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Puri, Thousands of people dragged giant chariots from the 12th century Jagannath temple in Puri towards the Gundicha temple, about 2.5 km away, as the Rath Yatra festivities began in Odisha on Sunday.However, the celebrations were marred by the death of a devotee and eight people who fell ill...

Jajpur (Odisha), the annual Rath Yatra of the holy trinity (Lord Balabhadra, Lord Jagannath and Devi Subhadra) in Dharmasala, a small town in the Jajpur district of Odisha, is unique as the ceremonial chariot sweeping, known as 'chhera pahanra'. , is carried out by none other than the inspector...

Puri, the coastal pilgrim town Puri is all set to smoothly carry out the annual Rath Yatra festival of Lord Jagannath, which will last for two days from Sunday in 53 years.Along with thousands of devotees, President Droupadi Murmu will also witness the Rath Yatra on Sunday. The state...

Berhampur, the development board of the Marda Jagannath temple near Mathura in Odisha's Ganjam district, has sought financial assistance from the state government to perform daily rituals and maintenance of the more than 300-year-old temple, an official said.The temple served as a safe hideout...

Hundreds of traditional carpenters and painters are busy putting the finishing touches on the three enormous Lords' chariots."The Rath Yatra, celebrated every year on the second day of the bright fortnight of the Ashadha month of the Hindu calendar, is the most important festival of the...

Bhubaneswar, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Tuesday declared a two-day holiday for the Rath Yatra on July 7 and 8, marking a special occasion after 53 years.Chairing a high-level meeting to review preparations for the annual Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath and his siblings in Puri...

Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Meenakshi Amman Temple in Madurai has resumed its traditional practice of drawing holy water (Thirumanjanam) from the Vaigai River for daily rituals after a gap of four years.The temple administration had stopped this practice due to the Covid lockdown, but has...

After testing a pilot project for nearly five years at Sion Hindu Crematorium, the BMC will now roll it out at 9 more locations (10 in total), out of the other 52 Shamshan-bhoomi in the country's congested commercial capital.Guided by BMC Commissioner Bhushan Gagrani and Additional Municipal...

New Delhi [India], The Supreme Court on Friday granted two weeks' interim bail to activist Mahesh Raut, accused in the Bhima-Koregaon case, for attending rituals after the death of his grandmother.A vacation bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice SVN Bhatti granted interim bail to Raut from...

State Law Minister Prithviraj Harichandan, State Chief Secretary Pradeep Kumar Jena, Director General of Police Arun Kumar Sarangi and Intelligence Director Soumendra Priyadarshi informed CM Majhi about the arrangements, rituals and preparations done so far for the Snana Yatra and Rath Yatra...

ABU DHABI [UAE], UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan inquired about the conditions and well-being of UAE pilgrims while performing Hajj rituals at the holy sites.He discussed the matter during a phone conversation with Omar Habtoor Al Darei, Chairman of the General Authority of...

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Saturday provided clarification on his "black magic rituals" statement regarding a temple in Kerala and said his remarks when he said the rituals were wrong were "wrong". meaning" was derived. Protested near the...

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], In a shocking revelation, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister, DK Shivakumar, on Thursday said that Tantrikas from Kerala were involved in performing black magic against him and Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to destabilize the Congress government in the state. was being...

A bench headed by Justice Surya Kant asked the Uttar Pradesh Police to ensure that the dignity and self-respect of the female members of the family is maintained during their stay with them at their residence.Earlier, the bench, also comprising Justice KV Vishwanathan, had granted interim bail...

Uttarkashi (Uttarakhand) [India], on the auspicious occasion of Akshaya Tritiya, the doors of Gangotri, the holy abode of Mother Ganga, were opened for the common people to visit and worship. The doors were opened at the auspicious time of 12.30 pm with traditional Vedic chanting. At the time of...

Thiruvananthapuram, In a significant decision, the two major Devaswom boards that manage most of the temples in Kerala on Thursday changed their offerings by stopping the use of arali flowers (oleander) in their sacred rituals.The Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) and Malabar Devaswom Board took...

The rituals began on Sunday evening with the worship of Lord Bhairavnath at Omkareshwar temple in Ukhimath, the winter seat of Panch Kedar. , Madmaheshwar, Tunganath, Rudranath, Kalpanat (five revered temples of Lord Shiva). The worship of Lord Bhairavnath continued till late night.On Monday...

Furthermore, what initially appears to be a joyous Haldi ceremony takes a disastrous turn for Aashi.From haldi and mehendi ceremonies to the wedding day, this week is filled with all the traditional rituals as well as unexpected drama from every side.Giving details about the ongoing wedding...

Ayodhya (Uttar Pradesh) [India], President Draupadi Murmu performed Saryu puja and aarti on the banks of river Saryu on Wednesday. Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel was also with him. The President was seen performing rituals and offering milk and 'aarti' at the Saryu river. Before this, he...

Agartala, BJP MLA Antara Deb Sarkar on Wednesday performed rituals at a Kali temple at Kamalasagar in Sepahijala and sought divine intervention for rains due to heat wave conditions in Tripura.The state is in the grip of heat wave for the last two weeks and the mercury is at 37-38 degrees...