Manimahesh pilgrimage to begin Aug 10 in Himachal
July 13th, 2012 - 2:16 pm ICT by IANS
Chamba (Himachal Pradesh), July 13 (IANS) The 44-day-long Manimahesh pilgrimage in the interiors of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh, dedicated to Hindu god Shiva, will begin next month with ... Read more...
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Groups threaten to start Amarnath Yatra June 3
May 19th, 2012 - 3:56 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, May 19 (IANS) Hindu groups Saturday threatened to start the Amarnath Yatra in Jammu and Kashmir from June 3, defying the June 25 date announced by the organisers.The ... Read more...
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One lakh devotees worship god Shiva in Bangalore
February 20th, 2012 - 8:50 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 20 (IANS) An estimated one lakh people from 60 countries assembled at the Art of Living (AoL) international centre on the city's outskirts Monday to worship Hindu god ... Read more...
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One lakh devotees at Odisha’s Lingaraj temple
February 20th, 2012 - 12:43 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 20 (IANS) The 11th century Lingaraj temple here saw a crowd of more than a lakh early Monday, police said, as devotees across Odisha kept a fast and ... Read more...
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Annual ‘parikrama’ around Agra’s Shiva temples begins
July 24th, 2011 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, July 24 (IANS) The annual 'parikrama' (circumnavigation) around the four Shiva temples at the four corners of the Taj city began Sunday morning with thousands of people offering prayers ... Read more...
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Devotees throng Orissa temples on Shivratri
March 2nd, 2011 - 2:53 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, March 2 (IANS) Devotees observed fast and thronged temples of Hindu god Shiva across Orissa Wednesday on the occasion of Shivratri.More than a lakh devotees have already visited the ... Read more...
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Thousands bid tearful farewell to Hindustani music doyen Gavai (Lead)
September 18th, 2010 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 18 (IANS) Thousands of people Saturday bade a tearful farewell to the doyen of Hindustani music Pandit Puttaraj Gavai, who passed away Friday in Gadag in north Karnataka.
The visually-impaired vocalist, ... Read more...
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Amarnath Yatra interrupted due to bad weather
July 22nd, 2010 - 2:01 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, July 22 (IANS) The Amarnath Yatra was Thursday interrupted as the pilgrims' trek from the north and south Kashmir base camps to the cave shrine was stopped due to inclement weather.
"We ... Read more...
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Another 12,500 pilgrims head for Amarnath
July 5th, 2010 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, July 5 (IANS) Over 12,500 pilgrims left for the Amarnath cave shrine Monday from south Kashmir's Nunwan (Pahalgam) and Baltal base camps.
Despite incidents of violence in the Valley, the annual pilgrimage ... Read more...
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Amarnath Yatra interrupted due to bad weather
July 4th, 2010 - 3:37 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, July 4 (IANS) The Amarnath Yatra was Sunday interrupted as the passage of pilgrims at various safe shelters along the north and south Kashmir treks to the cave shrine was stopped ... Read more...
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Thousands throng Lingaraj temple on Mahashivratri
February 12th, 2010 - 12:08 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 12 (IANS) Thousands of devotees observed a fast and stood in snaking queues early Friday to offer prayers at the famed Lingaraj temple here on the occasion of Mahashivaratri.
They thronged ... Read more...
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Spurned NRI woman ‘killed ex-lover’ with ancient Indian poison
January 7th, 2010 - 7:53 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 7 (IANS) A scorned Indian-origin woman in London has been accused of killing her ex-lover by lacing his chicken curry with a poison that finds a mention in ancient Indian ... Read more...
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Statue of Lord Shiva’s sacred bull found at site of ancient Hindu temple in Indonesia
January 7th, 2010 - 1:46 pm ICT by ANI
Jakarta, January 7 (ANI): Archaeologists have found a statue of Nandi, the sacred bull that carried the Hindu god Shiva, among the ruins of what is believed to be an ancient temple ... Read more...
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Muslims construct Hindu temple in Bihar
December 14th, 2009 - 5:39 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Dec 14 (IANS) In a rare example of communal harmony, Muslims are constructing a Hindu temple in a Bihar village. Three decades ago, Hindus constructed the tomb of a Muslim saint ... Read more...
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At this temple, devotees offer brooms to deity
December 10th, 2009 - 11:56 am ICT by IANS
By Asit Srivastava
Moradabad, Dec 10 (IANS) Devotees come with brooms and line up at a 10-year-old temple in Uttar Pradesh everyday - not to clean the premises but to offer the 'jhadus' ... Read more...
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Man cuts tongue to get a job
September 22nd, 2009 - 2:17 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 22 (IANS) An unemployed man sliced his tongue at a temple in Uttar Pradesh's Allahabad town as an offering to appease the Hindu god Shiva and "get blessed with a ... Read more...
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`Shiva’s Trishul’ used to kill Indian Australian woman, siblings!
August 18th, 2009 - 1:27 pm ICT by ANI
Brisbane (Australia), Aug.18 (ANI): Prosecutors in Brisbane have accused Max Sica of using a pitchfork resembling "Shiva's Trishul" to murder Indian Australian women Neelma Singh and her siblings Kunal and Sidhi in ... Read more...
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4,000-year-old Mahabharata relic found in Nepal? (With Images)
August 12th, 2009 - 12:33 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Aug 12 (IANS) A structure found in the Kathmandu valley is a divine relic that goes back 4,000 years to the time of the epic Mahabharata, says an Indian ... Read more...
