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Nepal's iconic Pashupatinath temple brims with arrival of Shaivite ascetic
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Decorations are being set up, saints and sadhus, including the Naga Baba, have camped in various locations around the temple. Structures have been painted white, with walls painted and sanitation maintained; the Pashupatinath Temple is bustling around the clock.
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Gujarat: CM Bhupendra Patel flags off the grand procession on the occasion
Updated : 8 months ago IST
Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel attended the Parna Mahotsav in Bhavnagar, celebrating the completion of austerities by over 531 Siddhitap ascetics. At the Jain Shwetambar Murtipujak Tap Sangh premises, he unfurled the ceremonial flag to commence the procession, received blessings, and extende
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Prayagraj: Flower petals showered on devotees taking holy dip at Triveni S
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
'Pushp Varsha' also known as the showering of petals, was done on the devotees and ascetics taking a holy dip in the Triveni Sangam on the occasion of the Magh Purnima on Wednesday during the ongoing Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj.
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Maha Kumbh 2025: 'Amrit Snan' begins as over 1.65 million devotees take ho
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The sacred bathing ritual, which started with Naga Sadhus taking the plunge at the ghats, is part of the ongoing Maha Kumbh 2025 in Prayagraj.
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"Whenever West Bengal CM sees 'Bhagwa' colour she gets angry...," Acharya
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Condemning the attack on a group of sadhus (ascetics) in West Bengal's Purulia, Shri Ram Janambhoomi Teerth Kshetra chief priest, Acharya Satyendra Das slammed state Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and alleged that whenever Bengal CM sees 'Bhagwa' colour she gets angry.
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'Those doing 'Tapasya', don't get anything; only 2 people do': Rahul attac
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Addressing a public meeting in Ujjain, Rahul said, "India has always been a country of Tapaswi (ascetics). In Hinduism, Tapaswis are always worshipped. Be it barbers, gardeners, small traders, shopkeepers, labourers, or farmers -- all do Tapasya for their entire lives."
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Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad supports COVID-19 lockdown extension
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 15 (ANI): Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad, the apex body of 'Hindu sants and ascetics', on Wednesday supported of the extension of coronavirus lockdown announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday.
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Akhara Parishad to expel Chinmayanand from saint community
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Haridwar (Uttarakhand) [India], Sept 22 (ANI): The Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad, the organisation of Hindu saints and ascetics, has called a meeting of all the Akharas at Haridwar on October 10 to expel BJP leader and former Union Minister Swami Chinmayanand from the community.
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Why no Bharat Ratna for 'Sanyasis', asks Baba Ramdev
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jan 27 (ANI): Yoga Guru Ramdev on Sunday vented anger over the Centre for not conferring Bharat Ratna to ascetics in the country.
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Indian seers feel demonetisation heat
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 24 (ANI): Hindu seers and ascetics recently criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call for a cashless economy.
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