Ayodhya, Sept. 8 -- Following the total lunar eclipse that occurred the previous night, devotees in Ayodhya took a holy dip in the River Saryu and offered prayers on Monday morning.

This morning, visuals from Ayodhya's Saryu Ghat showed devotees taking a holy bath in the Saryu River.

A total lunar eclipse commenced at 8:58 p.m. on Sunday and lasted until 2:25 a.m. today across India.

A lunar eclipse is an astronomical event that occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow, causing the Moon to darken. This alignment occurs during an eclipse season, approximately every six months, during the full moon phase when the Moon's orbital plane is closest to the Earth's orbital plane.

This can occur only when the Sun, Earth, and Moon are...