Purba Bardhaman, April 15 -- Marking the occasion of Poila Boishakh, devotees in larger numbers gathered at the 500-year-old Rakhal Raja Mandir in Gopaldaspur of Purba Bardhaman district in West Bengal.

Visuals from the temple show devotees arriving with their families, friends, and relatives to offer prayers on the first day of the Bengali New Year, seeking blessings for a new beginning.

One of the devotees, Ram Krishna Goswami, spoke to ANI and shared how people from various parts of West Bengal visited the temple on Poila Boishakh.

"The (Bengali) New Year begins today. This is the oldest temple, about 500-years-old. Everyone from local villages, even Durgapur, Kolkata and Bankura are here," he said.

A female devotee shared how she ...