Four Dalit men were allegedly attacked by upper caste Hindus after a dispute arose at a temple festival at Madurai in Tamil Nadu, said police. Twelve persons have been arrested in this connection, police said.
The 3-day historic Sudhmahadev mela in tehsil Chenani commenced on Saturday amid traditional fervour and gaiety. Thousands of devotees from within and outside the UT visited the holy Sudhmahadev temple on the first day of the mela to seek the blessings of Lord Shiva.
Ramnamis represent a community in Chhattisgarh, which is dedicated to the devotion of Lord Ram, with even their bodies and faces tattooed with 'Ram Nam'. They consider their bodies to be a temple.
75-year-old Hanuman Saini who used to work in Delhi's Khari Baoli from where he suddenly went missing in 1989. He was given a hero's welcome back home Bansoor village of Alwar district on May 30 after a gap of over three decades. People crowded his home as he reunited with his family.
Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Dahal 'Prachanda' landed at the Indore Airport in Madhya Pradesh where he was received by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chohan. He reached Indore to attend various programmes. Later, he will also visit the Holy Mahakaleshwar Jyotirling Temple of Ujjain.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Thursday during a meeting regarding the Manaskhand Mandir Mala Mission at his official residence instructed the officials to speed up the work being done for the grandeur of the 16 temples identified in the first phase of the mission.
Notably, six out of the seven idols of 'Sapta Rishi' installed at the Mahakal Lok corridor, on the Mahakaleshwar temple premises in Ujjain city collapsed and suffered damages due to gusty winds on May 28, officials said.
After being trolled over her recent sacred visit to Mahakal Temple in Ujjain, Sara Ali Khan broke her silence and gave a befitting response to the naysayers.