RBI refuses to accept Tirumala’s hundi collection of old notes | Times of India
TIRUMALA: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has turned down the request of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) to accept scrapped currency notes dropped in the temple hundi, or donation box, after December 30 last year, the deadline for exchanging demonetised notes. Caught in a fix, the TTD has asked devotees not to put any more demonetised notes in More...
Chennai Devotee offers Rs 1 cr to TTD Vedic Trust
Tirupati,Mar 3 (PTI): A devotee of Lord Venkateswara made an offering of Rs one crore at the hill temple at Tirumala here today, with a request to the temple management to use the money for TTD Vedic Trust, meant More...
TTD EO holds dail your EO programme
The monthly Dial your EO programme took place at Annamaiah Bhavan, here today. TTD Executive Officer Dr D Sambasiva Rao briefed the pilgrims about the upcoming religious events and the developmental activities taken More...
Pontiffs vow to protect Hindu Sanatana Dharma
Tirumala, (UNI) The essence of Hindu Sanatana Dharma lies in Vedas which preaches the righteous way of leading human life and we should take forward this legacy for the sake of future generations, asserted Sri Govinda More...
Roman sculptures add to Lord Shiva temple’s grandeur on Vishwamitri bank | Times of India
VADODARA: If you ever walk in this temple in the city, it would be akin to experiencing the art not just across the country, but also Europe. There are dozens of Shiva Temples in the city but this 175-year old temple More...
HC directs HR&CE to restore possession of land to temple
Chennai, Mar 3 (PTI): The Madras High Court today directed the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments department to take steps to restore possession of 14.31 acres of land donated to a temple in Coimbatore, More...
Imphal’s Iskcon Temple holds a special place for Lord Krishna’s disciples | Business Standard
The chanting of ‘Hare Krishna Hare Rama’ engulfs Imphal as the famed Iskcon Temple on the banks of the Imphal River attracts pilgrims from across the region and the world. In recent years, the temple More...
IFP’s second art mission to cover 9 temples | The Hindu
The French Institute of Pondicherry (IFP) has embarked on the second phase of its project to document endangered murals in temples in Tamil Nadu and will cover nine temples and the Bodinayakanur palace. The sites More...
Dalai Lama, Karmapa, Richard Gere to attend Nalanda discussions | Hindustan Times
Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama, the American actor and humanitarian activist Richard Gere and the 17th Karmapa, the head of Karma Kagyu sect of Tibetan Buddhism Ogyen, Trinley Dorje , will be at Nalanda to More...
A transcomposition in Tamil of Vedanta Desika’s Paduka Sahasram released
The valedictory function of the 70th year celebrations held at Sanskrit College, Chennai, saw the release of two books — a transcomposition in Tamil of Vedanta Desika’s Paduka Sahasram by lawyer R. Kesava Iyengar More...