Allahabad HC defers Gyanvapi case hearing to August 6The Allahabad High Court has postponed the hearing regarding the Archaeological Survey of India's survey of the wuzukhana area in the Gyanv...
Visual rhythms in their structures evoke parallel practices in dance and music traditionsThere is much more that a gifted sutradhari (master-planner) and shilpi (sculptor) can also achieve. Take, for example, the mid-6th century...
Mahashivratri 2025: Date, time, significance, and how to perform fast to please Lord ShivaMahashivratri will be celebrated on February 26, 2025, with devotees observing various sacred rituals and timing their worship precisely. T...
"Broken Shiva linga, terracotta objects depicting deities recovered in Gyanvapi mosque survey": ASI reportThe ASI report on the Gyanvapi mosque complex revealed that a pre-existing structure appeared to have been destroyed in the 17th century, a...
PM Modi offers prayers at Kuber Tila Shiva temple; unveils 'Jatayu' statueShiv temple located on the Kuber Tila in the Ram Janmabhoomi complex is also being renovated by the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Tru...
Nepal's Pashupatinath Temple reopens after reinstallation of gold ornamentsThe temple was reopened for devotees around 3 am on Thursday morning after a special puja.
SC puts on hold Allahabad High Court’s ‘scientific probe’ order of Gyanvapi MosqueThe Supreme Court on Friday put on hold the directions of the Allahabad High Court permitting a scientific probe to ascertain whether the o...
Sadhguru Sannidhi at Chikkaballapur decked up to celebrate MahashivaratriThe nightlong celebration taking place at the Isha Yoga Center, Coimbatore in Sadhguru’s presence will be live streamed at Sadhguru Sannidh...
Maha Shivaratri 2023: Lord Shiva’s 12 Jyotirlingas and their significanceA pilgrimage to the 12 Jyotirlingas, the holiest Shiva sites, is considered auspicious. The Jyotirlingas are located throughout the country.
From Kashi Vishwanath to Shree Lingaraj: Devotees throng temples to celebrate MahashivratriAarti was also performed at Kashi Vishwanath Temple, devotees thronged Jharkhandi Mahadev Temple in Gorakhpur to offer prayers today. Apart...
Gyanvapi issue: Matter in court, let it decide, say BJP leaders refuting opposition charge of roleRiddled with criticism from the opposition who have alleged the hand of the BJP behind the Gyanvapi case developments, particularly the vid...
Narendra Modi unveils 112 ft Shiva bust, extols YogaFounder of Isha Foundation, Jaggi Vasudev, said the bust of 'Adiyogi' was built in eight months, He also lauded Modi for practising Yoga.
Shining lightly!The story questions the very notion of sacred spaces: can Omnipresent God be confined in any place? This led me to cancel my trip.
Stones brook no contestBy that token, one simply closes one’s eyes and picks the first pebble one can grab. But results can vary depending on who is picking and f...
Viva Siva!The temple, built on a raised platform on top of the plinth, reminds us of the other seafacing Shaivite shrine of Gujarat, the Somnath.
- Magnificent Shiva shrines at Baroli, Bijoliyan and Menal could have been a Meluha trilogy
Tucked away in the greenest part of the desert state are some Shiva temple complexes, any one of which could act as the setting for the act...
Bael Out!In mid-March, the thorny bael or the bilva tree is bereft of leaves. But it is still laden with large globular fruit.