

Female prisoners, transgenders observe rituals in jail | Bhubaneswar News
Berhampur: Chanting of shlokas pierced the high walls of Berhampur Circle Jail here on Monday when female prisoners performed the rituals of Sabitri Brata.Twelve out of 55 women prisoners, including More...

Tamil Nadu’s beloved elephant Akhila turns 23, celebrated with traditional rituals
Akhila, the revered temple elephant of the Thiruvanaikoil Jambukeswarar Akilandeswari Temple in Trichy, celebrated her 23rd birthday on Saturday with traditional rituals and festive cheer, drawing large crowds More...

Ratna Bhandar repair to pause for nearly 2 months over major rituals, Rath Yatra
Bhubaneswar: Conservation and repair work of the Ratna Bhandar (treasury) of Puri Jagannath Temple will remain suspended from April 29 to June 27 in view of major rituals and festivals like Chandan Yatra, Snana More...

CM releases calendar on Puri’s temple festivals, rituals | Bhubaneswar News
Puri: On the eve of Odia New Year, a calendar on Jagannath Temple’s festivals and rituals was released by chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi in Puri on Sunday. For the first time, an information booklet More...

Puri restaurant sealed for ‘selling beef’, 300 tonsure heads in purification rituals | Bhubaneswar News
BHUBANESHWAR: More than 300 residents across multiple blocks in Puri district tonsured their heads and took part in purification rituals over the past two days, a week after the administration sealed More...

Rituals resume at Lingaraj temple after 48-hour stand-off | Bhubaneswar News
Bhubaneswar: Rituals at the historic Lingaraj Temple resumed on Wednesday evening following a 48-hour disruption caused by a dispute between two servitor groups. The breakthrough came after law minister Prithviraj More...

Row among servitors’ hits sankranti rituals in Lingaraj
Bhubaneswar: Makar Sankranti rituals at Lingaraj Temple were disrupted on Tuesday following a clash between two groups of servitors on Monday evening. The Mahasuara (Brahmin Nijog) and Badu Nijog had disagreements More...

Elderly Woman Robbed During Religious Rituals in Bhubaneswar: Chain Snatching Incident Sparks Outrage | Bhubaneswar News
Bhubaneswar: Just days after a woman lost her life at the hands of chain snatchers, an elderly women was robbed off her chain on Friday morning while observing Boita Bandana rituals at a temple in More...

Sirohi News: जिले भर में मनाई छठ पूजा, उगते सूर्य को अर्घ्य देकर खोले व्रत, माउंट आबू में आज सबसे ठंडा दिन
छठ महापर्व के मौके पर नक्की लेक और आसपास के इलाकों में रहने वाले बिहारियों द्वारा More...

Jagannath Temple: Jagannath temple in Ganjam seeks financial assistance from government for maintenance and daily rituals | Bhubaneswar News
Berhampur: The development board of Marda Jagannath temple near Mathura in Ganjam district has sought additional financial assistance from the govt for maintenance and for performing daily rituals More...
