President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday laid the foundation stone for the development of pilgrimage facilities at Bhadrachalam Group of Temples under the PRASHAD scheme at Telangana's Bhadrachalam.
"Up to 2004, the Ganges had eroded 356 square km of fertile land and displaced around 80,000 people in the period 1988 - 1994, in Murshidabad district. Erosion along the banks of the Ganga had washed away more than 50 houses, two temples and acres of agricultural land in the Shamserganj area
After the Haryana government called for announcements by temples and mosques to wake up students early in the morning, the State Education Minister Haryana Kanwar Pal Gujjar on Monday said that it will help children in terms of health and education.
Jaishankar said that temples are not just places for faith and worship but are social community centers. "They are places for gathering and centers for knowledge. They are promotors of art and craft."
Over the past three months, houses of around 40-50 families, one school building, two temples and a government building have all been swept away. The villagers were forced to move to safer places. According to locals, an area of 300 meters along the river bank had been eroded by the river ov
The court issued the order after hearing a public interest case filed by one Seetharaman, seeking a ban on the use of cell phones inside the Arulmigu Subramania Swamy Temple in the state's Tiruchendur.
The pujari of temples across Delhi are not paid any remuneration. The Non-payment of salary to pujari's/ priests of temples violates Article 14 of the Constitution of India, stated the plea.
Jallikattu is conducted during the Pongal festival as thanksgiving for a good harvest and subsequent festivals are conducted in temples which shows that the event has great cultural and spiritual significance, it has added.
On the margins of the 'No Money for Terror' conference on Friday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah raised issues of attack on minorities and temples in Bangladesh during a bilateral discussion with his Bangladeshi counterpart, Asaduzzaman Khan, sources said.
The Kerala High Court directed Travancore Devaswom Board and Cochin Devaswom Board to ensure proper facilities are provided to Sabarimala pilgrims in the temples, which are identified as the edathavalams (transit camps) under their management during the upcoming pilgrimage season.
The land and funds of temples which are managed by the government are given to the people who do not believe in Hindu society and Hindu Dharma, VHP general secretary Milind Parande said.