Yadgir is all set for this year’s Ganesh Chaturthi festivities. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO Various organisations, including the Utsav Samiti of Hindu Mahaganapati, have made all preparations to install Ganesh idols to celebrate the upcoming Ganesh Chaturthi with religious fervour. The authorities concerned have accorded permission to install 1,068 Ganesh idols in different locations … Read more
PoP idols being seized following a tip-off to the Deputy Commissioner in Dharwad on Monday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT With the Ganesh festival fast approaching, the district administration has intensified the drive against those selling Plaster of Paris (PoP) idols and on Monday, conducted search in the workshops of 10 idol-makers in Dharwad. The … Read more
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The team of artisans led by Varad Rajh at Thimmakudi giving finishing touches to an idol meant for a temple in Sri Lanka. | Photo Credit: M. MOORTHY A total of 28 meticulously crafted panchaloha idols of various Hindu deities sculpted at Thimmakudi village near Swamimalai in Thanjavur district are set to be installed in … Read more
In its revised guidelines, CPCB states that as far as possible, immersion of Vinayaka idols in rivers, ponds and lakes shall be encouraged only at designated artificial confined tanks. | Photo Credit: E. LAKSHMI NARAYANAN The Southern Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has formed a committee, headed by Additional Chief Secretary, Departments of … Read more
Seer of Dharmapuram mutt Sri La Sri Masilamani Desiga Gananasambanda Paramacharya Swamigal examining the unearthed icons at Sattainathar Swamy temple in Sirkazhi on Sunday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement An array of panchaloha idols and copper plates believed to be from the 13th century were unearthed at Sattainathar Swamy temple in Sirkazhi in Mayiladuthurai district … Read more
The bronze idol of Nataraja. | Photo Credit: PTI The Idol Wing CID (IWCID) of the Tamil Nadu police has traced three antique idols abroad — a Nataraja idol with Christie’s in France, Alinganamurthy with Sotheby’s in New York and a granite Buddha in Manhattan, USA. These were reportedly stolen from the temples in Tirunelveli, … Read more
The Union health ministry on Tuesday issued the standard operating procedure (SOP) to contain the spread of Covid-19 during the celebration of upcoming festivities. Releasing the ‘Standard Operating Procedures’, the ministry said that the period from October to December witnesses large gatherings for religious worship, fairs, cultural functions, processions, etc, and it is important that … Read more