Thousands of devotees took a dip in the Kshipra river in this holy city on the occasion of Somwati Amavasya today.Despite rainfall in the city, devotees carried out the ritual of taking a holy dip in the river and therefter offered puja at the ancient Mahakaleshwar temple. A large number of devotees from the surrounding regions of the holy city take a dip in the river on the occasion of Somwati and...
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Allahabad, Nov 16 (ANI): Converging on the banks of the river Ganga in Allahabad on Monday, hundreds of devotees took a holy dip on the occasion of Somavati Amavasya in the belief that it will give them peace and prosperity.Somvati Amavasi, or Somavati Amavasya, is no moon day that falls on a Monday in traditional Hindu calendar.It is said that who ever takes a dip in the holy rivers on this day, would...
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Converging on the banks of the river Ganga in Allahabad on Monday, hundreds of devotees took a holy dip on the occasion of Somavati Amavasya in the belief that it will give them peace and prosperity.Somvati Amavasi, or Somavati Amavasya, is no moon day that falls on a Monday in traditional Hindu calendar.It is said that who ever takes a dip in the holy rivers on this day, would be prosperous, free...
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Bharata Yagna Peetham Committee has made elaborate arrangements for performing 'Mahakumbabhishekam,' the annual fete to Lord Adikumbheswera at the temple near the seashore on November 16 on the auspicious Karteeka Amavasya day. More than one lakh devotees from both East and West Godavari districts are expected to throng the temple to offer prayers to Lord Adikumbheswera. Committee President Ratnala...
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famous Panchalinga Darshan began at Talkand in T Narasipura Taluk of this district in the early hours of today with special pooja to Vaidyeswara, the principal deity.At the crack of dawn, thousands of piligrims took a holy dip in River Cauvery and trekked along the sand dunes to have darshan at five temples (Panchalinga Darshan)-- Vaidyeswara, Pataleswara, Maraleshwara, Mallikarjuneshwara (at Mudukutoe)...
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District Administration has started preparations for the world famous Magh Mela, to be held here from from December 13.As many as 20 million devotees are expected to take a holy dip at the Sangam of Ganga, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati this year during the six main religious bathing days.District Magistrate Rajeev Agarwal today said the administration was geared for the 'Mauni Amavasya' when over eight...
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decision of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandak Committee (SGPC) to revise the Nanakshahi calendar has sparked a row. The calendar was adopted in 2003. Earlier, Sikhs used to follow the Bikrami calendar to fix days of religious congregations such as ekadasi and amavasya.Right from its day of implementation, a large number of Sikh organisations had rejected the Nanakshahi calendar. Since then, Sikhs have...
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Panchalinga darshana event in Talkad came to an end with the participation of lakhs of devotees last night.The darshana, which began on November 16, concluded with the Nandi Vahanotsava at Sri Vaidyanatheswara Swamy temple during which several rituals were performed. Later, the Utsavamurthy of Lord Vaidyanatheshwara swamy was taken out in a procession with the devotees following it last night.Normally...
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