Advisory for Amarnath Yatra pilgrims: Go for a walk everyday

The Amarnath Shrine Board has issued a health advisory for pilgrims undertaking the Amarnath Yatra this year to prepare for the arduous journey by having a four to five kilometre walk every day, morning or evening, at least a month before the Yatra. The Amarnathji Yatra starts this year on 29 June and continues till 7 August. The pilgrimage to the More...

Don’t drink alcohol, start exercise before Amarnath Yatra
The Amarnath Shrine Board has asked all pilgrims planning for holy Amarnath Yatra not to drink alcohol or caffeinated drink and start physical exercise at least one month prior to the pilgrimage. This year yatra More...

Amarnath Yatra fever grips people of north coastal Andhra Pradesh
VISAKHAPATNAM: The Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB) began registration of pilgrims for Amarnath Yatra on March 1 and now various stakeholders involved in issuing yatra permit are gearing up to handle the rush More...

Advisory board rolls out guidelines for Amarnath Yatra | DNA
The Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB), which opened registration to pilgrims for the annual Amarnath Yatra on Wednesday, in an advisory has asked women pilgrims to not wear saree during the pilgrimage and instead More...

Amarnath Yatra 2017: Dos and don’ts for yatris
Jammu, March 1: The registration for the annual Amarnath Yatra through both Baltal and Chandanwari routes began today. The new 14-kilometre Baltal-Holy cave route is preferred by most Yatris as the journey can More...

Amarnath Yatra 2017: How and Where to Register | NDTV
New Delhi: The registration for the annual Amarnath yatra through both Baltal and Chandanwari routes will begin on March 1, an official spokesperson said today. According to the spokesperson, the registration will More...

This year, Amarnath yatra to be shorter by eight days | DNA
The registration for the pilgrims of the 39-day annual yatra to the holy shrine of Amarthnath in south Kashmir Himalayas will begin from March 1. The Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) has designated 433 branches More...

Maha Shivaratri 2017: Know about 12 Jyotirlingas names and places of Lord Shiva temples
Maha Shivaratri is the biggest Hindu festival celebrated in honour of Supreme God Shiva. Maha Shivratri 2017 falls on Friday, February 24, to celebrate the annual festival dedicated to Shiva revered as Mahadev. More...

A forgotten Jain site in Madhya Pradesh
Kushal V R visits the Jain shrines and other relics in Basadi Hosakote, a nondescript village in Mandya district that was a major Jain pilgrimage centre in the past. In the history of humankind, how god should More...

Triyuginarayan – The place where Lord Shiva and Parvati got married
Triyuginarayan Temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu is apparently the pious place where Lord Shiva tied the nuptial knot with Devi Parvati, who won his heart by doing intense tapasya. This is where, the two solemnised More...