Tag: Temple
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Puri Jagannath temple reopens for devotees amid infection decline
The holy shrine, a revered pilgrimage destination for millions of followers of Jagannath cult across the globe, had been closed since 10 January as the State including the pilgrim town bore the brunt of pandemic infection and fatality.
February 1, 2022 -
Glimpse of the evergreen temples of Chennai
Chennai is one of the beautiful cities that have everything to offer from beaches, shopping arcades, buzzing streets, lakes, historical sculptures, skyscrapers, and museums.
December 31, 2021 -
North Dinajpur temple bans animal sacrifice
"For a long period, people had appealed to us to stop such animal sacrifice. So this year, in a meeting of our temple committee, we unanimously banned animal sacrifice on the temple premises,"
November 5, 2021 -
K’taka Assembly passes Bill to stop temple demolition
The enactment states that whatever may be the legal provisions of laws and irrespective of orders or guidelines by courts, jurisprudence and authorities, from the date of implementation of the 'Karnataka Religious Structures Protection Act -2021', the government will protect religious centres in accordance with the stipulated guidelines.
September 22, 2021 -
Covid-19: ‘Sawan Jhula’ celebrations in Ayodhya scaled down
The administration also advised temple management committees to disallow pilgrims from night stay in shrine premises
August 12, 2021 -
Bangladesh: 10 held for vandalising Hindu temples in Khulna
The locals said, a group of female devotees took out a procession at around 9 p.m. on Friday from the Purba Para temple to the Shiali crematorium.
August 9, 2021 -
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