Devotees  

On the fourth and final day of the Chhhath Puja, devotees in different parts of India thronged river banks to offer 'Arghya' to the rising sun on Sunday.

Chhath Pooja is an ancient Hindu Vedic festival historically native to the Indian subcontinent. The festival is to worship the Sun God and the rituals are rigorous and are observed over a period of four days. 

The move of taxing Sikh devotees will generate an income of Rs 569 crores annually to Pak economy. Over 5000 pilgrims will be allowed to visit Pak daily.

A Durga Puja pandal in Orderly Bazar of Varanasi is all set to mesmerise the visitors with its ‘Chandrayaan-2’ theme. The pandal, which is around 100-feet in height, was made in two months.

During this festival, Goddess Durga is invited to come to earth. To welcome Goddess Durga, pandals are erected. Many Durga pandals enthral devotees in Odisha's Bhubaneswar.

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Pitru Paksha is observed as a ritual seeking solace for the soul of the dead in one's family. Pind Daan is performed in this regard. Watch foreigners take part in the ritual at Gaya, Bihar.

Prayers to establish contact with Vikram Lander: Devotees offered special prayers at Sri Kailasanathar Temple in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. It is one of the nine temples dedicated to Navagraha (nine planets). 
 

The carvings of Telangana CM K Chandrashekar Rao on the pillars of the Yadadri temple have upset many Hindu groups. They held a protest to condemn such carvings

Uttar Pradesh minister Sunil Bharala said that state chief minister Yogi Adityanath was like a king and what he has done for the state is beyond imagination. He added that during this year's Ram Navami in Ayodhya, flowers will be showered upon devotees

It is reportedly said that since the terrorists entered India by sea from Sri Lanka, the police suspected they might carry out attacks on places of worship, particularly churches, where a large number of devotees gather on Sundays

The devotees who reached to the temple for darshan on Janmashtami celebration were standing under a shop and due to heavy rains, as the shop collapsed it lead to a stampede

The religious procession of Sikhs from Pakistan reached India on Thursday (August 15). They will visit Gurudwaras in 17 states in India and culminate their procession at Sultanpur Lodhi, where Guru Nanak had spent 14 years

Devotees of the Devidhura Temple in Uttarakhand’s Champawat district were left injured, all thanks to their stone pelting festival to “please” the presiding deity
 

Muslims in Rewari, Haryana took part in prayers and wished each other harmony, peace and prosperity on the occasion of Bakrid.