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This Ravana temple opens only on Dussehra
Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh) : On Dussehra, when all Hindus celebrate the victory of good over evil and burn effigies of Ravana, one quaint temple in Kanpur will open its doors for those who worship the demon king.
Known as the Kailasha temple…
Temples of Ramayana era saints to be built in Ayodhya
Lucknow : The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, set up for the construction and management of Ram temple in Ayodhya, has prepared a master plan for the remaining area of Ram Janmabhoomi which will be left after the construction of…
Annual Shree Pingla Devi Yatra commences at Ramnagar
Ramnagar (Udhampur) : The annual Shree Pingla Devi Yatra commenced today with religious fervour and gaiety.On the eve of the first Navratra, the 36th Akhand Jyoti was lit at Pingla Devi Chabutra Ramnagar by Sub- Divisional Magistrate, Gopal…
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…