At Ujjain’s Mahakal temple, evicted vendors allege harassment; say have no hope from polls

At Ujjain’s Mahakal temple, evicted vendors allege harassment; say have no hope from polls

Roadside vendors on the premises of the Mahakaleshwar Temple in Ujjain sell prasad and religious souvenirs | Photo Credit: FARUQUI AM A Friday evening drizzle near the Mahakaleshwar Temple in Madhya Pradesh’s Ujjain sent roadside vendors selling prasad and souvenirs scurrying. Looking for cover, they folded their mats, packed their wares and shut shop for … Read more

Union Minister Smriti Irani visits Ram temple in Ayodhya

Union Minister Smriti Irani visits Ram temple in Ayodhya

Union Minister and BJP candidate from Amethi constituency Smriti Irani offers prayers at the Ram Mandir, in Ayodhya. | Photo Credit: PTI Union Minister Smriti Irani on Sunday visited the Ram temple and Hanumangarhi temple in Ayodhya. Speaking to reporters, the minister said that she prayed for the good health of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, progress of the nation … Read more

Two women stopped from shooting videos, beat up guards at M.P. temple

Two women stopped from shooting videos, beat up guards at M.P. temple

Three women security guards were allegedly beaten up by two women and a few others after they stopped them from shooting videos in the prohibited area of Mahakaleshwar Temple in Madhya Pradesh’s Ujjain, police said on April 7. The incident occurred in the premises of the Mahakaleshwar Temple on Saturday, an official said. Two women, … Read more

Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adithyanath, Ministers and MLAs offer prayers at Ram Temple in Ayodhya

Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adithyanath, Ministers and MLAs offer prayers at Ram Temple in Ayodhya

Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath with members of the Assembly and Legislative Council at Ayodhya’s Ram Janmabhoomi Temple, in Ayodhya on February 11, 2024. | Photo Credit: ANI Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs) from all political parties in Uttar Pradesh except the Samajwadi Party (SP) on Sunday visited the Ram Temple in Ayodhya to offer … Read more

SC asks Gyanvapi mosque panel to approach Allahabad HC against order to allow puja

SC asks Gyanvapi mosque panel to approach Allahabad HC against order to allow puja

File picture of the Gyanvapi Mosque complex as seen from the Kashi Vishwanath Temple | Photo Credit: PTI The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Gyanvapi mosque committee to approach the Allahabad High Court against a Varanasi district court’s order that a Hindu priest can perform prayers before idols in a cellar of the mosque. … Read more

‘Invisible fear’ on faces of priests, temple staff in Chennai, claims T.N. Governor

‘Invisible fear’ on faces of priests, temple staff in Chennai, claims T.N. Governor

Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi | Photo Credit: KUMAR SS Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi on Monday, January 22, 2024 visited Sri Kodandaramaswami Temple in Chennai and later claimed there was a “pervasive sense of invisible fear and apprehensions writ large on the faces of priests and temple staff.” A Raj Bhavan post on social … Read more

Idol of Ram Lalla sculpted by Mysuru's Arun Yogiraj selected for installation at Ram temple: temple trust

Idol of Ram Lalla sculpted by Mysuru's Arun Yogiraj selected for installation at Ram temple: temple trust

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

HC directive to CDB to ensure plastic-free Pooram festival on temple ground

HC directive to CDB to ensure plastic-free Pooram festival on temple ground

A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court has directed the Cochin Devaswom Board (CDB) and Thrissur Municipal Corporation to comply in letter and spirit with its earlier directives to ensure that the entire Thekkinkadu Maidan in Thrissur is kept plastic-free and no music concert is allowed during the Pooram festival. The Bench led by … Read more

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat formally invited to Ram temple consecration ceremony

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat formally invited to Ram temple consecration ceremony

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat received a formal invite to the January 22 consecration ceremony at the Ram temple in Ayodhya on Wednesday and said it was his “good fortune” to be a part of such a grand occasion. Ram temple construction committee chairperson Nripendra Misra and VHP working president Alok Kumar met Bhagwat here and … Read more