Search For "priests"
Rahul Gandhi's 'Tapasvis' remark draws flak from priests across country
Updated : 3 weeks ago IST
Priests from different parts of the country have condemned Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his statement that India is a land of Tapasvis and not Pujaris.
Read More
Andhra Pradesh: Kanipakam temple priests including deputy chief suspended
Updated : 3 weeks, 4 days ago IST
Venkatesh, one of the temple management authorities told reporters on Thursday that a special puja (abhisheka) was planned and scheduled to be held at 5.00 am on Tuesday, but the priests including their deputy chief did not perform it. I was told about this by one of the devotees in the afte
Read More
Telangana: Priests stage protest against atheist Renjarla Rajesh
Updated : 3 weeks, 5 days ago IST
A protest was staged in the Basara town of Nirmal district by the Maa Saraswati temple priest against Atheist Renjarla Rajesh for making alleged derogatory remarks.
Read More
Tripura: Mob attacks priests outside former CM Biplab Deb's residence, veh
Updated : 3 weeks, 6 days ago IST
Unidentified people attacked priests outside the ancestral home of former Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb in Udaipur in Gomati district in Tripura late Tuesday night.
Read More
Amaravati: CM Jagan seeks blessings of priests at his residence on New Yea
Updated : 4 weeks, 1 day ago IST
CM Jagan took the blessings at his residence by reciting Vedic hymns and taking 'prasadam' handed over by the temple officials.
Read More
Priests perform 'Bhasma aarti' at Mahakaleshwar Temple in Ujjain on New Ye
Updated : 1 month ago IST
On the beginning of the first day of the New Year, devotees flocked to Ujjain's Mahakaleshwar Temple to get a glimpse of morning aarti on Sunday.
Read More
Assam CM hands over Rs 10,000 each to Covid-hit Purohits, Namghoriyas
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
Assam government on Tuesday formally handed over one-time financial assistance of Rs 10,000 each to 6,124 Namghoriyas and 2,148 Purohits (priests) of the State as part of its financial support promise made during the Covid pandemic.
Read More
MP: Priests, officials of Ujjain's Mahakal Temple take oath to follow traf
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
In view of the increasing road accidents and for traffic safety, the priests at Mahakaleshwar temple offered prayer and then took the oath along with the officials.
Read More
PIL moved in HC against salaries to Imams, Maulvis of masjid across Delhi
Updated : 1 month, 4 weeks ago IST
The pujari of temples across Delhi are not paid any remuneration. The Non-payment of salary to pujari's/ priests of temples violates Article 14 of the Constitution of India, stated the plea.
Read More
Priests involved in Vizhinjam violence: Police to Kerala HC
Updated : 2 months ago IST
The Kerala Police have filed an affidavit in the High Court on Thursday stating that priests too have a role in the Vizhinjam violence, including the attack on the police station over the weekened.
Read More
Vizhinjam police book Arch Bishop, priests for blocking trucks in protest
Updated : 2 months ago IST
The incident took place when a group of people, protesting against the construction of Vizhinjam port by the Adani Group, blocked the vehicles carrying construction materials to the port.
Read More
Devotees take holy dips in Kshipra on Kartik Purnima
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Devotees started gathering at Ram Ghat in large numbers in the early morning and took holy dips in the holy Kshipra river. This was followed by pujas and rituals organized by priests and attended by devotees during the lunar eclipse period on Tuesday.
Read More