Apart from the Vaishnavas' Vishnu, Shaivites Shiva and Shakta's Devi there are three more godheads that are adored. |
In 2001, when the panchayat elections were announced, Bhagwan Devi was encouraged to contest as a ward member. |
Nanda Devi is the patron Goddess of Gharwal and Kumaon and has been a towering influence on the culture of these twin mountain regions. |
Sometime before the age of 20, he was initiated into sannyas by an old sadhu named Pandit Devi Sahaya Shukla. |
The injured were Krishna Devi, 55, wife of Chuni Lal of Shaheedi Chowk and Satya Devi, 50, wife of Gian Chand of Sidhra. |
The areas adjoining Devi Nagar, including Dadiana, Dandehri, Manakpur and Lohgarh villages were submerged in water. |