As part of Sivarathiri festival celebrations, a nonagenarian devotee, Muthammal, made appams by dipping her bare hand into boiling ghee at Badrakaliammman Temple, on Wednesday night. Along with ...

Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - The Buddhist monks of a temple in the capital Colombo spontaneously gathered for a special "Puja" ritual to pray for the health of Pope Francis and his speedy recovery.

A sebayat (temple servitor) accidentally slipped and fell while climbing to place the Mahadeepa on the pinnacle of the Lingaraj Temple in Bhubaneswar, as part of the Maha Shivratri rituals on ...

Bhubaneswar, Feb 26 (PTI) Three persons, including a servitor and a policeman, were injured in an accident while taking the ‘Mahadeepa’ (burning lamp) to the top of the Shree Lingaraj temple here on ...

For the first time, devotees will have real-time access to 12 Jyotirlinga darshans on JioHotstar, allowing them to witness sacred temple rituals from the comfort of their homes. From the powerful ...

One of India's most important spiritual celebrations is Mahashivratri, which means "The Great Night of Shiva". Celebrated annually, this festival holds deep religious, spiritual, and cosmic ...

While some praise the joyful celebration, others criticise it as disrespectful to temple rituals. Listen to Story Priests breakdanced during a temple procession in Andhra Pradesh The viral video ...

In a thoughtful move advocating for animal welfare, actor Suniel Shetty, along with NGOs PETA India and CUPA, donated a life-size mechanical elephant named Umamaheshwara to the Shri Umamaheshwara ...

For a truly traditional experience, men often wear a dhoti-kurta, while women opt for sarees during religious rituals. Cotton fabric is a preferred choice as it aligns with the purity of the occasion.

Authorities have suspended VIP darshan at Kashi Vishwanath temple from February 25 to 27 to manage expected large crowds during Mahashivratri. Increased flows of devotees from the Maha Kumbh in ...