Filming at Hoysala temple upsets tourists, priests
The crew of Telugu movie Duvvada Jagannadham (DJ), with Allu Arjun in the lead, left tourists visiting Belur and the priests of the historic Channakeshava temple there livid on Friday. The crew, shooting on the temple premises, not only obstructed movement of tourists, but also violated the traditions of the 12th century Hoysala structure protected More...
Ramdev, Sri Sri unite to take on new-age promoters of ‘synthetic’ yoga
The country’s top three exponents of “authentic yoga” have joined hands to stop the likes of Shilpa Shetty, Bikram Chaudhary and Ana T Forrest from giving a modern twist to the ancient Indian practice of mental More...
Tata Sons Chairman-designate worships at Tirupati temple
Tirupati, Feb 17 (PTI) Tata Sons Chairman-designate N Chandrasekaran today offered prayers at the famous hill shrine of Lord Venkateswara here. Though a frequent visitor to the hill temple in his capacity as the More...
India rejects report of U.S. faith panel
India on Thursday rejected criticism from the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) that religious minorities in the country continued to face vigilantism and constitutional challenges. At More...
A kathak performance on Shiva’s Ardhangini avatar will promote gender equality
Traditionally, in Indian mythology, Shiva is associated with destruction. He’s a third of the holy trinity – Bramha (the creator), Vishnu (the caretaker), Mahesh (another name for Shiva, the destructor) — More...
Warring groups file FIRs against each other in Ghaziabad’s Dudheshwar Nath temple clash
The two groups involved in an altercation inside the complex of the ancient Dudheshwar Nath Temple in Ghaziabad on February 14 have lodged FIRs against each other. The FIRs also name the temple’s coordinator, More...
Aryan-Dravidian divide a myth: Study
HYDERABAD: The great Indian divide along north-south lines now stands blurred. A pathbreaking study by Harvard and indigenous researchers on ancestral Indian populations says there is a genetic relationship between More...
Banned plastic seized in raid around Meenakshi temple
Despite the ban on plastic in any form (below 50 microns) around Meenakshi Temple, which came into effect from January 1, it has come to light that many shops are still distributing it to the public. Following More...
No barbers above 60 at Palani temple, says High Court
The Madras High Court Bench here on Wednesday disapproved of the Palani Dhandayuthapaniswamy temple management’s practice of allowing barbers over 60 years of age to tonsure devotees. Observing that the hands More...
After yoga training, BSF soldiers to use Ramdev’s Patanjali products
After yoga skills, BSF troops will use products prepared by Baba Ramdev-promoted ‘Patanjali’ FMCG brand as the border guarding force is set to open over a dozen such stores in its campuses across the country.The More...