Puducherry [India], Aug 2 (ANI): Breaking social barriers, Manikandan, a transgender priest at a temple in Puducherry, performed special prayers on the occasion of Aadi festival.
Aligarh (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Aug 1 (ANI): Days after district administration banned all types of religious activities on the roads, City Mufti Mohammad Khalif Hameed has also urged all administrators of mosques and those offering prayers in them to avoid using roads for Namaz and instead
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 30 (ANI): The Congress party is holding a prayer meeting here wishing for the well-being of the Unnao rape victim who is in a critical condition after she met with an accident on Sunday.
Deoghar (Jharkhand) [India], July 29 (ANI): Amid the ongoing 'Shravan month', Lalu Prasad Yadav's elder son Tej Pratap Yadav on Monday offered prayers at Baba Baidyanath Temple in Deoghar in Jharkhand.
Gorakhpur (UP)/ Varanasi (UP) / Deoghar (Jharkhand) [India], July 29 (ANI): Devotees thronged temples dedicated to Lord Shiva across India to commemorate the second Monday of the holy month of 'Sawan' (Shravan) to offer their prayers.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 28 (ANI): Lakhs of devotees offered prayers at several temples of Goddess Mahakali during the annual Bonalu festival in Hyderabad, Telangana, on Sunday.
Siliguri (West Bengal) [India], July 28 (ANI): The 'Mahadev Shiva Kalash Yatra' was organized here by the Hindu Sabhya Samaj on Sunday for the devotees who could not offer prayers at Baidyanath Temple in Jharkhand.
Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 26 (ANI): Devotees offered prayers at Ramanathaswamy temple as part of the 17-day-long 'Aadi Thirukalyanam' festival in Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu. The festival began on Thursday.
Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 25 (ANI): With the recent dry spell in India's southern Tamil Nadu state, priests in Madurai city offered prayers and performed special rituals on Wednesday for the conservation of the river Vaigai.
Patna (Bihar) [India], July 23 (ANI): Amid the ongoing 'Shravan month', Lalu Prasad Yadav's elder son Tej Pratap Yadav on Tuesday dressed up as Lord Shiva and offered prayers at a Shiva temple in Patna.
Kathmandu [Nepal], July 22 (ANI): A large number of devotees in Nepal flocked to Shiva Temples on the first Monday of Shrawan, the fourth month of Hindu calendar devoted to Lord Shiva.
New Delhi (India), July 22 (ANI): With the chant of 'Om Namah Shivaya' echoing in the temples, the auspicious month of Sawan (Shravan) began on Monday.