South India Religious News Updates (1st Week of July)
South India Religious News Updates (1st Week of July) Kerala : “Oushadha Biksha Yatra” – A unique campaign seeking herbs A unique mission aimed at collecting medicines and…
Yoga
Jun 21, 2018•9 min read
‘International Yoga day’ celebrations in brief from South India
‘International Yoga day’ celebrations in brief from South India Thousands of people across the country have geared up to celebrate the fourth edition of the International Yoga Day,…
Hinduism
May 30, 2018•7 min read
South India Religious News Updates (Last Week of May, 2018)
Tamil Nadu : ‘Vaikasi Visagam’ celebrated in Murugan Temples On Monday thousands of piligrims in Tamil Nadu thronged the Murugan Temples on the occasion of Vaikasi Visagam festival.…
Hinduism
Apr 4, 2018•7 min read
South India Religious News Updates (05/04/2018)
Karnataka – Shivakumara Swami of Siddaganga Mutt in Tumakuru turned 111! Shivakumara Swami of Siddaganga Mutt in Tumakuru turned 111 on Sunday. Thousands of devotees turned up at…
Hinduism
Mar 2, 2018•6 min read
Holi – How India Celebrates the festival of Colours
Holi – The festival that Colourfully unites the country Holi, the very word reminds us of colours being splashed by people on each other. The festival of colours…
Hinduism
Feb 4, 2018•6 min read
Divine Mysteries : 24 Tirtha’s of Ramanatha swamy Temple, Rameswaram
Anyone who knows Ramyana knows Ramesawaram, the illustrious temple located at the tip of Indian Peninsula in Tamil Nadu. It is one among the 12 Jyotirlinga’s and one…
Hinduism
Feb 3, 2018•2 min read
Madurai Meenakshi temple fire more than 40 shops gutted
A major fire broke out inside the premises of famous Meenakshi temple here in which atleast 40 shops were gutted, police said. However no one was injured, they…
Hinduism
Jan 16, 2018•2 min read
Residents of New Delhi savour mouth watering Prasadams from Tamil Nadu
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has recently organized an exhibition in the Capital that showcased the temptious prasadams from the famous temples of Tamil…
Hinduism
Jan 13, 2018•7 min read
Makara Sankrati festivities start with “Bhogi” in South India
Makara Sankrati festivities start with “Bhogi” in South India India being an agricultural country, its Harvest festival is the most significant one. It is celebrated across the country…
Christianity
Dec 29, 2017•11 min read
South Indian Religious News Update : दक्षिण भारत की धर्म की खबरें
South Indian Religious News Update : दक्षिण भारत की धर्म की खबरें *********** Andhra Pradesh : Celestial Ride on Golden Chariot for Lord Tirumala On Vaikunta Ekadasi day,…
Hinduism
Dec 12, 2017•10 min read
South India Religious News Updates ( 11-12 December, 2017)
Kerala : Church to continue day and night agitation at various places The Latin Catholic Church has decided to intensify its agitation until all fishermen left stranded in…
Christianity
Dec 4, 2017•9 min read
South India Religious News Updates
Karnataka : Karnataka to take a leaf out of Kerala’s book on Dalit Priests Karnataka recently has decided to take a leaf out of its neighbour Kerala’s book…
Hinduism
Dec 2, 2017•5 min read
Karthigai Deepam : The Festival of Lights, Story and Significance
Karthigai Deeepam, or Karthika Deepam, is the festival of lights in Tamil Nadu and Kerala. In Tamil Nadu, it is observed on the full moon day in the…
Christianity
Nov 27, 2017•4 min read
South INDIA Religious News Updates
Andhra Pradesh: Free Temple Tour for SC, ST, BC, and EBC under ‘Divya Darhsanam’ The Endowments Department in Andhra Pradesh state is organizing a four-day free tour for…
Hinduism
Nov 26, 2017•6 min read
Divine Mysteries : The Ever Mysterious Chidambara Rahasyam
Chidambara Ragasiyam/Rahasyam (Tamil for “secret of Chidambaram”) is a Hindu belief that there is a secret message conveyed through the embossed figure near the shrine of Shiva in…