Will go to jail but not pay a penny: Sri Sri Ravi Shankar on Rs 5 crore fine – Times of India
NEW DELHI: Art of Living founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar has decided to say “no” to an environmental fine and “yes” to jail.No, he won’t pony up the Rs 5 crores fine imposed on him yesterday to pay for the environmental damage that has been and will be done to the venue of his World Culture Festival. Yes, he’s prepared More...
Indian guru’s festival on Delhi floodplain riles greens, worries police | Reuters
Workers lay carpet on the steps of a stage at the venue of World Culture Festival on the banks of the river Yamuna in New Delhi, India, March 8, 2016. Reuters/Anindito Mukherjee NEW DELHI Indian environmentalists More...
18 lakh take holy dip on Shivratri
Over 18 lakh pilgrims took a holy dip in the Ganga on the occasion of Shivratri and fifth festive bath of Ardh Kumbh here today. Pilgrims in large numbers thronged the sanctum-sanctorum of Braham Kund, Har-ki-Pauri More...
Mahashivaratri marked with fervour – The Himalayan Times
A Sadhu smokes marijuana placed in a chillum in the Pashupati area in Kathmandu on Sunday, March 6, 2016. Photo: Skanda Gautam Thousands of devotees from different parts of the country as well as from India, More...
A Look at the Hindu Maha Shivaratri Festival – World Religion News
The Hindu Customs and Traditions of Maha Shivaratri. On March 7, 2016, Hindus around the world will celebrate the Maha Shivaratri Festival. It’s an occasion celebrated in honor of Shiva, part of the Hindu Trinity More...
Mahashivaratri: Pilgrims attend Shivkhori Mela in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi
Reasi: The three-day Shivkhori Mela kicked-off at Ransoo on Sunday. The annual mela was inaugurated by Divisional Commissioner, Jammu, Dr Pawan Kotwal. Kotwal is also the chairman of Shri Shiv Khori Shrine Board More...
Still, thousands of devotees throng Mahamaham tank – The Hindu
Officials testing the quality of water in tanks associated with Mahamaham rituals in Kumbakonam on Sunday. (Photo Courtesy: TH) Thousands of devotees from various parts of the State took a holy dip in the Mahamaham More...
Mahashivaratri being observed today – The Himalayan Times
The Kathmandu District Administration Office has imposed a ban on the production, sale, purchase, transportation, storage and consumption of liquor, meat, marijuana and other psychoactive substances on the Pashupatinath More...
Three decades of art dedicated to Lord Ganapati – The Hindu
The exhibition by Sujata Bajaj, titled “Ganapati”, is on Art Alive Gallery, Panchsheel Park, till Thursday. Her preoccupation with Lord Ganesha started while she was confined to bed due to an injured foot. More...
Centenary celebrations of Prabudha Keralam begins – The Hindu
Nair Service Society president P.N. Narendranathan Nair inaugurating the centenary celebrations of Prabudha Keralam journal of the Sri Ramakrishna Mission at a function at the Town Hall in Pathanamthitta on Sunday. More...