Durga temple EO removed from duties | The Hindu
A. Surya Kumari, Executive Officer of the Sri Kanaka Durga temple here, was removed from her post for performing mid-night ritual blaming it to be tantric ritual recently, was on Saturday night relieved from her duties to “facilitate a proper inquiry”. Endowments Commissioner Y.V. Anuradha was made in-charge EO. This was announced by Endowments More...
Row over renaming of Sabarimala temple | The Hindu
The renaming of the famous Sabarimala temple twice in the past 15 months has kicked up a controversy with many prominent citizens representing key stakeholders at Sabarimala taking strong exception to it. “The More...
Karthigai deepam festival begins in Tiruvannamalai temple | Business Standard
The ‘Karthigai deepam’ festival at the famous Sri Arunachaleswarar temple here began today with thousands of people offering worship on the occasion. Priests hoisted the temple flag atop the golden mast, More...
Pakistan failed to save Katas Raj temple, says its Supreme Court | The Hindu
Mian Saqib Nisar, Chief Justice of the Pakistan Supreme Court, on Thursday criticised the government of Punjab province for its failure to safeguard Katas Raj temple, one of the most revered places of worship More...
Sabarimala Temple: After Four Decades, Yesudas To Rerecord Lord Ayyappa’s Lullaby With Corrections | Outlook
Four decades after its first recording, legendary singer Yesudas is set to rerecord Lord Ayyappa’s famous lullaby, Harivarasanam, with some corrections. The Travancore Devaswom Board, which manages the famed More...
Swadeshi Darshan: Work in progress at Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple | Times of India
Thiruvananthapuram: If everything goes as planned, the National Swadeshi Darshanscheme is expected to give a major facelift to the heritage precincts of Sree Padmanabhaswamy Templehere. Of the total fund of Rs More...
PIL filed to recover 11,200 acre of land of Lord Jagannath | The Telegraph
Cuttack: A fresh PIL filed in Orissa High Court has brought into focus again the alleged inaction of the state government towards recovery of the land of Lord Jagannath of the Puri temple that had been encroached More...
Ayyappa Seva Sangham gets High Court’s nod to provide annadanam | The New Indian Express
KOCHI: The Kerala High Court has granted permission to the Akhila Bharatha Ayyappa Seva Sangham (ABASS) to provide free food (Annadanam) to devotees at Sannidhanam and Pampa. The organisation has been allowed to More...
Opposition against Siddaramaiah’s Hindu Temples Regulations Act | Asianet Newstable
Strong opposition has greeted the proposed Hindu Temples Regulations Act announced by the State Government. Beyond Party differences strong protests were expressed by members as to why only Hindu temples are put More...
Priests brainstorm ways to preserve temples in line with tradition | Times of India
CHENNAI: Any alteration to the structure or artefacts in a temple is traditionally governed by the agama shastra, a collection of ideas that defines the rules for temple worship, rituals and maintenance. However, More...