Kashi to Kedarnath, temples hold prayers for Captain Machchhar after flydubai attack

BJP leaders and workers held puja and havan at several temples across the country on Wednesday for the speedy recovery of Captain Smit Machchhar, who was stabbed while foiling his co-pilot's alleged attempt to crash a flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv.

Prayers were organised at temples including Kashi Vishwanath Dham, the Kedarnath shrine and the Somnath temple, while offerings were also made at the Khajrana Ganesh Temple in Indore and the 108-ft Hanuman Temple in Jhandewalan in Delhi.