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Time of India
11-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Prasad and prayers at bhandaras as last Bada Mangal festival of the yr concludes
Lucknow: Devotees thronged temples to pray on the last Bada Mangal on Tuesday. Many bhandaras (community feasts) were organised on the occasion. At Hanuman Setu temple, prasad of laddoo was served to the devotees, and bhog of puri and kheer was offered to the deity. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Payal Sharma, 27, who visited the temple along with her grandmother Nirmala Devi, 72, said, "I wanted to pray for the new chapter of my life as I am getting married in two days." Another devotee, Shrikant Iyyer, said, "I am an ardent bhakt of Bajrang Bali, and whatever I got in life is because of him. I prayed for my civil service exam and ate puri sabzi in a bhandara." At Lete Hue Hanumanji Temple, the deity was decorated with flowers and offered a bhog of 91 kg of laddoo, which was later served to the devotees. The students of Bhatkhande Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya sang bhajans. At Khatu Shyam Temple, the bhandara lasted for 12 hours, offering puri, sabzi, halwa, and chhole chawal. Arti of Goddess Durga and Lord Hanuman was performed at Kali Bari Temple. This annual event is held in honour of Lord Hanuman and is observed on the Tuesdays of the Jyeshtha month of the Hindu calendar.
Hindustan Times
11-06-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
Commoners to politicians, all join in to celebrate last Bada Mangal
Faith was served hot on the city streets as everybody from commoners to politicians soaked in the Bada Mangal festivities on Tuesday. While some distributed food, water and juices, others organised unique bhandaras. BJP city president Anand Dwivedi participated in various bhandaras, including one organised by excise minister Nitin Aggrawal at his residence in Gautampalli where state general secretary BJP Anoop Gupta, state president BJP Bhupendra Singh, deputy chief ministers Brajesh Pathak and Keshav Prasad Maurya were also present. Dwivedi also participated in bhandaras organised by former MLC Arvind Tripathi Guddu, Vinayak Pandey, Gautam Kumar, Ravi Shankar Chaurasia, Shishir Bajpai, Lal Bahadur Shastri, Anita Tiwari, Madan Kumar, Kulbir Chaudhary, Danish Sonkar, Rajiv Mishra and Alambagh Vyapar Mandal and distributed prasad. Senior BJP leader Neeraj Singh also participated in the feasts and cultural programmes organised by social organisations, traders and workers. At a bhandara organised by Shiv Sharan Singh at UP Press Club, he was present with deputy chief minister Brajesh Pathak. Samajwadi Party's state general secretary and business leader Rambabu Rastogi organised a grand bhandara next to Thakurganj Kalyangiri temple in which former cabinet minister Shivpal Singh Yadav distributed prasad after performing the puja. During the puja, Jagdeep Chaudhary, Rajesh Yadav, Rajbala Rawat, Anil Verma, Neeraj Srivastava, Satendra Rajput, Narendra Singh, Mayank Singh, Vijay Verma, Sanjay Dwivedi, Ashwini Mishra, Umesh Bajpai, Ajay Verma, Mudit Mishra, Salim Hussain were present. Some socio-cultural organisation held bhandaras with a cause on the occasion. At a bhandara organised by a group of individuals from Madad Karona foundation, towels and water was distributed to rickshaw pullers and labourers. Abdul Saboor, founder of the foundation said that while there is an abundance of food for people on Bada Mangal, we distributed towels and water for those who work hard under scorching summer heat. 'The towels will help those doing tedious work by preventing them from getting heat strokes for the entire summer season,' said Saboor. A bhandara with tree saplings was organised outside UP Sangeet Natak Akademi by Repertwahr Foundation to promote green cover and importance of plantation.
Hindustan Times
11-06-2025
- General
- Hindustan Times
Plastic menace continues on last Bada Mangal
Though Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) had promised strict enforcement of a plastic ban on the last Bada Mangal of this year, the menace was prevalent at bhandara or community feast events organised on the occasion. Even after LMC had made it mandatory for all bhandara events to be registered, in an attempt to ensure cleanliness, curb plastic waste and implement its Zero-Waste Policy at major locations such as Hanuman Setu, Gomti Nagar and Hazratganj, plastic cups and bags, and disposable plates flooded the streets. Several stalls hadn't put in place proper disposal management. Even at places that had it, people were seen tossing waste around. 'We wanted to avoid plastic, but the alternatives are expensive and difficult to arrange in large numbers. We use government-approved disposables,' said a bhandara organiser in Hazratganj. The situation, however, was better managed in some places. In Hazratganj, there were regular official inspections along with volunteers helping with the cleanup. However, Polytechnic and parts of Gomti Nagar were less organised. Municipal commissioner Gaurav Kumar was not available for a comment. However, other senior LMC officials maintained that inspections were done by every zonal officer. With inputs from Arpita Jha
Time of India
10-06-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Dy CM grace bhandara at Press Club
Lucknow Working Journalist Union organised a bhandara at UP Press Club on the last Bada Mangal on Tuesday. Deputy CM Brajesh Pathak and senior BJP leader Neeraj Singh inaugurated the event. UP cabinet minister Dhrampal Singh, leaders of various political parties also attended the event. UP Press Club president Ravindra Singh, UP Working Journalist Union president Haseeb Siddiqui, general secretary Devraj Singh and Lucknow Working Journalist Union president Shiv Sharan Singh and general secretary Vishwadev Rao welcomed the guests.
Time of India
10-06-2025
- General
- Time of India
Devotees throng Lord Hanuman temples in Sangam city on last Bada Mangal
Prayagraj: On the occasion of fifth and last Bada Mandal, thousands of devotees on Tuesday offered special prayers to Lord Hanuman at city-based Lord Hanuman temples, including the Sangam-situated Lete Hanuman Temple and Rajapur Hanuman Temple, seeking deity's blessings. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Locals also took a holy dip in the Sangam and organised Bhandara on this pious day. Devotees started flocking to city-based Lord Hanuman temples, particularly the Sangam-located Lord Hanuman Temple, also known as Lete Hanuman Temple, Rajapur Hanuman Temple, and Civil Lines Hanuman Temple, early on Tuesday, and the flow of devotees continued until late evening. The idol of Lord Hanuman was decorated with flowers on the occasion. Noted religious scholar Dr Amitabh Gour told TOI that Bada Mangal, or Budhwa Mangal, are the five most powerful Tuesdays that fall in the Hindu month of Jyeshtha. He added, "June 10 was the fifth and last Bada Mangal (Tuesday). All these five Tuesdays are extremely auspicious, strong, positive, and have energy that devotees of Lord Hanuman can harness." On the last Bada Mangal, the strength of devotees increased at temples, and they were spotted chanting Hanuman Chalisa and Sundarkand path. Some of them organised Bhandara (community feast) and engaged in donation and charity. Priests also claimed that Bada Mandal day was considered auspicious for worshipping Lord Hanuman, who is believed to bring peace, joy, and prosperity. On the occasion of Purnima on Tuesday itself, scores of devotees first took a holy dip in the Sangam and performed puja at Lord Hanuman temples. Meanwhile, cops maintained strict surveillance at all prominent city temples and regulated the flow of the crowd.
