In view of heavy turnout of devotees at Lingaraj temple on the occasion of Maha Shivratri, the Commissionerate Police has clamped traffic restrictions and issued an advisory in this regard.
In view of the heavy rush of devotees, temple administrations in the state have made special provisions including mandaps where the devotees can offer their prayers and perform rituals.
Aiming for a smooth conduct of Shivratri in Bhubaneswar, the Commissionerate Police has decided to deploy 32 platoons of police force near Lingaraj Temple on Saturday.
There is a temple in Rajasthan’s Jaipur whose doors open to devotees once a year. And the occasion is Maha Shivratri. Because of this, devotees have a special craving to have a darshan of the lord on the auspicious occasion of Maha Shivratri.
Thousands of devotees thronged Shree Lokanath temple to pay obeisance to Lord Shiva, the sitting deity of this 11th-century shrine.
The mahadeepa of Lord Lingaraj will be raised atop the temple at around 10 pm on Maha Shivratri. A decision in this regard was taken during a preparatory meeting held on Tuesday.
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Several classical dances, martial art forms, and folk performances on the foothills of Dhauli were the centre of attraction at the 19th edition of Dhauli-Kalinga Mahotsav-2023 in Bhubaneswar this week. The programme was hosted jointly by the State Culture and Tourism Department and Odisha Dance Academy. Launched in 2003 as two separate festivals, they were merged in 2013 to be conducted as an event to celebrate peace and harmony through music and dance.
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The two-day-long festival of the Mahima sadhus is expected to see a huge rush of visitors and devotees as it is being held after a Covid-induced gap of two years.
The only qualification required is that one should have completed matriculation and should be from a poor financial background.
The presiding deities of Konark, Lord Tribeniswara, Lord Aisaneswara and Lord Dakhineswara were taken out on a grand procession to the Tirtha Mandap at Chandrabhaga on the auspicious occasion following which the devotees took the holy dip at 4:41am.
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