In some cases, former mahants of shrines allegedly themselves leased out properties to tenants. HC has ordered DCs & DMs to take over the management of temples and their assets.
Veerabhadra Swamy temple is located on 6 acres of land alongside the elite anti-Maoist combat unit of the Telangana Police & managed by Madapathis who identify as ‘Lingayat Brahmins’.
Historian Chithra Madhavan is turning the spotlight on Tamil Nadu’s neglected ancient temples and their stories in a lecture series organised by Chennai-based Tattvaloka.
Karnataka minister Ramalinga Reddy says revenue collected from state-run temples will be routed to corpus fund to then be utilised for betterment of priests & their families.
Opposition to project has been reported since last year. Such deep rooted is traditions in Kullu that people seek blessings from deities before starting any major work.
One narrative panel at the Dashavatara Temple of Lalitpur shows Vishnu sits on Sheshnag with two attendants. It tells the temple-goer which deity is in the sanctum sanctorum before they enter.
Australian envoy to India Barry O' Farrell AO's statement came after men from an alleged pro-Khalistani group attacked Indians carrying the national flag in Fed Square, Melbourne on Sunday.
We have failed terribly at two important things. One, we are reacting to this issue only emotionally, not logically. And two, we are not asking the right questions.
WhatsApp privacy policy case is among a string of matters involving practices like restrictive platform rules, pricing & billing policies, reflecting India’s tight scrutiny of market dominance.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
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