New gold jewel for Lord Venkateswara
The TTD Trust Board has decided to get a new ‘Sahasra Nama Kasula Haram’ for Lord Venkateswara. The TTD board of trustees which met here on Tuesday resolved to invite open tenders for the making of the new jewel at a cost of ₹11 crore. About 30 kg of gold is expected to go into the making of the precious jewel. According to sources, a US-based More...
Tirupati ticket price may go up by 5-10 rupees as note ban reduces income
TIRUMALA: Call it the effect of demonetisation. Devotees trekking to the seven hills for a darshan of Lord Balaji may have to shell out more for tickets and various temple services. The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam More...
Cruise service in Ganga soon
Varanasi: The temple town will soon see the operation of cruise service in Ganga. The state tourism department is set to introduce a 40-seater cruise in the first phase of the project this year. Regional tourism More...
NGT raps UP Jal Nigam over drains joining Ganga, summons chief engineer
The National Green Tribunal today slammed Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam over establishment of sewage treatment plant (STP) on drains joining Ganga without conducting any survey. “You (Jal Nigam) have no respect for More...
Sacred ‘Nandi Dhwaja Patham’ hoisted on temple pillar
The annual brahmotsavams of the Sri Kapileswara Swamy temple began on a grand note with the hoisting of sacred ‘Nandi Dhwaja Patham’ on the temple pillar, during the auspicious Meena Lagnam at 8.28 a.m. here More...
Sabarimala temple mast being dismantled
The Travancore Devaswom Board has started dismantling the mast in front of the Lord Ayyappa temple at Sabarimala. The dismantling began after Tantri Kandararu Rajeevararu performed special rituals (puja) in the More...
An ancient temple on a small island near ECR
CHENNAI: Natham Parameshwaramangalam, a village near the Palar Bridge on East Coast Road, is home to two ancient temples, one for Vishnu dedicated to Sowmya Damodara Perumal and another for Siva worshipped as More...
Hindu temple opens in California’s Santa Clarita
Sri Siddhi Vinayaka Temple Santa Clarita (SSVTSC), where the main deity is Lord Ganesh, had its grand-opening on February nine evening in Valencia neighborhood of Santa Clarita (California). Mission of Sri Siddhi More...
Will subject entire Ganga cleaning project to CBI, warns National Green Tribunal
NEW DELHI: Irked over wastage of funds for cleaning of Ganga in western Uttar Pradesh, the National Green Tribunal today warned it could order a CBI enquiry into all projects relating to the rejuvenation of the More...
Durga temple to take TTD route
Taking a leaf out of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams’ (TTD) experience, the Kanaka Durga temple authorities have chalked out plans to replicate the former’s Sudarsanam token system here. If their plans go More...