Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday participated in the installation and consecration of deities in the newly constructed Nav Dev temples in the Shri Gorakhnath Temple premises.
Preparations are underway in Odisha's Puri for the construction of three wooden chariots ahead of the world-famous Jagannath Rath Yatra. Carpenters and sculptors are seen making these chariots that carry the idols of deities Lord Jagannath, his brother Balabhadra and sister Subhadra.
On the fourth day of the Chithirai festival on Wednesday, the deities at the Meenakshi Sundareswarar temple were adorned in traditional armour, embedded with gems and were taken out for a procession around the streets in a golden palanquin.
Thousands of devotees thronged the Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple to witness the flag-hoisting ceremony. The presiding deities of the temple, Goddess Meenakshi and Lord Sundareswarar, were brought in palanquins with Goddess Piriyavidai during the flag hoisting.
Celebrated annually on the second day of the new year, devotees carry idols of different deities in a total of 32 palanquins, singing and dancing to traditional beats. The dawn of red starts with the touring of the palanquins by devotees who take three rounds of the Balkumari Temple.
A complaint has been lodged against film actress Taapsee Pannu by the Hind Rakshak Sangathan of the city for insulting Hindu deities and spreading obscenity.
The Delhi High Court dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking direction to the authorities to prohibit the affixation of images of the deities on the walls for the prevention of open public urination or spitting on the sacred images or littering garbage around it on Monday.
The Delhi High Court has fixed December 19, 2022, as the date for passing an order on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking direction to the authorities to prohibit the affixation of images of the deities on the walls for the prevention of the open public urination or spitting on the sa
The Delhi High Court on Friday reserved an order on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking direction to the authorities to prohibit the affixation of images of the deities on the walls for the prevention of the open public urination or spitting on the 'sacred images or littering garbage
India's Ambassador to Nepal, Naveen Srivastava on Sunday inaugurated the exhibition "Deities of Nepal" to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Nepal Art Council and the 50th anniversary of the Federation of Handicraft Associations of Nepal.
"Today, a video from Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh came to the fore, in which Congress' Mayor is seen making derogatory remarks about Hindu deities," the BJP spokesperson said, adding that Congress' only intention is to spread hatred towards Hinduism and humiliate them.