1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (184+ words) Published - September 13, 2026 08:16 pm IST - Salem Price of Vinayaka idols range between ₹100 and ₹20,000 based on size. Traders in Salem said that they witnessed a tepid sale of idols for Vinayaka Chaturthi festival, to be celebrated on Monday (September 14), compared with sales…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (248+ words) Published - September 13, 2026 06:48 pm IST - MACHILIPATNAM The 63-foot Ganesh idol kept ready for the Ganapathi Navarathri Utsavams at Manginapudi beach in Krishna district on Sunday. All arrangements have been made for the Maha Ganapathi Utsavams, which will begin with Vinayaka Chavithi…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (359+ words) Published - September 13, 2026 03:46 pm IST - CHENNAI A five-year-old elephant named ‘Durga’ from Assam is being brought to the Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple in Tamil Nadu and is expected to reach the temple late on Sunday (September 13, 2026). The transfer, cleared by the…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (385+ words) Updated - September 13, 2026 10:36 am IST - Kolkata West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said people have the constitutional freedom to choose their food habits and religious practices, in an apparent response to godman Dhirendra Shastri, popularly known as Bageshwar Baba, over his…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (422+ words) Published - September 13, 2026 10:02 am IST - Kolkata Kolkata’s Bonedi Bari (aristocratic households) Durga Pujas, which have organised the festival for hundreds of years, have decided to stick to their original “non-vegetarian” traditions, rejecting Dhirendra Shastri or self-styled godman Bageshwar Baba’s “vegetarian only…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (18+ words) Kanthapuram asserts that religious scholars have the right to speak on faith, emphasizing their role in community development....

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (306+ words) Published - September 12, 2026 08:29 pm IST - HYDERABAD The Hyderabad Traffic Police announced a detailed traffic management plan for the upcoming Khairatabad Bada Ganesh festival, with more than 30 lakh devotees expected to visit the idol during the 10-day festival. Joint Commissioner of Police…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (153+ words) Guruvayur is bracing for another day of mass weddings, with 437 couples scheduled to tie the knot on September 13, the final Sunday of Chingam. Spot bookings could push the number higher. The Devaswom has made elaborate arrangements, with six wedding mandapams…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (225+ words) Tamil Nadu HR&CE Minister Ramesh criticizes previous DMK government for neglecting temples, revealing their deplorable conditions during inspections. Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) Minister S Ramesh observed that the temples in Tamil Nadu were in…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (309+ words) Published - September 12, 2026 08:56 am IST - Kolkata Amidst the controversy raging over the remarks made by a Madhya Pradesh religious preacher advocating vegetarian food for Bengali Hindus during Durga Puja, West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari late on Thursday (September 10, 2026) partook in…...