Thousands thronged at Puri to attend Lord Shri Jagannath’s Snan Yatra
Thousands of devotees from different parts of the country today gathered here to catch a glimpse of Lord Jagannath’s ceremonial bathing rituals, held on an open pandal, within the premises of the 12th century temple. The festival Jagannath’s Snan Yatra, also known as Deva Snana Purnima, takes place on the full moon day in the month of Jyestha More...
Guwahati ready for 2.5 million pilgrims to Kamakhya temple in next four days | The Indian Express
The Ambubachi Mela is said to be a festival coinciding with the four-day annual holy cycle that Kamakhya – the Mother Goddess in this temple who also represents the goddess of procreation and fertility – undergoes More...
Nine Chinese cities to host Yoga Day celebrations | Business Standard News
Nine cities in eastern China are to host the second International Day of Yoga (IDY) celebrations from June 18-26 June, with the theme “9 Cities, 9 Days bringing 9,000 Chinese Yoga lovers closer to India”. The More...
5th All India Hindu Rashtra Adhiveshan in Goa from June 19
The 5th All India Hindu Adhiveshan will be held Ramnath Temple, Ponda (Goa) from June 19 to 25. This Hindu Adhiveshan (Hindu conclave) has its goal to find the causes and ways for the establishment of a Hindu Rashtra More...
PM Narendra Modi Reviews Preparations Of International Yoga Day
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today held a review meeting with senior officials of AYUSH Ministry on the preparations of International Yoga Day on June 21 even as the main event at Chandigarh has recorded More...
Devi Shakti: How the Kumbh Mela Taught Me to Invoke the Power within Me
When I’m not writing stories for the good people at Vagabomb, I’m often out shooting. Not the pheasant or criminal sort of shooting (though I’d probably enjoy the latter), but the “has the More...
Simhastha concludes with dips, heat and naga clicks | Hindustan Times
A month-long mega Simhastha-2016 concluded with a record footfall on the third shahi snan in the Kshipra on Saturday amid rising temperature. About 80 lakh devotees took the holy dip at 20-odd ghats along the More...
Why Ujjain Kumbh is the coolest thing to do in the heat of May
It is one of the biggest congregation and spectacles of the world and it happens just once in 12 years! The Ujjain Kumbh is on right now, and if you haven’t thought of heading there you just may be the biggest More...
A Rs 11,000-cr floating economy – Simhastha Kumbh Ujjain
The world over, large religious congregations are known to be disaster-prone. However, Indian cities seem to have cracked the code of organising events largely free from mishaps. We look at three recent religious More...
Photo Story: Devotees At Simhasth Kumbh Mela In Ujjain
By Roshni Khatri: “I talk to God but the sky is empty.” This quote by Sylvia Path certainly makes me relate to my inner confusion about God, faith, our respective existences and destiny in general. This post is More...