rituals
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Trespassers claim ‘temple land’ inside Qutb Shahi Mosque boundary
Hyderabad: The Cyberabad police sought the help of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation and Ranga Reddy district revenue authorities to resolve the issue of Qutb Shahi Masjid at Mallkam Cheruvu. A group…
- India
2 women tell senior citizen about ghosts in his home, cheat him of Rs 15.87L
Thane: Two women have been booked for allegedly cheating a 79-year-old man of Rs 15.87 lakh in Maharashtra’s Thane district, a police official said on Thursday. The woman told the man, who…
- Middle East
Buried Indian body exhumed in Saudi Arabia to send home for last Hindu rituals
Jeddah: In one of the rare cases, an NRI worker’s dead body was exhumed from a graveyard in Saudi Arabia where it was buried mistakenly two months ago and Indian officials are…
- India
Allahabad University to offer courses in Hindu astrology, rituals
Prayagraj: The department of Sanskrit in Allahabad University (AU) is introducing a new course in Hindu astrology and rituals with the aim of conserving the rich legacy of the religion. The AU…
- Photos
In Pics: Pitra Paksha rituals
Kolkata: Pilgrims perform ‘Tarpan’ rituals for their ancestors on the last day of ‘Pitra Paksha’ along the banks of River Ganga, in Kolkata, Wednesday, Oct 6, 2021.(PTI Photo/Swapan Mahapatra) Kolkata: Pilgrims, not…
- Mumbai
Feminist Mumbai couple exchange mangalsutras on wedding day; internet loves it!
Mumbai: A couple from Mumbai stood out to break the patriarchal ritual to make a statement of equality on their wedding day. Both of them exchanged mangalsutras (sacred wedding thread) to each…
- Kashmir
NGO reveals reasons behind emergence of late marriage in Kashmir
Srinagar: A non-government organization (NGO) Tehreek e Fala-Ul-Muslimeen revealed that around 50 thousand Kashmir girls are still unmarried despite crossing the marriageable age. Ten thousand of them belong to Srinagar district. According…
- Telangana
Telangana: Priest booked for refusing to perform ritual for Dalit family
Hyderabad: The Telangana police have registered a case against a temple priest in Jangaon district of the state for refusing to perform certain rituals of a family from the scheduled caste community. As per…
- India
Bundelkhand: Farmers perform rituals to please rain god
Bundelkhand: As drought takes roots in Gopalpur village situated in Kanpur, farmers performed rituals in order to please the rain god and get sufficient rainfall this year. Farmers in Bundelkhand are eagerly…
