New Year 2023 Celebration In Temples: On the very first day of the new year 2023, a crowd of devotees was seen in the temples. Long queues of devotees were seen in the temples. During this, hundreds of people were seen queuing up to have darshan of the deities. On New Year, people visited the deities and asked for wishes to keep this year better.
From the Mata Vaishno Devi Temple in Jammu to the Jagannath Temple in Puri, Odisha, a huge crowd of devotees was seen in the new year. Long queues of devotees were seen at temples in Maharashtra, Odisha, Tamil Nadu and other states. People also prayed to the Sun God as they saw the first sunrise of 2023.
Jammu and Kashmir
New year 2023 Hundreds of devotees reached the Dham of Mata Vaishno Devi in Katra, Jammu on the first day of . Who asked for wishes to keep this year better. Devotees started queuing up since morning to have darshan of Mata Vaishno Devi.
Jammu & Kashmir | Huge rush of devotees is being witnessed at Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine in Katra ahead of New Year 2023. pic.twitter.com/W4NipqwFLa
— ANI (@ANI) December 31, 2022
Maharashtra
On the first day of 2023, devotees gathered at the iconic Siddhivinayak temple in Mumbai to watch the morning aarti and offer special prayers to seek blessings from Lord Ganesha. Apart from the local people of Mumbai, devotees from all over the country come to visit this temple.
Maharashtra | A large crowd of devotees queue up to offer prayers at the Mumba Devi Temple in Mumbai. #NewYear2023 pic.twitter.com/R4EpYlAuna
— ANI (@ANI) January 1, 2023
Maharashtra | A large crowd of devotees queue up to offer prayers at the Mumba Devi Temple in Mumbai. #NewYear2023 pic.twitter.com/R4EpYlAuna
— ANI (@ANI) January 1, 2023
Madhya Pradesh
On the first morning of the new year, devotees came to see the aarti of Lord Mahakal at Ujjain’s Mahakaleshwar temple. Early morning ‘Bhasm Aarti’ of Lord Shiva was performed in the temple. It is said that only in this temple aarti is performed to wake up Shiva.
#WATCH , ‘Bhasma aarti’ performed in the early morning hours of the New Year 2023 at Ujjain’s Mahakaleshwar temple in Ujjain. pic.twitter.com/082McmeG1D
— ANI MP/CG/Rajasthan (@ANI_MP_CG_RJ) December 31, 2022
Uttar Pradesh
A huge crowd of devotees were seen queuing up to offer prayers at the Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi. Early morning ‘Ganga Aarti’ was performed near Assi Ghat in Varanasi.
#WATCH , Uttar Pradesh: Ganga Arti being held at Varanasi’s Assi Ghat in the early morning hours of the New Year 2023 pic.twitter.com/BeyM8G6PEM
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) January 1, 2023
Odisha
A huge crowd of devotees was seen in the temple of Lord Jagannath located in Puri, Odisha since morning. Here people saw the first sunrise of the year and also prayed to the Sun God. According to ANI, to welcome the new year, famous sand artist Sudarshan Patnaik created an 8 feet high and 15 feet long sand sculpture of Lord Jagannath on the beach of Puri.
Odisha | Devotees in large numbers visit Puri Jagannath Temple to offer prayers on the occasion of #NewYear2023 pic.twitter.com/uWXa4eyfrP
— ANI (@ANI) January 1, 2023
Odisha | People throng Puri beach to witness the first sunrise of #NewYear2023 pic.twitter.com/ZXib9sVumM
— ANI (@ANI) January 1, 2023
Tamil Nadu
There are a large number of temples in Tamil Nadu. On Sunday i.e. January 01, 2023, a huge crowd of devotees thronged the Vadapalani Murugan temple in Chennai to visit Lord Murugan. A crowd was also seen in the Anna Nagar church in Chennai. Prayers were also offered at the Baby Jesus Church in Coimbatore.
#WATCH , Tamil Nadu: Devotees line up to offer prayers at Vadapalani Murugan Temple in Chennai, on the occasion of #NewYear2023 pic.twitter.com/ULQs9TAOjo
— ANI (@ANI) January 1, 2023
Kerala | People visit St. Joseph’s Metropolitan Cathedral in Thiruvananthapuram to offer prayers on the occasion of #NewYear2023 pic.twitter.com/mLPmKjOK5L
— ANI (@ANI) January 1, 2023
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