An FIR has been registered after the idol of Lord Hanuman at a nearly 200-year-old temple in the Chandrayangutta area of Hyderabad was vandalized by unknown miscreants.
Speaking to ANI, Rao said, "The uproar that followed the alleged damage to the idols... if there is even a little negligence in such matters, the repercussions will spread everywhere and lead to law-and-order problems."
Speaking to the media, YSRCP leader and former MLA Malladi Vishnu alleged that neither TTD officials nor the coalition government has any concern for devotees, and "safety measures were left to the winds with a drunkard climbing the Govindarajaswamy temple at Tirumala and vandalising the
The meeting was inaugurated by Param Pujaneeya Sarsanghchalak Mohan Bhagwat and Mananiya Sarkaryavah Dattatreya Hosabale, who offered floral tributes to the idol of Bharat Mata.
The idols, capturing the divine innocence of Lord Ram, are selling rapidly in local markets and temple lanes, drawing devotees eager to take one home for Diwali worship.
"After I took charge of the ICA Department, I sat down with other ministers and discussed that during the princely period, a procession was taken from here for the immersion of the idols. Then everyone, including clubs, organisations, and puja organisers, expressed their agreement to dete
Sindoor Khela is celebrated by women applying vermilion to the idol and then smearing it onto one another, and marks the end of the five-day Durga Puja.
"We will give him a very good red carpet welcome here. We will showcase the local culture here. Also, when we take him from here to the Ram Janmabhoomi temple, the Prime Minister will be briefed by the Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust. We will present him with a hamper of products de
The idol, themed "Telangana Rising," depicts Ganesh in attire associated with the Chief Minister -- a white shirt, black trousers, and a green shawl draped over the shoulder, inspired by a photograph of Revanth Reddy during his padayatra.
Continuous heavy rainfall has caused the water level of the River Ganga to rise significantly at Parmarth Niketan Ashram in Rishikesh, with water seen touching the idol of Lord Shiva at the ashram's Aarti Sthal.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Friday flagged off the Kalash Yatra for the Jalabhishek of the idol of Lord Surya in Kushinagar district from his official residence in Dehradun.