Tag: idol

75-yr-old temple priest arrested in TN for stealing idols

Police said that the suspect, N. Satiyamoorthy hid the idols at the Sri Visalakshi Viswanathar temple at Nenmeni, where he was working as a priest.

March 17, 2022

CM Mamata Banerjee’s idol installed at pandal

The idol has been created with fiberglass. It sports a white saree and a logo of 'Biswa Bangla' in the background. Pandal theme artist informed that it took them around 1.5 months to complete the pandal while following all the COVID-19 protocols in place.

October 8, 2021

Missing case of ancient idol revealed, burglar held from UP

The Nilgiri police arrested a 50-year-old man from Etah, Uttar Pradesh in connection with the theft of centuryold Vajra Varhi from Marichi temple of Ayodhya which occurred on 26 December last year. Following burglary of priceless idol from the temple the Balasore police were under tremendous pressure as there was a lot of discontentment among...

January 24, 2018

Zara Larsson idolises Beyonce

Singer Zara Larsson says she considers singer Beyonce Knowles as her “idol”. Larsson, 19, says she is “influenced” by Beyonce, whom she thinks is a “brilliant role model. ” “I look up to Beyonce because she’s my idol. She’s my number one idol and whatever she’s doing I will be influenced by it for sure,”...

December 29, 2017

Court revokes Mamata’s diktat on Durga idol immersion

In a major drubbing for the West Bengal government, the Calcutta High Court on Thursday turned down Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s order banning Durga idol immersion due to Muharram. Asking the government to make separate routes for both Durga idol immersion and ‘Taazia’ processions, acting Chief Justice Rakesh Tiwary said that idol immersion can take place...

September 21, 2017