Celebrations were on in full flow across Maharashtra as devotees welcomed their favourite Lord Ganesha on Wednesday. ...
07:29 PM, Sep 19, 2012
Hyderabad: The state government is in a unique fix. On the one hand, it seems to be sitting right on top of a gold reserve in Tamballepalle Assembly constituency in Chittoor district, on the other hand, it is unable to mine it or even conduct a survey in the area fearing backlash from people who trudge up the hills every year to a Shiva temple on top. If the proposal...
12:34 PM, Sep 10, 2012
Chennai: As the hoisting of the flag marked the beginning of the 10-day annual fest at the Annai Vailankanni Shrine in Besant Nagar, thousands of devotees thronged the church to offer prayers on Wednesday. Sister Beed, who was holding guard of the Mother Mary shrine where devotees left their prayer letters, says that it was the universality of the festival that drew people from across religions. The grilled wall around...
02:26 PM, Aug 30, 2012
Hyderabad: Devotees ran helter-skelter when two groups of functionaries of Shirdi Sai Baba temple at Dilsukhnagar here clashed with each other and nearly came to blows on Monday. As tempers ran high, police had to be called in to restore order. The unsavoury incident took place when S.Jayaswamy, former chairman of Shri Shirdi Sai Baba Sansthan Trust, arrived at the temple along with his followers to appear before assistant commissioner...
12:51 PM, Aug 14, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: It was a day of disappointment for several devotees who reached the Shangumugham beach on Wednesday to offer the Karkidaka vavu bali ritual, thanks to the scores of fake acharyas who lined up on the shores to guide the devotees to perform rituals dedicated to the spirits of their ancestors. While many of the bogus men did not know the basic rituals, several others chanted unheard of and unknown...
12:31 PM, Jul 19, 2012
Ramanagar: Controversial self-styled godman Nithyananda was granted bail by the district executive magistrate today, a day after he was re-arrested on charges of disturbing peace. Ramanagar Deputy Commissioner Sriram Reddy, also the executive magistrate, passed orders granting bail to Nithyananda on furnishing a bond for Rs 1 lakh and two sureties for like sum and directed him not to disturb peace. Public Prosecutor Nagaraj Reddy opposed bail for Nithyananda who...
06:29 PM, Jun 15, 2012
Bangalore: Ramanagaram police on Tuesday began search operations in Swamy Nithyananda Ashram in Bidadi. Sources said that police has been directed to arrest to all those named in the FIR including Nithyananda. SP Ramanagaram, Anupam Agarwal, said "If we find Nithyananda we will arrest him for charges of assault and threat to life, this has nothing to do with the sleaze tapes." Earlier, facing arrest Nithyananda moved the Karnataka High...
05:42 PM, Jun 12, 2012
Bangalore: Lawyers of the the self-styled godman, Nithyananda, have moved the Karnataka High Court to quash the first FIR lodged against him, after his supporters clashed with a TV reporter. The self-styled godman remains missing 24 hours after the Sadananda Gowda government launched a manhunt for him. There has been no clue of his whereabouts despite the state government having ordered a probe into allegations of sexual abuse against him....
03:32 PM, Jun 12, 2012
Puttaparthi: Exactly a year after Sathya Sai Baba passed away in Puttaparthi, his trust is struggling to retain its credibility. A tough year for his trust and the small town of Puttaparthi, for the Sathya Sai Central trust the going has been rough, with income tax raids and allegations of corruption. Now the Baba's family has alleged mismanagement of the trust funds by his nephew Ratnakar Rahu who is a...
06:30 AM, Apr 24, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: In Jammu's Sree Krishna temple, all rituals, including offering of daily prayers, are performed by women priests. The temple, also known as 'Baion ka Mandir,' is maintained by the distaff side which is proud to spread the message of women empowerment through religion. Unfortunately, Malayinkeezhu is no Jammu. The Sree Krishna Temple here bars entry to women devotees! For centuries, women have not been allowed into the nalambalam, the...
