Tag archive for ‘Kumbh’
By Editor On Thursday, March 24th, 2016
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Fire razes police camp in Ujjain, triggers explosion – Times of India

INDORE: A blaze of fire early morning on Wednesday gutted the police camp of 26 battalion Guna at Unhel check post, 24 km from Ujjain. The fire, noticed at around 10 am, triggered a series of explosions. However, More...

By Editor On Wednesday, March 23rd, 2016
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Toll on three Ujjain routes waived off – Times of India

Indore: State government has waived off toll tax on three routes connecting Ujjain for 90 days starting from Tuesday midnight ahead of Simhastha to facilitate movement of devotees coming for the mega religious More...

By Editor On Saturday, February 13th, 2016
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The Kumbh Mela of the South: Mahamaham begins in Tamil Nadu

The Kumbh Mela of Tamil Nadu – Mahamaham, held in temple town of Kumbakonam some 300 km south of the state capital – began on Saturday with thousands of devotees taking a dip in the Mahamaham tank More...

By Editor On Monday, January 18th, 2016
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‘Golden baba’ who wears jewellery worth Rs 3cr turns heads at Ardh Kumbh – Times of India

HARIDWAR: Even though the opening snan of the Ardh Kumbh didn’t see a bevy of sadhus like the Nagas or those from the Juna akhara who add glitz and exoticism to the festival, the Ardh Kumbh till now has seen More...

By Editor On Thursday, November 26th, 2015
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Dismantling Hinduism: Is Kumbh Mela next in line?

Edited By Nithin Sridhar and Inputs taken from Rajiv Malhotra It is undeniable that Sanatana Dharma a.k.a. Hinduism has been under constant attacks for the last thousand years in one form or the other. First, More...

By Editor On Tuesday, August 11th, 2015
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Kumbh Mela: Devendra Fadnavis, Shivraj Singh Chouhan to attend flag hoisting ceremony in Nashik | The Indian Express

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadanvis and his Madhya Pradesh counterpart Shivraj Singh Chouhan will attend the flag hoisting ceremony of three akhadas in Nashik at the ongoing Kumbh Mela on August 19. According More...

By Editor On Monday, August 3rd, 2015
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India’s Kumbh Mela Is Used as an Incubator for Smart City Startup Ideas

Can India’s Kumbh Mela–a religious pilgrimage that at its peak is expected to attract around 30 million people to the western city of Nashik this year–provide ideas for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who plans More...

By Editor On Monday, July 13th, 2015
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Nashik, July 14-September 25: Opening tomorrow, a Kumbh like no other

Main ceremony at Ramkund, akhara flag hoisting at Sadhugram   Unique Nashik Smallest of all Kumbh centres spans only 200 acres. Holy dip is taken at two places on the Godavari: legacy of a bloody battle between More...

By Editor On Monday, June 15th, 2015
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New brass flag from Gujarat a first at Trimbakeshwar Kumbh | The Indian Express

The brass flag being raised on the occasion of Dhwajarohan, which marks the beginning of the Kumbh Mela, at Trimbakeshwar on Tuesday. Also seen is Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh. (Source: Express Photo by Deepak More...