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'The idol was not being worshipped for years. We decided to immerse it respectfully in the Ganga.'
The film is not just a devotional to be seen by an older audience. Anyone can see it for the relevance of the simple teachings of the Sai baba.
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Nagarjuna, who plays the Sai Baba, this will be his third devotional film after Annamayya and Sri Ramadasu.
Congress president Sonia Gandhi who is on a two-day visit to Maharashtra, on Thursday visited the famous Sai Baba temple at Shirdi in Ahmednagar district.
The action hero will now play the saint of Shirdi in the film Malik Ek.
Temples across Maharashtra are increasingly adopting dress codes for visitors, urging devotees to wear modest and traditional attire. While temple trusts argue that these codes maintain sanctity, visitors have mixed reactions. The trend, which started with the Shree Siddhivinayak Ganpati Temple in Mumbai, has spread to other temples, including those in Pune, Ratnagiri, and Ahilyanagar. The move has been welcomed by some, who believe it promotes respect and decorum within religious spaces. However, others argue that it is unnecessary and restrictive. Right-wing organizations are advocating for similar dress codes across all temples in Maharashtra, including prominent state-run temples like the Shirdi Sai Baba Temple.
These are the top buyers of the scrapped electoral bonds, the data for which was released by the Election Commission on Thursday.
Megha Engineering and Infrastructures Limited was the top donor to the Bharatiya Janata Party at Rs 584 crore and the Bharat Rashtra Samiti at Rs 195 crore.
The famous pilgrimage centre of Saibaba temple in Shirdi, one of the richest temples in Maharashtra, has ornaments and jewellery worth over Rs 32 crore (Rs 320 million) and investments running into Rs 427,17,02,929 (Rs 420.17 crore), according to official documents.
"Remember, the IT Department and the ED implement the Pradhan Mantri Hafta Vasuli Yojana. The State Bank of India implements the #ElectoralBondScam. And at the end of the day, all of these institutions report to the same person: the Finance Minister," Ramesh alleged.
It's a boon for thousands of devotees of Sai Baba in Mumbai who cannot travel to his abode in Shirdi.
The Congress on Friday alleged that the electoral bonds data has exposed 'corrupt tactics' of the Bharatiya Janata Party such as quid pro quo, seeking donations for the company's protection, kickbacks and money laundering through shell companies.
During 2008 the temple collected Rs 81 crore in cash, 920 kg of gold and 440 kg of silver in the form of donations, creating a record of sorts, Ashok Khambekar, a trustee of Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust, said
As many as 19 firms, including Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), Adani Group and Tata have evinced interest for setting up solar manufacturing units under a production linked incentive scheme of the government. In April this year, the Union Cabinet approved a Rs 4,500 crore production linked incentive (PLI) scheme to boost domestic manufacturing capacity of solar PV modules. The scheme is aimed at adding 10,000 MW manufacturing capacity of integrated solar PV modules entailing direct investment of Rs 17,200 crore.
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Harshvardhan Rane is the main lead opposite three heroines--Sushma Raj, Nandini Rai and Avantika.
The film stars Mahat Raghavendra and Archana Kavi.
Nagarjuna plays a NRI in the film which is set to release in March.
Directed by K Raghavendra Rao, the shooting of the film will begin on February 1.
Nasscom co-founder K V Ramani was recently in the news for having built a Sai Ashram for Rs 110 crore and handed it over to Sri Saibaba Sansthan. He talks to rediff.com's Shobha Warrier
Nagarjuna plays an asura who gets up after a deep sleep of 1000 years and wants to fight the gods.
The temple is spread over a 15,000 square-foot multi-storey facility, located on 13.5 acre site with rolling hills, at 700 James Burgess Road, Suwanee, Ga 30024 and its web site is www.AtlantaSaiTemple.org.
Additional Superintendent of Police Shrikant Pathak said the decision to tighten security at the Sai Baba temple was taken following a threat perception.
Jagson Airlines, which is a known entity in North India, already operates a similar service between Srinagar and Amarnath.
Rediff.com's Satish Bodas goes pandal hopping and discovers some famous and biggest ones.
'With his going, my relationship with the Kapoor family has ended.'
Whether to seek blessings for an upcoming release or personal happiness, often one catches glimpses of celebrity trips to places of worship in different parts of the country.
A two-day-long 'Dharma Sansad' convened by the Shankaracharya Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati of Dwarka Peeth has passed a resolution that Sai Baba, the 19th century saint from Shirdi, should not be worshipped as a deity by the followers of 'Sanatan Dharma'.
Refusing to budge from his stand on Shirdi Sai Baba, Shankaracharya Swami Swaroopanand described him as a Muslim ascetic who could not be worshipped like a Hindu deity and said his campaign to protect the Hindu religion will continue even if he is sent to jail.
'My problem is that these people are calling themselves God. Godmen are becoming bigger than God.' Former Big Boss contestant Rahul Mahajan tell Syed Firdaus Ashraf why he made public photographs of Radhe Ma in a mini skirt.
A cyclone shelter building at Kelambakkam, which was recently given a fresh coat of paint, is the current home of nearly 100 Rohingyas who belong to 18 families. The neighbourhood is on the way to Mamallapuram, about 25 km from Tiruvanmiyur in south Chennai. While some Rohingya men work as butchers, some are helpers in restaurants and others do odd jobs like delivering goods on their fish cart.
The temples are concerned about the religious sentiments of the devotees who donate gold ornaments in the name of the deities
Kamalinee Mukherjee talks about her new film, working with Krishnavamsi and her future plans.
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