A 55-year-old devotee from Guna in Madhya Pradesh died while visiting the Shri Thakur Banke Bihari Temple in Mathura on Saturday.
The deceased, Bhagat Singh, had been to the shrine with his family when his health deteriorated. He was rushed to a hospital, where he was declared dead by doctors. City SSP Rajiv Kumar said Bhagat’s health deteriorated in the morning near the Shri Thakur Banke Bihari Temple. “He was rushed to a hospital for treatment, but doctors declared him dead. The 55-year-old had come here with his family from Guna district in Madhya Pradesh. His family took his body to the native village without a postmortem,” he said.
Meanwhile, temples in Mathura have been witnessing a surge in devotees during the Purushottam month. Administration sources said more than 2,00,000 devotees performed the ‘Braj Chaurasi Kos Parikrama’ at the Shri Thakur Banke Bihari Temple on Saturday. Lakhs of devotees from far and wide are visiting Mathura’s major temples during the Purushottam month and the weekend holiday.
Since late Friday evening, devotees from Haryana, Rajasthan, and surrounding states, along with Delhi, have arrived in the town to perform the Parikrama. Huge crowds of devotees were seen at Govardhan temple, Daanghati, Mukharvind, Manasi Ganga, Radha Kund, Lalita Kund, and Kusum Sarovar.
Purushottam Mahina, also known as Adhik Maas or Malmas, is an extra lunar month in the Hindu calendar. Added approximately every three years to align the lunar and solar calendars, this highly sacred period is dedicated entirely to Lord Vishnu and Lord Krishna.
The massive devotee turnout during Purushottam Mahina reflects the deep faith and devotion of Hindus towards Lord Krishna’s sacred abode in Mathura.
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