TN: Navaratri festival begins at Srirangam Ranganathaswamy Temple

Navaratri festival began at Srirangam Ranganathaswamy Temple in Tamil Nadu's Tiruchirappalli with Goddess...

Manickam Tagore slams “RSS product” Fadnavis for lack of facility

"In Shahapur, Thane, a pregnant woman had to be carried in a doli -- a makeshift palanquin -- because there is no...

Palki, pony, pithoo owners resume services at Vaishno Devi

In a positive development for the local economy and pilgrimage infrastructure, thousands of palanquin (palki) owners...

TN: Thousands of devotees participate in Chithirai festival

Amid chants and devotional fervour, Lord Kallazhagar set off on his grand annual journey from Alagar Hills to...

Chithirai: Golden Palanquins of deities taken in procession

The fourth day of the world-renowned Chithirai festival at Madurai's Meenakshi Amman Temple was marked by a grand...

Uttarkashi: Goddess Ganga's palanquin leaves her winter abode

Drums, dhols, and thousands of devotees accompanied the procession. The palanquin's departure heralds the formal...

Cabinet approves ropeway project for Hemkund Sahib in Uttarakhand

Currently, the journey to the Hemkund Sahib Ji is a challenging 21-km uphill trek from Govindghat and is covered...

J-K: Stones pelted amid protest by locals in Katra

Pony and palanquin owners, who routinely assist thousands of pilgrims on the Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine route in Jammu...

Nepal observes Phulpati, seventh day of Dashain festival

Nepal on Thursday observed the day of "Phulpati," the seventh day of fortnightly festival of Dashain when a...

Soaked in orange, Nepali town welcomes New Year in colour

The annual festival of Sindoor Jatra paints the town with orange Sindoor which is observed on 2nd of Baisakh or the...

Namdhari Sikhs take out palanquin procession of Satguru Ram Singh

Namdhari Sikhs took out the palanquin procession of their revered Satguru Ram Singh in Ayodhya on the occasion of...

Navaratri Brahmotsavam concludes with Chakra Snanam in Andhra

The deities Malyappa, his consorts and Sudarsana Chakrathalwar were ceremoniously brought in a decorated palanquin...