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Is spirituality the exclusive domain of men? SC asks Kerala in Sabarim...

February 12, 2016 no comments

Pilgrims wait at the lower Tirumuttom to ascend the 18 steps leading to the Ayyappa temple at Sabarimala Reacting to the contention of physical hardship, austerity and days of celibacy male devotees ...

Hindus in Singapore celebrate Thai Poosam

January 24, 2016 no comments

Devotees carrying milk pots leave the Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple during Thai Poosam festival in Singapore on Sunday. Thai Poosam is a Hindu festival observed on the day of the full moon during the ...

Sabarimala temple entry: government urged to protect tradition

January 13, 2016 no comments

‘Women between 10 and 50 can pray at other Ayyappa temples. Why break age-old custom?’ The Nair Service Society, the Akhila Bharatha Ayyappa Seva Sanghom, and Sabarimala Tantris (chief priests) have ...

Nobody can bar women from entering Sabarimala: SC

January 11, 2016 no comments

Taking a swipe at religious customs and temple entry restrictions violating women’s constitutional rights, the Supreme Court on Monday said no temple or governing body can bar a woman from ente...

At Sivagiri mutt, Sonia makes veiled attack on BJP

December 30, 2015 no comments

The Sivagiri Mutt in Verkala, Kerala. The Congress president spoke at the inauguration of 83rd annual pilgrimage at Narayana Guru’s abode. In a veiled attack on BJP, Congress president Sonia Gandhi o...

‘Need for unity against terror atrocities’

December 26, 2015 no comments

Pope Francis kisses a figurine of baby Jesus as he arrives at St. Peter’s Basilica for the Christmas Night Mass on December 24, 2015 in Vatican City, Vatican. Pope Francis urged the world in hi...

Ancient idol to be restored

December 4, 2015 no comments

The Mahabaleshwar Temple, suffused with India’s ancient heritage and religiosity, was built during the reign of the Kadamba dynasty that held sway over the State during the 4th-6th centuries CE. &nbs...

Madrasas on anti-IS drive

November 20, 2015 no comments

The Darul Uloom’s main campus in Deoband. Maulana Abul Qasim Nomani, Vice-Chancellor of the seminary, says the Islamic State has killed far more Muslims than Christians and people from the West...

Chhath concludes amid feasting, merriment

November 18, 2015 no comments

Hindu devotees perform religious rituals in the Ganga to mark Chhath Puja festival in Allahabad on Wednesday. During Chhath, an ancient Hindu festival, rituals are performed to thank the Sun God for ...

Of a forgotten king and his city

October 30, 2015 no comments

THEN ‘n’ NOW: Sivalingam found in Pakkirasami’s farm. On the Chola trail in Kumbakonam with doses of history, myth and reality As they say, human stories flourish almost anywhere. S...

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