02:46 PM, Apr 01, 2012
TIRUMALA: The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), of late, is in news for all wrong reasons, thanks to the laxity of it security and vigilance staff.What started with indiscipline among security guards worsened soon into more serious incidents.Apart from thefts from hundi, there were attacks on devotees at the queue complex, rape of a teenager by a Vigilance staffer and murder of an employee at the TTD headquarters, to list a...
08:26 AM, Mar 26, 2012
Itanagar: Nearly 75,000 devotees, including hundreds of sadhus from across the country, took a holy dip in Parshuram Kund in Lohit district of Arunachal Pradesh on the occasion of Makar Sankranti on Sunday. Most of the pilgrims, from Nepal, Manipur, Maharastra, Rajasthan, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and various parts of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh made a beeline to the holy site since January 13 last, Lohit deputy commissioner R K Sharma...
12:10 PM, Jan 16, 2012
Srinagar: Three more devotees died of cardiac arrest taking the death toll to 80 during the ongoing pilgrimage to the holy cave shrine of Amarnath, officials said on Monday. 76-year-old M R Verma, a resident of Uttar Pradesh, breathed his last at the 3880-mt high cave shrine on Monday morning shortly after complaining of severe chest pain. Anand Soni, aged 31, who hailed from Rajasthan, and 62-year-old Lekh Ram from...
05:00 PM, Jul 18, 2011
Baltal: The yatra to Amarnath has begun, as always amidst tight security but it's seen as one of the most peaceful and orderly Amarnath yatra in recent years. An estimated four to five lakh pilgrims are expected to make the journey towards the famous cave. Faith is moving all alike, the young, old and infirm hoping to seek blessings of Lord Shiva by trekking to the holy cave. This is ...
08:35 PM, Jun 29, 2011
Baltal: The yatra to Amarnath has begun, as always amidst tight security but it's seen as one of the most peaceful and orderly Amarnath yatra in recent years. An estimated four to five lakh pilgrims are expected to make the journey towards the famous cave. Faith is moving all alike, the young, old and infirm hoping to seek blessings of Lord Shiva by trekking to the holy cave. This is...
08:35 PM, Jun 29, 2011
Puttaparthi: With devotees continuing to surge into the town to offer their homage to the late Sathya Sai Baba, authorities on Tuesday extended the final darshan timing till midnight. Three special trains from Secunderabad, Visakhapatnam and Vijayawada brought in a large number of devotees to the town on the final day of darshan. Inspector General (Rayalaseema Region) Santosh Mehra said the darshan timing, which was to end at 6 pm...
09:30 AM, Apr 26, 2011
New Delhi: Lakhs of devotees continue to pour in the ashram of Sri Sathya Sai Baba at Puttaparthi in Andhra Pradesh to pay homage to the spiritual leader who passed away on Sunday even as police tightened security for crowd control. With grief writ large on their faces, the devotees, both young and old, made their way to the Sai Kulwant Hall at Prashanti Nilayam Ashram to have a darshan ...
07:15 AM, Apr 25, 2011
New Delhi: Lakhs of devotees continue to pour in the ashram of Sri Sathya Sai Baba at Puttaparthi in Andhra Pradesh to pay homage to the spiritual leader who passed away on Sunday even as police tightened security for crowd control. With grief writ large on their faces, the devotees, both young and old, made their way to the Sai Kulwant Hall at Prashanti Nilayam Ashram to have a darshan ...
07:15 AM, Apr 25, 2011
New Delhi: Lakhs of devotees continue to pour in the ashram of Sri Sathya Sai Baba at Puttaparthi in Andhra Pradesh to pay homage to the spiritual leader who passed away on Sunday even as police tightened security for crowd control. With grief writ large on their faces, the devotees, both young and old, made their way to the Sai Kulwant Hall at Prashanti Nilayam Ashram to have a darshan...
07:15 AM, Apr 25, 2011
Sathya Sai Baba's body has been kept for darshan at Kulwant hall in Puttaparthi. ...
06:22 PM, Apr 24, 2011
