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PM Sharif orders renovation of ancient Katas Raj temple complex in Pakistan
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif visited the Katas Raj Hindu temple in Chakwal district of Punjab on Wednesday to inaugurate its renovation. The work includes installation of a water filtration plant in the More...
Searching for fragments of Hindu temples dedicated to goddesses in and around Lahore
The building is dilapidated and has a narrow, dark stairway. The three-storey structure should be declared uninhabitable, and yet, it is home to several families. On the first floor, I notice a huge crack that More...
Bihar: Work on world’s largest Hindu temple, Viraat Ramayan Mandir, to begin in 2017
Highlights Work on world’s tallest Hindu temple to begin soon in Bihar. Design or architecture will have nothing to do with Angkor Wat. The temple would have a seating capacity of 20,000. Work More...
Theft of 330 kg silver from Jain temple, police look for trustee
POLICE ARE looking for a 50-year-old man they suspect was behind the alleged theft of 330 kg silver from Sambhavnath Jain temple in Borivli West. The person is a trustee of the temple. An FIR was filed against More...
Police-locals clash in Bihar after temple demolished for road widening
Violent clashes took place between police and locals in Patna City area after the district administration demolished a temple for widening of road. The Bihar government is at the moment working on a war footing 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...
Kerala’s iconic Sabarimala Temple now has a new name
Highlights Kerala’s popular hill shrine gets a new name. Sabarimala Temple will be known as Sabarimala Sree Ayyappaswamy Temple. The temple attracts pilgrims from other parts of the country and More...
Offerings down by 40 percent at Golden Temple due to demonetization
CHANDIGARH: Offerings made by devotees at the Golden Temple in Amritsar have come down drastically since the demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes. The holiest shrine of the Sikhs has seen a fall in its revenue More...
Mukkoti Vaikunta Ekadasi arrangements begin at Bhadrachalam temple
KOTHAGUDEM: District Collector Rajiv Gandhi Hanumanthu directed officials of all departments to make elaborate arrangements for smooth conduct of Mukkoti Vaikunta Ekadasi festival to be celebrated on January 8 More...
200-year-old Gurudham Temple renovated, abuzz with creativity
Varanasi: Historic Gurudham Temple, a 200 years old unique architecture with philosophical symbolism in bricks that remained neglected for decades in Varanasi, is full of youthful energy, attracting art students, More...