Kerala : Kerala government not to file a review petition on Sabarimala case According to the latest the Kerala government will not file a review petition on the Supreme Court order allowing women of all ages to enter the Sabarimala temple, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Wednesday. “None can stop women into the Sabarimala temple, as the apex court has ordered to keep the temple open for all women. The state government will not […]
Andhra Pradesh : TTD to build Sri Venkateswara Temple in Amaravathi Tirumala Tirupati Devastanam (TTD) officials, led by Joint Executive officer P Bhaskar, recently made a presentation to Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu on their plans to develop a temple dedicated to Sri Venkateswara Swamy over 25 acres of land in the state’s upcoming capital Amaravati. While putting forward the proposal, the officials said the temple would be built along the lines of the […]
Kerala Flood Relief material sent from Ajmer Sharif to Calicut, Kerala Ajmer City resident came together united along with many NGO’s, social workers and individuals who had collected large numbers and quantity of clothes, medicines, food materials and other daily use items were brought together to be sent Calicut, Kerala via Land courier transportations facilitated by Professional Courier at Ajmer Tower. Haji Syed Salman Chishty – Chairman Chishty Foundation which is co ordinating the relief […]
Onam is an annual Hindu festival with origins in the state of Kerala in India. It falls in the Malayalam calendar month of Chingam, which in Gregorian calendar overlaps with August–September. Onam is the official state festival of Kerala with public holidays that start four days from Onam Eve. In fact Onam celebrations last for ten days, Festivities of Onam continue for ten long days. Of all these days, most important ones are the first […]
Art of Living Sends 60 Truckloads of Relief Material From All Over India To Kerala Includes 500 tons of essential items comprising clothes, medicines, food, water and sanitary supplies worth over Rs.9.35 crore. Those willing to help, can contact the numbers given below Bengaluru, 21 August, 2018: With over a 1000 Yuvacharyas or youth volunteers of The Art of Living working round the clock in the flood ravaged areas of Kerala, The Art of Living has […]
Volunteers from Pune rush to support into disaster relief in Kerala Rev. Dada J.P. Vaswani’s tender heart has never let him remain indifferent to the suffering of others. During any calamities, Dada’s instant response has been to put together a band of volunteers from the Sadhu Vaswani Mission, often even accompanying them, and immediately rush to the site of the disaster, to provide the required assistance and sustenance. True to Dada’s practice and tradition, teams […]
South India Religious News Updates (4th Week of August, 2018) Kerala : Ravaged by floods and Rain, Kerala Cancels ‘Onam’ celebrations Kerala government cancelled annual ‘Onam’ celebrations this year to utilise amount for relief measures, CM Pinarayi Vijayan said. The Kerala government, which had kept Rs 30 crore for the cultural events, that were scheduled to take place for a week, decided to divert that amount to the Chief Minister’s Distress Relief Fund. The Kerala […]
Kerala Flood Relief by Sri Sathya Sai Seva Organisations As God’s own country – Kerala reels under unprecedented floods claiming lives and endangering the entire area, God’s own White Army – volunteers from Sri Sathya Sai Seva Organisation (SSSSO) are leaving no stone unturned to reach out, to the ones in need. The seva dal are personifying the adage by Sri Sathya Sai Baba – “Hands that help are holier than the lips that pray!” After assessing […]
The Kerala high court has asked the state government o frame rules for appointing an authority to grant approval of conversion to Islam. A division bench of Justices C T Ravikumar and A M Babu gave direction directed the State Government to frame rules under Section 4 of the Muslim Personal Law(Shariat) Application Act 1937. The direction was issued by a Division Bench in a petition was filed by one Thadevoos alias Abu Talib. The […]
The weekly feature on Religion World – Jain Temples in South India is back after a fortnight , which gives you glimpses of different Jain shrines in the this part of the country. Rarely people are aware that Jainism has been prevalent in South India since Maurya dynasty. It became popular over the years and it was the Vijayanagar empire that made it more popular. With Vijayanagar empire giving the much needed impetus to Jainism, […]
Located at Kodi village near Kundapur in Udupi district of Karnataka, the building design is an evolution in core Islamic Architecture integrating epitomized sustainable technologies. Syed Mohamed Beary, Chairman of construction giant, Bearys Group & IGBC who is passionate about sustainable developments built the structure on his ancestral land (15,000 sqft area) at a cost of Rs. 2 crore. He said that he wanted to change the perception of the Islam as the ancient, troubled, […]
South India Religious News Updates (1st Week of July) Kerala : “Oushadha Biksha Yatra” – A unique campaign seeking herbs A unique mission aimed at collecting medicines and herbs from various temples to prepare the special monsoon season Ayurvedic preparation, which will be served to the people for mental and physical health in the month of Karkitakam of the Malayalam calendar, started Last week. “Oushadha Biksha Yatra, the mission that is set to revive an […]
