KOLLAM: “Oushadha Biksha Yatra,” the campaign launched by Nelliakkattu Sreedhareeyam Oushadheswari temple of Koothattukulam to tour 114 temples across Kerala ahead of the restorative season of Karkitakam ,has entered down south , after receiving huge response from devotees since it set out earlier this week. The Yatra marks the revival of a unique tradition […]
PATHANAMTHITTA: Hundreds of devotees thronged the famed Aranmula Parthasarathy temple to receive the “Oushadha Biksha Yatra”, a unique campaign organised by Nelliakkattu Sreedhareeyam Oushadheswari temple of Koothattukulam, on the second day of its tour of the shrines in the length and breadth of Kerala.. The Yatra marks revival of a unqiue tradition of collecting ingredients […]
KOTTAYAM: Reviving a lofty tradition, the “Oushadha Biksha Yatra,” a campaign which will tour through 114 temples across Kerala seeking divine blessings for the wellness of the society, organised by Nelliakkattu Sreedhareeyam Oushadheswari temple of Koothattukulam , got under way today . This is for first time that the Yatra is being undertaken on such […]
MUMBAI: To cater to the growing demand of spiritual tourism in the country, SOTC launched Darshans in association with ePuja, India’s first online portal for religious ceremonies. Launched in August 2017, Darshans by SOTC is a selection of over 40 specially designed religious and spiritual experiences across 60 holy destinations in India. The tours have […]
NEW DELHI: Following protests over its decision, the National Green Tribunal today clarified it has not declared a “silence zone” at the Amarnath cave shrine in the south Kashmir Himalayas. A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar said that due silence has to be maintained only in front of the ice stalagmite resembling […]
NEW DELHI: The Kumbh Mela was on Friday declared as India’s ‘Intangible Cultural Heritage’ by UNESCO. The event was inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by the UN body. The annual congregation of pilgrims was one of the 33 new additions to the list this year. The list includes […]
COIMBATORE: A Kerala woman, Hadiya, who is at the centre of an alleged love-jihad case, will pursue her homeopathy studies under her previous Hindu name, the Salem medical college principal said today, a day after the Supreme Court freed her from the custody of her parents. Hadiya, 25, flew to Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu from […]
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala’s State Women Commission directed the Kottayam Superintendent of Police to inquire and submit a report on the Hadiya’s present condition, a day after a video of the 24-year-old pleading to be “saved” from her father was released, reported news agency ANI. Hadiya’s marriage to a Muslim was annulled by the Kerala High Court […]
MUMBAI: India has been one of the richest centers of spirituality over the last four thousand years. Tourism opportunities have developed immensely in the last couples of decades. Religious places are ranked high in preferred tourist destinations for Indians. The National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) report shows that between 2007 and 2015, the share of respondents […]