Religious amity at Mahamaham festival
Chennai: The small temple town of Kumbakonam in the heart of the Cauvery delta must be now taking a deep breath of relief after having peacefully hosted a spectacular ‘Mahamaham-2016’, South’s own ‘Kumbh’ that is once-in-a-12-year-wonder, a place revered in traditional narratives as ‘Bhaskara Kshetram (Sun God’s abode)’. As More...
The Hindu Young World painting competition
The Hindu Young World, in association with Thyrocare, will conduct a painting competition in 21 centres across the country. Students from Class IV onwards are eligible to participate. Registration For registration More...
Mahamaham 2016: Mahamaham off to an auspicious start
An elderly couple comes out of the Mahamaham tank after a holy dip in Kumbakonam on Saturday.— PHOTO: G_GNANAVELMURUGAN , The Hindu Flag hoisting in different temples in Kumbakonam, holy dip in tank mark the More...
The Kumbh Mela of the South: Mahamaham begins in Tamil Nadu
The Kumbh Mela of Tamil Nadu – Mahamaham, held in temple town of Kumbakonam some 300 km south of the state capital – began on Saturday with thousands of devotees taking a dip in the Mahamaham tank More...
Four devotes drown after stampede at Tiruvannamalai temple – Times of India
Four devotees died and several others suffered injuries after a stampede at the famous Arunachaleswarar temple in Tiruvannamalai in Tamil Nadu on Monday. More...
Indophile German couple who exchanged vows in Hyderabad – The Hindu
They came, they saw and they got married. This was a destination wedding of a different kind for a German couple ‘Tarun’ and ‘Saranya’. Hailing from Demling, Bayern, Germany, not even in their wildest dreams More...
Ayroor Hindu Meet from February 7 – The New Indian Express
PATHANAMTHITTA: Arrangements were completed for the conduct of the 104th Ayroor-Cherukolppuzha Hindu Convention, organised under the auspices of Ayroor Hindumtha Mahamadalam, on the sand-bed of Pampa river at More...
Festival kicks off month of fasting in Nepal – The Straits Times
Nepalese Hindu women dressed in red collecting holy water during the Madhav Narayan Festival on Monday at Salinadi river in Sankhu near Kathmandu, Nepal. The festival marked the start of a month devoted to religious More...
Live music at Thaipusam after 42 years – The Straits Times
For 42 years, going back to 1973, the playing of musical instruments on the streets during Thaipusam was banned due to past fights between competing groups, which disrupted the procession. ST PHOTO: NEO XIAOBINMore More...
‘Golden baba’ who wears jewellery worth Rs 3cr turns heads at Ardh Kumbh – Times of India
HARIDWAR: Even though the opening snan of the Ardh Kumbh didn’t see a bevy of sadhus like the Nagas or those from the Juna akhara who add glitz and exoticism to the festival, the Ardh Kumbh till now has seen More...