New Delhi [India], June 13 (ANI): Delhi's Kalkaji Temple Peethadhiswar Mahant Surendra Nath Avdhoot on Sunday slammed the Delhi government for allowing temples to open without devotees and termed the move "pointless".
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], June 11 (ANI): The annual Rath Yatra of Lord Shree Jagannath in Puri will be held this year and servitors who have received vaccine shots and test negative for Covid-19 will be allowed to attend rituals.
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], May 4 (ANI): Amid the growing number of COVID-19 cases, Uttarakhand's Char Dham Management Board on Tuesday laid out a standard operating procedure (SOP) days after Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat suspended the yatra for devotees.
Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 24 (ANI): The famous annual Chithirai festival, wherein the celestial wedding of Goddess Madurai Meenakshi Amman with her consort Lord Sundareswarar happens, was conducted in a minimalistic manner at Madurai's Meenakshi Amman Temple on Saturday.
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], April 22 (ANI): Some devotees who returned from Pakistan after celebrating Baisakhi tested positive for COVID-19, said the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee on Thursday.
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], April 22 (ANI): Amid the surge in COVID-19 cases across the country, tourists, devotees and others coming from outside Uttarakhand will only be allowed into Dehradun after registering on the Smart City Portal.
Bhadradri Kothagudem (Telangana) [India], April 22 (ANI): Kalyanotsavam of Devi Sita and Lord Ram was performed at Lord Rama temple in Telangana's Bhadrachalam on Wednesday.
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], April 21 (ANI): Owing to the spike in COVID-19 cases, the Tapovan and the Mahavir temples in Ranchi wore a deserted look on the Hindu festival of Ram Navami on Wednesday.
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 21 (ANI): On the occasion of Ram Navami, less number of devotees offered prayers at Ashtabhuja Mata Mandir in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi on Wednesday due to the COVID restrictions in place in the state.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 20 (ANI): Devotees offered prayers outside the Mumba Devi Temple on Durga Ashtami as Maharashtra's temples remained closed due to the COVID-19 restrictions.
Ayodhya (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 19 (ANI): Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra on Monday informed that Ram Navami will be celebrated at the Sri Ram Janmabhoomi complex Ayodhya but without devotees in view with the current Coronavirus situation in Uttar Pradesh.
New Delhi [India], April 18 (ANI): The Delhi government has issued an order making it mandatory for all residents of Delhi who visit the Kumbh in Haridwar to quarantine themselves at home for fourteen days on return. Anyone who violates the order will face legal action.