Thrissur BJP MP and Union Minister Suresh Gopi on Tuesday termed Thrissur Pooram, which is underway in Sree Vadakkumnathan Temple here, a "visual extravaganza".
Earlier today, in an initiative aimed at promoting civic responsibility and environmental hygiene, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta took part in a 20-day cleanliness campaign titled 'My NDMC, Keep It Clean' from the Hanuman Temple complex in Connaught Place.
Rudraprayag Police have registered an FIR after a viral video showed youths dancing and playing DJ music at Kedarnath temple. The video, which raised concerns over the temple's sanctity, was clarified not to be from after the temple gates opened. Police are investigating the incident and hav
Shankaracharya Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati on Tuesday spoke about the naming of the newly built Digha temple as 'Jagannath Dham and stated that a 'Dham' can only be in one place, and it would not be right to call this temple as 'Dham'.
Historian Anil Dhir has downplayed the controversy surrounding the newly constructed Jagannath temple in Digha, calling it an issue that is being unnecessarily exaggerated and clarified calling a place a 'Dham' does not grant it religious status equivalent to the traditional four Dhams.
Reacting to the row over naming the newly built 'Jagannath Digha' temple as 'Jagannath Dham', Odisha BJP President Manmohan Samal stated that there is clarity in everyone's mind that Jagannath Dham is in Puri and it was wrong to name Digha temple as Dham.
The thirty-six-hour-long Thrissur Pooram is underway with fast beats of percussion instruments, conches blowing, and devotees thronging at Thekkinkadu Maidan. The Pooram, known as the mother of all 'Poorams', officially kicked off on Monday night as Neythalakavilamma made her majestic ent
In the wake of protests over the newly inaugurated Jagannath Temple in Digha being called Jagannath Dham, the word Dham was replaced with temple in the signboards.
Padma Shri awardee Sudarsan Pattnaik has objected to naming a newly built Jagannath temple in Digha as 'Jagannath Dham,' saying it undermines the sanctity of Puri's Jagannath Dham and called on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to clarify the state's stand.
"This is not a Jagannath temple but a cultural centre, do not spread false info. It (Digha temple) has been built with government money, Rs 250 crore, look at the tender, work orders. It is clear in those that it not a temple but a cultural centre. It is an insult to Maha Prabhu, I am also a
According to Deputy Commissioner of Police, Navi Mumbai, Rashmi Nandedkar, all three of the Pakistani nationals were Hindus and came to India on temprorary visas.
The erstwhile king of Puri, Gajapati Dibyasingha Deba has expressed his opposition to the term "Shree Jagannath Temple" usage for the temple located in Digha.