Rupali Ganguly offers prayers at Vaishno Devi shrine to welcome New Year

Rupali Ganguly at Vaishno Devi shrine

• Rupali Ganguly welcomed 2026 with prayers at Vaishno Devi shrine
• She shared her spiritual journey on Instagram, highlighting gratitude and kindness.
• Rupali is one of India's top-paid TV actresses, known for Anupamaa and Sarabhai.

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Television’s beloved actress Rupali Ganguly, best known for her powerful portrayal of Anupamaa, rang in the New Year not with parties or celebrations, but with faith, and devotion.

The Sarabhai Vs Sarabhai actress offered prayers at the Vaishno Devi shrine in the Trikuta Hills of Jammu and Kashmir.

The actress took a break from her busy shoot schedule and chose spirituality over festivities to mark the beginning of the year 2026.

Rupali shared glimpses of her journey on Instagram, where she appeared serene and grounded, dressed in traditional attire with a tilak on her forehead.

In her caption, Rupali simply wrote “Gratitude Humility Focus Hardwork Integrity Resilience Honesty Peace Kindness and Love

Shraddha Saburi Seva

All these translate into Blessings

Have a blessed 2026"

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She was accompanied by her mother Rajni Ganguly, who has become an internet sensation post her dance with her son on Dhurandhar song. Vijay Ganguly is the choreographer of super hit movie Dhurandhar.

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This is not Rupali’s first visit to Vaishno Devi around the New Year. Before making any big decisions she makes a quick trip to the holy shrine. In 2022, she also shared a heartfelt video of her earlier journey, in which she walked barefoot up the hill and wrote that she carried “goodness, compassion and kindness” into the year, praying for health, happiness and success for all.

About Rupali Ganguly's career 

Rupali Ganguly is currently among the highest-paid TV actresses in the country and is best known for her roles as Monisha Sarabhai in Sarabhai vs Sarabhai and Anupamaa from the hit show Anupamaa.

She began her acting journey began at the age of seven in her father’s directorial movie Saaheb (1985). Later she was seen opposite Tapas Paul in the Bengali film Balidan.

She got her fame in TV and became a household name as Monisha and then TV show Anupamaa gave her a new lease of life in the professional world and there has been no looking back since then.