Temple Priest

Placing "Foot On Head", Odisha Temple Priest's Unique Blessing. Watch

India News | Edited By Richa Taneja (With Inputs From ANI) | Friday October 11, 2019

In Odisha, a temple priest places his foot over the heads of the devotees to bless them. After being "blessed" by the priest's foot, some of the devotees are seen cleaning their heads.

Put Devotees, Not Industrialists On Tirupati Board: Chilkur Temple Priest

Andhra Pradesh News | ANI | Saturday August 31, 2019

The priest of Chilkur Balaji temple CS Rangarajan has said that only devotees should be there in the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) Trust Board and not industrialists.

In Uttarakhand Temple, Priests Cover Donation Boxes Over "Salary Issue"

India News | ANI | Friday June 7, 2019

A priest at Yamunotri temple in Uttarkashi, said, since we don't receive even one per cent of the donation, we have put a cloth on donation boxes.

Varanasi Priest Sends Ramcharitmanas To Mamata Banerjee To "Purify Her Mind"

India News | Edited By Richa Taneja (With Inputs From ANI) | Thursday June 6, 2019

Varanasi temple priest Balak Das said that Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's hatred towards Ram will one day be the reason for her fall.

"Somnath Temple Priest Had To Scold Rahul Gandhi," Claims Yogi Adityanath

India News | Edited By Debanish Achom | Wednesday March 27, 2019

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath pointed out what he called a flaw in how Congress president Rahul Gandhi offered prayers at Somnath temple in Gujarat in November 2017, a month before assembly elections in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home state.

Ujjain Temple Bars Priest After Alleged Molestation Video Goes Viral

Cities | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday March 1, 2019

The management of Ujjain's Mahakal temple barred a priest from entering the temple premises today after a video allegedly showing the priest molesting a minor girl went viral in social media

Priest's Body Found Hanging From Pole Near Temple In UP's Rae Bareli

Cities | Press Trust of India | Thursday January 3, 2019

A 64-year-old priest was killed allegedly by four people and his body was found hanging from a pole near the temple, police said on Thursday.

Contempt Petition Filed In Top Court Against Kerala BJP Chief, 4 Others

Kerala News | ANI | Saturday November 24, 2018

A contempt petition was filed in the Supreme Court on Friday against Bharatiya Janata Party's Kerala state president PS Sreedharan Pillai, Sabarimala Temple priest and three others for not implementing the top court's order.

Kerala Priest Suspended For 'Abusive' Facebook Comments On Minister

Kerala News | Press Trust of India | Thursday November 22, 2018

The priest had allegedly posted abusive comments against the minister after BJP state general secretary K Surendran was arrested by police as he defied police orders not to go to the Lord Ayyappa shrine.

Pinarayi Vijayan Is Showing His Anger Towards Sabarimala Priest: Congress

Kerala News | Wednesday October 24, 2018

The Congress-led opposition UDF today hit out at Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan for criticising the head priest of Lord Ayyappa temple in Sabarimala, saying it was an "onslaught" on devotees across the world. The 'tantri' (the head priest) is the final authority in deciding the rituals and traditions of the Lord Ayyappa temple and any remar...

2 Women Return From Brink Of History After Threat From Sabarimala Priests

India News | Reported by Sneha Mary Koshy, J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Friday October 19, 2018

Sabarimala temple: Two women trying to reach the Sabarimala shrine in Kerala under heavy police protection and in riot gear were halted just short of history on Friday as protests by devotees and priests forced them to turn back 500 metres from the temple.

Sabarimala Chief Priest's Aides Won't Meet Kerala Chief Minister

Kerala News | Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday October 7, 2018

The representatives of Sabarimala temple's 'tantri' (chief priest) will not attend a conciliation meeting called by Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan to discuss the September 28 Supreme Court verdict that threw open the temple to all women, it was announced today.

Goa: Temple Priest Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Two Women Surrenders

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday August 21, 2018

A former temple priest accused of molesting two women surrendered before a court in Goa today and was arrested by the police, an official said.

Temple Priest Among Two Stabbed To Death In Haryana's Karnal

Cities | Press Trust of India | Sunday August 19, 2018

Two people including a priest were allegedly stabbed to death in a temple complex in Haryana's Karnal district yesterday, police reported.

Temple Priest Arrested For Allegedly Molesting A Woman In Thane

Cities | Press Trust of India | Saturday August 11, 2018

A 77-year-old man, a temple priest, was arrested today for allegedly molesting a woman in Kalyan area in the district, police said.