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By hinduismnow On Sunday, January 15th, 2017
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Makaravilakku: Thousands offer worship at Lord Ayyappa temple

Thousands of devotees offered worship at the famous Lord Ayyappa temple here on the auspicious occasion of Makaravilakku this evening, marking the culmination of the over two-month-long pilgrimage. The holy hill More...

By hinduismnow On Saturday, January 14th, 2017
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When temple processions delighted Tyagaraja

Tyagaraja clearly did not lay much store by visits to temples. In his ‘Darshanamu Seya’ (Narayana Gowla), he makes fun of the behaviour of the standard temple-goer, whose mind is eternally focussed on external More...

By hinduismnow On Saturday, January 14th, 2017
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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 More...

By hinduismnow On Saturday, January 14th, 2017
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Balayya, ‘Gautamiputra’ crew offer prayers at Durga temple

It was a special Bhogi for the crew of Gautamiputra Satakarni led by actors Nandamuri Balakrishna and Shriya Saran, director Krish and others as they took part in the festivities atop Indrakreeladri, the abode More...

By hinduismnow On Saturday, January 14th, 2017
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PM Narendra Modi should promise Ram temple if BJP wants seers’ support in UP polls: Acharya Satyendra Das

AYODHYA: The seers will support BJP in the upcoming UP elections only if Prime Minister Narendra Modi promises to get the Ram temple constructed in Ayodhya during his tenure, the chief priest of the makeshift temple More...

By hinduismnow On Saturday, January 14th, 2017
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Legend of Goddess Brajeshwari Devi: Himachal temple to have 1,600 kg butter idol

One of the busiest shrines in north India, the Brajeshwari Devi temple sees a majority of pilgrims from Punjab, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh. Preparations started on Saturday morning for the installation More...

By hinduismnow On Thursday, January 12th, 2017
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Taapsee visits Golden Temple with ‘Runningshaadi.com’ team

Actress Taapsee Pannu, accompanied by director Amit Roy and her “Runningshaadi.com” co-star Amit Sadh, recently visited the Golden Temple here. Taapsee said in a statement: “I remember last year More...

By hinduismnow On Thursday, January 12th, 2017
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Flower sellers at Siddhi Vinayak temple in Mumbai served eviction notice

Hawkers selling flowers outside the rear entrance of Siddhi Vinayak temple in Prabhadevi have been served an eviction notice by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and are expected to vacate the area soon. More...

By hinduismnow On Thursday, January 12th, 2017
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Villagers decide to end ban on entry of dalits into temple

TIRUVANNAMALAI: Two months after a century-old village temple was closed by the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment (HR &CE) following communal tension between dalits and vanniyars, villagers of Hariharapakkam More...

By hinduismnow On Thursday, January 12th, 2017
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Plan to construct ‘rajagopuram’ at Tiruvellarai temple

A plan to construct ‘rajagopuram,’ about 72 feet in height, for Sri Pundarikaksha Perumal Temple at Tiruvellarai near Mannachanallur has been mooted by the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment Department. It More...