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FIR against Children’s Home by MP police: Hindu kids forced to chant Christian prayers on Hindu festivals despite objection, were denied medicines, reveals NCPCR
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"FIR against Children’s Home by MP police: Hindu kids forced to chant Christian prayers on Hindu festivals despite objection, were denied medicines, reveals NCPCR",...
Repeated attacks on Hindu festivals: a well-planned conspiracy to kill the festive spirit of Hindus
Gone are the days when Hindu festivals were used to be treated an an auspicious occasion, where entire society used to celebrate together, when...
Various teertha kshetras of Ayodhya’s Sri Ram Janmabhoomi as per Skanda Purana
Skanda Purana describes many teertha locations of Ayodhya in a vivid manner. It gives the exact local directions leading to Shree Rama’s janmabhoomi (birth...
Devotees throng Himachal mandirs on onset of Chaitra Navratri
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Crowds of devotees thronged temples in Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday to mark the start of the nine-day-long Chaitra Navratri.
Necessary arrangements have been made for...
Bhagwan Jhulelal Jayanti: birth anniversary of the patron saint of the Sindhi community
Bhagwan Jhulelal is the patron saint of the Sindhi community. Cheti Chand is celebrated on the second day of Chaitra Shukla Paksha as per...
Spring festival ‘Shigmotsav’ begins in Goa
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'Shigmotsav', a spring festival celebrated in Goa every year, began from the temple town of Ponda in South Goa on Wednesday, which will be...
Thousands throng Nepal’s Pashupatinath temple during Mahashivaratri celebrations
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Thousands of Hindu devotees including hundreds of sadhus from India have thronged the revered Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu on Saturday to celebrate Mahashivaratri.
Around 1.6...
Thaipusam: when Maa Parvati gave the Vel to Bhagwan Muruga to fight Asura Surapadman
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Thaipusam is one of the important festivals dedicated to Bhagwan Muruga/Kartikeya. It is largely celebrated in Tamil Nadu and by Sri Lankan Hindus &...
Hindus begin three-day Kali festival at Kalat temple in Balochistan
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Hindus in Balochistan are celebrating the three-day festival of Maa Kali Mata at the historical Kali Mata temple in Kalat. The festival lasts from...
As mercury dips, enthusiasm rises for Magh Mela in Prayagraj
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With temperatures going down and freezing conditions prevailing on river bans, Prayagraj is all set to host the 44-day long Magh Mela that begins...