Prasad and prayers at bhandaras as last Bada Mangal festival of the yr concludes
Lucknow: Devotees thronged temples to pray on the last Bada Mangal on Tuesday.
Many bhandaras (community feasts) were organised on the occasion.
At Hanuman Setu temple, prasad of laddoo was served to the devotees, and bhog of puri and kheer was offered to the deity.
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Payal Sharma, 27, who visited the temple along with her grandmother Nirmala Devi, 72, said, "I wanted to pray for the new chapter of my life as I am getting married in two days."
Another devotee, Shrikant Iyyer, said, "I am an ardent bhakt of Bajrang Bali, and whatever I got in life is because of him. I prayed for my civil service exam and ate puri sabzi in a bhandara."
At Lete Hue Hanumanji Temple, the deity was decorated with flowers and offered a bhog of 91 kg of laddoo, which was later served to the devotees.
The students of Bhatkhande Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya sang bhajans. At Khatu Shyam Temple, the bhandara lasted for 12 hours, offering puri, sabzi, halwa, and chhole chawal.
Arti of Goddess Durga and Lord Hanuman was performed at Kali Bari Temple. This annual event is held in honour of Lord Hanuman and is observed on the Tuesdays of the Jyeshtha month of the Hindu calendar.
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