Temples in Uttarakhand close doors ahead of last lunar eclipse
Dehradun (PTI): The doors of temples in Uttarakhand, including at Badrinath and Kedarnath, were closed after performing puja on Sunday afternoon, ahead of the last lunar eclipse of the year.
The evening Ganga Aarti at Har Ki Pauri in Haridwar was also performed in the afternoon.
The lunar eclipse will begin at 9:58 pm on Sunday, and the Sutak period begins nine hours before that, i.e., at 12:58 pm. Rishi Prasad Sati, vice president of Shri Badrinath Kedarnath Temple Committee, said that due to the Sutak period of the lunar eclipse, all the temple doors under the temple committee, including Badrinath and Kedarnath temples, were closed for darshan at 12:50 pm on Sunday.
He said that after the lunar eclipse ends, the temples will be opened after cleaning on Monday morning. He said that the responsibility of cleaning the temple and its premises in Jyotirmath has been taken by Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel along with the employees of the temple committee.
In Haridwar too, before the Sutak period began, the doors of major temples like Daksh Temple, Bilveshwar Temple, Daridra Bhanjan Temple, Maya Devi Temple, Mansa Devi and Chandi Devi were closed after performing the puja.
The Ganga Aarti, which is performed at 6:45 pm every evening at Har Ki Pauri, was also performed at 12:30 pm. A large number of devotees participated in the Ganga Aarti held in the afternoon.
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Businessman burnt to death as moving car catches fire in Noida
Noida (PTI): A 46-year-old businessman was burnt to death after his moving car caught fire in Uttar Pradesh’s Gautam Buddha Nagar district, police said on Tuesday.
According to police, the victim was identified as Rajkumar Singhal, who was engaged in the paint business. The incident occurred late on Monday night near Sorkha village under the Sector 113 police station area.
Station House Officer Krishna Gopal Sharma said Singhal was driving towards Parthala Chowk when his vehicle suddenly caught fire for reasons yet to be ascertained.
Singhal was unable to get out of the car and died in the blaze, the SHO said.
Fire tenders reached the spot after receiving information, but the car had already been gutted, police said. The body has been sent for post-mortem examination and an investigation is underway.
Police suspect the presence of paint or other inflammable material in the car may have caused the fire to spread rapidly.