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Worshippers cry foul as Madhya Pradesh ‘de-fangs’ Nagpanchmi
July 26th, 2009 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
By Sanjay Sharma
Bhopal, July 26 (IANS) Nagpanchmi, the festival of snakes, which was celebrated Sunday, left many Hindu worshippers disappointed when they went to temples but found no snakes. The forest ... Read more...
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A Hindu temple where Muslims also pray
July 19th, 2009 - 3:31 pm ICT by IANS
By Asit Srivastava
Rampur (Uttar Pradesh), July 19 (IANS) A temple dedicated to Hindu god Shiva in a village here counts many Muslims among its devotees. Not only do they take part in ... Read more...
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Amarnath Samiti warns of agitation if pilgrimage delayed
June 11th, 2009 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, June 11 (IANS) The Shri Amarnath Yatra Sangarsh Samiti (SAYSS), a conglomerate of over two dozen Hindu groups, Thursday warned of an agitation if the pilgrimage to the Himalayan cave ... Read more...
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Heavy snow casts shadow on start of Amarnath pilgrimage
June 10th, 2009 - 3:44 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, June 10 (IANS) A cloud of uncertainty hangs over the June 15 start of the Amarnath pilgrimage in Jammu and Kashmir as the tracks to the Himalayan cave shrine devoted ... Read more...
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Devotees brave scorching heat for divine wedding
May 29th, 2009 - 1:28 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, May 29 (IANS) Nearly 300,000 devotees participated in the wedding processions of two Hindu deities, part of an annual local festival in an Orissa town, despite the scorching heat, officials said ... Read more...
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Jaipur gears up for Gangaur festival
March 24th, 2009 - 6:36 pm ICT by ANI
By Lokendra Singh
Jaipur, Mar 24 (ANI): In anticipation of the much awaited annual Gangaur festival, shops in Jaipur have starting stocking the idols of Hindu God Shiva and her consort Gauri.
Gangaur ... Read more...
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Villagers mourn death of ox in Orissa
February 25th, 2009 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 25 (IANS) Hundreds of villagers took out a huge procession in Orissa to mourn the death of an ox that injured many people, a police officer said Wednesday.
After accidentally eating ... Read more...
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Indian & Central Asian Art: Narrative Interpretations of Unique Fragments - Book Review
January 8th, 2009 - 12:07 pm ICT by IANS
Book: "Indian & Central Asian Art: Narrative Interpretations of Unique Fragments"; Authors: P. Banerjee and Radha Banerjee-Sarkar; Publisher: Abha Prakashan; Price: Rs.4,000Shakti or Durga, Hindu god Shiva's consort, was worshipped in the ... Read more...
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A jolly peg for Shiva incarnation on his birthday
January 5th, 2009 - 3:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) It seemed an unusual religious celebration all right. The deity, an angry incarnation of Hindu god Shiva, was plied with whiskey, rum and even an odd bottle ... Read more...
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Muslims celebrate Eid, pray for peace in Jammu
October 1st, 2008 - 3:12 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Oct 1 (IANS) Muslims celebrated Eid-ul-Fitr with religious fervour in Jammu and Kashmir Wednesday, praying for "peace and communal brotherhood", in the backdrop of the recent Amarnath land row that has ... Read more...
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Over three dozen feared dead as boat capsizes in Bihar
September 11th, 2008 - 2:46 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Sep 11 (IANS) Over three dozen people, mostly women and children, are feared drowned after an overloaded boat capsized in flood-hit Bihar Thursday, an official said.The boat with a capacity of ... Read more...
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Jammu bounces back to normalcy after Amarnath agreement
September 1st, 2008 - 2:04 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Sep 1 (IANS) People thronged barbers' shops, children rushed to school and heavy traffic clogged the roads here Monday as the Jammu region bounced back to normalcy after a two-month-long spell ... Read more...
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Jammu shutdown extended till Aug 20
August 13th, 2008 - 8:55 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Aug 13 (IANS) Agitators here Wednesday extended till Aug 20 the Jammu shutdown to press their demand for restoring land earlier allotted to the Amarnath shrine management. Shri Amarnath Sangarsh Samiti ... Read more...
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70 rescued from Rajasthan temple after staircase collapse
August 11th, 2008 - 3:07 pm ICT by IANS
Kota (Rajasthan), Aug 11 (IANS) Rescue teams evacuated by Monday morning 70 of the 133 people stranded at the Geparnath temple in the Chambal river valley after the staircase leading to the ... Read more...
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Curfew lifted, protests continue in Jammu
July 25th, 2008 - 5:40 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, July 25 (IANS) Curfew was lifted yet shops and educational institutions remained closed here Friday following a call for shutdown, sparked by a youth's suicide over the cancellation of land allotment ... Read more...
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Unesco calls for protection of the world’s heritage
July 3rd, 2008 - 1:13 pm ICT by IANS
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Quebec City (Canada), July 3 (DPA) The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) has called for a stronger commitment to protecting the world's cultural and natural treasures. At the opening ... Read more...
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Army out in Jammu region as protesters defy curfew (Lead)
July 2nd, 2008 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, July 2 (IANS) The army was deployed in Samba town of the Jammu region Wednesday as violent protests against cancellation of land allotment to the Amarnath shrine management continued, with mobs ... Read more...
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