Devotees
- India
Man held for duping women devotees of Vaishno Devi
New Delhi: A man who duped 50 to 60 women devotees on the pretext of providing them a tour package to Vaishno Devi has been held by the Delhi Police. The accused…
- India
Bus runs over devotees sleeping on roadside in Champawat; 5 dead
Champawat: Five devotees from Uttar Pradesh died in Uttarakhand’s Champawat district on Thursday when a bus ran them over while they were sleeping on the roadside, police said. Five more were injured…
- Telangana
Maha Shivaratri: Devotees throng Shiva temples across Telangana
Hyderabad: Devotees queued up at Shiva temples across Telangana on Saturday on the occasion of Maha Shivaratri. Men and women were seen offering special puja and participating in various rituals at popular…
- Telangana
Telangana: Dalit man gets assaulted by Shiva devotees in front of police station
Hyderabad: A 26-year-old Dalit man was beaten up by Shiva devotees in the presence of policemen on January 31. The incident happened in Devanoor village of Vikarabad district. According to reports, members…
- India
32 lakh devotees take holy dip in Ganga, Sangam at ‘Magh Mela’ in UP
Prayagraj: Thirty-two lakh devotees took a dip in Ganga and Sangam on the occasion of Basant Panchami — the fourth bathing festival of the ongoing ‘Magh Mela’ — here on Thursday, officials…
- Andhra Pradesh
Two devotees crushed to death in Andhra Pradesh
Amaravati: Two devotees were killed in a road accident in Andhra Pradesh’s Kakinada district on Saturday, police said. A car knocked down the devotees when they were walking from Srikakulam district to…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Special trains for Sabarimala between Secunderabad, Kollam
Hyderabad: Special trains will operate between Secunderabad and Kollam owing to the heavy rush due to the Sabarimala season. In a statement released by the South Central Railway, the special trains are…
- Photos
Photos: Devotees gather across country to celebrate Kartik Purnima
Patna: Devotees gather on the banks of river Ganga to take a ‘holy dip’ on the occasion of ‘Kartik Purnima’, in Patna, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022. (PTI Photo) Haridwar: Devotees gather on…
- India
Wheelchair-bound devotee denied entry into Golden Temple
Amritsar: A wheelchair-bound devotee, who was denied entry into the Sri Darbar Sahib (Golden Temple) here, has sought to make it accessible for physically challenged too. However, the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee…
- India
Kanpur: 22 dead as tractor-trolley overturns in a pond
In a horrifying incident, a tractor trolley filled with devotees overturned and fell into a pond in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh on Saturday. At least 22, mostly women devotees, are confirmed dead while…
- India
UP: Two died of suffocation during Krishna Janmashtami in Mathura
Mathura: Two devotees were killed and seven others injured in a stampede-like situation at the famous Bankey Bihari temple here during Janmashtami celebrations in the early hours of Saturday, officials said. “Prima facie,…
- Telangana
Heavy rush at Yadadri temple
Hyderabad: Sri Laxmi Narasimha Swamy temple at Yadadri on Sunday witnessed huge rush of devotees. It took more than two hours for the devotees for general darshan. The queue lines were packed…
- Andhra Pradesh
AP: Authorities deploy heavy security at Simhachalam Temple for ‘Chandanotsavam’ festival
Vishakhapatnam: On the occasion of Chandanotsavam, expecting a footfall of around 2 lakh devotees at the Simhachalam Temple (Sri Varahalakshmi Narasimha Swamy Vari Devasthanam), authorities have deployed around 2,500 police personnel, including…
- Andhra Pradesh
CM Bommai in touch with AP officials after clash between Karnataka pilgrims, vendors
Bengaluru: Following a violent clash between pilgrims from Karnataka and some vendors around Mallikarjuna temple in the temple town of Srisailam in Andhra Pradesh’s Kurnool district, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on…
- Hyderabad
Temple priest allegedly thrashes devotee, complaint lodged with police
Hyderabad: A bizarre incident of a temple priest thrashed a devotee inside the temple came to light very late. However a complaint has been lodged with the police. According to the information,…
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