Happy New Year 2024: 5 Temples You Must Visit To Have A Prosperous Year Ahead

New Year 2024: While celebrating on December 31, people religiously start the new year by visiting temples on January 1. Temples, revered as sanctuaries of divinity and tranquility, offer a unique and spiritually uplifting experience on the first day of the year. Let’s have a look at some of the notable temples, each with its distinctive significance and traditions, where devotees can gather to seek blessings, peace, and auspicious beginnings as they embrace the dawn of a new year. 

• Banke Bihari Temple (Mathura) – Renowned as the birthplace of Lord Krishna in Mathura, the Banke Bihari Temple attracts a massive crowd of devotees throughout the year. It is believed that the idol of Banke Bihari Ji has such a magnetic pull that people are drawn towards him as soon as they see the deity. To protect Krishna from the evil eye, a curtain is drawn in front of the idol every 2 minutes.

• Mahakal Temple (Ujjain) – One of the twelve Jyotirlingas, the Mahakal Temple in Ujjain is believed to dispel all troubles with a mere glimpse of Lord Shiva. You can start the new year by visiting the Mahakaleshwar Temple, the only Shiva temple where the Bhasma Aarti is performed.

• Khatushyam Temple (Rajasthan) – Located in Sikar, Rajasthan, the Baba Khatushyam Temple is considered a refuge for the defeated. Long queues form here for darshan on New Year’s, and it is said that every devotee leaving the temple never goes empty-handed; all their wishes are fulfilled.

• Siddhivinayak Temple (Mumbai) – Initiating any auspicious work with the darshan and worship of Lord Ganesha brings success and prosperity. Starting the year 2024 with a visit to Siddhivinayak Temple is considered auspicious. The temple attracts prominent personalities for worship.

• Birla Mandir (Delhi) – In Delhi’s Birla Mandir, Goddess Lakshmi resides with her husband Lord Shri Hari Vishnu. Starting the year 2024 with a visit to this temple is believed to bring the blessings of Goddess Lakshmi, ensuring abundance throughout the year.

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