People try to tame the elephants that went berserk during a temple festival at Koyilandy in Kozhikode district, Kerala, on February 13. Three people were killed in the incident. | Photo Credit: PTI The captive elephant Guruvayur Peethambaran, one of the elephants involved in the tragedy that took place at Manakulangara temple at Koyilandy in … Read more
Devotees offering prayers to the Goddess Mahalakshmi in Kammasigadam Mahalakshmi temple in Srikakulam district on Sunday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Over one lakh devotees offered prayers to Goddess Mahalakshmi in the Kammasigadam temple near Ranasthalam village in Srikakulam district on Sunday, the last day of the three-day annual jatara (fete). Many people living away … Read more
A view of the Arasavalli temple in Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh. File Andhra Pradesh Government is keen to promote temple tourism in Srikakulam district as part of the Ratha Saptami festival which will be celebrated on February 4, 2025. As more than 3.5 lakh devotees are expected to visit Arasavalli Sri Suryanarayana Swamy temple … Read more
To whom does an iPhone, which fell into a temple hundial, belong? In Tamil Nadu, it’s usually owed to the diety in temples. According to the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) Act, any item — be it gold or silver ornaments or money deposited into the hundial in any temple — will belong to … Read more
The street leading to Sri Muthyalamma Thalli temple entrance has been lit up, in Kummariguda of Secunderabad on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: G. RAMAKRISHNA There was a festive air inside the lane leading up to the Mutyalamma temple in Kummariguda on Wednesday as the idol was consecrated amid chanting of slokas and rituals performed by … Read more
The BJP on Monday said the party and its government took strict action on any issue related to the harassment against, or the rights of, the Hindu community. When asked about the attack at a temple near Toronto, party spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia said he believed that taking cognisance of the incident India would take concrete … Read more
The doors of the historic Hasanamba Temple in Hassan will be opened on Thursday, October 21, to mark the inauguration of the Hasanamba festival. The festival concludes on November 3. Minister for Cooperation K.N. Rajanna, also Minister in charge of Hassan district, on Monday, said that the district administration had completed the preparations for the … Read more
Constructing a college by taking temple lands on long term lease can only be considered as a benevolent act, the Madras High Court has said while dealing with a case filed against leasing out 2.5 acres of land belonging to the Somanathaswamy Temple at Kolathur in Chennai. Justice M. Dhandapani wrote: “A scrutiny of the … Read more
The Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation, Kumbakonam Division, celebrated its Navagraha Temple Tour service’s successful completion of 200 days of service on Saturday. According to an official release, as a mark of expressing gratitude to the pilgrims for their patronage to the service, the pilgrims who have booked tickets for the October 5 services were … Read more
TTD former Chairman and ex-MLA Bhumana Karunakar Reddy addressing the media in Tirupati on Friday. MP M. Gurumoorthy, Mayor R. Sireesha Yadav and former Deputy Mayor B. Abhinay Reddy are seen. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Leaders of various political parties and spiritual organisations demanded that YSRCP president and former Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan … Read more