Hindu devotees throng temples across India to offer prayers on auspicious day
30 July 2018 |
9:05 am
Hundreds of thousands of devotees across the country visited temples of Hindu god Shiva to offer prayers on the occasion of 'Sawan Somvar' (Monday in the month of monsoon) on Monday (July 30).
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