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Police register FIR against mass animal sacrifice at temple festival in T
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
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.
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DYFI activists protest RSS song at temple festival in Kerala's Kannur
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
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.
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Kerala: Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple to hold Murajapam rituals from Novembe
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
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.
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"Immersed us all in Shiv Bhakti": PM Modi praises Ilaiyaraaja at TN's Gang
Updated : 10 months ago IST
"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
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Andhra CM condoles demise of 7 people after wall collapses during temple f
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
"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
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Thootedhara marks conclusion of the Sri Durga Parameshwari temple festival
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
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.
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TN: 3 of family, including pregnant woman, die of electrocution in Virudhu
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
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.
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Kerala: Over 50 CPI(M) workers booked for locking up police officers
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
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.
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Kerala CM condoles deaths after elephants run amok at temple festival
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
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.
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Kerala: 5 year-old dies in stampede at Kollam temple festival
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
The child died last night after a ceremonial chariot ran over her, after she slipped and fell from her father's arms amid the chaos.
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Kerala: CPI (M) leader hacked to death in Kozhikode
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The incident happened on Thursday night during a festival at Cheriyapuram Temple at Koyilandy in Kozhikode.
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Amid ageing population, Japan's famed 'Naked man' festival held one last t
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
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
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