Temple dedicated to lord of Death
India is a culturally rich nation. Numerous ethnic cultures coexist in this unique land following their distinctive religious and social beliefs. In India, visiting temples is an an integral part of practicing one’s religious faith, especially in Hinduism, where 330 million Gods and Goddesses are revered. Hinduism, the world’s oldest and More...
Ganga cleaning: NGT issues warrant agst Kanpur civic body head
The National Green Tribunal today issued bailable warrant against Kanpur municipal commissioner for non-appearance in a matter related to the cleaning of river Ganga. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter More...
Dry tank leaves deity immobile in float festival | Times of India
TRICHY: With no water in the Srirangam temple tank, a stationary float festival was conducted as part of the annual float festival observed during the Tamil month of Masi on Tuesday. Unlike the previous years when More...
Barrage proposal on Ganga: Bihar may move court against Centre
PATNA: Bihar government may move court to stop the Centre from constructing proposed barrages on the Ganga between Haldia and Allahabad, the state Assembly was informed today. “The proposal to build barrages More...
Temple priests demand monthly incentive
Demanding that the monthly incentive as assured by the former Chief Minister Jayalalitha be given to them, members of Grama Kovil Poosarigal Peravai (village temple priests’ forum) staged protest near Collectorate More...
App that provides a peek into Srirangam temple’s rich heritage | The Hindu
Devotees and tourists can know some interesting facts about the Srirangam Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple – the foremost among the 108 ‘Divya Desams’- by downloading a mobile app which would act as a virtual More...
Rs 64 crore proposed for building temples
Hyderabad: Endowment Minister A Indrakarn Reddy on Monday directed officials to expedite the process of constructing temples and renovate old ones using Common Good Fund (CGF). At a review meeting, the Minister More...
Mass Siva deeksha camp for Chenchus held
Atmakur (Kurnool): The Srisaila Mallikarjuna Temple Devasthanam on Tuesday organised a mass Siva deeksha camp for the benefit of Chenchus living in Kurnool and Prakasam districts on the Nallamala forest fringes More...
On ghats, clean Ganga test of faith, party preferences
Sadanand Pandey, a purohit, and Saroj Dubey, a hawker who sells puja accessories onDashashwamedh Ghat, fume at the mention of the Centre’s Namami Gange, thecleanliness mission for the Ganga launched in 2014, More...
Hoysala temples of Turuvekere
Turuvekere, a temple town situated in Tumakuru district, is home to two Hoysala-age temples. While Chennigaraya Temple is dedicated to Vishnu, Moole Shankareshwara Temple is dedicated to Shiva. According to a stone More...