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  Stolen items from temple recovered in Bhubaneswar

  India | July 14, 2013 7:29 IST

  Bhubaneswar, July 14: The Karnataka Police yesterday recovered miniature idols made of precious metals stolen from the Jain shrine in Moodabidri, about 37 km from Mangalore, from the Odisha state capital here, police sources said.Also

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  Bodh Gaya blasts: Nitish visits shrine, wants CISF to take charge of security

  India | July 07, 2013 13:36 IST

  Bodh Gaya, July 7: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar, who rushed to the holy Mahabodhi shrine today after the serial blasts, called for handing over the temple's security to CISF (Central Industrial Security Force).Talking to

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  Sri Lankan president worried about Mahabodhi shrine blasts

  World | July 07, 2013 10:47 IST

  Colombo, July 7: Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa was today shocked and dismayed by the news of serial explosions in internationally renowned Mahabodhi temple in India, a place of religious significance for the Buddhists."President Rajapaksa

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  Uttarakhand: CM rejects Modi's proposal to rebuild Kedarnath shrine

  India | June 26, 2013 17:08 IST

  Dehradun, Jun 26: Uttarakhand chief minister Vijay Bahuguna today rejected Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi's offer to rebuild the holy Kedarnath shrine, devastated by flash food in the river Mandakini. Bahuguna told a press conference

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  Pak PM's donation accepted: Shrine official

  India | March 11, 2013 7:24 IST

  Ajmer  Jaipur, Mar 11: Pakistan Prime Minister Raja Parvez Ashraf's offering, called Nazrana, was accepted by his Khadim during his visit to the Dargah of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti, a shrine official said yesterday refuting reports

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  Vaishno Devi shrine all set for Navratras

  India | October 12, 2012 15:31 IST

  Jammu, Oct 12: The base camp of Mata Vaishno Devi cave shrine at Katra in Trikuta hills of Jammu and Kashmir is gearing up to host Navratra festival from October 16.“Navratra festival will begin in

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  Amarnath yatra ends

  India | August 02, 2012 15:43 IST

  Srinagar, Aug 2: The 39-day Amarnath Yatra concluded today as the ‘Charri Mubarak', the mace of Lord Shiva, reached the 3880-metre high Himalayan cave shrine amidst Vedic chants.Mahant Deependra Giri, the custodian of the holy

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  Shirdi Sai Baba shrine faces acute water shortage

  India | June 28, 2012 22:46 IST

  Shirdi, Jun 28: Shri Saibaba Sansthan is facing severe water shortage with the Darana lake drying up due to drought. The lake has water available only for four days.The officials are worried since 'Guru Poornima'

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  Huge rush at Vaishodevi, nearly 41 lakh devotees offer prayers

  India | June 11, 2012 18:24 IST

  Jammu, Jun 11: Nearly 41 lakh devotees from across the country have paid obeisance at the cave shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi, marking an increase of over four lakh from the corresponding period last year.“There

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  Temple Committee Chairman Kidnapped In Pakistan

  World | April 09, 2012 15:56 IST

  Islamabad, Apr 9: The chairman of the committee that manages the famous Hinglaj Mata temple in Balochistan province of southwest Pakistan has been kidnapped just two days before the beginning of the shrine's annual pilgrimage,

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  Mahashivratri Celebrated In India

  India | February 20, 2012 10:14 IST

  New Delhi/Varanasi/Ujjain, Feb 20: Mahashivratri is being celebrated throughout the country today in almost all the major temples and shrines.Hundreds of devotees flocked to the famous Kashi Vishwanath temple on Sunday midnight to offer prayers

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  Sabarimala Temple Purified After 35-Year-Old Woman Entered Shrine

  India | December 19, 2011 23:06 IST

  Sabarimala (Kerala), Dec 19: A purification ceremony was performed at the Lord Ayyappa temple here today after a 35-year-old woman entered the shrine and offered worship in violation of the custom barring entry of females