Gujarat’s New Year Observed with Massive Temple Crowds and Annakoot Feast

Gandhinagar, November 10 – The Gujarati new year was celebrated with extraordinary zeal, as worshippers filled temples across the state. At Ahmedabad’s Bhadrakali Temple, devotees formed a line stretching 1.5 kilometres, hoping to receive the goddess’s blessings for a prosperous year. Central Water Resources Minister C.R. Patel visited party workers, conveying warm Diwali and New Year greetings and urging citizens to embrace Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Developed India’ commitment, stressing its relevance for the nation’s youth. In Vadodara’s Atladara, the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Temple held an opulent Annakoot Mahotsav, featuring over 1,200 varieties of traditional foods arranged before the deity after the Govardhan puja. Female devotees prepared the feast with devotion, and large crowds gathered to partake in the spiritual start of the new year.