Temple
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Know ten unique types of prasad offered in temples of India
India | Apr 15, 2014, 07:30 AM ISTNew Delhi: In Hindu temples, prasad is offered by priests to devotees as holy offerings from the god or goddess, as the case may be. Normally in Hanuman temples on Tuesday, boondis are offered to
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Saibaba temple receives Rs 4.2 crore within 3 days
India | Jul 24, 2013, 09:28 PM ISTShirdi, July 24: The Saibaba temple here received donations of Rs 4.22 crore from July 21 to 23 during the Guru-Purnima festival, and was visited by four lakh devotees, the temple trust said.A Hyderabad-based devotee
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Stolen items from temple recovered in Bhubaneswar
India | Jul 14, 2013, 07:29 AM ISTBhubaneswar, 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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Kedarnath head priest asks Nepal temple to resume prayers
India | Jul 08, 2013, 07:59 AM ISTKathmandu, July 8: On a request from an Indian holy man, a Hindu shrine in Nepal has started prayers and rituals which were being carried out at Kedarnath temple in the Indian state of Uttarakhand
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Uttarakhand: huge cracks develop in houses, temple near Guptkashi, people leaving homes
India | Jun 29, 2013, 06:35 AM ISTGuptkashi (Uttarakhand), Jun 29: Simi village is known for hosting exams for recruitment of priests at the world famous Kedarnath temple. Those selected in the exams are recruited as Rawal (priest) at the holy Kedarnath
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Temple inside Assam Rifles premises blown up in Mizoram
India | May 23, 2013, 02:56 PM ISTAizawl, May 23: An explosion ripped through a temple inside the premises of the 26th battalion Assam Rifles here early this morning.The explosion shattered 26 window panes and some window frames, the police said.Police suspected
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2,500 devotees stay put inside temple in Cuttack to protest demolition drive
India | May 23, 2013, 10:01 AM ISTCuttack, May 23: For the second consecutive day on Wednesday, the Cuttack district administration held back its illegal temple demolition drive in Cuttack city. The drive was stalled as the administration feared a major law
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Shiv Sena objects to Sunny Leone visiting Siddhivinayak temple
Bollywood | Jan 16, 2013, 11:11 AM ISTMumbai, Jan 16 : Canadian adult film actor Sunny Leone visited the famous Siddhivinayak temple early this morning alongwith Ekta Kapoor to seek blessings of Lord Ganesha. Sunny, who will be doing Ragini MMS2 for
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Apologise to Hindus for demolishing Karachi temple: Dawn
World | Dec 05, 2012, 11:18 AM ISTIslamabad, Dec 5: Authorities must apologise to the Hindu community for demolishing a temple in Karachi and hurting their sentiments, a Pakistani daily said Wednesday.An editorial in the Dawn said the demolition of a Hindu
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India's temple of rats: Karni Mata temple
India | Mar 21, 2013, 06:04 PM ISTBikaner: The Karni Mata temple is famous for its huge rat population. Thousands of rats live inside the temple. These rats are considered auspicious therefore devotees never kill them or hit at them. Spotting a
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AP HC orders status quo on temple abutting Charminar
India | Nov 06, 2012, 06:43 AM ISTHyderabad, Nov 6: The Andhra Pradesh High Court Monday ordered that status quo, as of Oct 30, be maintained at a temple abutting the historic Charminar monument here and directed that no construction activity be
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3 killed, 35 injured in temple stampede in MP
India | Oct 20, 2012, 04:03 PM ISTSehore(MP), Oct 20: Three women were killed and 35 others injured when a stampede broke out early today at the Salkanpur Devi Temple in Sehore district of Madhya Pradesh. At around 4.30 AM, a few
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Pranab Mukherjee offers prayers in Tirupati temple
India | Sep 09, 2012, 02:38 PM ISTTirupati, AP, Sept 9 : President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday offered prayers at the famous hill shrine of Lord Venkateswara at nearby Tirumala. On his maiden 16-hour visit to the temple town after assuming the
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Saibaba Temple sends ghee samples to lab as devotees complain
India | Aug 26, 2012, 06:22 PM ISTShirdi, Aug 26: Following complaints from devotees about the quality of ‘prasad laddus' sold by Saibaba temple trust here, samples of ghee used in the preparation have been sent to a laboratory for examination.The temple
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Vijay Mallya offers 2.5 kg goldplated door to Karnataka temple
India | Aug 24, 2012, 06:34 PM ISTBangalore, Aug 24: Tycoon Vijay Mallya has donated a gold-plated door worth Rs 80 lakh to Lord Subrahmanya in a temple in Karnataka's Dakshina Kannada district, says a Mail Today report. Mallya made the offering
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Kolhapur's Mahalakshmi temple treasury opened
India | Jun 09, 2012, 09:10 PM ISTKolhapur, Jun 9: Authorities at Kolhapur's Mahalakshmi temple opened the temple's treasury and begin counting. This 900-year-old temple could soon be India's 4th richest temple of course, after the Padmanabhaswamy Temple, Tirupati Balaji, and Shirdi
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Three Killed In Police Firing In Etawah
India | Apr 02, 2012, 02:27 PM ISTEtawah (UP), Apr 1: Three persons were killed when PAC jawans fired at an unruly mob which indulged in stoning during a clash over flag hoisting on Brahmani Devi temple on the occasion of Ramnavami
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Mumbai Siddhi Vinayak Temple Ornaments Put On Auction
India | Mar 04, 2012, 09:52 PM ISTMumbai, March 4: Gold and silver ornaments offered to Lord Siddhi Vinayak (Ganesha) at his famous temple here were put on auction today, which fetched Rs 35.89 lakhs, officials said.The auctions are done five times
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Mahashivratri Celebrated In India
India | Feb 20, 2012, 10:14 AM ISTNew 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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Bhavnath Temple Stampede Toll Rises To 7
India | Feb 20, 2012, 05:15 PM ISTRajkot, Feb 20 : Toll in the stampede at Mahashivratri fair at Bhavnath temple in Junagadh district today rose to seven even as senior police officials said breakdown of two state transport buses led to