In a post on social media platform X, Chief Minister Sarma shared that spiritual leaders and devotees from across the country would gather at the sacred Nilachal Hills to offer prayers. He welcomed pilgrims to Assam for a divine experience and to seek the blessings of Maa Kamakhya.
Pilgrims on the Kailash Manasarovar Yatra, a sacred journey to Mount Kailash in Tibet, marked the International Day of Yoga 2025 by performing yoga sessions in Bainang County, Tibet Autonomous Region.
Emotional returnees, including students and religious pilgrims, expressed heartfelt gratitude to the Indian government for ensuring their safe return amid the escalating Israel-Iran conflict.
A special flight from Iran carrying 290 Indians, including students and religious pilgrims, landed at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport late Friday night, as part of Operation Sindhu, India's ongoing mission to evacuate citizens amid the escalating Israel-Iran conflict.
After a gap of five years, the revered Kailash Mansarovar Yatra through Sikkim recommenced on Friday with the ceremonial flagging off of the first batch of pilgrims by Sikkim Governor Om Prakash Mathur from the Nathula Pass.
Following the resumption of Kailash Mansarovar Yatra after five years, its first batch was flagged off from Sikkim's Nathula on Friday. The Governor of Sikkim, Om Prakash Mathur, formally flagged the first batch of pilgrims from Nathula Pass.
In the 48 days since the doors of Shri Kedarnath Yatra were opened, the number of devotees arriving for the pilgrimage as of Wednesday has crossed 11 lakh 40 thousand.
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah received the first batch of Hajj pilgrims at the Srinagar airport on Tuesday night, following their return.
Shia leader Maulana Saif Abbas appealed to the Indian government to evacuate pilgrims stranded in Iran and Iraq due to the escalating Israel-Iran conflict, citing their inability to afford Hajj and a letter was sent to EAM Jaishankar.
"There were around 284 passengers onboard. At the time of landing, the pilot pulled the emergency brakes. Immediately, Fire Brigade vehicles at the airport came to extinguish the smoke in the aircraft's wheel. This took about 20 minutes, and soon after we disembarked," the passenger told AN