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LUCKNOW: A 65-year-old Dalit man was allegedly forced to lick his own urine and clean the temple premises after he lost control over his bladder due to illness, accidentally soiling its stairs in Lucknow’s Kakori area.The incident took place on Monday, while the accused, Swami Kant alias Pammu, who runs a jewellery shop opposite the…
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Successive audits of the Guruvayur Devaswom have revealed how vulnerable the Sri Krishna temple’s valuables — from gold and silver to ivory and manjadikuru (red lucky seeds) — are to misuse and poor recordkeeping. The findings, spread across the 2019-20 and 2020-21 audit reports by the state audit department, show that despite the temple’s…
PM offers prayers at Srisailam temple (ANI photos) NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday offered prayers and performed pooja at the Sri Bhramaramba Mallikarjuna Swamy Varla Devasthanam in Srisailam, located in Andhra Pradesh’s Nandyal district. Chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu accompanied the Prime Minister during the visit.Earlier in the day, CM Naidu extended…
LONDON: The only Hindu temple in East of England, which serves 13,500 Hindus, is at risk of closure because the local authority has put the building it is in up for sale.The Bharat Hindu Samaj Temple was established in the New England Complex in Peterborough in 1984 and serves Hindus in Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and parts…
Actress Avneet Kaur celebrated her birthday with a spiritual visit to the Mahakal temple in Ujjain, seeking blessings from Lord Shiva. Dressed in a traditional pink outfit, she shared her joy online, accompanied by rumoured boyfriend Raghav Sharma. Kaur, known for her roles in TV shows and films like ‘Mardaani’ and ‘Tiku Weds Sheru’, recently…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader P Chidambaram on Saturday reflected on one of India’s most debated chapters — Operation Blue Star — calling it “the wrong way” to reclaim the Golden Temple and saying that former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi “paid with her life” for that decision.Speaking at the Khushwant Singh Literary Festival 2025, Chidambaram said…
NEW DELHI: A gold-plated urn valued at Rs 30 lakh was stolen from the spire of a Jain temple in North East Delhi’s Jyoti Nagar.The theft came to light on Saturday morning when the temple was reopened after being closed on Friday evening, as per routine. CCTV footage reviewed by the temple authorities shows that…
KOCHI: Kerala high court on Monday ordered a full-fledged investigation into the alleged discrepancies in the gold-cladded/plated copper coverings of the Dwarapalaka idols at Sabarimala temple, constituting a special investigation team (SIT) headed by H Venkatesh, ADGP (law and order), to carry out the probe. The court directed that the investigation be conducted by S…
The film ‘Idli Kadai’, directed by actor Dhanush, released in theaters on October 1, is receiving a good response from the audience. Following the film’s success, Dhanush along with his family visited his ancestral deity, Karuppasamy Temple. He arrived at the temple located in Shankarapuram village near Bodinayakkanur in Theni district yesterday morning. Selvaraghavan, Kasthuriraja,…
Shikhar Dhawan (Screengrab) Shikhar Dhawan, the former India cricketer, visited the Shri Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga Temple in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, where he attended the Bhasma Aarti on Sunday.Wearing traditional Bhagva Vastra, Dhawan arrived at the temple early morning and participated in the ash-based ritual along with other devotees.Videos shared online captured the serene atmosphere during his…
