‘Ramotsav’ events in UP will begin from Dec

IANS | December 1, 2023 1:03 PM

Ayodhya (UP), Dec 1 (IANS) In the run-up to the consecration ceremony of the Ram temple, events will begin this month while the mega functions will start from Makar Sankranti on January 14/15 next year and continue till the inauguration of the Ram temple in Ayodhya on January 22.

Three lakh idols discarded in Lucknow after Diwali

IANS | November 30, 2023 2:16 PM

Lucknow, Nov 30 (IANS) Nearly three lakh idols of deities, weighing around 60,000 kg, were discarded in Lucknow after Diwali, according to a non-profit that works with the Lucknow Municipal Corporation to ensure urban sanitisation, post festivals.

After furore, Bageshwar Baba apologises for slur on Sant Tukaram

IANS | November 22, 2023 12:51 PM

Pune, Nov 22 (IANS) Religious preacher Acharya Dhirendra Shastri, popular as Bageshwar Baba, on Wednesday tendered an unconditional apology for his purported remarks on Sant Tukaram which had angered large sections of the Warkari community in Maharashtra.