Telangana State Tourism Development Corporation introduces ‘Telangana Temples Tour’

Telangana State Tourism Development Corporation introduces ‘Telangana Temples Tour’

Telangana State Tourism Development Corporation (TSTDC) introduces ‘Telangana Temples Tour’ package starting April 7. The package covers major temples of the State such as Yadagirigutta, Thousand Pillar temple, Bhadrakali temple, Ramappa temple, Kaleshwaram temple, Dharmapuri temple, Kondagattu temple, Vemulawada temple and Vidya Saraswathi Devi temple (Vargal). It will also include a visit to Laknavaram lake. The tour will begin every Saturday at 7.30 am from Basheerbagh and at 8 am from Yatri Nivas, Secunderabad. Tourists […]

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 April 8, 2018
CSI Moderator Bishop Thomas K Oommen urges to stand united to dislodge BJP govt in an open letter

CSI Moderator Bishop Thomas K Oommen urges to stand united to dislodge BJP govt in an open letter

It looks like the Church of South India (CSI) has taken strong exception to various policies of the NDA Government at the Centre, including its alleged pro-corporate and anti-poor policies, atrocities against Dalits and the tribals and the hard-line Hindutva agendas. Recently CSI Moderator Bishop Thomas K Oommen, the supreme head of the church, has published an open letter to the people of the country, asking them to stand united to bring down the government. […]

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 April 8, 2018
The nine – day Festival begins at Our Lady of Lourdes in Villianur

The nine – day Festival begins at Our Lady of Lourdes in Villianur

The 141 annual feast of Our Lady of Lourdes in Villianur began today in one of the oldest churches in Puducherry. The festival celebrations, which begin soon after Easter with a early morning prayer mass, is celebrated by people of all religions. The nine-day festival started with a mass at 5.30 a.m. The church flag was taken around the pond and hoisted, marking the beginning of the festival by Dharmapuri Diocese Bishop Lawrence Pius. There […]

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 April 7, 2018
Tirumala : SV Annaprasadam completes 33 years!

Tirumala : SV Annaprasadam completes 33 years!

Sri Venkateswara Annaprasadam completed 33 years this April. Lord Balaji’s Annaprasadam holds a special significance among millions of devotees who vouch for its divinity and heavenly taste together. The tradition of Annaprasadam is centuries old. The concept of offering rice to the Lord was initially conceptualized by Saint and poetess Tarigonda Vengamamba way back in 18th Century.  As per the revered Hindu Sanatana Dharma, there is no better Puja or ritual than feeding a hungry […]

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 April 7, 2018
South India Religious News Updates (05/04/2018)

South India Religious News Updates (05/04/2018)

Karnataka – Shivakumara Swami of Siddaganga Mutt in Tumakuru turned 111! Shivakumara Swami of Siddaganga Mutt in Tumakuru turned 111 on Sunday. Thousands of devotees turned up at the mutt to celebrate the occasion. The seers of various mutts performed ‘padapuja’ to Shivakumara Swami in the morning. The seer was later brought in a procession. Shivarathri Deshikendra Swami of Suttur Mutt lit 111 lamps to mark the occasion. Nirmalanandanatha Swami of Adichunchanagiri Mutt and Shivamurthy […]

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 April 4, 2018
Draupadi as a Goddess and Deity – Draupadi festivals across South India

Draupadi as a Goddess and Deity – Draupadi festivals across South India

Unlike in Ramayana very few characters from Mahabharatha are worshipped, so it may be a surprise for many that Draupadi from the epic is worshipped as Goddess Shakthi in South India. Draupadi entered the religious map of south India in the form of a village deity, connecting neighbouring villages with a message of togetherness. There are at least 800 temples dedicated to Draupadi in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka and many celebrate annual festival […]

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 April 3, 2018
Good Friday – Know What It Is All About, Myth & Reality

Good Friday – Know What It Is All About, Myth & Reality

Many people in different countries celebrate the anniversary of Jesus Christ’s crucifixion, and death on the Friday before Easter Sunday.  This is an observance that involves people fasting and praying. Many church services are held in the afternoon, usually around noon or midday to 3pm, to remember the hours when Jesus hung on the cross. Many churches also observe the day by re-enacting the procession of the cross as in the ritual of the Stations […]

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 March 30, 2018
Mahavir Jayanti : The World celebrates the ‘Ahimsa’ Saint

Mahavir Jayanti : The World celebrates the ‘Ahimsa’ Saint

Mahaveer Janma Kalyanak, a significant saint of the Jain community, sacrificed his life to attain moksha. The great guru from the Ikshvaku dynasty is often referred to as Vardhamana. Mahavira was born into the royal Kshatriya family of King Siddhartha and Queen Trishala in Kundalpur of Vaishali. Mahavira left his home and kingdom at the age of 30 to find spiritual awakening. Mahavira was born in 582 BC according to the Digambara Jain community. Since […]

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 March 29, 2018
What is Holy Week? The Days of Holy Week

What is Holy Week? The Days of Holy Week

One of the most important times of the year for Christians is Holy Week, an eight-day period beginning on Palm Sunday, filled with religious symbolism, ceremony, obligation and renewal leading up to the end of Lent and Easter Sunday. Holy Week is the week leading up to Easter and is celebrated by Christians throughout the world. Both Protestants and Catholics observe these holy days with awe and reference in preparation for the celebration of Easter […]

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 March 25, 2018
Why do we celebrate Ramanavami? The Relevancy of Rama…

Why do we celebrate Ramanavami? The Relevancy of Rama…

Why do we celebrate Ramanavami? The Relevancy of Rama… Srirama Navami, is one of the most important Hindu festivals. Hindus all around the world will celebrate the birth of Rama with special prayers, Katha’s and Kalyanam’s. But and why is Sriramanavami is celebrated? Why the life of Rama so important to Hindu’s? how relevant he is in modern times? Lord Rama is worshipped because he is the incarnation of the Lord Vishnu, the seventh Avatar […]

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 March 25, 2018
Telangana : Unique Tradition of ‘Shiva Brides’ on Sri Ramnavami continues at Vemulawada

Telangana : Unique Tradition of ‘Shiva Brides’ on Sri Ramnavami continues at Vemulawada

Thousands of devotees attired as brides of Lord Shiva, participated in the religious rituals conducted at Sri Raja Rajeshwara Swamy temple in Vemulawada of Karimnagar district on the occasion of Sri Ramanavami celebrations on Sunday. The Sri Raja Rajeshwara Swamy devasthanam, popularly known as Dakshin Kashi, in Vemulawada is celebrates the celestial wedding of Lord Rama with his consort Sita on Srirama Navami. Men, women, children and transgenders ‘marry’ Lord Shiva on this  Sriramanavami day, […]

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 March 25, 2018
Andhra Pradesh : Dalits build their own Ram Temple

Andhra Pradesh : Dalits build their own Ram Temple

Dalits aspiring for upward social mobility are making a valiant bid to construct a temple of Lord Rama of their own in a remote village in Prakasam district as entry into a privately managed temple in the village is ruled out for them. However, upper caste and other backward classes(OBCs) people in Vardhinenipalem village near Kondepi in Prakasam district, who are opposed to sanskritisation of Dalits, are in no mood to allow the Dalits to […]

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 March 25, 2018
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