Religious fervour marks temple purification ritual
Ahead of the annual Brahmotsavams at Sri Kapileswara Swamy temple, the traditional temple cleansing festival – Koil Alwar Tirumanjanam — was performed with religious fervour here on Wednesday. During the ceremony, all the idols and other articles were removed from sanctum sanctorum and the entire garbhagriham (including floors, ceilings and More...
Shivratri festival to be celebrated at Narmadeshwar temple from 15th
A grand Shivratri festival celebration would be organised at newly constructed Narmadeshwar temple under direction of Jagatguru Shankaracharya Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati from February 15 to 24, 2017. The Jagatguru More...
Swami Dayananda Saraswati remembered for his social reforms and Vedic scholarship
The birth anniversary of the founder of Arya Samaj and social reformer Swami Dayananda Saraswati was celebrated on February 12 with prabhat pheries, havans in Arya Samaj mandirs and discourses on his teachings in More...
Samayapuram temple mahakumbabhishekam performed
TIRUCHI: Thousands of devotees offered worship at the Samayapuram Sri Mariamman temple on the occasion of mahakumabhishekam near here on Monday. The mahakumbabhishekam commenced with a special puja at the yaga More...
Koniamman temple car taken out for trial run
Around 10.45 a.m. on Monday, the new car built for Koniamman Temple was taken out for a trial run through the streets on which the actual procession would be held on March 1. Special pujas were performed before More...
Holi – A festival of colors
One of the major festivals of India, Holi is celebrated with enthusiasm and gaiety on the full moon day in the month of Phalgun which is the month of March as per the Gregorian calendar. Holi festival may be celebrated More...
CM visits Omkareshwar Mahadev temple
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday visited the famous Omkareshwar temple along with his wife and performed puja-archana and jalabhishek. The Chief Minister gathered information about the geographical More...
All set for Jain temple inauguration in Patna
PATNA: Thousands of Jain pilgrims from across the country and abroad will arrive here next week to participate in the eight-day religious congregation, christened ‘Panchkalyanak Pranpratistha Mahotsava’. More...
VHP organizes seminar on Guru Gobind Singh
AMMU, Jan 14: Mahant Manjit Singh from Dera Nangali Sahib Poonch while paying his obeisance to 10th Sikh Guru -Guru Gobind Singh Maharaj at a seminar here today organized by Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) in connection More...
Ellu-bella and temple visits mark Sankranthi festivities
BENGALURU: Harvest Festival Makara Sankranthi was celebrated across the city on Saturday with people distributing ellu bella (a mix of sesame seed and jiggery) and thronging temples. The historic 15th century cave More...