SC to hear ‘freedom to temples’ plea on July 13: The Hindu
The final hearing on a long-pending writ petition in Supreme Court filed by Swamy Dayananda Saraswathi to free temples from government control and challenging the Endowments Acts of three States will commence in July. The decision brought cheer to the Temple Protection Movement (TPM) active in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana which had filed the intervener More...
Fast Changing Religious Demography of Kerala
KERALA, INDIA, APRIL 27, 2016 (by J. K Bajaj, CPS, India): Like Assam, West Bengal, Purnia and Santhal Pargana region of Bihar and Jharkhand, parts of Western Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, Mewat of Haryana and More...
International Yoga Day: PU, education department to bring around 10,000 students for event
TO ENSURE a good turnout for the second edition of International Yoga Day, a target of bringing 5,000 students each has been set for Panjab University and UT education department. The event is scheduled to be More...
Teach students Tirukkural: Madras High Court
Madurai: Observing that Tirukkural alone can take the younger generation on a righteous path, the Madurai bench of Madras high court directed the state government to include 108 chapters/ Adhigrams of Tirukkural More...
Sadhus and seers take holy dip during Ujjain Kumbh Mela
The city of Ujjain hosted the Kumbh Mela, the largest religious congregation of Hindus, with over five crore people including seers attending the holy city. It is one of the four fairs traditionally recognised More...
The Continuing Decline Of Hindus In Kerala
Kerala—like Assam, West Bengal, Purnia and Santhal Pargana region of Bihar and Jharkhand, parts of Western Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, Mewat of Haryana and Rajasthan, and many of the States in the northeast—has More...
Will not interfere in customs and traditions of Sabarimala: CM Oommen Chandy | The Indian Express
The Chief Minister, who is in the midst of the assembly election campaign, said his government has already made its stand clear on the issue of Sabarimala where entry of women in the age group of 10 to 50 is banned. Amid More...
Spirituality, mysticism and festivity: All you need to know about this year’s Maha Kumbh Mela at Ujjain – Firstpost
Spirituality, mysticism, festivity, adventure and cultural extravaganza meet on the banks of River Kshipra at Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh, with the beginning of the month-long Maha Kumbh Mela — Simhastha on 22 April. With More...
Simhastha Kumbh Mela begins in MP | The Indian Express
A sadhu at the Simhastha Kumbh Mela in Ujjain Friday. PTI TENS OF thousands of people from all parts of the country turned up for the first shahi snan on Friday as the month-long Simhastha Kumbh Mela began on More...
Transgenders make debut at Kumbh | The Indian Express
The maiden entry of Kinnar Akhara, an institution representing transgenders, at the Kumbh drew maximum attention as devotees scrambled to seek their blessings when they arrived at Gandharv Ghat Friday evening. Handing More...