
Bageshwar Dham Chief Dhirendra Shastri has once again sparked the debate on Sanatana when he said that he wants the foreign powers not to enter Temples, Gurudwara and lure innocent Hindus.