Devotees flock to temples for prayers on New Year day
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Devotees flock to temples for prayers on New Year day

Deccan Chronicle  

Kurnool: With the advent of New Year, temples in Kurnool and Nandyal witnessed a significant surge in the arrival of devotees for darshan. At the Sri Bhramaramba Sametha Mallikarjuna Swamy temple, devotees arrived from the early hours of Monday, resulting in a wait time of approximately 3 to 4 hours for the darshan. Mantralayam also saw a significant turnout of devotees, including many from neighboring Karnataka, leading to a wait time of 3-4 hours for darshan. Similarly, Mahanandi, Yaganti, Ahobilam, and Sakthi Peetham Jogulamba temples in Telangana also experienced a steady stream of devotees from the early morning hours.

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Kerala police's plan to handle up to 1 lakh devotees daily at Sabarimala temple
1 month, 1 week ago

Kerala police's plan to handle up to 1 lakh devotees daily at Sabarimala temple

Hindustan Times  

The Kerala police stated on Saturday that they have made arrangements to handle a rush of up to 1 lakh devotees for the opening of the Sabarimala Lord Ayyappa temple for this year’s Mandalam-Makaravilakku pilgrimage, reported news agency PTI. Devotees offer prayers at the onset of a holy month ahead of their pilgrimage to the Sabarimala shrine Chief police coordinator …

Telangana: 3 hours for darshan on Kartheeka Pournami at Yadadri
1 month, 1 week ago

Telangana: 3 hours for darshan on Kartheeka Pournami at Yadadri

Deccan Chronicle  

Yadadri-Bhongir: Yadadri Sri Lakshminarsimha Swamy Temple on Friday witnessed a massive influx of devotees on the occasion of the auspicious Kartheeka Pournami. Thousands of couples took part in Sri Sathyanarayana Swamy vratahams, which were conducted in six batches in the vratha mandapam located down the hill shrine. In Nalgonda district, thousands of devotees thronged the ancient Sri Chaya Someshwaralayam at …

Karthika Somavaram Sees Huge Rush of Devotees
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Karthika Somavaram Sees Huge Rush of Devotees

Deccan Chronicle  

Kurnool: Thousands of devotees thronged the Lord Siva temples across the erstwhile Kurnool district on Monday, marking Karthika Masam and the first Karthika Somavaram. Major Saivite shrines, including Srisailam, Omkaram, Mahanandi, Yaganti, Kalvabugga and Jagannathagattu witnessed large gatherings of devotees offering prayers and lighting the Karthika Deepam in the temple premises. In Srisailam, also known as Dakshina Kasi, nearly 1.5 …

Andhra Pradesh: Shravana Masotsavam Begins at Bhramarambika Mallikarjuna Temple
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Andhra Pradesh: Shravana Masotsavam Begins at Bhramarambika Mallikarjuna Temple

Deccan Chronicle  

Kurnool: Shravana Masotsavam at the Bhramarambika Mallikarjuna Swamy Temple will commence on Monday, August 5, and continue till September 4. Uchita, Sheeghra and Athi Sheeghra darshans have been arranged throughout the month, with Sheeghra Darshan tickets priced at Rs 150 and Athi Sheeghra Darshan tickets costing Rs 300. Devotees can have Alankara Darshanam from August 15 to August 19, temple …

Visakhi Ekadasi Draws Devotees to Temples
7 months ago

Visakhi Ekadasi Draws Devotees to Temples

Deccan Chronicle  

Kakinada: Visakhi Ekadasi witnessed a surge in devotees thronging Shiva and Vishnu temples across Kakinada. Chants of "Om Namah Shivaya" and "Om Namo Narayanaya" filled the air as devotees performed abhishekams to Lord Shiva.The four famed Pancharama Kshetras – Bhimeswara Swamy temples in Draksharama and Samalkot, Soma Rama Someswara Swamy temple in Gunupudi, and Ksheera Ramalingeswara Swamy temple in Palakollu …

DKS on ‘temple run’ in coastal Karnataka and Malnad; others politicians visiting religious places too
8 months, 4 weeks ago

DKS on ‘temple run’ in coastal Karnataka and Malnad; others politicians visiting religious places too

The Hindu  

Tuesday was a day of a “temple run” for Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, who had a packed schedule of visiting popular pilgrim centres in coastal and Malnad Karnataka in the run up to the Lok Sabha elections. Arriving at Dharmasthala late on Monday night, Mr. Shivakumar had the darshan of Lord Manjunatha and Annappa on Tuesday morning besides meeting …

Amid huge rush of devotees, Ayodhya Ram Mandir releases aarti, darshan timings
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Amid huge rush of devotees, Ayodhya Ram Mandir releases aarti, darshan timings

Live Mint  

As a large number of devotees continue to throng Ayodhya Ram Mandir for a Ram Lalla's darshan, the temple trust has shared the new timings of Aarti and Darshan for devotees. To mark the end of the day, the Shayan aarti will be performed at 10 pm, Vishwa Hindu Parishad's provincial spokesperson and media in-charge Sharad Sharma said, reported NDTV. …

On Day 1, roughly three lakh devotees offer prayers at Ayodhya temple
11 months ago

On Day 1, roughly three lakh devotees offer prayers at Ayodhya temple

The Hindu  

Tens of hundreds of devotees from across the country, who have been waiting for a glimpse of the Lord Ram idol in Ayodhya, on Tuesday broke through the security cordon on several occasions as the Ram temple was opened for the general public after the grand consecration ceremony presided over by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Editorial | From fear to …

Public flocks to witness Day 3 of mega penance
1 year, 7 months ago

Public flocks to witness Day 3 of mega penance

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: The IGMC stadium was filled with people on Sunday marking the third day of the Raja Syamala Yagam as people in large numbers thronged there for the devotional rituals and received three types of prasadasams from famous temples as also blessings of mega penance. The idols of celestial deities of famous temples in AP state were adorned in the …

Maha Shivaratri: All Shiva temples report heavy rush of devotees
1 year, 10 months ago

Maha Shivaratri: All Shiva temples report heavy rush of devotees

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The city was soaked in devotional fervour as the people celebrated Maha Shivaratri with gaiety on Saturday. All Lord Shiva temples had heavy rush of devotees from early morning for the abhishekam to Shiva linga. There was a heavy turnout for the mega ‘Maha Shivling Dwadasha Jyothirlingam Darshanam’ at BHEL Shiva temple, Beeramguda. According to Kishori Bahen, “A highlight …

Devotees celebrate Vaikunta Ekadasi on a grand noteÂ
1 year, 11 months ago

Devotees celebrate Vaikunta Ekadasi on a grand noteÂ

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: All roads led to the colourfully decked up Lord Venkateshwara temples on Vaikunta Ekadasi on Monday with devotees standing in long queues from early morning seeking divine blessings. I, like many others, opened my stall at 3 am.” Local police officials informed that security arrangements were made, disaster response force deployed for emergences and traffic police were brought in …

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