India has initiated the process of sending sacred Sarayu river water to Sri Lanka for the construction of the revered Sita Amman Temple, dedicated to Goddess Sita.
The ASI had to submit the report to the Madhya Pradesh High Court on April 29, but it had submitted an application seeking eight more weeks for the survey.
Thousands of devotees in Hadigaun, believed as the capital of Licchavi Dynasty in medieval age celebrated the festival of searching the missing jewellery on Wednesday.
After the Triyuginarayan temple where Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati tied the knot, according to popular belief; the Usha-Anirudh wedding pavillion at Shri Omkareshwar Temple in Ukhimath town is also set to emerge as a favourite destination for would-be couples to take their nuptial vows.
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami along with his family performed 'Kanya Pujan' at his residence on the ninth day of the holy Chaitra Navratri dedicated to the worship goddess Durga.
After participating in the 'Meru Yatra' on Monday, Pradhan said that it is his fortune that he got the opportunity to get the 'Darshan' of the goddess.
The decorated car went around important streets of Woraiyur in Tiruchi before returning to its base. A special puja was performed to Goddess Vekkaliamman after the temple car reached its base.
People from the Bengali business community also offered prayers to Goddess Laxmi and Ganesh and got themselves a new Hal Khata (accounting book) for their shops, to mark the first day of transactions in the new year.
For Hindus, the Bhojshala Complex is a temple dedicated to Goddess Vagdevi (Saraswati), while for Muslims, it is the site of the Kamal Maula mosque. According to an arrangement in 2003, Hindus perform puja at the complex on Tuesdays from sunrise to sunset while Muslims offer namaz on Fridays