Third phase of Cambodia temple restoration by Indian archaeologists begins
NEW DELHI: The place shot to fame after being featured in Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie’s starrer Tomb Raider. But it is the Indian archaeologists who are restoring Ta Prohm temple near Angkor Wat to its ancient More...
Makaravilakku: Thousands offer worship at Lord Ayyappa temple
Thousands of devotees offered worship at the famous Lord Ayyappa temple here on the auspicious occasion of Makaravilakku this evening, marking the culmination of the over two-month-long pilgrimage. The holy hill More...
Jallikattu supporters continue protests in TN, many detained
MADURAI: Amid protests against the ban on Jallikattu, police on Sunday detained several people at various places in some southern districts for attempting to organise the bull taming sport. Police said youths were More...
After a 100 years, Makar Sankranti gets a new date
Makar Sankranti, which has been celebrated on January 14 for the last 100 years, will from 2019 be marked on January 15 or January 16, except in 2021. What is sankranti? Makar Sankranti marks the end of Malmaas, More...
Hindus cannot live freely in parts of India: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat on Saturday said that Hindus cannot live freely in parts of India and that their rights are not protected because they are not united. “We have formed this organisation More...
Use ‘Gonyle’ — Ramdev’s unique way to prevent cow slaughter
New Delhi: Patanjali Ayurveda Limited that produces products of personal use as well as food items, on the occasion of the festival of Holy Makar Sankranti joined the movement to ‘Save Cow’ by launching its More...
BJP committed to conducting jallikattu: Tamilisai
The Bharatiya Janata Party is trying with all sincerity to ensure the conduct of jallikattu. The blame for the imbroglio rests with the Congress-DMK, party’s State president Tamilisai Soundararajan said here on More...
14 Chandannath idols Stolen from Nepal recovered
Fourteen idols and two conch shells, which were stolen from the Chandannath Temple in Jumla district headquarters Khalanga on November 26, were found at Depalgaun-2 in the district on Tuesday. Local women had spotted More...
When temple processions delighted Tyagaraja
Tyagaraja clearly did not lay much store by visits to temples. In his ‘Darshanamu Seya’ (Narayana Gowla), he makes fun of the behaviour of the standard temple-goer, whose mind is eternally focussed on external More...
Land belongs to temple: court
The subordinate court here has upheld the earlier munsif court judgment confirming that the title rights of the 1.7 acre land situated a little away from the Avinashilingeswarar temple at Avinashi belongs to the More...