A spat broke out between the Vadakalai and Thenkalai sects of Shrivaishnavites during the annual 'Paarvettai' ritual at Kancheepuram's Varadharaja Perumal temple in Tamil Nadu. The disagreement over ...

Like the Palani temple in Tamil Nadu, the Peralassery temple, which is known for the worship of ‘nagas’ (serpents), faces the west. Thousands of devotees flock to the temple for the 7-day festival ...

Dr Syamkumar recalled that “Until the Middle Ages, Shudras were not allowed to cover their upper body while entering the Padmanabhaswamy Temple”. “There is an anecdote about the Attukal queen ripping ...

In 2024, President Russell M. Nelson, President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, announced 32 total locations for new temples — the fourth time in as many years that he identified ...

THOOTHUKUDI: Major renovation work at the Tiruchendur Murugan Temple has been expedited to conduct "Thirukoil Kudamuzhuku" on July 7, said Hindu Religious & Charitable Endowments Department (HR&CE ...

Major Hindu organisations in Kerala are divided over a suggestion to let men wear shirts while entering temples in the State. Sree Narayana Dharma Sangham Trust president Swami Sathchidananda has ...

In a suggestion with far-reaching impact, a prominent Hindu monk heading the Kerala Sivagiri mutt Tuesday said the practice of men entering temples after removing their upper garment is “evil” and ...

National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir said Thursday that he’d visited the flashpoint Temple Mount in the morning and prayed there, whereupon the Prime Minister’s Office swiftly said in a ...

A devotee in Thiruporur, India, accidentally dropped his iPhone into a temple's donation box. The temple authorities refused to return it, stating anything dropped in the hundi becomes temple ...

They offered him the SIM card and access to the data, but the devotee pleaded for the phone's return, leaving its fate in the temple's hands. CHENNAI: In the Tamil movie 'Palayathamman', a woman ...

The Lal Keshwar Shiv Mandir is a significant Hindu temple located in Hajipur, Bihar. It is dedicated to Lord Shiva and is believed to have existed since ancient times. Local folklore suggests that ...