pilgrims
- Andhra Pradesh
Ahead of Independence Day, TTD appeals aged, infants, differently-abled to avoid Tirumala
Tirumala: With a series of holidays set to begin from August 11 to 15, the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) authorities are anticipating a heavy influx of pilgrims to the hilltop shrine of…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia: First lot of Umrah pilgrims arrive on New Year
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia on Saturday welcomed the first batch of overseas pilgrims to mark the beginning of the Umrah season in the new Islamic year. The visa request for the Umrah season…
- India
Amarnath Yatra: Thousands of Muslims offer services to pilgrims
Sonmarg: As the Amarnath Yatra is in progress in Jammu and Kashmir, religious harmony was seen in the valley where Amarnath Yatris were welcomed by local Muslims on their way to the…
- India
Amarnath yatra: 4,000 pilgrims of 7000 forced to return midway
Jammu: A fresh batch of 7,053 Amarnath pilgrims left the Bhagwati Nagar base camp here on Saturday for the twin base camps in Ganderbal district but over half of them were forced to…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia: Nearly 1 million Muslims complete Haj in 2022
Makkah: Nearly 1 million pilgrims successfully completed Haj on July 9 as they prayed on the plains of Arafa and moved to Muzdalifa. The pilgrims also stoned the symbolic devil in Jamrat…
- India
Amarnath Yatra resumes today, pilgrims hopeful of ‘darshan’
Jammu: Amarnath Yatra, which was partially suspended after a cloudburst incident near the holy cave, resumed on Monday morning.A fresh batch of Amarnath pilgrims has started to move from the Jammu base…
- India
Five pilgrims from AP reported missing in Amarnath tragedy
Amaravati: At least five pilgrims, including two women, from Andhra Pradesh were reported missing in the cloudburst and flash flood near the holy Amaranth cave in Kashmir, the state government said here…
- Telangana
Amarnath cloud burst: Telangana sets up helpline in Delhi
Hyderabad: The government of Telangana on Saturday set up a helpline number in Delhi’s Telangana Bhavan to help people in distress following the cloud burst in Amarnath. Devotees stuck at the Amarnath…
- India
Over 6,000 pilgrims leave Jammu for Amarnath base camps
Jammu: The 11th batch of over 6,000 Amarnath pilgrims left the Jammu city on Saturday for the twin base camps in Kashmir even as the annual pilgrimage to the cave shine in…
- Photos
In pics: Thousands of pilgrims visit Amarnath Cave Temple
Srinagar: Amid tight security cover, pilgrims from different parts of the country visited Amarnath Cave Temples from Mahagunas Pass in Pahalgam as well as Baltal, Sonmarg. The 43-day Yatra this year will…
- Kashmir
J-K: Langar committees gearing up to facilitate Amarnath Yatra pilgrims
Ramban [Jammu and Kashmir]: With two days left for the Amarnath Yatra, the langar committees are gearing up to facilitate Amarnath Yatra pilgrims in Udhampur and Baltal. In Jammu and Kashmir, all…
- Telangana
Haj 2022: Fourth batch of Telangana pilgrims depart from Hyderabad
Hyderabad: As the Haj season nears, the fourth batch of 377 pilgrims, from Telangana on Saturday took the flight to Saudi Arabia and were flagged off by the state finance minister T…
- Telangana
Two batches of Telangana pilgrims reach Makkah
Hyderabad. The Chairman of the Telangana Haj Committee Mohammed Saleem said on Tuesday that two batches of Telangana pilgrims reached Makkah safely and performed Umrah and now they devoting most of their…