A mosque visit Modi finds hard to pull off
The Cheraman Juma Masjid in Kodungallur, Kerala, believed to be the first mosque in India built in 629 A.D., is now part of the Muziris Heritage Project launched by the State govt A proposed visit of...
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India’s religions by numbers
India’s Muslim population is growing slower than it had in the previous decades, and its growth rate has slowed more sharply than that of the Hindu population, new Census data show. The Registrar-Gen...
A reductive reading of Santhara
Santhara is a ritual act of purification which follows the most detailed of procedures. It cannot be an impulsive act or an egoistic one. The judgment, on the age-old practice on Santhara, has made b...
Brokering deals with god
Illustration Fear of the future makes people seek out spiritual gurus in search of reassurance. And that is why a thousand Radhe Maas flourish India is famous for Basmati rice, yoga, Gandhi and, of c...
Spirituality, Bollywood style
Self proclaimed god-woman, Radhe Maa in Mumbai. Is the cult of Radhe Maa very different from the various strands of religiosity that have taken root in the past few decades? A long-standing perspect...
13 idols, pooja articles unearthed
The idols were found when a pit was dug up at a house Thirteen idols of varying sizes, all believed to be made of panchaloha, were unearthed from a house at Vikrapandiyam near Kudavasal on Thu...
Three yuga, 13 linga and ten tirtha
A view of the Thiruppunnavasal temple. Renovation is on at this ancient temple. Tiruppunavasal, situated near Rameswaram, has been eulogised in the Thevaram verses. The place, according to legend, wa...
6 lakh pilgrims take holy dip at Kaleshwaram
Women releasing lamps into Godavari river at Dharmapuri in Karimnagar district on Monday. Devotees throng the temple with Monday being an auspicious day. The ebb of crowd that thronged the bathing gh...
Bomb threat to Guruvayoor Krishna temple, security tightened
Sree Krishna temple at Guruvayur. Security has been tightened at the famous Sri Krishna temple here following a bomb hoax on Tuesday, police said. According to police, a person from Qatar telephoned...
Hundreds throng Sabarimala, braving heavy rain in forests
Melsanthi E.N.Krishnadas Namboodiri opening the sanctum sanctorum of the Ayyappa Temple at Sabarimala. Monthly rituals begin at Sri Ayyappa temple The holy hillock of Sabarimala witnessed heavy rush ...