Tag: Temple
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Orchha: A medieval town hidden in central India
Orchha is a unique medieval town in Madhya Pradesh, where a palace was built by a ruler for his friend for a one-day visit and where Lord Rama is not a god but a king. Its most famous temple, Raja Ram, was built accidentally and the deity here gets a guard of honour, not the king.
March 13, 2021 -
Temple priest in UP hired professional shooter, orchestrated attack on himself to frame political rival
The police said that seven people, including the chief monk of the temple and a village head, have been arrested over the attack on the priest who too will be arrested once he is released from the hospital.
October 18, 2020 -
Ayodhya all decked-up
Modi to lay foundation stone of the 'majestic' Ramjanmabhoomi temple in Ayodhya.
August 5, 2020 -
Hundreds violate lockdown order in Karnataka to participate in temple event
Kalburgi reported the first COVID-19 death in the country and currently there are 18 active cases of the virus in the district.
April 17, 2020 -
Sabarimala verdict not ‘final word’ yet as matter transferred to larger bench: SC
The top court's observation came when senior advocate Indira Jaising, appearing for a woman devotee, Bindu Ammini, alleged a violation of the 2018 verdict and said her client was attacked for her bid to enter the shrine.
December 5, 2019 -
Temple entry 2.0
The CPI-M led government’s anti-feminist stance is distinctly political in nature given that the next Assembly elections are due in mid-2021 and Kerala is known to vote along caste and community lines despite its famed tradition of throwing out the incumbent every five years.
November 20, 2019 -
Steeped in history
Local people are hardly aware of the historical legacy attached to the Anandamoyee Kalibari in Siliguri that came into existence way back in 1915, a place which was originally a meeting place for revolutionaries.
October 24, 2019 -
4 dead, 27 injured in Bengal temple stampede after wall collapse; CM announces ex gratia
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has announced a compensation of Rs 5 lakh for the family of the deceased, Rs 1 lakh for the critically injured and Rs 50,000 for those with minor injuries.
August 23, 2019 -
Temple existed before Babri Masjid came up at disputed site in Ayodhya, SC told
The counsel for Ram Lalla, a party to the decades-old Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute, referred to the report of a court commissioner, appointed to inspect the site in 1950.
August 17, 2019 -
Amit Shah summons Delhi police chief over communal clash in Chandni Chowk’s Hauz Qazi
A clash had broken out between two groups over parking which led to the vandalism of a temple on June 30 in the Hauz Qazi area.
July 3, 2019 -
7 dead, 12 injured in stampede during temple ceremony in Tamil Nadu
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami expressed anguish over the loss of lives in the incident.
April 22, 2019 -
Shashi Tharoor suffers head injuries while performing ritual at Kerala temple
While Tharoor was sitting on one of the pans of the weighing scale, the hook came off and fell on his head, the party sources said.
April 15, 2019 -
This video of a dog ‘singing’ Kirtan with devotees in a temple has left people spellbound
Though considered man’s best friend, some believe that dogs are ‘impure’ and thus undeserving of entry to a holy place.
April 14, 2019 -
Pre-poll angst
Instead of building the temple to woo the Hindus, the BJP decided to play the caste card which it thought would be as useful as the temple card in winning over voters.
January 26, 2019 -
Rahul Gandhi begins Chambal tour with prayers at temple
Congress president Rahul Gandhi embarked on a two-day tour of Gwalior-Chambal region in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh with a temple visit in Datia district.
October 15, 2018 -
Sabarimala issue: Shiv Sena threatens mass suicide if women allowed to enter temple
Shiv Sena’s Kerala unit threatened to stage mass suicides if women in 10-50 age group were granted permission to enter Sabarimala temple in the state.
October 13, 2018 -
Temple in UP’s Hamirpur ‘cleansed’ after entry of woman BJP MLA
The temple located in Muskara Khurd of Vikaskhand village in Bundelkhand’s Hamirpur was visited by Manisha Anuragi, the BJP MLA from Rath, on 12 July.
July 30, 2018