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Topic: Hindu priests

VHP to open centre in Ayodhya to train English-speaking pujaris for Hindu temples abroad

Another centre to open in Faridabad to meet domestic requirements, says VHP president Alok Kumar, adding that aim is to 'explain Hindu scriptures to youth in language they understand'.

Wajid Ali Shah consulted Hindu priests to remove a curse from his wives

In ‘Dance to Freedom’, AK Gandhi tracks the history of tawaifs. They were dancers Mughal courts, spied on British officers and played a role in the Indian freedom movement.

Ayodhya victory is BJP’s. Shankaracharyas should focus on divisions in Hindu society instead

Seers can't overlook Ayodhya's significance in galvanising and uniting the Hindu society. They should play a leading role in future events or risk losing support of their devotees.

‘Reminds Tamilians of their culture,’ says Malai Mandir chief on place for ‘sengol’ in new Parliament

‘Walking encyclopedias of Tamil culture’, about 30 pontiffs visit Delhi's Malai Mandir temple ahead of inauguration ceremony for which they have been invited by the central govt.

MP Congress is courting Hindu priests. But temple land promise is going to be tricky

Resolving the vexatious temple land issue in Madhya Pradesh is easier said than done. But the goal of courting the priest community won't be easy for Congress either.

‘Feared morphed photos with woman will be leaked’: What Mahant Giri wrote in ‘suicide note’

According to the suicide note, Mahant Narendra Giri feared his disciple Anand Giri, who has now been detained, would release the photos.

What about Dalit priest at Ayodhya Ram Mandir? Even Communist intellectuals won’t demand it

It is being said that the Ram Mandir will be more significant than the Vatican of Rome and the Mecca of Saudi Arabia. But will it change the status of Dalits and Shudras?

In Bulandshahr’s Pagona, all loved the ‘extremely amiable’ sadhus killed over a pair of tongs

Villagers in Pagona said they have been making appeals to everyone coming to the burial of the two sadhus murdered on Monday night to not make this a Hindu-Muslim issue.

Mecca to Vatican — COVID-19 proves when human beings are in peril, gods flee first

Everything is on hold in Mecca. The Pope isn't communicating with god. Brahmin priests in temples are putting masks on idols. Religion has deserted coronavirus-fearing people.

Modi govt wants to train pandits and pujaris, design curriculum to standardise rituals

Skill Development Ministry officials say Modi govt wants to sustain Vedic culture, and also create employment opportunities in India and abroad.

On Camera

India must move Japan from ‘old friend’ trap to real partners

PM Modi’s visit to Japan comes at the right moment to recalibrate a relationship long described as “natural” but left underutilised. We must free it from the warm and fuzzy comfort of nostalgia

Easy loans, uneasy ‘debt traps’. Women harassed by private lenders ask ‘who will restore lost dignity?’

A public meeting, where the women voiced their protest, took place this month in Delhi, grounded on the findings of an AIDWA survey, covering 9,000 women borrowers.

Post-Sindoor, joint doctrine tasks Special Forces with fighting info warfare & countering propaganda

Joint Doctrine for Special Forces Operations, released Wednesday, also outlines plans for the future expansion of AFSOD and the creation of Joint Service Training Institutes.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.