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Muslim family in Assam has been looking after 500-yr-old Shiva temple sinc
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Mar 3 (ANI): A Muslim family is reportedly looking after a 500-year-old Shiva temple located at Rangamahal village in Guwahati since generations. Both Muslims and Hindus of the area have firm believe in the deity and throng the temple for offering prayers and doing
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UP Religious Affairs Minister thinks Lord Hanuman was a Jaat
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Dec 21 (ANI): Opining that Lord Hanuman belonged to the Jaat community, Uttar Pradesh Minister for Religious Affairs Laxmi Narayan Chaudhary joined the debate surrounding the identity of the Hindu deity.
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After Bengaluru, Yamraj reaches Lucknow to promote road safety
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India] Nov 27 (ANI): In a unique initiative, the Lucknow Traffic Police is spreading awareness about road safety with the help of Yamraj (the Hindu deity of death).
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As Sabarimala temple opens today, protestors guard gates
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Oct 17 (ANI): With Sabarimala Temple set to open to the public for the first time since the Supreme Court allowed women of all ages to enter and offer prayers to the deity Lord Ayyappa, Social activist Rahul Easwar on Wednesday said that the believers of
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Navratri: This Durga devotee balances 21 urns on chest
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India] October 12 (ANI): Marking the commencement of the nine-day long Navratri festival, this ardent devotee of Goddess Durga has kept a structure made of 21 'Kalash' or sacred urns on his chest as a mark of respect to the deity.
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Pilgrims from Pakistan visit Jagannath temple in Puri
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Oct 8 (ANI): A group of Hindu devotees from Pakistan on Sunday visited the famous Jagannath Temple in the pilgrim town of Odisha's Puri and paid obeisance to the deity.
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No one opposing construction of Ram temple openly: Bhagwat
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Haridwar (Uttarakhand) [India], Oct 3 (ANI): Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat said leaving aside a few, most of the people who are against the construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya are not opposing it openly as the deity is worshipped by the country's majority.
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MP woman chops off tongue to offer it to deity
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Morena (Madhya Pradesh) [India], May 11 (ANI): In an astonishing incident, a woman chopped off her tongue in Tarsama village of Madhya Pradesh's Morena district to offer it in a temple.
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TN: Priests suspended for decorating idol in 'salwar kameez'
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu) [India], Feb. 07 (ANI): Two priests of a temple in Tamil Nadu's Nagapattinam district have been suspended for decorating the idol of the presiding deity in salwar kameez, a traditional outfit worn mostly in north India.
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VHP demands sweater, heater for Ram Lalla in Ayodhya
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Ayodhya (Uttar Pradesh) [India], December 21 (ANI): The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has made an official petition to the Receiver, who is the Commissioner of the Faizabad division, requesting him to order woolen clothes and a room heater for 'Ram Lalla' in the disputed land of Ayodhya to
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Four portals to ease loan application process
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 7 (ANI): Lending procedures have been perceived to be a deity task. From documentation, signatures, and trips to banks, to waiting for the application approval; it all seems like an unending process.
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Australian Hindus stage protest against meat advertisement featuring Lord
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Sydney [Australia], Sep 24 (ANI): Hindus in Australia staged protests in the major cities on Sunday to express their anguish about objectionable portrayal of Lord Ganesha in advertisement by a livestock farmers' lobbying organisation in the country.
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