Dehradun, Oct. 19 -- Garhwal Post Bureau
DEHRADUN, 18 Oct: The festival of Dhanteras was celebrated across Dehradun and other parts of Uttarakhand on Saturday with traditional devotion and festive enthusiasm. Dhanteras marks the ceremonial beginning of the five-day Diwali celebrations. Devotees performed Lakshmi (For wealth) and Dhanvantari Puja for health. Markets in Dehradun, Haridwar, Rishikesh, and Mussoorie witnessed heavy rush as residents thronged to purchase gold, silver, brass, and steel utensils, symbolic of prosperity and good fortune. Purchase of broom, jewellery, and utensils is considered to be auspicious on Dhanteras.
With crows thronging the markets across Dehradun and elsewhere in Uttarakhand, traffic management became a ...