Faith

Self-styled godman Nithyananda has banned travellers from India entry into ‘Kailasa’, the ‘island nation’ he claims to have founded in 2019. In his Presidential Mandate, Nithyananda said in a statement...

Haridwar: Seers at the Kumbh Mela on Saturday decided to participate in the last Shahi Snan on April 27 in a symbolic manner. The Mahamandleshwar of the biggest of 13...

New Delhi: With the religious gathering at Kumbh Mela in Haridwar emerging as a super spreader, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday appealed for an early end to ritualistic baths...

Berhampur: The biennial festival of Budhi Thakurani, which is popularly known as ‘Thakurani Yatra’, kick started in the Silk City with strict COVID-19 guidelines on Saturday. The 7-day-long yatra started...

Bhubaneswar: Rukuna Rath Yatra (the car festival of Lord Lingaraj) will be celebrated in the Odisha capital on Ashokastami on April 20. This was announced after the Lingaraj temple administration...

The famous Tirupati temple will soon have another address, up north of India. The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) has been allotted land in Jammu to build a temple and other...

New Delhi: A year after being shut down because of the coronavirus-related controversy, the Nizamuddin Markaz opened its doors on Sunday. There was a limit of 50 visitors, with policepersons...

New Delhi: The Uttarakhand High Court has made the RT-PCR test mandatory for devotees planning to attend the Kumbh Mela next month. The court’s order comes within days of state...

Bhubaneswar: Maha Shivratri is one of the most revered festivals in Odisha, with several shrines famous for their grand celebrations on the auspicious occasion. Among them, the Shiva shrine at...

Bhubaneswar: Om Namo Shivay! Devotees have been greeting each other on the auspicious occasion of Maha Shivratri (literally, the Great Night of Shiva) since early morning on Thursday. It’s one...