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Over 46 lakh pilgrims visited Char Dham so far this year: Uttarakhand CM D
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Sunday said that over 46 lakh devotees embarked on Char Dham Yatra, which comprises the four holy shrines-- Gangotri, Yamunotri, Kedarnath and Badrinath-- so far this year.
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"27 pilgrims of Meghalaya stuck in Jerusalem": CM Conrad Sangma
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
"27 citizens of Meghalaya who traveled for the Holy Pilgrimage to Jerusalem are stuck in Bethlehem due to the tension between Israel and Palestine. I am in touch with the Ministry of External Affairs to ensure their safe passage back home," CM Sangma posted on X.
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Uttarakhand: Helicopter carrying pilgrims makes emergency landing in Kedar
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
As per the Rudraprayag District Administration, the helicopter took off in the bad weather.
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Pak’s Federal Investigation Agency offloads 16 alleged beggars from Saudi
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
During the immigration process, FIA officials questioned the passengers, who confessed to their true intent of travelling to Saudi Arabia for the purpose of begging.
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Pitru Paksha 2023: Hindus pay homage to their ancestors
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Pitru Paksha, a ritual in which Hindus pay homage to their ancestors, especially through food offerings started all over the country.
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Tamil Nadu: Over 5 lakh devotees participate in holy walk Pournami Girivil
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Visuals show thousands of pilgrims from across the country gathered for Girivalam, a practice in which devotees walk for 14 km to worship Asthalingam (8 Lingams).
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One pilgrim from Odisha dead, several injured in Bihar bus accident
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
A pilgrim died while several others were injured after a tourist bus collided with a vehicle in Bihar's Kaimur district on Friday morning, said an official.
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Bihar: Devotees throng annual Pitru Paksha Mela in Gaya, pay homage to anc
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
With the commencement of the annual Pitru Paksha Mela, pilgrims from far and near visited at Gaya, took a bath in the River Falgu, performed death rites and offered pinda (a ball of rice offered at a shradh ceremony) to their deceased ancestors.
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Ram Temple at Ayodhya to open for devotees before January 26: Construction
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Pilgrims will be able to have a glimpse of the idol of Lord Ram in his child form at the temple in Ayodhya definitely before January 26 and the first phase of construction of the grand temple will be completed by December this year, Chairman of Ayodhya Ram Mandir Construction Committee Nr
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Uttarakhand: 107 Pakistani pilgrims arrive for annual Urs at Piran Kaliyar
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Famed for its mystical powers, the Piran Kaliyar Dargah is visited by millions of devotees from all religions from India and abroad. The Urs is celebrated at this Dargah every year, from the first day of sighting the moon to the sixteenth day during the Rabeeull month of the Islamic calenda
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Private bus hits rock on slope near Ambaji in Gujarat’s Banaskantha, 35 pi
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The police further said that the injured were admitted to a hospital for treatment while seriously injured people were sent to Palanpur Civil Hospital.
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Gaya district administration refuses permission for Bageshwar Dham Dhirend
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
"Administration and police reviewed and investigated the event of Sant Dhirendra Shastri of Bageshwar Dham, after the review it was decided that lakhs of pilgrims from many states come to the Pitripaksha Mela and due to the event of Sant Dhirendra Shastri of Bageshwar Dham, law and order can
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