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By hinduismnow On Monday, January 23rd, 2017
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Zimbabwe Hindus to celebrate 25th anniversary of majestic Omkar Temple

Reno, Nev. (Jan. 22, 2017) — Zimbabwe Hindus are planning extensive events to celebrate 25th anniversary of Shree Omkar Mandir in Ridgeview area of Harare on April 15-16, 2017. The celebrations, organized by More...

By hinduismnow On Monday, January 16th, 2017
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Newly-laid Kadri Temple concrete road may not be dug up in future

It’s unlikely that the newly concretised 850-metre road between Mallikatte junction and the Kadri temple will be dug up for laying a pavement or to install water and electricity connections, as has been the case More...

By hinduismnow On Monday, January 16th, 2017
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Inter-faith Pongal celebration at Koniamman Temple

An inter-faith Pongal celebration was organised at Koniamman Temple in the city on Saturday and special prayers were held for rain and for the welfare of farmers while celebrating the harvest festival. Organised More...

By hinduismnow On Monday, January 16th, 2017
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A temple where bulls and cows alone are worshipped

For farmers, calves born on the second of Thai (Tamil month) are gods to the people of several villages in the valley. They do not use them for commercial or domestic purpose. They treat them as their family deities More...

By hinduismnow On Sunday, January 15th, 2017
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All set for Jain temple inauguration in Patna

PATNA: Thousands of Jain pilgrims from across the country and abroad will arrive here next week to participate in the eight-day religious congregation, christened ‘Panchkalyanak Pranpratistha Mahotsava’. More...

By hinduismnow On Sunday, January 15th, 2017
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Ellu-bella and temple visits mark Sankranthi festivities

BENGALURU: Harvest Festival Makara Sankranthi was celebrated across the city on Saturday with people distributing ellu bella (a mix of sesame seed and jiggery) and thronging temples. The historic 15th century cave More...

By hinduismnow On Sunday, January 15th, 2017
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Donations from 37 countries pour in at Sabarimala temple

HIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The whole country may be grappling with acute shortage of notes post demonetisation. But not the Sabarimala Lord Ayyappa temple, as donations in different currencies have poured in from across More...

By hinduismnow On Sunday, January 15th, 2017
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Brahma Temple: Government may appoint mahant

AJMER: The controversy over appointing the ‘mahant’ (chief priest) at Brahma Temple in Pushkar continued on Saturday with the state government likely to appoint a receiver to manage the temple. The district More...

By hinduismnow On Sunday, January 15th, 2017
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Himachal temple to have 1,600 kg butter idol

Preparations started on Saturday morning for the installation of the idol of Goddess Brajeshwari Devi made of 1,600 kg of clarified butter in the famous Brajeshwari Devi temple in Himachal Pradesh, officials said. More...

By hinduismnow On Sunday, January 15th, 2017
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Third phase of Cambodia temple restoration by Indian archaeologists begins

NEW DELHI: The place shot to fame after being featured in Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie’s starrer Tomb Raider. But it is the Indian archaeologists who are restoring Ta Prohm temple near Angkor Wat to its ancient More...