Niraputhari Festival Photo Gallery (Sabarimala Ayyappa)

Niraputhari Festival Photo Gallery (Sabarimala Ayyappa) – 22 July 2015. Niraputhari is a grand temple festival celebrated in Sabarimala Ayyappa Temple. In 2015, Niraputhari festival date is July 22 (1190 Karkkidakom 06). Thousands of devotees from Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala will have darshan of Lord Ayyappa on this festive day. Sreekovil of […]

TTD starts Anna Prasadam Seva at Rajahmundry Pushkaralu

TTD starts Anna Prasadam Seva at Rajahmundry Pushkaralu — The temple management of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams has commenced Annaprasadam distribution programme in the TTD Kalyana Mandapam here on Monday. The TTD Trust Board Chairman Dr Ch Krishnamurthy who took part in this programme said, over the instructions of Honourable CM of AP Sri N Chandra […]

Deities’ trivialization on “Jean Paul Gaultier” perfumes, Upset Hindus seek apology

Hindus are upset at inappropriate display of images of Hindu deities on international fashion and fragrance label PUIG owned “Jean Paul Gaultier” fragrance bottles. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that Hindu deities shown on the bottles—Krishna, Lakshmi, Muruga, Radha—were highly revered in Hinduism and were meant to […]

Nashik Kumbh Mela Special Trains 2015 | Pune – Kamakhya Trains

Nashik Kumbh Mela Special Trains 2015 between Pune & Kamakhya… To accommodate the travel of devotees visiting the Kumbh Mela being celebrated in Nashik, the Central Railway (CR) has decided to run 20 special trains between Pune and Kamakhya. Train no 02511 weekly special train will leave Pune at 10.30 am every Thursday from 30 […]

Choghadiya, 24 July 2015

Choghadiya of 24 July 2015 provides Timings of Choghadiya Muhurat on 24 July 2015 – Gujarati Choghadiya, Day Chogadiya, Night Chogadiya Muhurat timings.. Good or Auspicious Choghadiya – Amrit, Shubh, Labh & Chal Choghadiya Bad or Inauspicious Choghadiya – Rog, Kaal & Udveg Choghadiya Day Choghadiya Timings Char Choghadiya – 06:09 – 07:48 Labh Choghadiya […]

“Yoga Room” launched at Sioux Falls Airport

Hindus have applauded launching of “Yoga Room” at South Dakota’s largest Sioux Falls Regional Airport (SFRA), calling it a “step in the positive direction”. Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Chicago O’Hare International Airport, San Francisco International Airport, Burlington International Airport Vermont and Chicago Midway International Airport —all in USA, and Helsinki Airport in Finland, already offer […]

Special Trains to Vaishno Devi in July, August, September 2015

Special Trains to Vaishno Devi in July, August, September 2015 – Railways will run special trains from Lucknow to Delhi and Vaishno Devi to clear passenger rush during July and August. The trains will start plying from July 20. Train numbers 04404/04403 Anand Vihar Terminal-Lucknow weekly special: Train 04404 will depart from Anand Vihar Terminal […]

Sage Dadhichi (Dadhichi Maharshi)

Dadhichi was a great Sage who was born to Atharva. He was an ardent devotee of Lord Shiva and known for his great sacrifice. He did severe penance for years together and had acquired great powers. His penance had terrified Lord Indra, who was afraid that Dadichi might capture heaven from him. But Dadichi was not […]

Dadhichi’s inspiration for Body & Organ donation

Dadhichi was a great Sage who donated his bones to Lord Indra, so that he could make the Vajrayudha to kill the demon Vrutrasur. His sacrifice motivates people even today to donate their bodies and organs after their death. As common humans we can atleast donate our organs when we don’t require them after our death. Many organisations […]

Goddess Kalyanasundari and Lord Shiva

In Tamil language Kalyana means marriage and that is why the complete word means the holy or beautiful marriage. This goddess is the guardian of marriage and the goddess is another incarnation of Devi Parvati, the wife of Lord Shiva. So, Goddess Kalyanasundari is still worshipped with the hope that she will make the marriage […]

Palivela Temple Contact details

Palivela Temple Contact details, phone numbers, postal address are given here. Palivela Umakoppeswara Swamy Temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva. The presiding deity of this temple is Sri Umakoppulingeswara Swamy. The temple is located at a distance of 90 km from Kaninada, 50 Km from Rajahmundry and 25 Km from Amalapuram. In the past this […]

What is the importance of Yagna

What is the importance of yagna? I heard that if we do yagna, then even the rain comes. Why don’t we do a big yagna, and finish all the bad things in the world? Have you heard about the butterfly effect? A butterfly, fluttering its wings in Amazons, can affect the clouds in China. It […]

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Hindus concerned after North Carolina temple sign hit with shotgun blasts

Hindus nationwide are highly concerned after reports of a sign of planned “Winston Salem Hindu Temple” in Clemmons (North Carolina) was hit with over 60 shotgun blasts earlier this month. This comes at the heels of reports of vandalizing of North Texas Hindu Mandir in Dallas around April 13 and vandalizing of two Hindu temples […]

Puri Jagannath Rathayatra, 18 July 2015

18 July 2015 is Rathayatra in Puri Jagannath Temple. It falls on Shukla Paksha Dwitiya in Ashada Month as per Odisha calendar. Rathayatra is the biggest festival of Puri Jagannath Temple. As part of Rath Yatra, the idols of Lord Puri Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Subhadra are taken out in a procession to Gundicha Temple and […]

Hindus seek withdrawal of sexually explicit mandala from Toronto gallery

Hindus want “Sacred Circle VI” mandala mosaic withdrawn from John B. Aird Gallery run in a government building in Toronto, indicating that it trivializes Hinduism and was highly inappropriate. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada today, said that mandala was a sacred symbolic drawing in Hinduism and was used for establishing […]

Pushkara Harathi at Saraswathi Ghat, Rajahmundry

Pushkara Harathi at Saraswathi Ghat, Rajahmundry Godavari Pushkaralu – All the roads led to Saraswathi Pushkar Ghat in the temple city of Rajamundry on Thursday evening amidst the rhythmic chanting of “Govinda Namas” as the Processional deity of Lord Venkateswara took celestial ride in the guise of Lord Sri Krishna as “Kaliyamardhana”. Both sides of […]

Hindus seek “Hindu Mandir” at JFK Airport

Hindus are urging for a designated Hindu Prayer Room named as “Hindu Mandir” at John F. Kennedy (JFK) International Airport in New York, one of the world’s leading airports. JFK Airport already has Our Lady of the Skies Roman Catholic Chapel, Christ for the World Protestant Chapel, International Synagogue and International Islamic Center on the […]

TTD Museum Expo at Rajahmundry Godavari Maha Pushkaram

TTD Museum Expo at Rajahmundry Godavari Maha Pushkaram – The devotees were mused by the charm of the ancient pictographs depicting thousands of years of past glory of Tirumala displayed in the exhibition by TTD Museum department here at Municipal Grounds as a part of the ongoing Godavari Maha Pushkaram 2015. The Srinivasa Kalyanam episode […]

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