Single-window clearance system for ganesh mandals | Hindustan Times
With 85% ganesh pandals still awaiting a nod from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and police, the state government has decided to start a single-window system for all permissions required by ganesh More...

Types Of Krishna Idols For Janmashtami- Boldsky
Every year, people of India celebrate Janmashtami with splendor. In many households, women keep fasts for the prosperity and well-being of their offspring. People use various types of Krishna idols to welcome the More...

Temple: Royal family terms former CAG Vinod Rai’s report as ‘unbelievable’ – The Economic Times
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Travancore royal family today came out against an audit report by former Comptroller and Auditor General Vinod Rai over alleged theft of gold valuables from the Sree Padmanabha Swamy shrine More...

Pune: Loudspeakers allowed till midnight on 5 days of Ganesh festival | The Indian Express
Pune district will be able to to use loudspeakers till midnight for five days during the Ganesh festival. And the fifth day plan, which was to be decided by district collectors of respective districts in the state, More...

Vrindavan gears up for Krishna’s birthday, expects 2 lakh devotees |Hindustan Times
Temples in Vrindavan are all set to celebrate Janmasthami, Lord Krishna’s birthday, on August 25. Devotees are busy preparing for the festival which is one of the grandest in the area. According to temple priests, More...

Idols do not increase pollution, say Ganesh Chaturthi organizers in Hyderabad | The News Minute
With Ganesh Chaturthi approaching, the maximum height of Ganesh idols is becoming a topic of debate in Hyderabad. The Bhagyanagar Ganesh Utsav Samithi (BGUS) on Monday issued a statement claiming that idol immersions More...

How Hinduism Helps Tennis Player Rajeev Ram on the Court – World Religion News
Olympian Rajeev Ram shares how Hinduism helped him with tennis. Even as the descendants of Chinese immigrants to America have achieved great feats by being part of the American team to Rio in this year’s More...

SaleBhai.com, ISKCON temple to provide special prasad this Janmashtami | Business Standard News
Consumers can place orders for this not-for-profit sacred Prasad prepared especially for Janmashtami, which will be offered to Lord Krishna on the day of the festival and shipped the very next morning to devotees The More...

Patanjali to hold monthly yoga sessions in schools |Hindustan Times
After creating a space for them in the fast-moving consumer goods market, Baba Ramdev’s Patanjali will now enter Mumbai schools. On Thursday, the state’s school education department asked schools to “co-operate” More...

Government should not interfere in rituals of temples, says former Kerala CM Oommen Chandy | The Indian Express
With the ruling LDF supporting the entry of women of all ages in the Sabarimala hill shrine, former Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on Monday said the government should not interfere on issues relating to customs More...