Sensex Markets Closed For Maha Shivratri – NDTV Profit

Mumbai: Indian equity, bond and foreign exchange markets were closed on Friday for ‘Maha Shivratri’ holiday. Going forward, market participants will keenly watch out for results of the ongoing UP election, say analysts. Counting of votes will take place on March 11. The Sensex and Nifty indices have logged gains for six straight sessions. More...

President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurates international conference on ‘idea of Bharat’ – The Indian Express
President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday inaugurated an international conference on “Bharat Bodh” (Idea of Bharat), organised by the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) and Bhartiya Shikshan Mandal. More...

Mahashivratri: Brooms are offered at this temple on the festival – Hindustan Times
In this century-old Pataleshwar temple in the small village of Sadatbadi, in U.P.’s Sambhal, devotees offer Lord Shiva something rather unusual, that is, brooms. On the occasion of Mahashivratri, devotees thronged More...

Praytm: Devotees can now e-donate – Times of India
Over the past few months, many temples have started accepting donations through Paytm,” said Kiran Vasireddy, senior VP at Paytm, “This is a part of the rapid shift in consumer behaviour towards going More...

Bhopal: Park awaits construction of temple for its development – FPJ
BHOPAL: The temple for which a concrete platform was constructed in the park in Indus Colony a long time ago has not come up so far. The project was abandoned after the initial stage and the park has not been developed. More...

Devotees throng Siva temples at Adilabad and Nirmal
Legend has it that the Burugupalli Rajeshwar Swamy temple in Mamda mandal of Nirmal district and the famous Raja Rajeshwar temple in Rajanna Sircilla district were built simultaneously during the Chola period. More...

Devotees throng Vemulawada temple on Mahashivarathri – The Hindu
There was heavy surge of pilgrims at the ancient Sri Raja Rajeshwara Swamy Devasthanam in Vemulawada of Rajanna-Sircilla district on Friday on the occasion of Mahashivarathri. The devotees coming from far flung More...

Shivratri festival to go the green way – Times of India
KOCHI: In an eco-friendly gesture, Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) and Aluva municipal authorities have decided to organize Shivaratri festival in a green way. The organizers of the festival have already taken measures More...

Himachal Guv, CM felicitate people on eve of Shivratri – PTI
Himachal Pradesh Governor Acharya Devvrat and Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh have felicitated the people on the occasion of Shivratri. The Governor said it was one of the most important festivals celebrated in the More...

The Gita on Yoga Siddhi – The Hindu
As Krishna explains the stages of yoga that a jivatma has to cross to attain yoga siddhi, Arjuna is diffident about the jivatma’s effort in this path. First of all, it involves patient practice and rigorous More...