Temple

After Stir, Goa Government Tweaks IIT Campus Plan To Save Temples

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday August 14, 2020

After protests from locals to save their temples from being included in the proposed IIT campus in North Goa, the state government has decided to exempt 45,000 square metres of land parcel from the project to separate the religious structures from the institute.

Ram Temple Trust Head Tests Covid +ve, Shared Stage With PM In Ayodhya

India News | Reported by Alok Pandey, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Thursday August 13, 2020

The head of the Ram Janmabhoomi Teertha Kshetra Trust or the Ram Temple trust in Ayodhya, who shared stage with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and several other VIPs during the groundbreaking ceremony for a Ram Temple last week, has tested positive for coronavirus.

Janmashtami 2020: Amitabh Bachchan, Shilpa Shetty, Neetu Kapoor, Sidharth Malhotra And Other Celebs Wish Their Fans

Entertainment | Aakanksha Raghuvanshi | Tuesday August 11, 2020

Janmashtami 2020: Shilpa Shetty shared an old video of herself performing Krishna Abhishek at Iskcon temple with her family

Janmashtami: Vrindavan ISKCON Temple Sealed, 22 Test COVID-19 Positive

India News | Edited by Debjani Chatterjee | Tuesday August 11, 2020

Janmashtami 2020: The ISKCON temple at Vrindavan has been sealed after 22 people, including the priest tested positive for COVID-19 infection on Tuesday, according to news agency ANI. "Movement of people has been restricted and the temple sealed," said an official. ISKCON is celebrating Krishna Janmashtami tomorrow.

Happy Janmashtami 2020: Images From Across The Country

India News | Edited by Debjani Chatterjee | Tuesday August 11, 2020

Krishna Janmashtami 2020: Amid the coronavirus pandemic, Janmashtami celebrations are low-key this year. The rituals at temples in Mathura and Vrindavan, the land of Bhagwan Krishna, is being performed but devotees are not being allowed in large numbers due to the pandemic. The famous Banke Behari Mandir has been decorated with flowers and lights a...

New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern Tries Simple Indian Meal At Temple Visit

Aditi Ahuja | Monday August 10, 2020

New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern recently paid a visit to the Radha Krishna temple in Auckland and savoured some delicious Indian food.

UP Artists Cast 2.1-Tonne Brass Bell For Ram Temple

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday August 9, 2020

Dau Dayal has been making bells of varied shapes and sizes for more than 30 years, but what he and his team has pulled off this time has surprised everyone in Uttar Pradesh's Jalesar town -- a bell weighing 2,100 kg for the Ram temple in Ayodhya.

Mahinda Rajapaksa Takes Oath As Sri Lankan Prime Minister

World News | Press Trust of India | Sunday August 9, 2020

Sri Lanka's former president Mahinda Rajapaksa was sworn in on Sunday as the country's new prime minister at a historic Buddhist temple, days after his party won a landslide victory in the General Election.

Ram Temple Will Withstand Natural Calamities For 1000 Years: Trust Member

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday August 7, 2020

A member of the trust overseeing the construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya on Friday said its structure will be earthquake resistant and withstand natural calamities for a thousand years.

5 Missing In Landslide After Heavy Rain In Karnataka, Roads Blocked

Karnataka News | Written by Maya Sharma, Edited by Stela Dey | Friday August 7, 2020

Five people, including a temple priest and his family members, are missing after heavy rain caused a landslide in Karnataka's Kodagu district. Many districts of the state have been badly hit by floods; Kodagu is one of the worst affected. Rescue operations have been hampered as roads to Bhagamandala have been blocked; NDRF teams and earth moving eq...

"Omission Of 8 Crore People Worrying": Shashi Tharoor On PM Modi's Ayodhya Speech

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday August 7, 2020

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has said Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated 130 crore Indians during the Ram temple ''bhoomi pujan'' but India''s population is over 138 crore and the omission of 8 crore people was worrying to many after the Citizenship Amendment Act and talk of National Register of Citizens.

Sack, Arrest Karnataka Minister For "Kashi, Mathura" Temple Remark: Congress

Karnataka News | Press Trust of India | Friday August 7, 2020

The Congress on Thursday demanded the removal of Karnataka minister KS Eshwarappa from the cabinet and his arrest for his statement that grand Krishna and Vishwanath temples would come up in Mathura and Kashi respectively after "liberating" them.

Sent By Yogi Adityanath, Dalit Family Is 1st To Get Ram Temple "Prasad"

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday August 6, 2020

A Dalit family is the first to get the prasad (prayer offering) sent by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath after the 'bhoomi pujan' of the Ram temple in Ayodhya, an official said today.

"Refrain From Communal Incitement": India To Pak Over Ram Temple Remark

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday August 6, 2020

India on Thursday strongly rejected Pakistan's criticism of the launch of the construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya and asked the neighbouring country to refrain from "communal incitement".

Blog: Uma Bharti's Joke, Laughs All Around After Ayodhya Coverage Frenzy

Blog | Alok Pandey | Thursday August 6, 2020

Much of Ayodhya though, seems to be blissfully unaware of the gravity of the pandemic. "Why are you not wearing a mask," I asked a gentleman who had come all the way from Madhya Pradesh's Indore for the Ram temple ceremony.