NEWS: Five lakh devotees thronged Tara Tarini hill shrine of Orissa on Fourth Tuesday of Chaitra festival

Five lakhs devotees thronged Tara Tarini hill shrine of Orissa

Report by Orissadiary correspondent; Berhampur: On the sacred occasion of Fourth Tuesday of the famous Chaitra festival around five lakhs devotees thronged Tara Tarini hill shrine from various parts of the state and outside. It may be noted that all the Tuesdays of the month of Chaitra are days of festivity at this hill shrine and this is the biggest fair held here in honour of the twin goddess. Read More............. Link. http://www.orissadiary.com/Ganjam/ShowDistrictNews.asp?id=17472,

Tara Tarini hill shrine a big draw

 

Rise in number of visitors to the hill shrine

Four Tuesdays of ‘Chaitra' are special days for darshan of deities

Plan to build four more ‘parshwa temples'

BERHAMPUR: After its development, the Tara Tarini hill shrine in Ganjam district is fast emerging a major tourist destination of Orissa.

During the current month of Chaitra more than 20 lakh tourists have already visited the hill shrine. Last year around 17 lakh tourists visited the hill shrine during the same period. It may be noted that the four Tuesdays of Chaitra are considered special days for darshan of the deities. During these days, a large rural fair also comes up at the foothill of the shrine. The rush of devotees continued during the Navaratri, which ended on Ramnavami. Read More............. Link.........

http://www.hindu.com/2010/03/26/stories/2010032659340200.htm,

Lakhs throng Taratarini shrine for Chaitra festival

PNS, Bhubaneswar: On the sacred occasion of the fourth Tuesday of the famous Chaitra festival, around five lakh devotees from various parts of the State and outside thronged the Taratarini hill temple. All the Tuesdays of the month of Chaitra are days of festivity at this hill shrine. This is the biggest fair held here in honour of the twin goddess.

Like the third Tuesday when about seven lakh devotees gathered, there was also a heavy rush on the fourth Tuesday in the temple of Adi Shakti Maa Taratarini as coincidentally it was also Mahastami of the Navaratri festivities. Read More............. Link.........

http://www.dailypioneer.com/244608/Lakhs-throng-Taratarini-shrine-for-Chaitra-festival.html, 

Devotees throng to Taratarini

Berhampur:25/March/2010: On the sacred occasion of Fourth Tuesday of the famous Chaitra festival around five lakhs devotees thronged Tara Tarini hill shrine from various parts of the state and outside. It may be noted that all the Tuesdays of the month of Chaitra are days of festivity at this hill shrine and this is the biggest fair held here in honour of the twin goddess. Read More............. Link......... http://www.tathya.in/news/story.asp?sno=3902,

With 300% increase in number of visitors on 4th Tuesday

Chaitra festivities reach a crescendo at Tara Tarini Hill Shrine

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On the sacred occasion of Fourth Tuesday of the famous Chaitra festival around five lakhs devotees thronged Tara Tarini hill shrine from various parts of the state and outside. It may be noted that all the Tuesdays of the month of Chaitra are days of festivity at this hill shrine and this is the biggest fair held here in honour of the twin goddess.

Like the Third Tuesday (Around 7 lakh devotees gathered on that day) there was also heavy rush on the Fourth Tuesday on the hill top temple of Adi Shakti Maa Taratarini as coincidentally it was also Mahastami day of Navaratri festivities. On this Tuesday, the massive gathering broke all records of previous years as it saw a three fold increase in the number of visitors as compared to the last year. There were visitors from far of places like Assam, North eastern States, and Tamilnadu apart from states like Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh and Jharkhand. Read More............. Link......... http://taratarini.blogspot.com/2010/03/with-300-increase-in-number-of-visitors.html,

http://odishaobserver.blogspot.com/.

http://charshaktidham.blogspot.com/,

http://southorissa.blogspot.com/,

http://taratarinitemple.blogspot.com/2010/03/with-300-increase-in-number-of-visitors.html,

Devotees throng Tara Tarini shrine

Staff Reporter BERHAMPUR, The Hindu: Large crowd gathered at Tara Tarini hill shrine in Ganjam district on third Tuesday of Chaitra. It may be noted that the four Tuesdays of Hindu month of Chaitra are days of festivity at this hill shrine. On this Tuesday more than three lakh devotees had reached the hill shrine. There was heavy rush as it was also day for the start of Navaratra festivities. There were visitors from other states like Andhra........................