Shiva's mace procession in Himachal begins Wednesday
9/6/2010 12:07:00 PM |
| Shimla, Sep 6 (IANS) The procession of the holy mace of Lord Shiva during the Manimahesh pilgrimage in Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh would start Wednesday, an official said Monday. |
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Special prayers mark Mother Teresa's 13th death anniversary
9/5/2010 10:47:00 PM |
| Kolkata, Sep 5 (IANS) Special prayers and masses Sunday marked the 13th death anniversary of Mother Teresa. |
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BJP again takes Ayodhya issue to high pitch
9/5/2010 9:17:00 PM |
| Lucknow, Sep 5 (IANS) The Ayodhya temple issue that helped the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) come to power in the past appears to be taking a dominant position once again with a meeting of the party's Uttar Pradesh executive concluding Sunday by taking it to a high pitch. |
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RSS seeks consensus on Ramjanmabhoomi issue
9/5/2010 7:56:00 PM |
| Kolkata, Sep 5 (IANS) The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Sunday pitched for a national consensus on the controversial Ram Janmabhomi issue and said parliament should discuss the matter after a court delivers its judgment later this month. |
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Devotees begins annual pilgrimage to Manimahesh Lake in Jammu and Kashmir
9/4/2010 7:22:00 PM |
Bhaderwah (Jammu and Kashmir), Sep 4 (ANI): Thousands of Hindu devotees commenced their annual pilgrimage from Jammu and Kashmir's Bhaderwah city to the sacred Manimahesh Lake located in Himachal Pradesh. |
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Rs.100 crore Vivekananda education project approved
9/3/2010 10:02:00 PM |
| New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) The government Friday gave in-principle approval to the Rs.100 crore Swami Vivekananda Values Education Project aimed at encouraging research on religion. |
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Muslims across India offer prayers on last Friday of Ramadan
9/3/2010 9:36:00 PM |
Lucknow/Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh), Sep 3 (ANI): Muslims across India gathered in huge numbers at various mosques to offer the 'Alvida Namaz' on the occasion of the last 'Jumma' of the fasting month of Ramadan on Friday. |
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Muslims to take pledge against terrorism
9/3/2010 5:35:00 PM |
| Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 3 (IANS) Tens of thousands of Muslims will collect in Kerala Monday to take a pledge against terrorism on the 26th night of Ramadan in which organisers say will be one of the largest such gatherings in the world. |
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13 years on, Mother Teresa still draws foreign tourists to Kolkata
9/3/2010 12:05:00 PM |
| Kolkata, Sep 3 (IANS) Be it soccer legend Diego Maradona, tennis star Martina Hingis or football World Cup hero Diego Forlan - they have all visited the plain two-storey Missionaries of Charity headquarters here that houses Mother Teresa's grave. It's a must-see for foreign tourists visiting eastern India even 13 years after her death. |
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Janmashtami celebrated with fervour in Delhi
9/2/2010 7:03:00 PM |
| New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) Thousands of devotees Thursday gathered at temples across the capital to pay obeisance to Lord Krishna, one of the most revered gods of Hindus, on the occasion of Janmashtami. |
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Muslims take part in Gokulashtami in Mumbai
9/2/2010 6:41:00 PM |
Mumbai, Sep 2 (ANI): Members of Muslim community at Dadar and Thane here, celebrated the festival of Gokulashtami (birth of Hindu God Krishna), joining the Hindu devotees in the revelries on Thursday. |
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Delhiites throng temples on Janmashtami
9/2/2010 12:31:00 PM |
| New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) Men, women and children of all ages Thursday thronged temples that were decked up in bright coloured lights, decorations and flowers across Delhi for Janmashtami which celebrates the birth of Lord Krishna. Despite the hot and humid weather, crowds were large. |
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Female priests look after Jammu's Lord Krishna temple
9/1/2010 8:41:00 PM |
Jammu, Sep 1 (ANI): A temple devoted to Lord Krishna, which is also called 'Baion ka Mandir' here is looked after by a group of female priests, who offer daily prayers and perform rituals. |
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Manmohan Singh offers prayers at Tirupati temple
9/1/2010 8:01:00 PM |
| Hyderabad, Sep 1 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday offered prayers at the famous Lord Venkateswara temple in Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh. |
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Procession held to mark 406th ceremony of installation of Guru Granth Sahib
9/1/2010 6:18:00 PM |
Amritsar, Sep 1 (ANI): A colourful 'Nagar Kirtan' procession was taken out by Sikhs here, to mark the 406th ceremony of the installation of their holy scripture, the Guru Granth Sahib on Wednesday. |
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Temples across India deck up to celebrate Janmashtami
9/1/2010 6:18:00 PM |
Mathura/ Imphal, Sep 1 (ANI): Temples in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura city have been decorated for Janmashtami celebrations on Thursday. |
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Chopper service for Himachal's Manimahesh pilgrims
9/1/2010 10:55:00 AM |
| Shimla, Sep 1 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh has allowed private heli-taxi operators to ferry pilgrims during the sacred Hindu pilgrimage Manimahesh in the remote areas of Chamba district, an official said here Wednesday. |
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Case against Chidambaram for 'saffron terror' remark
8/30/2010 9:50:00 PM |
| Ahmedabad, Aug 30 (IANS) A godman from Gujarat's Patan town Monday filed a case demanding criminal prosecution of union Home Minister P.Chidambaram for his remarks on 'saffron terrorism' that have 'defamed Hindu faith and saints'. |
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Teresa's peace prayer finds echo at centenary celebration
8/28/2010 4:15:00 PM |
| New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) 'Where there is hatred, let me sow love...', the prayer Mother Teresa recited daily, found mention Saturday in the speeches of President Pratibha Patil and other dignitaries at a function here celebrating her birth centenary. |
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Honour Mother Teresa by caring for the unloved: Patil
8/28/2010 3:29:00 PM |
| New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil led the nation Saturday to pay tributes to Mother Teresa on her birth centenary and said there was an urgent need to attend to those sections the Nobel Peace Prize winning nun served -- the unloved and uncared in our families and societies. |
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