Pilgrims
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Pakistan issues over 2,000 visas to Indian Sikh pilgrims for Baisakhi celebrations
World | April 08, 2023 9:26 ISTThe pilgrims would go to Dera Sahib, Panja Sahib, Nankana Sahib and Kartarpur Sahib during their visit.
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Andhra Pradesh: More than 20 injured as bus carrying Sabarimala pilgrims overturns in Pathanamthitta
India | November 19, 2022 12:39 ISTAndhra Pradesh accident: According to reports, out of 44 pilgrims, at least 20 people including a boy suffered injuries in the mishap. The district administration officials said all the pilgrims travelling in the bus were rescued and shifted to nearby hospitals for treatment.
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Kedarnath Temple: Entry of devotees banned into sanctum sanctorum
India | September 19, 2022 23:34 ISTKedarnath Temple: After nearly a two-month dip in footfall during the monsoon season, there has been a sharp rise in the number of devotees thronging the temple of late.
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Amarnath Yatra 2022: Over 80,000 devotees perform yatra so far under tight security arrangements
India | July 07, 2022 11:06 ISTAmarnath Yatra 2022: Official sources said that 5,726 pilgrims left Bhagwati Nagar base camp in Jammu for the Valley on Thursday in two escorted convoys.
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Amarnath Yatra 2022: Over 11,000 devotees perform yatra so far, another batch leaves for valley
India | July 02, 2022 9:05 ISTThis year's pilgrimage to the cave shrine comes after a hiatus of three years due to coronavirus pandemic.
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Pilgrimage spots to be made 'beggar free' in Gujarat
India | May 21, 2022 8:51 ISTThis project will be implemented in all religious tourist places in the coming days so that no beggar can be seen in all religious tourist places in Gujarat.
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Kedarnath Dham: Massive rush of pilgrims after 2 years; how things changed since 2013 disaster
Lifestyle | May 19, 2022 11:12 ISTOn the morning of May 6, the gates of Mahadev's one among the twelve jyotirlingas, Kedarnath Dham’s were opened. The development work done by the government after the 2013 disaster has impressed the devotees who are able to avoid any inconvenience during their pilgrimage.
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31 pilgrims lost lives since 'Char Dham Yatra' commencement due to health issues
India | May 14, 2022 14:57 ISTEarlier, on the instructions of CM Pushkar Singh Dhami, the state Health Dept started facility of health screening at the entry and registration site of Char Dham Yatra.
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OPINION | Char Dham Yatra: Pilgrims, be careful
India | May 10, 2022 16:04 ISTThe Char Dham Yatra began on May 3 (Akshay Tritiya) with the portals of Gangotri and Yamunotri shrines thrown open for devotees. The portals of Kedarnath shrine were opened on May 6.
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Ahead of MCD polls, Delhi BJP promises to arrange free pilgrimages every month
India | September 07, 2021 7:16 ISTIn the last MCD polls in Delhi, the BJP had registered an impressive victory returning to power in the three corporations by winning a total 181 of 272 wards.
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J and K LG Manoj Sinha offers prayers at Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine
News | August 21, 2020 18:08 ISTLieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha offered prayers at Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine on Thursday and inspected facilities for pilgrims here.
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Maharashtra: 20 people residing in Nanded gurudwara test coronavirus positive
India | May 02, 2020 12:20 ISTAt least 20 people currently residing in Gurdwara Langar Sahib at Nanded in Maharashtra have tested coronavirus positive, an official said onSaturday.
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Testing pilgrims, situation will be controlled soon: Punjab Minister on returned devotees
India | May 01, 2020 16:02 ISTPunjab Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu has responded to the development where over a hundred pilgrims who returned from Hazur Sahib in Maharashtra's Nanded tested positive coronavirus saying they were under Maharashtra government's observation and it was their duty to implement centre's guidelines.
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Peaceful pilgrim season at Sabarimala; Temple rakes in Rs 156 crore revenue in first phase
India | December 26, 2019 21:27 ISTThe first leg of the 41-day annual pilgrim season of the famous Lord Ayyappa temple here comes to a close on Friday with the auspicious Mandala puja sans any protest over the women's entry issue unlike the turbulence witnessed last year.
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Pilgrims throng Sabarimala as 2-month season opens
India | November 17, 2019 10:47 ISTAccording to the police there were about close to 50,000 pilgrims in the temple town who reached from various parts of the state besides other south Indian states.
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Kartarpur Corridor: Second batch of pilgrims reaches Pakistan
India | November 10, 2019 21:13 ISTA batch of 225 general pilgrims on Sunday crossed the Indian border via the Kartarpur Corridor and paid obeisance at the historic gurdwara in Pakistan's Narowal district.
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562 pilgrims visit Kartarpur gurudwara in Pakistan on first day
World | November 09, 2019 23:58 ISTOn the inaugural day, 562 pilgrims crossed over to Pakistan to offer prayers at the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur after the much-awaited corridor was opened, officials said on Saturday.
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PM Modi inaugurates Kartarpur corridor, flags off first 'jatha' of pilgrims
India | November 09, 2019 15:04 ISTBefore dedicating the corridor to the nation, Modi partook langar (community kitchen) along with Punjab Governor V P Singh Badnore, Amarinder Singh and state Congress president Sunil Jakhar.
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Do's and don'ts for pilgrims visiting to Kartarpur corridor
India | November 09, 2019 14:28 ISTThe Kartarpur shrine, originally known as Gurdwara Darbar Sahib, is among the holiest of holy shrines and is believed to be the final resting place of Guru Nanak Dev, the founder of the Sikh religion, whose 550th birth anniversary falls on November 12.
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Heavy rush of pilgrims in Ayodhya next week over Karthik Purnima
India | November 07, 2019 15:53 ISTLakhs of devotees are expected to gather in the city on November 12 for Karthik Purnima Snan.
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