The temple town set a new Guinness world record by lighting over 22.23 lakh 'Diyas' (earthen lamps) during 'Deepotsav 2023' and broke its own world record of 15.76 lakh Diyas lit last year on the Diwali eve.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday said that Ayodhya will have ten times more tourists visiting the holy city after the inauguration of Ram Temple in January.
India head coach Rahul Dravid feels "temperament" is a factor that makes Shreyas Iyer a special player at the No. 4 spot ahead of their final group stage clash against the Netherlands in the ongoing World Cup.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde visited and offered prayers at the Srikalahasteeswara temple in Srikalahasti town of Chittoor district on Friday.
Shirdi (Maharashtra) [India], November 11: In the year 2018, India got its first-ever Devotional Theme Park in the form of Sai Teerth. The meticulously designed and constructed devotional theme park proved to be yet another architectural innovation from the Malpani Group.
Around 25000 volunteers from Avadh University and the Ayodhya district administration have been roped in to light the diyas at the same time. The team from the Guinness Book of World Records will be counting the lamps with the help of a drone camera.
Kamal Nath also said in an interview with an English daily that the former Prime Minister and Congress leader Rajiv Gandhi "got the locks opened" of the temporary Ram temple at the disputed Babri Masjid site in 1986 to allow Hindus to worship on the premises.
A stampede-like situation ensued at Hasanamba Temple in Karnataka's Hassan on Friday afternoon after a few people reportedly experienced an electric shock due to the snapping of an electric cable.
Following Afghanistan's five-wicket loss against South Africa in the 42nd match of the ODI World Cup 2023 at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Friday, Afghan skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi said that he is quite happy with their performance.