Attach to aid in preserving a centuries-old underground well.

The officials of the Sri Panakala Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple in Mangalagiri were in the process of excavating a deep well when they discovered that the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (Intach) had agreed to bring in specialists to preserve the historical significance of th...

Attach to aid in the preservation of an ancient underground well.

The officials of the Sri Panakala Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple in Mangalagiri were in the process of excavating a deep well when they discovered that the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (Intach) had agreed to bring in specialists to preserve the historical significance of th...

Zand, a Dubai-based digital bank, bags a long list of high-profile backers, Franklin Templeton, Aditya Birla

Zand, a Dubai-based digital bank, announced on Tuesday that it has received backing from investors such as Franklin Templeton and Aditya Birla Group as it aims to capitalise on fintech potential.

According to a release, investors include Al Hail Holding, Al Sayyah & Sons Investments...

Prime Minister inaugurates various religious projects in Somnath

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated various projects in Somnath, Gujarat today. He laid the foundation stone for Shree Parvati Temple, Somnath Promenade, reconstruction of the old Somnath and Somnath Exhibition Centre.

The Shree Parvati Temple will be constructed Sompura style, in ...

UK: FIRST LORD JAGANNATH HINDU TEMPLE OPENS IN BATH

Highlights:

• The first Lord Jagannath Hindu temple has been opened in Bath, United Kingdom
• The temple of Lord Jagannath has been set up at the former Culverhay School in Rush Hill, Bath

The first Hindu temple in the United Kingdom, wh...

DEVOTEES NOT ALLOWED TO SEE CONSTRUCTION OF RAM TEMPLE IN AYODHYA

HIGHLIGHTS

• Devotees are not allowed to see the construction of Ram Temple in Ayodhya due to security reasons.
• Ram Janmabhoomi Tirtha Kshetra Trust general secretary Champat Rai has announced this decision.
• Engineers from Larsen & Toubro...

‘COLLECTORS’: LAUGH-A-MINUTE RIOT TO MAKE YOU ROLL IN THE AISLES

• ‘Collectors’ is a laugh-a-minute riot that can make audiences laugh intensively amid the pandemic gloom. Apart from the story itself, the acting in the film is spectacular and etched by four actors whose performances capture the light-hearted atmosphere of the film.

UAE'S FIRST TEMPLE PROGRESS REVIEWED BY SHEIKH AL NAHYAN

HIGHLIGHTS

• Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, recently met the top delegates of BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha, the network-based social and profound association assembling the primary Hindu temple in Abu D...

S. KOREA RESUMES ON-SITE RELIGIOUS SERVICES AMID SOCIAL DISTANCING AND FACE MASKS

Highlights:

• Due to less than 20 cases of covid 19 reported in South Korea, lockdowns have been relaxed.
• Buddhist and Christian communities resume on-site services amid all the precautionary measures

With the ease in social distancing norms, South Kor...

CORONAVIRUS UPDATES FOR 17.03.2020: US RECESSION LOOMING BIG

162 countries impacted, Tokyo has not yet cancelled the Olympics. However unless coronavirus wanes by May, the scheduled June 24, 2020, Olympics have slim chances of going through. In another huge development, Trump declared that given the situation with coronavirus, the US economy is headed towa...

Hadaka Matsuri [Naked Festival] Celebrated by Revelers in Japan.

On Saturday the 15th, around 10,000 people gathered at the Saidai-ji Temple in Okayama, where a priest stands a few feet above the rest of the crowd and throws a pair of, what are considered lucky, shingi sticks from the window. Not covered in more than a loin cloth and a pair of white socks...

THE FAMED HADAKA MATSURI FESTIVAL IN JAPAN ATTRACTS TOURISTS

Highlights:

• The “Naked Festival” is a famous ritual specifically for young men to bring them luck
• It is held at Honshu Island’s Okayama Prefecture

The Hadaka Matsuri festival is held annually in the southern Honshu ...

Clever ideas implemented to increase temple tourism

Japan’s temples are major attractions for the foreign tourists. Despite that, the recent year’s data showed reduced visits to temples. The temple committee monitored the records and realized their main revenue had been from people who spent more on the Buddhist practices like weddings...

The conflict of ruling Ayodhya now, has pushed past towards center of politics of India

In Ayodhya, a city in India, the recent anniversary of the demolition of the Babri Mosque was strongly alerted and serious, in December, 1992. The Mosque that was constructed by Emperor Babur of Mughal era in the 16th century was demolished by the leaders, followers and helpers of Vishva Hindu Pa...