Mahashivratri 2023: Devotees throng temples across India Maha Shivratri, meaning 'The Great Night of Shiva', is a Hindu festival dedicated to Lord Shiva. From the Kashi Vishwanath temple in Varanasi to the Shree Lingaraj temple in Odisha, devotees are thronging the Lord Shiva temples across the country since early Saturday morning on the occasion of Mahashivratri. 2 / 9 Among …
From the Kashi Vishwanath in Varanasi to the Shree Lingaraj temple in Odisha's Bhubaneswar, devotees are thronging the Lord Shiva temples across the country since early Saturday, February 18, 2023 morning on the occasion of Mahashivratri. Aarti was also performed at Kashi Vishwanath Temple, devotees thronged Jharkhandi Mahadev Temple in Gorakhpur to offer prayers today. "We have gathered here at …
The political faceoff in Odisha seems to have become fierce with the Biju Janata Dal-led government blaming the Centre for opposing the state ordinance that aims to make peripheral changes to the Lingaraj Temple in Bhubaneshwar in view of devotees’ interest. The Union home ministry, in a letter to Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mohapatra, has sought clarification on the ordinance …
Between them and the gods still stands an ominous firewall. Antiquated notions of purity and pollution linked to worshippers' caste remain deeply entrenched in some of the country's prominent temples, which shun the Dalits to preserve the "sanctity" of presiding deities, an India Today TV investigation has found. KAAL BHAIRAV, VARANASI In the temple town of Varanasi, the Kaal Bhairav …
