Transgender temple fest Kerala: 4,000 men cross-dressing to offer prayers | Times of India
The annual festival of Chamayavilakku at the Kottankulangara Sree Devi Temple, Chavara, Kollam that witnesses a rare ritual of men and transgenders cross-dressing as women, had concluded on Saturday. About 4,000 people visited the temple to pray to the deity wearing half -saris, kasavu saris, and bright churidars with matching jewellery, loud makeup More...
Rituals resume at Lingaraj temple after a day | The New Indian Express
BHUBANESWAR: The daily rituals in Lingaraj temple, which were disrupted since 4.30 pm on Saturday, were resumed on Sunday evening after Khurda ADM assured the agitating servitors of looking into their demands including More...
Gujarat govt spends Rs 16.45 crore for Somnath development in two years: Minister | Desh Gujarat
Gandhinagar: According to the minister for Pilgrim places development Dilipkumar Thakor, the State government has spent Rs 16.45 crore in last two years for the development of Somnath Mahadev Mandir. In reply to More...
Reprobe into Siva temple trespass by Portuguese national | The Hindu
KOCHI: The controversy over a foreigner trespassing into the Ernakulam Siva temple has taken a new turn, with a police team on Wednesday leaving for Goa to trace the Portuguese national and issuing a Look Out Circular More...
From Babur to Babri ’92 : Hindu struggle to liberate Ayodhya’s Ram Janmabhoomi | HJS
December 6 marks the anniversary of the Babri masjid demolition ! Babur, the Mughal muslim invader, destroyed the Shriram temple in Ayodhya and built a mosque on top of the rubble. On December 6, 1992 the simmering More...
Krishna’s flute in his hand at this George Town temple | The New Indian Express
CHENNAI: One among the numerous temples that dot the George Town area in Chennai is the Venugopala Krishnasvami temple on Pavazhakaran Street (Coral Merchant Street) in Muthialpettai. This medium-sized temple is More...
Sapthagiri Sankeertana Gosthi ganam in Tirumala on March 24 | TTD News
Tirumala, 21 March 2017: In connection with 514th Death Anniversary of Saint Poet Sri Tallapaka Annamacharya, the Sapthagiri Sankeertana Gosthi Ganam will be rendered on March 24 in Tirumala and the Honourable Governor More...
SC okays restoration work at Sreepadam temple | The New Indian Express
NEW DELHI:Even as the Supreme Court on Monday gave the nod for the restoration work of the roof of the sanctum sanctorum of the Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple in Thiruvananthapuram,it ordered the cleaning up of the More...
Clean Padmanabhaswamy temple tanks: SC
The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Kerala Water Authority (KWA) to clean the water tanks of the famed Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple and take measures to stop sewage and construction debris from flowing inside More...
Sadasivpet A unique ancient town | The Hans India
If you log on to Google Earth to search Sadasivapet, a town in Sangareddy district of Telangana, you will be surprised to find an exhilarating chequered square locket studded with diamonds tagged to a black cord More...