One of the temple police officers on duty said: “We had only a few entry points marked for the servitors. The devotees were desperate to have a darshan of the deities. Though we tried to ensure ...

The administration of Puri’s Jagannath temple on Friday announced that the temple will open for the devotees from February 1. The decision to re-open the temple was taken following a meeting of...

Innovative measures are required to deal with the trend of youngsters visiting the Vaishno Devi shrine on New Year, Union minister Jitendra Singh said on Saturday, as he arrived here to take stock of ...

Entry to unvaccinated people to famed Baba Baidyanath dham and Basukinath temple will not allow unvaccinated people to visit the abodes of Lord Shiva in Deoghar and adjoining Dumka on New Year...

An organisation of Sabarimala devotees has petitioned Kerala High Court claiming the jaggery being used in temple prasadam is halal-certified and therefore poses a health risk from the way it is manuf...

Devotees in large numbers gathered on the banks of river Subernarekha and  Kharkai to offer the Usha Arghya (prayers to the rising Sun) on the last day of the four-day-long Chhath festival. ...

Complaints of bursting of banned firecrackers and use of loudspeakers were reported from several parts of the city on Wednesday. The city police headquarters at Lalbazar had received at least 10 such...

Chhath Puja was performed on Wednesday evening and there were many violations such as devotees turning up for rituals without masks, organising processions and bursting firecrackers. The Telegraph vis...

All roads will lead to the rivers for hundreds of devotees who will be thronging riverbanks and manmade water bodies to offer prayers to the setting and the rising sun for the Chhath celebration on No...

It is only after 'nahay-khay' that people buy necessary food items needed for the puja. On the second day, believers cook a special Prasad, which they eat and distribute among friends and fam...