Telangana Police on Friday registered cases against several individuals after around 50 goats and sheep were allegedly sacrificed during a festival ritual at the Bheemanna Temple.
Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) activists have protested the singing of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh's (RSS) 'gana geetham' (prayer song) during the Kannadiparamba Sree Muthappan temple festival in Mayyil in Kerala's Kannur.
The Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple will be holding the Murajapam rituals starting from November 20th. The chanting will last for 56 days. It will take place from 6:30 AM to 8:30 AM, and again from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM.
"The energy of Shiv's (darshan) glimpse and Ilaiyaraaja's music and the chanting of mantras - this is a spiritual experience which makes the soul overwhelmed with emotion. I am privileged to be present and worship at the feet of Lord Brihadeeswara. I have prayed at this historic temple fo
"I am deeply saddened by the death of seven devotees due to the collapse of a wall during the Chandanotsavam of Sri Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy. My deepest condolences to the families of those who died in this incident due to the collapse of a wall due to heavy rains," read a post by the
The annual festival at the historic Sri Durga Parameshwari Temple in Kateel concluded with a visually stunning climax, marked by the exhilarating "Thootedhara" ritual on its final day.
The deaths happened after one person, named Thiruppathi, came in contact with an exposed wire during loudspeaker installation. The person's grandmother and seven-month pregnant wife lost their life in an attempt to save him.
In a dramatic incident in Thalassery, over 50 CPI(M) activists allegedly locked police officers inside a room and freed an accused party worker wanted in an assault case involving police personnel. The altercation occurred after a temple festival clash.
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday expressed condolences to the families of those who died in a stampede during a temple festival in Kozhikode after elephants ran amok.
Amid growing concerns over an ageing population and declining childbirths, a weird Japanese festival that features almost-naked men fighting over a hemp bag filled with charms took place for one last time on February 17 in Iwate prefecture, according to Asahi Shimbun, one of the largest n