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10 temple stampedes India won't forget

A stampede at the Bhavnath Temple's annual Mahashivratri fair in Junagadh left six pilgrims dead and over 40 injured on Sunday night. Stampedes at temples and other religious places in......

Six killed in Bhavnath temple stampede in Gujarat

Six people were killed and 12 others injured in a stampede that broke out on Sunday at Bhavnath temple's annual Mahashivratri fair in the foothills of Mount Girnar in Gujarat's Junagadh district.......

Devotees seek Lord Shiva's blessings on his day

The world is under the spell of Lord Shiva as his day, the MahaShivratri, is being celebrated across the globe by his devotees. Mahashivratri falls on the 13th night and the 14th day of the......

A night of prayer for Lord Shiva

Mahashivratri was celebrated in Shiva temples, big or small,across India on Sunday. Mahashivratri is a festival dedicated to the powerful Lord, ascribed the role of destroyer among the holy......

Parvati Khan admits she performed 'abhishek'

Pop singer Parvati Khan on Friday admitted she performed an abhishek at the temple in Varanasi during Mahashivratri despite an earlier ban on her doing it.Recent reports that Khan had offered......

Is gold a good mortgage asset?

Recent spurt in gold prices has spruced up the value of the yellow metal further. Not only is it providing golden returns but is also helping get good mortgage value. In a high interest rate......

Ever considered hiring through Facebook?

An increasing number of IT companies find the idea of using social media making a lot of sense.Facebook in India now has over 15 million users. And, LinkedIn has become an accepted method of......

HCL says no to $35 laptop project

HCL Infosystems has denied its association with Sakshat project of the ministry of human resource development to manufacture access and computing device to be priced $35 a piece. "It has been......

2G spectrum scam: CBI arrests DB group's Balwa

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Tuesday night arrested Dynamix Balwas group managing director Shahid Usman Balwa in connection with the 2G spectrum allocation scam. Highly placed sources in......

A cheaper Mercedes on the cards?

Many covet to have the three pointed star on the bonnet of their cars. A few actually get it and the rest watch in envy. The three-pointed-star on the Mercedes bonnet can now be in your garage......

Hrithik celebrates Mahashivratri with family

Hrithik Roshan and his family visited a Shiv temple in Panvel, which is 22 km from Mumbai, to conduct a pooja on the ocassion of Mahashivratri on Wednesday. The actor has been making this annual......

PIX: Hrithik Roshan, family celebrate Maha Shivratri

Hrithik Roshan, who was recently roped in by Karan Johar to play Lord Shiva in Shuddhi, the cinematic retelling of bestselling author Amish Tripathi's Immortals Of Meluha, joined his family to......

Bollywood celebrates Maha Shivaratri

Here's what your favourite Bollywood celebrities are tweeting. Stars wishes their fans on the occasion of Maha Shivaratri, a celebration observed in honour of Lord Shiva.Priyanka......

Ash, Madhur unveil Heroine at Cannes

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, who's creating waves at the ongoing Cannes Film Festival with her fashionable appearances, attends the photocall at the Majestic Beach Pier announcing her new film...

Kickstart V-Day with B'wood's hottest kiss

Aseem Chhabra recommends viewing Band Baaja Baraat, which boasts one of the best kissing scenes in Indian cinema, this V-Day. In the middle of director Maneesh Sharma's debut film Band Baajaa......

Images: Exhausted Watson goes aerial for record

Fatigue in hot and humid conditions persuaded Shane Watson to take the aerial route and hit as many balls over the boundary rope as he could during his world record breaking one-day innings of 185......

Video: Strauss critical of his bowlers' performance

England captain Andrew Strauss was critical of his bowlers' performance after the six-wicket win over the Netherlands in Tuesday's World Cup match in Nagpur. - Scorecard......

Chris Martin keen to end wickets drought in new season

After an unimpressive last season, lanky New Zealand fast bowler Chris Martin wants to make a positive start to the new season by doing well at the upcoming Test series against India, a country he......

Lively Danny delivers for Portugal, Spain thrash Poland

Portugal winger Danny took full advantage of the opportunity presented by an injury to Nani on Tuesday with a goal and an assist in his team's 3-0 win over Mozambique in their final friendly before......

Now, Bollywood enters the ice-skating rink

Meryl Davis and Charlie White have been ice-skating together since they were nine. The 2009 US National Champions in figure skating are now eyeing the February Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Last......

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Q. Marriage of Shiva and Parvati---Mention the story about it
Sudhakar Kuruvada: A. more

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Q. Mahashivratri Shubh kamanaein sab friends ko..may God bless you
MANMAYUR: A. According to the first legend, after Shivas wife Sati immolated herself, she was reborn as Parvati. Parvati tried hard to break Shivas meditation...... more

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Q. MAHASHIVRATRI KE PAVAN PARVA PAR SUB SHIV BHAKTO KO SUBHKAMNAYE,BHAGWAN SHIVJI DESHWASHION KO APNA ASHIRVAD SUKH,SHANTI,SAMPANTA KE LIYE PRADAN KARE AUR SHAKTI DE JISSEY AATANKWADION AUR DESH DROHION KO KHATAM KAR SAKEY.
Ramesh Agarwal: A. Thank you so much & same to you! more

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Q. happy MAHASHIVRATRI!!! to 1 n all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Innocent Girl: A. thanks a lot sir for the nice and good wishes on the ocassion of MAHASIVARATRI. which I wholeheartedly reciprocate. Ohm Nama Sivay more

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90-yr-old's 1 lakh books in Karnataka a global hit

Atop an idyllic green hill overlooking Gokarna beach in Karnataka, a 90-year-old priest and former theatre costume designer carefully dusts the 30... ...

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The indispensable Kasi of the South

Kapileshwar temple; (right) milk being poured on the statue of Lord Shiva Kapileshwar temple, dedicated to Lord Shiva, is considered to be the most... ...

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Crowd management system trial at Babadham

The trial run of the new crowd management technique developed at Babadham temple in Deoghar , on the occasion of Ram Navami on Friday, was... ...

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A welcome solitary confinement

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