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Thousands of devotees throng Lingaraj temple on Mahashivaratri

Devotees in huge numbers gather at Lingaraj temple in Bhubaneswar on Mahashivaratri.

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Published : Mar 4, 2019, 5:26 PM IST

Bhubaneswar: Thousands of devotees throng Lingaraj temple on the occasion of Mahashivaratri. Devotees were seen queuing outside the temple to worship Lord Shiva since the break of dawn.

Many devotees holding a fast for the entire day keep on waiting for the Mahadeep darshan which will take place in the midnight.

Dev Darshan began early morning today after the temple doors were opened at around 3 am. The Mahadeep marks the end of the puja which is scheduled to take place at around 10 pm in the night.

It is believed that devotees who fast and pray Lod Shiva on Mahashivaratri are blessed with good luck.

Additional police force has been deployed for security of the devotees and proper arrangments have been made for public convenience.

Bhubaneswar: Thousands of devotees throng Lingaraj temple on the occasion of Mahashivaratri. Devotees were seen queuing outside the temple to worship Lord Shiva since the break of dawn.

Many devotees holding a fast for the entire day keep on waiting for the Mahadeep darshan which will take place in the midnight.

Dev Darshan began early morning today after the temple doors were opened at around 3 am. The Mahadeep marks the end of the puja which is scheduled to take place at around 10 pm in the night.

It is believed that devotees who fast and pray Lod Shiva on Mahashivaratri are blessed with good luck.

Additional police force has been deployed for security of the devotees and proper arrangments have been made for public convenience.

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Old WR coach set ablaze to enact Godhra incident for Modi docu
         Vadodara, Mar 4 (PTI) An unused railway coach was
Sunday set ablaze during the enactment of the 2002 Godhra
training burning incident for a documentary on Prime Minister
Narendra Modi.
         The coach, which a Western Railway official called a
"mock drill bogie", was set on fire though instructions to the
documentary film crew was that it was to be returned after
shooting in the same condition as it was provided.
         Speaking to PTI Monday, Vadodara Railway Division
spokesperson Khemraj Meena said, "The coach provided for the
documentary was an unutilised mock drill bogie. It was given
to the crew with the stipulation it would be returned in the
same condition that it was given. We have charged money for
its use."
         The Godhra train burning scene was shot at WR's
Pratapnagar station and a set was built for it near the Coach
Care Centre there, said the documentary's director Umesh
Shukla.
         The producers of the documentary had been given
four-day permission for shooting on the broad and narrow gauge
routes in Pratapnagar and Vishwamitri stations, Meena said.
         Monday is the last day for shooting at WR stations, he
added.
         Jayraj Gadhvi, supervising executive of the shoot in
Gujarat, said the coach was used to shoot the train burning
scene from outside.
         The enactment of the scenes that took place inside the
coach during the 2002 Godhra incident will be shot at a set
constructed for the purpose in Mumbai, Gandhvi added.
         Fifty-nine 'karsevaks' were killed in the Godhra train
burning incident of February 27, 2002, triggering the worst
communal riots in the history of Gujarat in which over 1,000
people, mostly belonging to the minority community, were
killed.
         Prime Minister Narendra Modi was Gujarat chief
minister at that time. PTI CORR
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