Passenger amenities in the Jammu Division of Northern Railway continue to expand with the extension of special train No. 04688/04687 from Budgam to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra, replacing its earlier termination at Banihal.
In the post, the LG mentioned three initiatives approved by the board: an international museum dedicated to Maa Shakti's spiritual heritage, a sound-and-light spectacle modelled on global pilgrimage sites, and a documentary on the Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine.
He was accompanied by Minister Seethakka and the District Collector, who briefed him on the significance of the Medaram Maha Jatara and the arrangements made for devotees.
Earlier, a Maori tribal delegation from New Zealand performed the traditional Haka dance at Medaram's Sammakka-Saralamm
A Maori tribal delegation from New Zealand performed the traditional Haka dance at Medaram's Sammakka-Saralamma shrine in Telangana, India, marking a significant global cultural exchange.
The Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB) began the winter plantation drive and the second phase of aerial seed dispersal at the Trikuta Hills on Thursday.
As continuous snowfall blankets the shrine, the security forces are not only discharging their responsibility of safeguarding the pilgrimage site but are also embodying the spirit of "self-reliance" and "effective management" by clearing heavy snow from their residential areas.
The Rudraprayag district administration told ANI that amid continuous snowfall in the state's high Himalayan regions, the holy town of Kedarnath, the abode of Baba Kedar, has been completely blanketed in snow. At present, around 3 to 4 feet of snow has accumulated at the shrine, and tempe
According to the FIR, the accused, along with 25-30 others, allegedly carried out the vandalism using iron rods and hammers. The FIR also states that religious books were damaged during the incident.
A shrine dedicated to renowned Sufi poet Baba Bulleh Shah was vandalised by unidentified miscreants late Saturday night in the Bala Hissar area of Mussoorie, prompting heightened security measures by the local administration.
The holy shrine of Vaishno Devi Shrine in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district witnessed the season's first snowfall on Thursday, covering the Trikuta Hills in a pristine white blanket and transforming the pilgrimage route into a picturesque winter landscape.
The Mandala-Makaravilakku festival at the Sabarimala temple concludes with the closing of the sanctum sanctorum following age-old rituals. The two-month-long festival comes to an end.