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Women join hands to dance on Nag Devta Puja ahead of Annapurna Devi Yatra in Uttarakhand. Annapurna temple, situated in world famous tourist spot Dodital opens its portals for the pilgrims. The sacred palanquin is taken with grand celebration by Aradhya Dev along with locals from Agoda village to Dodital. Before leaving for Agoda, the devotees gathered and worshipped holy palanquins. Gangotri MLA Vijaypal Singh Sajwan announced grant of 1 lakh rupees for beautification of Nag Devta Temple in Dhasda village. He also interacted with the villagers and listens to their problems. He said the flash floods in 2012 and 2013 ravaged the valley leading to massive destruction. To bring it back to the shape continuous efforts are on with the help of government. He told in order to speed up the restora