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Yoga Enthusiasts Likely To ‘Warrior’ Into Guinness World Records

Yoga Enthusiasts Likely To ‘Warrior’ Into Guinness World Records This International Yoga Day 19 June 2019, Bengaluru: The Art of Living along with partner organisations will attempt a Guinness World Record on International Day of Yoga on 21st June 2019. The attempt will be to hold Veerabhadrasana (Warrior Pose) for 3 minutes at 22 locations in India with a maximum number of participants. Trained Sri Sri Yoga teachers of Art of Living will guide the participants […]

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June 19, 2019

South India Religious News Updates (3rd Week of November)

South India Religious News Updates (3rd Week of November) Telangana : A Mosque in Hyderabad becomes a Primary Health Centre In a first, a city mosque now has a primary health centre in a working-class dominated area of the Old City of Hyderabad. The Masjid-e-Ishaq will have a full-fledged primary health centre managed by a team of paramedics and doctors. The initiative of the masjid committee and the Helping Hand Foundation will ensure that about […]

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November 19, 2018

Bhavani Deeksha to kick start from October 31

Taking a cue from the Sabarimala, Ayyappa devotees,Vijayawada Kanakadurga devotes will take the 41-day Deeksha tomorrow, October 31, in the auspicious month of Karthika. To tackle the heavy rush of devotees, the temple management is making foolproof arrangements at Sri Durga Malleswara Swamy Varla Devasthanam. The conferment of 41-day Bhavani deeksha from October 31 and will continue till November 4, according to temple executive officer A Surya Kumari. Addressing a press conference here on Sunday, […]

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October 30, 2017

#KnowYourRivers : Krishna River

Krishna River is a perennial river that flows across four states in south India – Maharastra, Karnataka, Telanagana and Andhra Pradesh. The very name of Krishna river reminds of the Prakasham Barrage in Vijayawada; the famous Srisailam and Nagarjuna Sagar dams. The river faces lots of pollution from all sides since it is perennial and flowing river, the impact of pollution is felt in few places and doesn’t look to be alarming. But the need […]

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September 13, 2017

VHP Demands Reconstrcution of Temples in Krishna District

The Members of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and the Hindu Dharma Parirakshana Samithi (HDPS) took out a rally in Vijayawada on Friday demanding construction of temples demolished during the Krishna Pushkarams. They said that the State government had demolished more than 65 temples in and around Vijayawada in Krishna District on the pretext of conducting the river festival in a grand manner. Speaking to the media, HDPS president Konkalla Viswanadha Rao said that despite […]

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August 19, 2017

Festive fervor pervades across Southern States

With Varalakshmi vratam’ just around the corner, cities, towns and villages across Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Karnataka are all a frenzy of activity. Varalalskmi Vratam (August 4) kick starts the season of festivals in the Hindu calendar year. The rates of the flowers and fruits have sky rocketed, the shops are giving heavy discounts, Jewelry shops are offering various schemes to woo the woman. Big, small all temples are all decked up beautifully […]

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August 3, 2017

Religion News : South India Bulletin (10/07/17)

Religion News: South India Bulletin (10/07/17) SAI TRUST’S SOCIAL INITIATIVES LAUDED BY UNION MINISTER Puttaparthi celebrated Guru Poornima with lot of reverence to Sai Baba. Thousands have thronged the temple town to pay their Guru Vandana on the auspicious day…..Read Full News…. https://www.religionworld.in/SAI-TRUSTS-SOCIAL-INITIATIVES-LAUDED-UNION-MINISTER/ “GIRI PRADAKSHINA” CONCLUDES AT SIMHACHALAM The annual ‘Giri Pradakshina’ of Sri Varahalakshmi Nrusimha Swamy temple of Simhachalam took place on Guru Pournami. Thousands of Devotees have trekked 32-km around the hill as part of the Giri Pradakshina……Read Full News… https://www.religionworld.in/giri-pradakshina-concludes-simhachalam/ ACROSS PARISHES […]

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July 11, 2017

Pushpa Yagnam Marks the end of Vaibhavotsavams in Vijayawada

Pushpa Yagnam Marks the end of Vaibhavotsavams in Vijayawada More than 10 lakh Devotees have attended the ‘Pushpa Yagam’ (shower of flowers on deities) organized by TTD at the PWD grounds in Vijayawada on the Ashada Poornima Day. The Pushpa Yagam marked the end of eight-day spiritual programme of Venkateswara Vaibhavotsavams conducted by Tirumala Tiruapti Devasthanams (TTD). Lord Malayappa Swamy along with his two consorts Sri Devi and Bhu Devi were seated on a royally […]

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July 10, 2017