‘Vaada Vilakku’ being kept in temples | The Hindu
Following the fire accidents that took place in Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple, the department of Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments has taken precautionary measure. A common lamp (’Vaada Vilakku’) is placed on the temple premises for the devotees to offer ghee. Major temples in the State were asked to keep the common lamp from April 1. A More...
Govindaraja temple gets new flag post | The Hindu
The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) has taken up installation and consecration of a new flag post ‘Dhwaja Stambham’ at its Sri Govindaraja temple, located in the heart of the city. Dhwaja Stambham is an More...
HC orders eviction of encroachers from temple tanks, channels | The Hindu
The Madras High Court on Monday ordered removal of 237 encroachments on 44 temple tanks and 686 encroachments on 11 channels in Kumbakonam and directed the Thanjavur district administration to consider relocating More...
Civic body to conduct enumeration around Meenakshi temple | Times of India
MADURAI: The civic body is planning to carry out an enumeration around the Meenakshi Amman Temple which has been taken up for development under smart city scheme on Friday. Official said that private organization More...
Sabarimala temple to open on April 10 | The New Indian Express
SABARIMALA: The hill abode of Lord Ayyappa here will be opened on April 10 for the eight-day celebration of Vishu festival. Melsanthi Unnikrishnan Nampoothiri will open the sreekovil, marking the commencement of More...
All pillars of Somnath temple to be gold-plated | Times Of India
RAJKOT: After Ambaji, the Somnath temple will also shine golden in the days to come. The Somnath Temple Trust plans to gold plate all the 72 pillars of the historical temple, beginning with 10 in the first phase. More...
Jagannath Temple’s treasury to be inspected tomorrow | Business – Standard
The treasury of the 12th-century Lord Jagannath Temple here will be opened for inspection tomorrow after 34 years amid strong security, a temple official said. A 17-member team will inspect the physical condition More...
Vontimitta temple to get permanent structures in Andhra Pradesh | The New Indian Express
TIRUPATI: The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) is now conducting an analysis of the recent untoward incident at Vontimitta temple in which four people were killed and 60 injured. Chief Minister N Chandrababu More...
Tamil Nadu: Faith rules, nine lemons auctioned for Rs 1.03 lakh in Villupuram temple |The New Indian Express
VILLUPURAM: A lemon usually sells for Rs 3 to Rs 5, but an auction near Ulundurpet saw nine lemons being sold for Rs 1.03 lakh! Stuck on the vel (spear) in the sanctum of the Raathinavel Murugan temple, it is believed More...
Tadipatri temple tales are waiting to be heard | The New Indian Express
CHENNAI: Sculptures are like photographs from the past,” said historian Chithra Madhavan as she addressed the city’s heritage enthusiasts at Tattvaloka as part of her illustrated lecture on Vijayanagara More...