Land belongs to temple: court
The subordinate court here has upheld the earlier munsif court judgment confirming that the title rights of the 1.7 acre land situated a little away from the Avinashilingeswarar temple at Avinashi belongs to the temple. While a community sabha had claimed right over the land as an ancestral property, the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department More...
Priest found murdered inside temple in Ulsoor
A priest was murdered in a small roadside temple at Ulsoor on Thursday night. According to the police, 55-year-old Vasuswami was a priest — and an astrologer — at a temple run on the ground-floor of his home More...
Conversation Times – Rooted in the past, living in the present, for the future
BENGALURU: From the outside, it looks like a marriage hall – not the kind you see in Palace Gardens, of course, but one of those traditional places that people of a certain age would call a “choultry”. More...
Thousands throng Hasanamba temple
Hasanamba temple has been attracting thousands of people from different parts of the State and neighbouring states of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu ever since it opened its door for people. According to rough estimates More...
Minister promises to get land allotted for Mallamma temple
District in-charge Minister Vinay Kulkarni on Friday assured to using his good offices to see that government land is allotted for constructing a temple dedicated to 14th century reformer Hemaraddi Mallamma. Addressing More...
Emerald Lingam goes missing from temple in Nagapattinam dist
A 1000-year-old Emerald Lingam, brought to India as “a victory souvenir” by King Chola, was found missing at the Brahmapureeswarar temple in Thirukuvalai village near here, police said today. The incident More...
Tahsildar suspended in Meenakshi Temple land transfer case – The Hindu
The district administration has suspended Tahsildar M.K. Anbazhagan, who is presently on long leave, for allegedly authorising the illegal transfer of nearly 1.8 acre of land in Bibikulam area belonging to Meenakshi More...
Pavitra Samarpana at Tiruchanoor temple – The New Indian Express
TIRUPATI: The Pavitra Samarpana was performed at the Sri Padmavathi Ammavari Temple, Tiruchanoor, with religious fervour and devotion as part of the holiest of the Vaishnavite festivals, on the second day, on Thursday. Speaking More...
Parts of buried ancient Chola temple unearthed
At Visalur near Kudumiyanmalai in Pudukottai district Parts of an ancient Early Chola temple, buried into the earth, have been found at Visalur near Kudumiyanmalai in the district on Wednesday. The temple, dedicated More...
Tension as residents stop officials from demolishing temple in Kalaburagi – The Hindu
There was tension for more than an hour in localities on Old Jewargi Road in Kalaburagi city on Friday after residents, mostly women, successfully foiled an attempt by the city corporation officials to remove a More...