Pregnant woman, baby die during non-institutionalized delivery, midwife on run
BAREILLY: A pregnant woman and her baby died during a non-institutionalized delivery being conducted by a local midwife in Ganesh Nagar on Friday afternoon. The woman who...
View ArticleClubbing in days past: When fraternal societies ruled
Throughout Detroit one can see old buildings with names on the front, sometimes carved in stone, such as “Odd Fellows Hall” downtown (now a Buffalo Wild Wings) or “Loyal Order of Moose Lodge” near the...
View ArticleHigh-pitch deal: Ghatkopar garba mandal signs Falguni for Rs 1.50cr
MUMBAI: The nine-day festival of Navratra that starts on Tuesday has spawned an entire entertainment industry which appears to reap the profits of working merely a week in the year. However, the...
View ArticleProtestors to be taken to Gabela temple with police cover
DEHRADUN: While the group of Dalits sitting in hunger protest in Dehradun after being denied entry into the temple at Gabela village have accepted the district administration's offer of being taken to...
View ArticlePeople of all communities are welcome in village temple: Dehradun DM
DEHRADUN: District magistrate Ravinath Raman has released a communique for the media persons that the people from all the communities, including Dalits, are allowed to enter the Kukarshi temple of the...
View ArticleWhat to Do and What not to Do During Navratri
Navratri, the nine sacred days of worshipping Goddess Durga is about to begin from October 13. During this period of festivity, the three forms of the Goddess—Durga, Lakshmi and Saraswati are invoked....
View ArticleDriven Underground Years Ago, Japan's 'Hidden Christians' Maintain Faith
8:14 AM ET Anthony Kuhn Twitter Facebook Audio for this story from Weekend Edition Sunday will be available at approximately 12:00 p.m. ET. i "Hidden Christians" perform a ritual to obtain holy water...
View ArticleTemple authorities gearing up for Dasara rush
VIJAYAWADA: With just two days left for Dasara festivities to begin at the Kanaka Durga temple here, efforts are on to provide the best facilities to the devotees. However, much remains to be done. The...
View ArticleThunchan Vidyarambham fest on Oct. `19
: This year’s Vidyarambham festivities organised jointly by the Thunchan Memorial Trust and the South Zone Cultural Centre, Thanjavur, will begin at Thunchan Parambu on October 19. Actor Manju Warrier...
View ArticleTemples, eco-tourism spots to get a facelift in Telangana
The Telangana Government is planning to utilise the occasion of Krishna Pushkaralu, likely to be held from August 12 to 23 next year, to put the State on the national tourism map by giving a facelift...
View ArticleBJP promises sops for Yogakshema Sabha
BJP State president V.Muraleedharan has assured the Kerala Yogakshema Sabha that the party will push the Sabha’s demands with the Union government, a statement issued by...
View ArticleResidents complain of open defecation outside Permual temple
MADURAI: People residing near Koodal Alagar Perumal temple in the city face a stinky problem. Devotees who visit the temple defecate in open outside the temple. Residents have to put up with the foul...
View ArticleUntold stories of Mysuru Dasara
Many rituals associated with the Dasara celebrations in Mysuru are shrouded in mystique. Did you know, for instance, that the royal throne is kept in a secret vault, and becomes a ceremonial throne...
View ArticleTemple towns in mind, train toilets to be discharge-free
Railway stations in and around important temples like the Arulmigu Ramanatha Swami temple in Tamil Nadu, Dwarkadhish temple in Gujarat and Vaishno Devi in Jammu may soon become “discharge-free”....
View ArticleA birthday on the banks of the Ganges
Haridwar and Rishikesh are traditionally spiritual getaways, but have enough sights and sounds to excite the agnostic or even the atheistic. I celebrated my birthday last year by packing my bags and...
View ArticleNavaratri : Suchindram temple deity taken to Padmanabhapuram Palace
The deity of Suchindram temple, Munnuthitha Nangai, was taken in a ceremonial procession to Padmanabhapuram Palace for taking part in the inter-State Navaratri festival on Saturday morning. Though...
View ArticleDasara: capital fete may add to temple rush
Sri Durga Malleswara Swamyvarla Devasthanam is expecting that an extra rush of about 10,000 devotees on Vijaya Dasami, which coincides with foundation stone laying ceremony for capital city on October...
View ArticleSavarkar's birthplace gets ready for festival
BHAGUR/NASHIK: The ancient Renuka Devi temple in Bhagur, the birthplace of Swatanryaveer Savarkar, is getting ready to host the annual festivity of Navaratri. The small town welcomes around 10 lakh...
View ArticleWater kiosks for Sabarimala
The Travancore Devasswom Board will open 50 drinking water kiosks at Sabarimala during the forthcoming Mandalam-Makaravilakku pilgrim season. This was announced at a meeting convened by District...
View ArticleSupreme Court pulls up executive officer of Padmanabha temple
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday took serious exception to the affidavit of executive officer of Sri...
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