Crowds in Himachal temples with onset of Navratri festival

Shimla, Sep 26 (IANS) Hordes of fans from across the area swarmed sanctuaries in Himachal Pradesh on Monday on the primary day of the nine-day-long Navratri celebration devoted to Goddess Durga and her nine symbols.

The famous sanctuaries of Naina Devi in Bilaspur locale; Chintpurni in Una region; Brajeshwari Devi, Jwalaji and Chamunda Devi in Kangra locale; Bhimakali and Hateshwari in Shimla area; and Baba Balak Nath in Hamirpur region saw a gigantic rush.

A greater part of the explorers came from Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi.

We are anticipating north of 20,000 enthusiasts at the sanctuary consistently,” an authority at the Naina Devi hallowed place told IANS over telephone.

Fans would have the option to watch online live “darshan” of sanctuaries and would likewise have the option to offer web-based contributions.

Security has been reinforced and shut circuit TV (CCTV) cameras have been introduced to deal with the group in every one of the conspicuous hallowed places, a senior police official here told IANS.