Alwar : Alwar On the occasion of Kartik Purnima, Annakoot Mahotsav was organized in many temples of the city on Sunday. Here, the women taking Kartik bath also offered Annakoot to the idols of God present in the temples at the end of Kartik month. Annakoot was offered in other temples including Jagannath Temple of the city, Baikunth Dham Temple, Lakshminarayan Temple of Aggarwal Samaj, Lakshmi Narayan Temple on Manumarg.
Annakoot Mahotsav and Diwali Milan ceremony was organized on Sunday in the presence of Mahant Gangadas Vedanti of the Ashram at Ayodhyadham Ashram located on Old Chungi Jaipur Road, Alwar, near Chetan Enclave. During this, Aarti was performed by offering Annakoot to the temple Bihari Jankivallabh Maharaj at 11 am. After this, prayers were offered at the Samadhi of Baba Mathuradas and Baba Purushottam Das and Annakoot Prasad was fed to the devotees in a queue. Mahant Swami Sudarshanacharya of Venkatesh Balaji Dham was also present on this occasion. The Mahant of the Ashram honored him by covering him with a shawl. Forest and Environment Minister Sanjay Sharma, Krishna Murari Gangawat, Pt. Dharamvir Sharma, Yogesh Mishra, Vishambhar Dayal, Ripudaman Singh, Subhash Chandra Gupta, Manisha Devi, Sudhir Mathur, Kshitij Mathur, Naveen Sen etc. were present in the Diwali Milan and Annakoot program.
Annakoot Festival in Chakradhari Hanuman Temple: Here, Annakoot Mahotsav was also celebrated in Chakradhari Hanuman Temple at Bala Fort. During this time, a large number of devotees came here to take Prasad. Sunderkand recitation followed by Diwali Milan ceremony and Annakoot was organized by Amarnath Barfani Committee at 11 am in the private marriage home at Nangli Circle, in which a large number of businessmen and devotees of the district came for Prasad.