The Supreme Court on Friday ordered a fresh independent SIT into the allegations of use of animal fat to make laddus to serve as prasadam at the Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple in Tirumala, Andhra Pradesh, where Lord Venkateswara is worshipped.
As the festival of Sharadiya Navaratri begins, temples across the country witnessed a surge of devotees coming together to celebrate the first day of the nine-day festival dedicated to worshipping Goddess Durga.
The first day of Shardiya Navratri saw devotees gather at the Jhandewalan Mata Temple in Delhi for the traditional aarti, marking the beginning of the nine-day festival dedicated to the worship of Goddess Durga.
In his message issued on the eve of Navratri festival, the Chief Minister said that worshiping various forms of Maa Durga has special significance in Navratri.
Foreign Affairs advisor, Mohammed Touhid Hossain has said that the worshipers who want to perform Durga Puja in Bangladesh "have the opportunity to do so," adding that Durga Puja has been performed in the country for ages.
This year, the 15-day-long Durga Puja festival at Kamakhya temple started on September 26, and it is celebrated in a manner where idol worship is avoided.
The Consulate General of India in San Francisco condemned the vandalism of BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Sacramento, California, which occurred on September 24. This incident marks the second attack on a BAPS temple in just ten days. Priests from Ayodhya have urged the Indian governmen
Ayodhya priests condemned the vandalism of a Hindu temple in California, urging the Indian government to take action and ensure the safety of Hindus and their places of worship globally.
A hearing will take place on Wednesday regarding the petition related to the shrine of Sufi saint Khwaja Garib Nawaz in Ajmer. The petition demands the right to worship and calls for removing encroachments, along with a request to survey the area by Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).
A massive political row erupted after Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu claimed that animal fat was used in Tirupati prasadam, with the YSRCP accusing Naidu of indulging in "heinous allegations" for political gains, whereas the Andhra government called to maintain the sanc
Six individuals have been arrested in connection to communal violence that broke out in Karnataka's Mangaluru on Monday after incidents of stone-pelting at two places of worship were reported.