Srinagar: A large number of devotees were seen offering prayers at the ancient Shankaracharya Temple in Srinagar on the occasion of Ram Navami on Sunday, reports Dynamite News correspondent.
On the 1000-foot-high Gopadri hills, Shankaracharya Temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva. This is also known as Jyoteshwar Temple.
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On the occasion of the festival of Ram Navami, huge rush of devotees gathered at Mata Vaishno Devi Mandir to offer prayers and seek blessings of the Mata.
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