Along with Tangedco officials, J. Radhakrishnan, Chairman and MD of Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation, inspected the Arunachaleswarar temple premises on Wednesday | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT In an effort to ensure the safety of devotees from mishaps during festival seasons, work to convert the existing over head (OT) power lines into underground cables on … Read more
A Devaswom clerk accused of stealing money during treasury counting at the Trichambaram Sri Krishna temple at Taliparamba, Kannur, Kerala has been suspended pending investigation. The theft took place during the counting process on July 25, 2025. Action was taken following a complaint by Sri Krishna Seva Samithi president A.P. Gangadharan. CCTV visuals revealed that … Read more
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar (file) | Photo Credit: ANI Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar’s scheduled visit to Guruvayur Sree Krishna Temple in Kerala stands called off for the time being after the helicopter carrying him and his wife, Sudesh Dhankhar, had to fly back to the Kochi airport owing to inclement weather. Mr. Dhankhar and wife … Read more
PATNA The Bihar government on Thursday formed a trust headed by the State’s Chief Secretary for the construction and redevelopment of the temple at Punaura Dham, the birthplace of Goddess Sita, in Sitamarhi district that would be built on the lines of the Ram temple in Ayodhya. The trust, titled Shree Janaki Janm Bhumi Punaura … Read more
Union Minister for Industry and Commerce Piyush Goel is extended a traditional reception by State Minister for Food Processing T. G. Bharat at Tiruchanur Sri Padmavathi Ammavari temple in Tirupati on Monday. Collector S. Venkateswar and TTD Trust Board member G. Bhanuprakash Reddy are seen. Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal offered prayers … Read more
A view of Sri Varadharaja Perumal temple. | Photo Credit: B. VELANKANNI RAJ Tempers flared between the Vadakalai and Thenkalai sects of Vaishnavites at the annual Brahmotsavam of the Sri Varadharaja Perumal temple, one of the 108 Divya Desams, in Kancheepuram on Monday. A source in the Vadakalai sect said devotees belonging to the … Read more
A delegation of YSRCP inspecting the wall collapse site at Simhachalam temple on Thursday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Demanding a judicial inquiry into the wall collapse at Simhachalam temple, which claimed seven lives, Leader of the Opposition in Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council and Botcha Satyanarayana sought that the ‘High-level Committee’ constituted for the proper … Read more
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Dilip Ghosh during the inauguration of Jagannath temple, at Digha in East Medinipur on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: ANI Former West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Dilip Ghosh on Wednesday (April 30, 2025) met Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at Digha Jagannath temple, … Read more
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
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and AAP Supremo Arvind Kejriwal with Sunita Kejriwal at the Golden Temple, in Amritsar, Sunday, March 16, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal and Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday (March 16, 2025) offered prayers at the Golden Temple in Amritsar on the completion of three … Read more