Transgender wedding: Temple not against it | Times of India

KOCHI: It’s rare to see a transgender marriage being solemnised at a temple. A month ago, Tanvi, a transgender, and her partner tied the knot at the ‘kalayana madapam’ of the famous Chottanikkara Bhagavathy temple. Though the world came to know about the wedding from a video on social media, the news was not new to temple authorities. More...

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Dalai Lama sets the tone for his Northeast trip | The Hindu

Making another outreach to the Chinese people on Tuesday, the Dalai Lama, Tibetan spiritual leader, appreciated their interest in Buddhism. The moves comes against the backdrop of his much-publicised visit to Northeast More...

By hinduismnow On Wednesday, March 22nd, 2017
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Rich growth of ‘bers’ adds to Golden Temple glitter | The Tribune

More than three centuries old “ber” (jujube) trees in the Golden Temple complex — Dukhbhanjani Beri, Ber Baba Budha Sahib and Lachi Ber — bore a good quantum of fruits this season. The heritage trees, wilting More...

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25 acres for Ram-Ramayana museum in Uttar Pradesh soon | The Economics Times

NEW DELHI: The BJP-led Centre is moving swiftly to realise the party’s other major project for Ayodhya — setting up the Ram-Ramayana museum in Ayodhya — about 15 km from the main site. Culture Minister Mahesh More...

By hinduismnow On Wednesday, March 22nd, 2017
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Yoga classes in schools: Need for more awareness, say officials in Chandigarh | The Indian Express

MORE THAN a week after the UT administration launched free yoga classes for Tricity residents in 38 schools of Chandigarh in the first phase of initiative, the UT health officials are now planning to spread public More...

By hinduismnow On Wednesday, March 22nd, 2017
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2 MLAS TAKE OATH IN SANSKRIT, HINDI | The Pioneer

Two of the newly elected MLAs — Rishikesh MLA Premchand Aggrawal and Rudraprayag MLA Bharat Choudhary — took the oath twice on Tuesday, first in Sanskrit inside the House during oath taking ceremony of the legislators More...

By hinduismnow On Wednesday, March 22nd, 2017
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RSS worker murder: HC sets aside MHA order for NIA probe

In a setback to the Union government, the High Court of Karnataka on Tuesday set aside the order passed by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) handing over murder case of RSS worker Rudresh to the National Investigation More...

By hinduismnow On Wednesday, March 22nd, 2017
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KCR releases 75 lakh for Mutharam temple | The Hans India

Hyderabad: Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao has released Rs 75 lakh from out of Special Development Fund for taking up development works at Sri Sitaramachandra Swamy Devasthanam in Mutharam village, Mudigonda More...

By hinduismnow On Wednesday, March 22nd, 2017
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Student intake rises from 25 to 60 at yoga college | Times of India

Mysuru: It’s good news for students who want to learn traditional medicine and yoga to cure diseases as Nature Cure and Yoga College, the only government college in the state which teaches yoga and naturopathy, More...

By hinduismnow On Wednesday, March 22nd, 2017
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SC calls for talks to resolve Ayodhya dispute, CJI Khehar offers to mediate | Times of India

NEW DELHI: In a surprise development, the Supreme Court urged the opposing parties in the Ayodhya dispute on Tuesday to make another attempt to resolve their differences through negotiations with Chief Justice of More...