Ruined temple back to life in village near Chennai’s East Coast Road
Natam Parameshwaramangalam is a small, historic village, off the East Coast Road, near the bridge over River Palar. Situated in this verdant place is a Vishnu temple dedicated to Sowmya Damodara Perumal which was once in a dilapidated condition and has thankfully been restored due to the philanthropy of devotees. The suffix Mangalam indicates that More...
Protests in Mandsaur after portion of ancient temple collapses
Reported damage to idols after the collapse of a platform inside the 700-year-old Dudhakhedi Mataji temple at Bhanpur in Mandsaur district of Madhya Pradesh led to public outcry and a bandh on Saturday. Shops and More...
Third phase of Cambodia temple restoration by Indian archaeologists begins
NEW DELHI: The place shot to fame after being featured in Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie’s starrer Tomb Raider. But it is the Indian archaeologists who are restoring Ta Prohm temple near Angkor Wat to its ancient More...
Plan to construct ‘rajagopuram’ at Tiruvellarai temple
A plan to construct ‘rajagopuram,’ about 72 feet in height, for Sri Pundarikaksha Perumal Temple at Tiruvellarai near Mannachanallur has been mooted by the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment Department. It More...
Offerings down by 40 percent at Golden Temple due to demonetization
CHANDIGARH: Offerings made by devotees at the Golden Temple in Amritsar have come down drastically since the demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes. The holiest shrine of the Sikhs has seen a fall in its revenue More...
200-year-old Gurudham Temple renovated, abuzz with creativity
Varanasi: Historic Gurudham Temple, a 200 years old unique architecture with philosophical symbolism in bricks that remained neglected for decades in Varanasi, is full of youthful energy, attracting art students, More...
Cash flow in Tirumala temple hundi not hit: official
Demonetisation has not affected flow of cash, gold and silver offerings at the hundi of the famous hill shrine of Lord Venkateswara, at Tirumala here, according to a senior temple official. “The annual cash offerings More...
Srirangam temple to accept contributions by card
Devotees visiting the Srirangam Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple will soon be able to make their donations by swiping their debit or credit cards. The Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment Department, in co-ordination More...
Siddhivinayak temple’s cash donation shot up by 70 per cent
Highlights Cash donations have shot up by at least 70 per cent to over Rs 60 lakh People donating black money, money donated to go towards welfare of poor people. Post demonetisation, temples have seen More...
Demonetisation eats into Nanjangud temple’s revenue
There has been a decline in the revenue of the Srikanteshwara temple at Nanjangud after the demonetisation of Rs. 500 and Rs. 1,000 last week. According to Jayaprakash, executive officer of the temple, the revenue More...