Film folk celebrated Mahashivratri on Wednesday by visiting temples and performing pooja, and posting pictures online.
Bollywood stars celebrate Mahashivratri by sharing pictures on social media.
At a time when many women were forbidden by their caste-conscious families from taking up acting assignments in an industry not deemed respectable, Phalke wanted to cast his wife as the female lead in Raja Harishchandra.
The Lord Ayyappa shrine will re-open for the two-month-long Madala-Makkarvilakku puja on Saturday.
In wake of the last year's attack, special gadgets and new and better technology have been used to further strengthen the security.
Trupti Desai's fight earned women the right to enter the inner sanctums of the Shani Shingnapur Temple, the Trimbakeshwar Shiva Temple and the Haji Ali Dargah. Her next target is Sabarimala in Kerala. Aditi Phadnis reports.
Temple priest performed a 'purification' ritual for an hour before the doors were opened again.
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