temple festival

Mathura (UP), March 29 The 134-day-long Phool Bangla Utsav began on Sunday at the Shri Bankey Bihari temple in Vrindavan, a festival centered around creating flower decorations to lower the temple's temperature, keeping in mind the rising heat and the upcoming summer months.Since the red stone...

Bhubaneswar, March 26 Thousands of devotees participated in the ‘Rukuna Rath Yatra’, the annual car festival of Lord Lingaraj, here on Thursday amid tight security.The festival, held on the occasion of Ashokashtami, takes place every year in front of the Lord Lingaraj temple in the Old Town...

Alappuzha (Kerala), March 5 One of the three elephants brought for a temple festival near Nooranad in this coastal district became violent the previous night, injuring its mahout and damaging several vehicles, police said on Thursday.The jumbo was later sedated by wildlife officials and...

March 04, New Delhi - The Kashi Vishwanath Dham Temple in Varanasi organized 'Phool Holi' today, providing devotees with an opportunity to celebrate the festival in a traditional and spiritually enriching environment.The flower-based Holi festivities took place at Shankaracharya Chowk within...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 3 – The city transformed into a vast expanse of devotion on Tuesday as lakhs of women gathered for the annual Pongala at the Attukal Bhagavathy Temple, turning Kerala’s capital into a sea of flickering hearths.Makeshift brick stoves stretched for over 10 kilometers...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 2 Hundreds of women from across Kerala and beyond have flocked to the state capital for the famous 'Attukal Pongala' festival, which falls on Tuesday.As the festival eve approached, heavy traffic was witnessed at the railway station and bus stands. In many parts of...

Varanasi (UP), March 1 The Kashi Vishwanath Dham temple administration is planning to host 'Phool Holi' on March 4, coinciding with Holi, allowing devotees to celebrate the festival in a traditional and spiritual atmosphere.The flower-based Holi celebration will take place at Shankaracharya...

Kasaragod (Kerala), February 28 A centuries-old Hindu shrine in this northernmost district of Kerala has hosted a community Iftar for members of the Muslim community, as a gesture of religious harmony.The Sree Poobanam Kuzhi Temple in Thachangad hosted the Iftar in its courtyard on Thursday as...

Kochi, February 23 A police officer was allegedly assaulted by two members of a suspected gang after he asked them to move their motorcycle in Aluva here, police said on Monday.The injured officer has been identified as Senior Civil Police Officer Ranjith of Chengamanad Police Station, who was...

Thiruvananthapuram, February 23 Two police officers were injured after they were allegedly attacked by a CPI(M) leader and two others during a temple festival procession at Vellarada here, officials said on Monday.The injured officers are identified as Abhijith K (33), a Sub Inspector at the...

Alappuzha (Kerala), February 22 Two groups were allegedly involved in a clash at Thrikunnapuzha early Sunday morning, with one person reportedly brandishing a revolver during the incident, police said.According to police, one group led by Praveen Prasanan and another led by Mannarsala Mahesh...

Bhubaneswar, February 18 The Odisha government has prepared a master plan with a focus on crowd management and safety for the annual Rath Yatra in Puri, officials said on Wednesday.Chief Secretary Anu Garg presided over the second meeting of the Rath Yatra Coordination Committee on Tuesday...

Srinagar, February 15 Mahashivratri, also known as Herath in Kashmir, was celebrated with great religious enthusiasm across the valley on Sunday as Kashmiri Pandits visited temples to offer prayers.The largest gathering took place at the Shankaracharya Temple, which overlooks the Dal Lake...