Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended heartfelt greetings to the people of Jharkhand on the occasion of the 'Karma' festival, which is dedicated to worshipping nature and highlighted his welcome at the Ranchi airport today, where a symbol of Karma parv was presented to him by a woman.
During this, a special Bhasma Aarti was also performed and devotees were seen engrossed in devotion on the premises of the temple. Devotees queued up late at night to worship Baba Mahakal.
"Is Assembly, Rajya Sabha or Lok Sabha, the place for offering Namaaz? This is the height of appeasement politics...I am a minister and worship some god or goddess on Thursday, then give me rest on Thursday. Does the country run like this? What kind of a method is this, isn't this foolish?"
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, on Monday worshiped Goddess Kali with full rituals at Maa Hatkalika Temple located in Gangolihat (Pithoragarh) and prayed to Maa Hatkalika for the happiness, and prosperity of all the people of the state and the progress of the state.
A two-time Olympic medalist Indian Hockey player Vivek Sagar along with his parents on Friday offered prayers at Ujjain's Mahakaleshwar Temple and took blessings of Baba Mahakal.
In a post on X, the chief minister wrote, "Today, I got the privilege to visit the ashram of Rajya Sabha MP Balyogi Umeshnath Maharaj ji, Shrikshetra Valmiki Dham in Ujjain. On this occasion, I worshipped at Siddh Samadhi in the Dham and prayed for the happiness and prosperity of the state."
In the aftermath of Sunday night's Tel Aviv terror attack, one of the worshippers in the Rashbi Synagogue that was apparently targeted recounted the scene.
The forum has highlighted the cases of targeted violence and destruction against people of minority communities. It said that there have been attacks against places of worship, and even incidents of sexual violence against women.
Nepal marked "Naag Panchami", the festival of snakes worshipping the serpent deity. Hundreds of devotees thronged "Naag Pokhari" in the capital Kathmandu, in a pond dedicated to the serpent deity where they offered milk, sweets, vermillion powders and flowers.