Devotees throng Himachal temples

Posted on 21st Mar 2015 01:18 pm by mohit kumar

Shimla, March 21 (IANS) Tens of thousands of devotees thronged temples in Himachal Pradesh on Saturday with the onset of the nine-day-long Chaitra Navratri festival, a holy period for the Hindus.

The hilltop Naina Devi temple in Bilaspur district, Chintpurni temple in Una district and Jwalaji and Brajeshwari Devi temples in Kangra district witnessed a huge rush, an official said.

"We are expecting 15,000 to 20,000 devotees every day during the festival," Brajeshwari Devi temple official Pawan Badyal told IANS.

The festival will conclude with Ram Navami on March 28.

Badyal said on the last two days of the festival, the temple would open for devotees at 2.30 a.m. instead of routine 4 a.m. It normally closes at 10 p.m.

Devotees would be able to watch live "darshan" of Brajeshwari Devi, Naina Devi, Chintpurni, and Jwalaji temples and would also be able to offer online offerings.

Other news

Invest in Defense: Defense production is increasing in the country, Rajnath said – Rs 1.8 lakh crore by 2025. target to deliver

Defense production in the country is continuously increasing. Defense Minister Rajnath Singh said

Video surfaced of PM Modi visiting Team India's dressing room, and invited everyone to come to Delhi

The Indian team lost in the final of the World Cup. Australia defeated Team India by six wickets

Religious leanings low in Australia: Indian population increased by 48%, Christian population decreased by more than half

The Indian population is the fastest growing in Australia. This has been revealed from the data r

Now the validity of your monthly prepaid plan will be 30 days, not 28, TRAI gave these instructions

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has taken an important decision for prepaid mobile cust

PM Modi dedicated 35 specific varieties of crops to the country, said - it is necessary to increase the synergy of agriculture and science

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given a big gift to the agriculture world of the country today.

UGC: Lokmitra will be able to do UG and PG studies from centers, UGC wrote a letter to universities and states

Now students will be able to study higher education free of cost in Lokmitra Kendras (Common Serv

Corona Virus: CBSE Board's big decision amid lockdown, there will be no remaining 10th exams

New Delhi: Between the deadly corona virus crisis and the enforced lockdown in the country, the C

UP: Chief Minister Yogi said - 8 lakh people got rid of Covid infection by the formula of 'Dawadi Bhi-Kadai Bhi'

UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath reviewed the Corona situation with Team XI on Monday, saying th

Sampath J Ram Suicide: Actor Sampath J. Ram committed suicide, took this step due to financial constraints

Sampath J Ram Suicide: Kannada star Sampath J. Ram (Sampath J Ram) died at the age of 35. If medi

Muhammad Yunus: 'Northeast is an integral part of India', former ambassador reprimands Muhammad Yunus for his absurd statement

Former Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Veena Sikri has slammed Bangladesh Chief Advisor Mu