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 Infomaps would spearhead the programme and wanted the residents to cooperate with the firm. The enumeration will be held in Chithirai, Avana 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...

Efforts underway to regain past glory of Padmatheertham pond | The New Indian Express
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The renovation works of the Padmatheertham pond of Sree Padmanabhaswami Temple have resumed under the supervision of conservation experts. S Hemachandran, former director of the Archaeology Department, More...

Bhopal: Govt collects details of temples’ property | FPJ
Bhopal: The state government has started collecting the property details of the temples of the state, on the pretext of lack of unified data of the religious properties. Could it be for simple reason that government More...

Break-in attempt at Hasanamba temple | The Hindu
Miscreants attempted to break open the doors of the Hasanamba temple in Hassan on Sunday night but could not take away valuables. The incident came to light on Monday morning. The temple is opened only during the More...