250-year-old temple in Bengal village faces wrath of a river, administration sleeps | Hindustan Times
In West Bengal’s Murshidabad district, a river that is fast eroding its banks may soon wipe out a priceless part of history. It is the famous ‘Char Bangla’ temple dedicated to Shiva by a Hindu queen more than More...
Vallasadya season begins at Aranmula temple | The Hindu
The season of the unique ritualistic feast Vallasadya, offered to the presiding deity of Sree Parthasarathy Temple on the banks of the Pampa at Aranmula, had a ceremonial start here on Saturday. Aranmula was in More...
Amarnath Yatra attack: Death toll rises to 8 as another woman succumbs to injuries | India Today
A woman devotee, injured in the deadly militant attack on Amarnath pilgrims, succumbed at a hospital early today, taking the death toll in the incident to eight. Lalita, 47, succumbed to injuries at the SKIMS Hospital More...
5,559 acres of temple lands recovered from private parties in TN | Times of India
CHENNAI: Several acres of land belonging to temples continues to be in the name of private persons in Tamil Nadu. The state government has recovered 5,559 acres of such lands owned by 789 temples in the last six More...
Nearly 6,000 converted to Islam in Kerala in 5 years: Report | Times of india
Thiruvananthapuram: According to an intelligence report submitted to the state police chief seven months ago, and accessed by TOI, two ‘recognised’ religious conversion centres in Kozhikode and Malappuram More...
Man wearing dhoti denied entry at Kolkata mall, allowed after he argued in English | India Today
It seems some parts of the country continue to reel under colonial hangover. In a shocking incident a man was prevented from entering a mall for wearing a dhoti. A friend of the man claimed that he was dressed respectably More...
Ram temple missing from tourist department guide
A tourism department guide on Ayodhaya giving the Ram Janambhoomi temple the miss has angered the saints who have threatened an agitation if the ‘lapse’ wasn’t rectified. The Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) More...
18 temples to be renovated at Rs 10.68 cr | The New Indian Express
CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu government on Friday announced that as many as 18 temples would be renovated and an icon centre set up in Thiruvanaikaval to protect the valuables belonging to temples located in Tiruchy More...
Clean-up ‘Crew’ improving temple pond | The Hindu
olunteers of Crew, a non-governmental organisation, are restoring a decades-old temple pond at Aadhanur in Kancheepuram district. It’s a temple dedicated to Lord Siva. “The water at the pond is 6ft deep and More...
A divine deity is saving Kolli Hills from being lost to industrial agriculture forever | The News Minute
Critical to the insularity of Kolli Hills communities is their ability to stay reasonably self-sufficient and self-reliant in their food and resource needs. The villagers at Veeraganurpatti in Selurnad of Kolli More...