Religions
April 01, 2021
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The 6th Edition of the Ketevan Sacred Music Festival Goes Online; 6-8 April 2021

GOA:This year, the three-day Ketevan Sacred Music Festival will – for the first time since its inception in 2016 – host an online edition so as to respect the safety norms of the ongoing pandemic. Ketevan’s aim has always been to celebrate inter-religious coexistence by putting together soulful sacred music programs from various spiritual traditions […]

Religions
March 01, 2021
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Ten-day “Koda” Festival Begins at Mondaikad Temple

MONDAIKAD (Tamil Nadu):The 10-day-long annual “Koda” festival at the famed Mondaikad Bhagavathy Temple in this coastal town began today with the traditional flag-unfurling (Kodiyettu) ceremony in the presence of thousands of devotees from Kerala and Tamil Nadu. The temple Tantri Edakkode Sankaranarayanan initiated the festival rites in the presence of Telangana Governor Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan […]

Religions, Trivandrum
January 29, 2021
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Tourism Minister Lays Foundation for Rs 3-cr Amenity Centre at Vettukad Church

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM:Minister for Tourism, Kadakampally Surendran, laid the foundation for the Rs 3-crore pilgrim amenity centre at the historical Madre De Deus Church, Vettukad here on Thursday. The facility is part of the Pilgrim Circuit, launched to promote pilgrim tourism by connecting various pilgrim centres of different faiths. The amenity centres provide basic facilities for pilgrims […]

Religions
December 01, 2020
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Saibaba Temple Appeals to Devotees to Come in Civilised Attire

PUNE:The Saibaba temple trust at Shirdi in Maharashtra has put up boards appealing to devotees to be dressed in a “civilised” manner, or as per the “Indian culture”, when they come to the sacred place to offer prayers. When contacted, Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust”s Chief Executive Officer Kanhuraj Bagate said on Tuesday that it is […]

Hindu, Nation, News, Religions
August 05, 2020
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PM Performs : ‘Bhoomi Pujan’ for Ram temple in Ayodhya

AYODHYA: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday performed the ‘bhoomi pujan’ of a Supreme Court-mandated Ram temple in Ayodhya, bringing to fruition the BJP’s ‘mandir’ movement that defined its politics for three decades and took it to the heights of power. RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath were among those […]

Hindu, Kerala, Religions
July 13, 2020
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Travancore Royals Hail SC Order on Padmanabhaswamy Temple

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Travancore royal family expressed happiness over the Supreme Court order on Monday upholding its rights in the administration of Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple here. Aswathy Thirunal Gowri Lakshmi Bhai, member of the Travancore royal family, described the verdict as a blessing from Lord Padmanabha. “We are really happy at the Supreme Court”s ruling. We […]

Religions
June 23, 2020
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Muslims to Wait a Year for Hajj as Virus Prompts Saudi Curbs

DUBAI: Muslims around the world hoping for a once-in-a-lifetime journey to Mecca to perform the hajj will have to wait until next year, after Saudi Arabia drastically curtailed the pilgrimage due to the coronavirus pandemic. The kingdom said late on Monday that only a very limited number of pilgrims would be allowed to perform the […]

Hindu, Kerala, Religions
June 10, 2020
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Sabarimala Temple Priest Doesn’t Want Devotees to Turn Up

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: With the custodian of the famed Sabarimala temple- Travancore Devasom Board (TDB) making all arrangements for opening the temple for its monthly rituals starting June 14 at 5 pm and to close on June 19 at 10 pm, the temple priest on Wednesday wrote to TDB not to open it for devotees. The ”tantri” […]