PRAYAGRAJ/VARANASI: The city of Prayagraj became the spiritual epicentre for 45 days, welcoming more than 64 crore people in a colossal pilgrimage. Now, as Maha Kumbh draws to a close after Wednesday’s Maha Shivratri snan, the sacred hum of prayers will fade. The makeshift settlements along Triveni Sangam will be dismantled. The city will slowly…
Yogi Adityanath (File photo) VARANASI: As lakhs of pilgrims from Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj continued to reach Varanasi, district authorities extended restrictions while CM Yogi Adityanath conducted an aerial survey of the congested city roads Saturday afternoon to assess the situation.Ganga aarti at the ghats were suspended until Feb 26. Classes up to 8 remained…
Swami Kailashanand Giri clarified lingering speculation around the visit, calling Powell Jobs “a daughter” and highlighting her deep respect for Indian spirituality. Laurene Powell Jobs, philanthropist and wife of late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, visited the iconic Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi on Saturday, accompanied by spiritual leader Swami Kailashanand Giri of Niranjani Akhara. The…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Thursday put a freeze on the spate of lawsuits for reclamation of temples allegedly converted to mosques during the Mughal era and ordered trial courts across India not to entertain any fresh suit raising a ‘mosque-temple’ dispute. It also stopped adjudication of pending ones, including those relating to the Gyanvapi…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday sought a response from the Gyanvapi mosque management committee on a plea by Hindu petitioners for an Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) investigation of the sealed area inside the mosque complex, where a structure claimed to be a “Shivling” was reportedly discovered in 2022. The Muslim side, however,…
