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Crowds in Himachal temples with onset of Navratri festival
Shimla : Crowds of devotees from across the region thronged temples in Himachal Pradesh on Monday on the first day of the nine-day-long Navratri festival dedicated to Goddess Durga and her nine avatars.
The popular temples of Naina Devi…
Lucknow Durga Puja pandal to be replica of Ram temple
Lucknow : A Durga Puja pandal in Lucknow will be a replica of the under-construction Ram temple at Ayodhya.A Kolkata-based pandal maker will create the replica in the city's Model House area.Convenor of Mitro Sangho Durga Puja committee,…
Hindu temple in Pakistan becomes refuge for flood-hit Muslim families
Quetta : Tucked in the Kachhi district of Balochistan, the tiny village of Jalal Khan is still reeling from the flooding that destroyed houses and left mass destruction in its wake, Dawn reported.
The village was cut off from the rest of…
Ganga bathes ‘Bade Hanuman’ temple in UP’s Prayagraj
Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) : As the rising waters of the Ganga River in Prayagraj inundated the 'Bade Hanuman' temple on the banks of Sangam, the air was rent with chants of 'Jai Bajrangbali'.
The water entered the temple just before…
Tricolour to fly atop temples in Ayodhya, Kashi, Mathura
Ayodhya : All temples in Ayodhya, Kashi and Mathura will unfurl the Tricolour at the temples on Monday to mark 75 years of Independence.Around 8,000 temples in Ayodhya, including the makeshift Ram Janmabhoomi shrine, the Hanuman Garhi…
Asia’s tallest temple based on Gita’s teaching to come up in Kurukshetra
New Delhi : Gyan Mandir, Asia's first and tallest temple to be based on the teaching of Bhagavad Gita, is being constructed on the banks of Brahma Sarovar in Haryana's Kurukshetra.
Gyan Mandir will be a monument dedicated to Indic…
Amarnath tragedy exposes limited holding capacity of fragile Himalayan ecosystem
New Delhi : Little more than a week after the tragic death of 16 pilgrims near the holy cave shrine of Amarnath on July 8, hundreds of devotees continue to trudge up the arduous treks from Pahalgam and Baltal side fighting their fears and…
Ancient temples, stunning beauty make Guptkashi one of Uttarakhand’s hidden gems
Rudraprayag : Guptkashi city in Uttarakhand's Rudraprayag district is visited by a large number of people from across the world for its scenic beauty, as well as for the various ancient temples. Located near the Mandakini river, Guptkashi…
Rudraprayag temple draws devout with its Goddess Kali, Lord Shiva stories
Rudraprayag : Devbhoomi Uttarakhand is dotted with mysteries of the gods. The famous Kalimath temple in Rudraprayag district, situated on the banks of Saraswati river in the Himalayas and surrounded by the peaks of Kedarnath, is one among…
Preparations begin for annual Kanwar Yatra in UP
Meerut (UP) : The Uttar Pradesh government has started making preparations for the annual Kanwar Yatra that is scheduled to begin from July 14 to August 12.According to official sources, special arrangement to ensure cleanliness, hygiene…