2 Sep : Amid blowing of conch shells, the famous Radha Raman temple at Vrindaban reverberated with ‘Hare Krishna’ as thousands of devotees thronged the premises to celebrate Janmashtami, the birthday of Lord Krishna.
The Banke Behari temple in Vrindaban decorated with flowers and echoed with ‘Nand ke lala ki jai’.

A large number of devotees gathered in the temple courtyard to have a glimpse of ‘abhishek’ of the Lord with milk, curd, honey and ghee amid chanting of vedic hymns.
After four hours of ‘abhishek’, prasadam was distributed among the people.
Some of …

11 Aug : Ramzan, the holy month of fasting for Muslims, will begin from Thursday with the new moon sighted on Wednesday evening in many parts of the country.
After a meeting of the new moon sighting committee here, Shahi Imam of Delhi’s Fatehpuri mosque, Maulana Mufti Mukkaram Ahmed, announced that Ramzan will begin on Thursday.
The Imarat-e-Sharaiyah Hind, in its announcement, said that though the moon was not sighted in Delhi, which was overcast, but it has been sighted in other places, including Chennai, Bhopal, Surat and in places in states …

OTTAWA, ONTARIO–( April 13, 2010) – The World Sikh Organization of Canada (WSO) is concerned about the perpetuation of incorrect and misleading information about the kirpan.
1) Fiction: The kirpan is a dangerous weapon
Fact: The kirpan is not a weapon. The word itself means mercy or grace. It is neither designed nor permitted to be used in anger or as a weapon. Doing so represents a serious transgression for a Sikh and may result in penalty or sanction. The kirpan is an essential article of faith worn by thousands of initiated …

10 March : Ramayana has been transcending generations and geographical boundaries and now people in the US and Singapore has a chance to know more about the epic popular for its allegorical and engaging storyline.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York is organising the “Epic India: Scenes from the Ramayana” exhibition from 31st March till 19th September which will showcase a selection of paintings, sculptures and some textiles depicting scenes from the epic.
According to Naomi Takafuchi, communications officer at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, mythology addresses the moral dilemmas …

A Jain temple in Bangalore has decided to auction some of its artefacts to fund its renovation and expansion plans.
This is what the management of the century-old Shri Adinath Jain Shwetambar temple in Chikpet will do on March 10. The auction, titled ‘Mystery of Chikpet’, will be conducted by city-based auction house Bid & Hammer at ITC Windsor. A preview of the collection will be held at the Bid & Hammer Preview Hall in Jayanagar 5th Block from Feb 27 to March 5.
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