Sanjay Sah, a 30-year-old employee, was rescued from a tunnel at the Trishuli 3A hydropower project in Nepal after nine days. He attributed his survival to chanting 'Hare Krishna' and was miraculously rescued on Krishna Janmashtami. Another worker, Kabir Maharjan, was also rescued but required further medical treatment. Sah, a foreman, stayed behind to ensure others' safety during the initial disaster.
For the Jagannath Temple in Puri, the timing of Rath Yatra is a matter of scriptural injunction rather than convenience.
Did you know Dev Anand worked as a clerk at a salary of Rs 85 before he became an actor?
The devotees pulled three 40-foot high colourful chariots carrying the sacred deities of Lord Jagannatha, Lady Subhadra and Lord Balarama from Hyde Park to Trafalgar Square. The giant chariots were accompanied by a procession of singers, musicians and dancers. At Trafalgar Square, where the procession concluded, thousands of people had gathered to witness cultural and educational displays and exhibitions linked to the Rath-yatra.
Lord Krishna has been the focus of a large number of devotional cults, which over the centuries have produced a wealth of religious poetry, music, painting and sculpture.
'How do you stay so energised? So young?' 'Dev Anand flashed that familiar crooked grin and told me, "The mind never grows old. It urges you to surge ahead".'
When mainstream Hindi cinema is preoccupied with romance, comedy, horror and action, stories about sisters and brothers are very rare. Vasan Bala has made a first-of-its-kind film where the leads play sister and brother, notes Aseem Chhabra.
The paper reports that the leaflet, which was being distributed by an activist of the powerful organisation United Russia at an Indian cultural festival in July 2008, alleges that members of the Hare Krishna movement are involved in selling drugs and weapons. ISCKON has strongly condemned the Justice Ministry's decision to drop an anti-ISCKON leaflet from its list of banned extremist materials.
An estimated 75,000 people from all walks of life celebrated the festival of Janmashtami at a famous temple in Watford in the United Kingdom, participating in plays and dancing to mark the birthday of Lord Krishna.\n\n
Gems you can enjoy from the time he was at his handsome and magnetic best.
A Hindu temple in Melbourne's Albert Park was vandalised with anti-India graffiti on Monday, days after the Shri Shiva Vishnu Temple in Carrum Downs was vandalised on January 16, Australia Today reported.
She sung a song for every mood, every situation. Sukanya Verma dives into Asha Bhosle's magnificent repertoire and pulls out gems on her 85th birthday.
Pandit Ravi Shankar was George Harrison's link into the Vedic world.
As Melania Trump arrives in Ahmedabad, Sheela Bhatt offers the First Lady Of The United States a primer on one of India's oldest, and historic, cities.
'The setback for Trump carries a message not only for him, but for the far right in general.'
