Dancing Shiva: Indian villagers still waiting for the return of their stolen statue – ABC News

Two years after the Australian National Gallery gave a stolen sculpture back to India, it remains in police storage — and the south Indian villagers awaiting its return say they still do not know when their prized Dancing Shiva will come home. In Sripuranthan’s temple, the village’s Hindu priest recites a hymn and makes offerings to the More...

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By hinduismnow On Sunday, August 14th, 2016
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Seethanagaram temple works complete – The Hindu

Archaeology and Museums Department director G V Ramakrisna Rao on Friday said renovation of the ancient Seethanagaram temple on the banks of river Krishna in Guntur District was complete. “We spent Rs. 5 lakh More...

By hinduismnow On Saturday, August 13th, 2016
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Overnight stay at Yadadri temple might be difficult – Deccan Chronicle

Hyderabad: After the Yadadri Temple Development Authority demolishes accommodation facilities on the Yadadri hill, pilgrims who take a vow to stay overnight at the temple will find it difficult. Mr R. Arjun Kumar, More...

By hinduismnow On Saturday, August 13th, 2016
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Sri Kailasanathaswamy – Sri Kamakshi Temple renovated – The Hindu

The maha kumbabhishekam of Sri Kailasanathaswamy — Sri Kamakshi temple in Kanniyanatham village near here will be performed on September 4 between 6.30 a.m. and 7.30 a.m. The temple, which remained in a neglected More...

By hinduismnow On Thursday, August 11th, 2016
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No sand and cement hold this 12th century temple – Times of India

UDAIPUR: Some 25 km from Dungarpur on the banks of river Som, stands the magnificent Devsomnath temple which is no less than a charisma. This temple is unparalleled in the entire world as it is completely built More...

By hinduismnow On Thursday, August 11th, 2016
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18th century temple to be opened for tourism |Hindustan Times

One of the most mysterious properties of Khajuraho — Pratapeshwar Temple — will soon be opened for tourism. The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), which has been maintaining other temples in Western Complex, More...

By hinduismnow On Thursday, August 11th, 2016
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Namami Gange Programme Is ‘Atonement’ For Polluting The River, Says Uma Bharti

New Delhi:  The Namami Gange programme is “atonement” for the pollution of the Ganga post-Independence, Union minister Uma Bharti said today and appealed to lawmakers from constituencies along the More...

By hinduismnow On Wednesday, August 10th, 2016
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Records of donations made to other temples are inscribed here – The New Indian Express

CHENNAI: Kundrathur, which is home to many famous historic temples, also has some shrines which are not well-known. One of these is a Shiva temple dedicated to Kandazhishwarar, closely associated with Seikkizhar, More...

By hinduismnow On Wednesday, August 10th, 2016
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Renovation work in full swing at Samayapuram temple – The Hindu

The work on the renovation of Sri Samayapuram Mariamman temple is being executed in full swing all around the temple complex. In fact, visitors and pilgrims are taken by surprise over the expeditious completion More...

By hinduismnow On Monday, August 8th, 2016
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Pennsylvania’s first Mormon temple to open in Philadelphia – Firstpost

Philadelphia: The Mormon church is offering the general public a rare opportunity to tour its 152nd temple, a first of its kind in Pennsylvania and prominent addition to downtown Philadelphia. Public tours of the More...