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Andhra CM announces to waive off property tax on Gurdwaras, to provide ben
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Assuring the Sikh community that the state government would establish an exclusive corporation for their development, Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy instructed the officials to exempt Gurdwaras from property tax and also to provide benefits for Granthis (Priest for a Gurudwara) on par w
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MP CM Chouhan announces rights to priests for selling temple land, Congres
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The political mercury in Madhya Pradesh has shot up after Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan made an announcement of giving temple priests the right to sell temple land in the state.
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MP govt will not control any activities of temples: Shivraj Singh Chouhan
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
In his address, CM Chouhan said, "We have decided that the government will not have any control over the activities of the temples and the auction of temple land will be done by priests and not by collectors.
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Devotees throng Vrindavan's Banke Bihari temple to offer prayers on Holi
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Keeping the traditional fervour and essence of the festival alive, devotees thronged at the Banke Bihari temple in Vrindavan of Mathura district on Wednesday to offer prayers on the occasion of Holi.
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MP: Priests, devotees celebrate Holi at Mahakal Temple in Ujjain
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Bhasma aarti (offering with ashes) is a famous ritual here. It is performed during the Brahma Muhurta between 4 and 5:30 in the morning. On the occasion, the sanctum sanctorum of the Mahakal temple got drenched with gulal and special Shringar (adorning) of Baba Mahakal was done with dry frui
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We are misled by caste superiority illusion, it has to be set aside: Mohan
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
"We are misled by caste superiority illusion and this illusion has to be set aside," Mohan Bhagwat said.
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Rahul Gandhi's 'Tapasvis' remark draws flak from priests across country
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Priests from different parts of the country have condemned Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his statement that India is a land of Tapasvis and not Pujaris.
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Andhra Pradesh: Kanipakam temple priests including deputy chief suspended
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Venkatesh, one of the temple management authorities told reporters on Thursday that a special puja (abhisheka) was planned and scheduled to be held at 5.00 am on Tuesday, but the priests including their deputy chief did not perform it. I was told about this by one of the devotees in the afte
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Telangana: Priests stage protest against atheist Renjarla Rajesh
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
A protest was staged in the Basara town of Nirmal district by the Maa Saraswati temple priest against Atheist Renjarla Rajesh for making alleged derogatory remarks.
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Tripura: Mob attacks priests outside former CM Biplab Deb's residence, veh
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Unidentified people attacked priests outside the ancestral home of former Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb in Udaipur in Gomati district in Tripura late Tuesday night.
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Amaravati: CM Jagan seeks blessings of priests at his residence on New Yea
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
CM Jagan took the blessings at his residence by reciting Vedic hymns and taking 'prasadam' handed over by the temple officials.
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Priests perform 'Bhasma aarti' at Mahakaleshwar Temple in Ujjain on New Ye
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
On the beginning of the first day of the New Year, devotees flocked to Ujjain's Mahakaleshwar Temple to get a glimpse of morning aarti on Sunday.
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