They do not eat or drink anything all through the day. The fast is broken at night after worshipping Goddess Annapurna. Reciting ‘Annapurna Devi Ashtakam’ is considered very auspicious on this day.

Varanasi: Continuing the decades old tradition, the doors of the Annapurna temple were opened for darshan of the golden idol of Goddess Annapurna from Dhanteras on Tuesday. Devotees, who had ...

Annapurna Devi foray into politics in 1998 was not a decision she had much control over. It happened after the death of her husband Ramesh Yadav who was with the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD).

The Annapurna temple in Varanasi opened its doors for darshan of the golden idol of Goddess Annapurna on Dhanteras. Thousands of devotees gathered to seek blessings and receive coins from the ...