News for 'Jyotirlinga'

Kiara's Up In The AIR!

Kiara's Up In The AIR!

Rediff.com7 Sep 2022

Just what do stars do when they travel? Let's take a look.

Bollywood Celebrates Mahashivratri

Bollywood Celebrates Mahashivratri

Rediff.com1 Mar 2022

'Har Har Mahadev!' 'Jai Bholenath!'

Over 130 detained for communal riots in Maharashtra's Akola

Over 130 detained for communal riots in Maharashtra's Akola

Rediff.com15 May 2023

The clash broke out on Saturday night in the sensitive Old City area of Akola over a religious post which went viral on a social media platform, a senior police official earlier said.

Modi performs puja at Mahakal temple before corridor inauguration

Modi performs puja at Mahakal temple before corridor inauguration

Rediff.com12 Oct 2022

Modi, attired in traditional dhoti and gamcha (stole), entered the sanctum sanctorum of the Lord Mahakal temple at around 6 pm.

Kiara Shares An AMAZING MEMORY

Kiara Shares An AMAZING MEMORY

Rediff.com17 Jan 2022

Movie stars live a busy life. But once in a while, even when everyone else is locked up indoors in the pandemic, they take some time off to holiday.

Zomato withdraws Hrithik's 'Mahakal thali' ad amid backlash, apologises

Zomato withdraws Hrithik's 'Mahakal thali' ad amid backlash, apologises

Rediff.com21 Aug 2022

Prima facie, the advertisement video being circulated on social media seems morphed, Mishra told reporters in Bhopal on Sunday.

Modi inaugurates Mahakal corridor, unveils giant shivaling

Modi inaugurates Mahakal corridor, unveils giant shivaling

Rediff.com11 Oct 2022

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday dedicated to the nation the Mahakal Lok corridor at Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh.

Modi offers prayers at Kedarnath temple

Modi offers prayers at Kedarnath temple

Rediff.com5 Nov 2021

After arriving in Kedarnath, Modi watched a brief documentary detailing the reconstruction work carried out at the Himalayan temple after the devastating deluge of 2013 and then entered the sanctum sanctorum of the shrine.

Modi showers floral petals on Kashi corridor workers

Modi showers floral petals on Kashi corridor workers

Rediff.com13 Dec 2021

"It is heartening to see us, common people, being acknowledged. 'Achha lag raha hai'," Ram Chand Kumar, a mason who hails from Bihar and has been working on the site for the last 5-6 months, hailed the prime minister's gesture.

Train seat turned into Shiva temple one-time affair: Railways

Train seat turned into Shiva temple one-time affair: Railways

Rediff.com17 Feb 2020

In a first, seat number 64 of coach B5 in the Kashi-Mahakal Express, that connects three Jyotirlingas in two states, had been turned into a mini-temple devoted to Lord Shiva.

Pix: A temple on the banks of Narmada

Pix: A temple on the banks of Narmada

Rediff.com29 May 2018

Rediff readers share interesting photographs from their visit to Omkareshwar temple in Madhya Pradesh.

'Aurangzeb also ordered protection of Varanasi temples'

'Aurangzeb also ordered protection of Varanasi temples'

Rediff.com13 Sep 2022

'Aurangzeb supported construction of the Kumarswamy math and the reconstruction of the Kedar temple and supported the Jangambadi math in Banaras.'

PM unveils 12-ft statute of Adi Shankara in Kedarnath

PM unveils 12-ft statute of Adi Shankara in Kedarnath

Rediff.com5 Nov 2021

Modi said he was at a loss of words to describe what he felt while he was sitting before the statue.

How Shivaji Taught Aurangzeb Tolerance

How Shivaji Taught Aurangzeb Tolerance

Rediff.com19 Feb 2022

'Aurangzeb, who had destroyed the Hindu temples of Mathura and Kashi and many others in the north, was a very different ruler when he came to Maharashtra.' 'He did not touch a single temple in Maharashtra.' 'It was possibly the greatest triumph of Shivaji's statesmanship,' notes Colonel Anil A Athale (retd), the well known military historian.

Photos: High in the Himalayas

Photos: High in the Himalayas

Rediff.com5 Jul 2011

GetAhead reader Kartikeya Virmani shares his visit to the Kedarnath temple in Uttarakhand in the Garhwal Himalayas.

Modi to inaugurate multi-crore Kashi Vishwanath corridor on Monday

Modi to inaugurate multi-crore Kashi Vishwanath corridor on Monday

Rediff.com12 Dec 2021

The inauguration of the state-of-the-art infrastructure surrounding the historic Kashi Vishwanath Temple near the iconic Dashashwamedh Ghat comes ahead of the assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh early next year.

Gold platter worth Rs 11 crore donated to Somnath temple

Gold platter worth Rs 11 crore donated to Somnath temple

Rediff.com27 Dec 2012

The platter, donated by businessman Dilip Lakhi, his four brothers and their families, was brought to the temple in a procession on Thursday.

How India's FIRST feature film was made

How India's FIRST feature film was made

Rediff.com22 May 2021

At a time when many women were forbidden by their caste-conscious families from taking up acting assignments in an industry not deemed respectable, Phalke wanted to cast his wife as the female lead in Raja Harishchandra.

All set for Kumbh Mela Parvani

All set for Kumbh Mela Parvani

Rediff.com11 Aug 2003

The mahants and sadhus of Shaiva sects will take the snan in Kushavarta Teerth, housing one of the 12 jyotirlingas.

Trupti Desai offers prayers inside sanctum at Trimbakeshwar temple

Trupti Desai offers prayers inside sanctum at Trimbakeshwar temple

Rediff.com22 Apr 2016

Desai, along with three of her colleagues took darshan of the 'shivlinga' in the 'garbha gruha' around 6 am and left after nearly 15 minutes.

Mass cremations in Nepal as quake body count rises

Mass cremations in Nepal as quake body count rises

Rediff.com28 Apr 2015

A sombre reminder of the enormity of the tragedy that has now claimed over 10,000 lives.

Trimbakeshwar Temple revokes its ban on men's entry in sanctum

Trimbakeshwar Temple revokes its ban on men's entry in sanctum

Rediff.com11 Apr 2016

The Trimbakeshwar Temple authorities have gone back on their April 3 resolution wherein they decided to ban entry of men too into the core worship area at the famous Lord Shiva shrine in Nashik.

After Shani Shingnapur, Trimbakeshwar temple opens its doors for women

After Shani Shingnapur, Trimbakeshwar temple opens its doors for women

Rediff.com21 Apr 2016

A day after they were allegedly manhandled while trying to enter into the sanctum sanctorum of the famous Trimbakeshwar temple in "dress code", the four women activists today took 'darshan' of the deity amid police protection.

Now, men too can't enter core area of Trimbakeshwar temple

Now, men too can't enter core area of Trimbakeshwar temple

Rediff.com3 Apr 2016

As per tradition, only men were allowed entry daily between 6-7 am into the area where the main 'linga' is placed, that too by putting on a specific gear called the sovala (silk clothing).

Trupti Desai's Bhumata Brigade detained en route to Trimbakeshwar Temple

Trupti Desai's Bhumata Brigade detained en route to Trimbakeshwar Temple

Rediff.com7 Mar 2016

Though some Hindutva groups have said they will prevent the women's group from entering the temple.

Temples where non-Hindus are not allowed

Temples where non-Hindus are not allowed

Rediff.com4 Jun 2015

There are several other famous temples across India that disallow non-Hindus to enter their place of worship, Rediff.com lists some of them.

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