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  Sawan Shivratri 2025: Chant this mantra while offering belpatra on Shivling today, check the rules

  Lifestyle | July 23, 2025 7:24 IST

  Sawan is considered to be a very auspicious month and people worship Lord Shiva during this month. The masik Shivratri which falls during the month of Sawan is known as Sawan Shivratri. Read on to know the mantra you should chant while offering belpatra on Shivling during Sawan Shivratri.

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  Uttarakhand's 'Mini Amarnath': Shivling resembling Baba Barfani found in Uttarkashi | Watch

  India | July 08, 2025 19:00 IST

  According to sources, the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) team stumbled upon the ice Shivling during a mountain expedition in the valley. Notably, a structure resembling Nandi, Lord Shiva's sacred bull, was also reportedly seen in the region.

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  Karnataka High Court permits Hindus to worship Shivling at dargah on Mahashivratri

  Karnataka | February 26, 2025 7:59 IST

  The Ladle Mashak Dargah is associated with a 14th-century Sufi saint and the 15th-century Hindu saint Raghava Chaitanya. It has historically been a shared place of worship. However, tensions flared in 2022 after dispute aroused.

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  Somnath Shivling destroyed by Mahmud Ghazni 1,000 years ago revived by Agnihotri Brahmin family

  India | February 14, 2025 13:30 IST

  In 1924, the then Shankaracharya instructed the family who had preserved the broken pieces of the Shivling to keep it hidden for 100 years and to continue worshipping it.

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  UP Minister Satish Sharma stirs row by washing hands near Shivling, Congress releases video | WATCH

  Uttar Pradesh | September 04, 2023 11:17 IST

  A video of Satish Sharma, a minister in the Uttar Pradesh government, has gone viral in which he is seen washing his hands next to a Shivling.

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  Supreme Court defers scientific survey to determine age of 'Shivling' found at Gyanvapi mosque

  India | May 19, 2023 16:34 IST

  Gyanvapi mosque case: SC defers scientific survey, including carbon dating, to determine age of 'Shivling' found at Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi.

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  Gyanvapi case: SC to hear Muslim side plea against Allahabad HC's order on determining Shivling age

  India | May 19, 2023 15:55 IST

  Gyanvapi mosque case: Senior advocate Huzefa Ahmadi, appearing for the Gyanvapi mosque management committee, mentioned the matter for urgent hearing saying the Allahabad High Court has passed an order when the appeal is pending.

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  Supreme Court sets up bench to hear 'Gyanvapi' mosque case on November 11

  India | November 10, 2022 15:45 IST

  Gyanvapi mosque case: Advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain, appearing for Hindu parties, mentioned the matter before the apex court seeking an extension of the interim order of protecting 'Shivling'.

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  Gyanvapi case hearing: Varanasi court verdict on 'Shivling' carbon dating on Oct 11

  India | October 07, 2022 14:41 IST

  Gyanvapi case hearing: Carbon dating is a scientific process that ascertains the age of an archaeological object or archaeological finds.Besides this case, two more cases which could not be heard on Thursday due to the holiday will be heard on Oct 11.

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  Amarnath: Heavy rains in high mountains trigger flood scare; pilgrims moved to safer places

  India | July 26, 2022 17:04 IST

  Amarnath Yatra 2022: Heavy rains in the high mountains around the Holy Cave during Amarnath Yatra 2022 have triggered floods in water body and surrounding springs.

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  Gyanvapi case: SC declines plea seeking right to worship 'Shivling', next hearing in Oct first week

  India | July 21, 2022 15:44 IST

  Gyanvapi case: The Supreme Court posted the matter for the next hearing in the first week of October saying it will await the outcome of the case that is being heard by District court in Varanasi filed by Anjuman Intezemia Masjid Committee questioning the maintainability of the suit.

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  Shivling found inside Gyanvapi mosque complex worshipped for centuries: Hindu side in court

  India | July 15, 2022 19:23 IST

  Gyanvapi row: Presenting the arguments on the maintainability of the case, the counsel for the Hindu side, Madan Mohan Yadav, said "Adivishweshwar" had appeared on his own.

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  Sawan 2022: NEVER offer these 7 things on Shivling even by mistake, Lord Shiva will be displeased

  Astrology | July 13, 2022 18:20 IST

  Sawan 2022: According to Shiva Purana, these 7 things including Tulsi, turmeric and vermilion among others should never be offered to Lord Shiva. Know more about it here!

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  'Ancestors of today's Muslims were Hindus too...': Mohan Bhagwat on Gyanvapi Mosque case

  India | June 02, 2022 23:18 IST

  RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said, "we shouldn't bring out a new matter daily. Why should we escalate dispute? We have devotion towards Gyanvapi and we are doing something as per that, it is alright. But why look for a Shivling in every masjid?"

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  Gyanvapi Mosque case: BJP has 'hate calendar' to bring up such issues until elections, says Akhilesh

  India | May 18, 2022 7:25 IST

  The 3-day-long court-monitored videography survey of the Kashi Vishwanath Temple-Gyanvapi Mosque complex in Varanasi concluded on May 16.

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  Gyanvapi Mosque case: Secure Shivling area, allow Muslims to offer namaz, says SC

  India | May 17, 2022 23:59 IST

  Hearing the matter today, the Supreme Court said, "We will say that if a Shivling is found then the DM will ensure security to the area."

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  It's a fountain, not 'Shivling': Asaduddin Owaisi on Gyanvapi Mosque survey claim

  India | May 16, 2022 21:43 IST

  Asaduddin Owaisi said Muslims are not ready to lose another mosque after the Babri Masjid, on a day it was claimed in a Varanasi court that a Shivling was found in the Gyanvapi complex.

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  Textbook repeat of Dec 1949 in Babri: Owaisi on sealing of place in Gyanvapi where Shivling is found

  India | May 16, 2022 18:25 IST

  AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi questioned the "silence" of Opposition parties, including the Congress and SP, on the video survey of the Gyanvapi Masjid complex in Varanasi, alleging that they are keeping mum because Muslims are not their vote bank.

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  Shivling is not just a Hindu concept? Romans also worshipped Lord Shiva's symbol!

  Trending | May 16, 2022 18:53 IST

  Shivling is not just a Hindu concept? Some believe it also has its roots in Roman culture. Know more such lesser-known facts about Shivling here.

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  In Pics: Ancient idols, Shiv Ling found during Ram Mandir site excavation in Ayodhya

  India | May 21, 2020 17:37 IST

  General Secretary of the Sri Ram Janmabhoomi Tirth Kshetra Trust Champak Rai on Thursday confirmed that ancient idols along with a shiv ling and carvings were on sandstone were found during the land levelling work at Ram Janmabhoomi site in Ayodhya.