Fight for protecting small temples, priests told
Calling upon archakas (temple priests) to fight for protecting the small but ancient temples spread across the rural pockets that were subjected to the government’s apathy, C.S. Rangarajan, priest from the Balaji temple at Chilukuru near Hyderabad, has said that the Andhra Pradesh Archaka Samakhya has launched a legal battle long back to protect More...
Temple land row: marriage halls sealed
Tahsildar (Avinashi) R. Subramanian has sealed the two marriage halls that had come up on the disputed 1.7-acre land attached to the historic Arulmigu Avinashilingeswarar Temple on the orders issued by Revenue More...
SC allows Srirangam temple to move HC
The Supreme Court has allowed the management of the Sri Ranganathaswamy temple at Srirangam to approach the Madras High Court for carrying out repairs in the temple. A Bench led by Chief Justice of India T.S. Thakur More...
Historic Janardhan temple in ruins
A majestic column of a historic Janardhana temple lies in ruins at Voletivaripalem, near Kandukur in Prakasam district. A medieval period temple of Lord Janardhana located amid lush green fields at Voletivaripalem, More...
Flood of buildings on banks of Ganga, Yamuna a problem, UPPCB tells NGT
The Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) told the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Thursday that a “flood” of multi-storeyed buildings have been constructed on the floodplains of Ganga and Yamuna over More...
Chola architecture in full splendour
Having grown up in an agraharam house, I have a fascination for traditional lifestyle. And it is disheartening to see concrete structures replacing vintage houses in the villages. On a recent trip, I happened to More...
tekdi ganesh: High Court allows construction & repairs of Tekdi Ganesh temple
Nagpur: Considering the risk to thousands of devotees who visit the Tekdi Ganesh temple everyday, the Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court, on Thursday, granted permission to the trust to carry on construction and More...
Farmers in Tirunelveli say no to growing eucalyptus on temple land
Urging Collector M. Karunakaran to stop planting of eucalyptus trees on over 1,000 acres of land belonging to Swamy Nellaiyappar Gandhimathi Ambal Temple in Nanguneri taluk, farmers and shepherds from various villages More...
Thousands offer prayers at Mujangavu temple
Devotees from various parts of Kasaragod district and parts of Karnataka arrive at Mujangavu Sri Parthasarathi Temple, near Kumbla, to offer worshp on ‘Thulam Sankramam’ day on Monday.— Photo: K. Vinaya Kumar Devotees More...
Devotees should protect temple customs: TDB
Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) president Prayar Gopalakrishnan has said that the devotees should come forward to protect the customs and traditions attached to various temples in the State. Inaugurating a cultural More...