Seven people sustained serious injuries after a 60-foot temple chariot toppled during the annual Mayana Kollai festival held on the banks of the Palar River in Vellore district. The injured have been admitted to the Government Medical College Hospital in Adukkamparai.
Speaking to ANI, MoS Home Nityanand Rai prayed for the well-being of all devotees, and reflected on his long-time tradition of participating in the Shiv Baarat as a "charioteer."
Divisional Commissioner of Prayagraj Division, Saumya Agarwal, said the Shankaracharya arrived in a chariot, accompanied by around 200 followers, despite heavy crowding at the Sangam. She alleged that his followers broke barricades and blocked the return route for nearly three hours, caus
An incident of stone-pelting took place during a religious gathering near the Panchamukhi Nagadevata temple in Bengaluru, injuring a girl. An FIR has been registered in connection with the case. According to a complaint, approximately three to four individuals pelted stones at a chariot d
The festival coincided with the Margazhi Aruthra Darshan Utsavam of Natarajamurthy, revered as the cosmic dancer and the presiding deity of the temple, also known as Bhuloka Kailasam.
Earlier in the day, she visited the Maha Periyava Manimandapam at Orikkai near Kanchipuram, where she was welcomed with poorna kumbha honours by the administrators of the Ekambaranathar Temple Charitable Trust.
BJP workers bring a chariot with PM Modi's face on it in Patna, with one worker saying, "Dhairya rakho mere bhagwan Modi par." The party workers also exchanged seats in Patna and danced, sang, and celebrated the NDA's massive success in Bihar.
Launching a scathing attack on Mahagathbandhan in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday alleged that the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) "stopped" Lord Ram's chariot, while Congress claimed that "Lord Ram never existed".
Amid speculations that Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav may be projected as the chief ministerial face of the Mahagathbandhan alliance, Janata Dal (United) leader Rajeev Ranjan Prasad dismissed the move, asserting it would not bolster the opposition's prospects in the upco
As part of the festivities, the Chief Minister performed the aarti of artists dressed as Lord Ram, Mata Sita, and Lakshman. He also pulled the symbolic chariot, or 'Pushpak Vimaan,' carrying the artists depicting the divine trio.