- Crowds of devotees gathered in all the temples, religious programs were also held in homes
Akola. The festival of Mahashivratri was celebrated with great enthusiasm in the city as well as across the district. Crowds of people were seen in the village deity Shri Rajarajeshwar temple since morning. Today thousands of devotees came here to have darshan of Shri Rajarajeshwar. There was a long queue in front of the temple. Similarly, in the historic Kholeshwar temple located in Kholeshwar, a large number of devotees had darshan of the Lord.
Similarly Barah Jyotirlinga Temple, Salasar Balaji Temple, Ram Mandir, Bada Ram Temple, Kala Maroti Temple, Santoshi Mata Temple, Gajanan Maharaj Temple in Kaulkhed, Birla Mandir, Sai Mandir, Shri Ganesh Temple, Shri Gajanan Maharaj Temple, Murtijapur Road Toshniwal Temple Along with this, huge crowd was seen in all the temples since this morning. Various religious programs were organized in many temples. That is why all the temples were crowded from this morning itself.
Crowd at flower, sweet shops
Crowds were seen at shops selling fruits, flowers and sweets since morning. Huge crowds were seen at flower shops. Along with flowers, necklaces were also sold fiercely. Similarly, there was a huge crowd at the sweet shops. Today, along with the offerings of God, people also bought sweets. Similarly, there was a lot of sale of fruits, milk and curd etc. People also bought sweet potatoes for worship. Today in many hotels of the city, fasting khichdi, fasting potato vadas, similarly different types of pudding were available for worship. All these food items were sold a lot. Various types of papads were also available for fasting. Similarly, there was a lot of sale of worship material.
religious programs at home
Various religious programs were organized in the homes of a large number of people since this morning. In many houses, along with the worship of Lord Shiva, programs like Abhishek etc. were also organized. In which people worshiped with their families. A large number of people observed a fast today. Today, there was a lot of crowd in all the temples of the city, along with this a lot of crowd was also seen in the market areas of the city.
People worshiped in homes too – Pt. Krishnakant Mishra
During the conversation today, Pandit Krishnakant Mishra told that on the occasion of Mahashivratri, a large number of people’s houses were worshiped along with Abhishek. He said that on this day all the troubles are averted with the blessings of Lord Shiva by offering prayers and organizing various religious programs. That is why today all places of worship are organized.