SAMBHAL/VARANASI (UP), Mar 30: Devotess on the first day of Navratri on Sunday thronged temples in Sambhal and Varanasi sending the markets abuzz with a religious fervidness ahead of Eid, which through its month-long run-up, has already primed sellers for an increased sales and footfall.
Tight security arrangements have been made to maintain peace and order in the state, which has seen communal confrontations in the recent past.
In Sambhal, devotees thronged the Chamunda Devi temple and the Durga temple at Rambagh Dham in Chandausi to offer prayers.