Temples across Uttar Pradesh were packed with devotees on Sunday for Ram Navami, with Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath leading prayers at the Gorakhnath Temple. Heavy crowds were witnessed at temples in Lucknow, Gorakhpur, and Varanasi, where security was heightened. In Gorakhpur, Adityanath performed the traditional kanya pujan ritual, while in Varanasi, a 51-foot statue of Lord Ram has become a major attraction. The festival was celebrated with enthusiastic fervor across the state.
Subhash K Jha celebrates the Ram Mandir pran pratishtha ceremony by picking some memorable Ram bhajans from movies you may not have heard of.
In the recent past, Adityanath and the RSS seem to have come closer. The warmth is more on the part of the RSS. And even now, not all requests from the RSS are accommodated by the UP government, points out Aditi Phadnis.
As Lord Ganesha arrives in our homes, Subhash K Jha brings you five devotional Ganpati songs.
'His Dil deewana in Maine Pyar Kiya came to me at a time when I was thinking of retirement.'
The Ramayan offers important life lessons.
Varsha Bhosle salutes that effervescent icon of Indian cinema, Dev Anand.
The accident happened when a passenger train and a goods train collided.
Sukanya Verma presents a playlist of 100 Lata Mangeshkar songs from different decades of Hindi films -- songs that make me sing, smile, sob and sigh.
The actress, who starred in films like Bhabhi and Choti Bahen, was 75.
Amit Shah requested Adityanath to tighten the reins of the HYV's activities, now that he was CM. But Adityanath is not prepared to let go so easily.
Actress karthika Nair talks about her new Telugu film.
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