One person was killed and at least four others were injured on Sunday (October 13, 2024) after a clash erupted between two groups of people hailing from different communities during Durga idol immersion procession in Mahasi under Hardi police station limits in Bahraich district. The deceased person was identified as Ram Gopal, 22, while injured … Read more
An idol of the elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha is taken for immersion on the final day of the ten-day-long Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, September 17, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Processions for the immersion of Lord Ganesh idols began in Mumbai and other parts of Maharashtra on Tuesday (September 17, 2024) morning … Read more
A new idol of Ram Lalla sculpted by Mysuru-based Arun Yogiraj has been selected for installation at the Ram temple in Ayodhya, temple trust’s general secretary Champat Rai said on January 15. Replying to queries at a press conference here, he said the current idol of Ram Lalla, which is being worshipped for the last … Read more
A view of the carvings inside Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir, in Ayodhya on Saturday. | Photo Credit: ANI The idol of Ram Lalla will be placed on an eight-feet-tall gold-plated marble throne inside the sanctum sanctorum of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, a member of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust said on Tuesday. … Read more
The officers of the special wing came across the auction notice issued by Christies.com, France, listing a bronze ‘Shiva Nataraja’ idol for auction on December 16, 2022 at a bid price of €2,00,000 to €3,00,000 (₹1.76 crore to ₹2.64 crore approximately). Photo: Special Arrangement The Idol Wing CID (IWCID) of the Tamil Nadu police on … Read more
Within no time, the Durga idol in Behala’s Barisha Club was on every timeline. Netizens could not help but notice how a goddess embodied the simplest of human beings. The images of Goddess Durga with her children tucked in her lap seem to have tugged at the heartstrings. Conceptualised by Rintu Das and sculpted by … Read more
