MP cabinet has decided to close liquor vends in 17 holy towns, announces CM Mohan Yadav

MP cabinet has decided to close liquor vends in 17 holy towns, announces CM Mohan Yadav

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav | Photo Credit: A.M. Faruqui Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Friday (January 24, 2025) said his government has decided to shut down liquor shops in 17 holy towns in the state. The decision was taken at the cabinet meeting held during the day in Khargone, he added. … Read more

Draft action plan prepared for a safe holy dip for eight crore devotees in Godavari Pushkarams-2027

Draft action plan prepared for a safe holy dip for eight crore devotees in Godavari Pushkarams-2027

Minister for Culture and Tourism Kandula Durgesh (centre), MP D. Purandeswari (right) East Godavari District Collector P. Prasanthi at a meeting on Godavari Pushkarams-2027 in Rajamahendravaram City on Tuesday (October 29). | Photo Credit: BY ARRANGEMENT RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM Minister for Culture and Tourism Kandula Durgesh here on Tuesday announced that a draft action plan was prepared … Read more

Hundreds take holy dip at Amma Mandapam on Aadi Ammavasai

Hundreds take holy dip at Amma Mandapam on Aadi Ammavasai

Devotees performing rituals at Amma Mandapam in Srirangam on Sunday. | Photo Credit: C. Jaisankar Hundreds of devotees thronged Amma Mandapam on the banks of the Cauvery in Srirangam on the occasion of Aadi Amavasai. People offered tharpanam (a Hindu ritual of offering black sesame seeds and water) to their forefathers. Many prefer to perform … Read more

Thousands take a holy dip on Vaikunta Dwadasi at Tirumala

Thousands take a holy dip on Vaikunta Dwadasi at Tirumala

Chakrasnanam organised in connection with the Vaikunta Dwadasi on Tuesday at Tirumala | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Thousands of devotees took a holy dip in the Pushkarini (water tank) situated adjacent to the main temple in connection with Vaikunta Dwadasi Chakrasnanam here on Tuesday. Soon after the completion of the pre-dawn rituals and other temple … Read more