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Siddhalingeshwara Temple
The Siddhalingeshwara Temple recently held the chariot pulling festival among masses of pilgrimage despite the risk of COVID-19 transmission. About the Temple The Yediyuru Siddhalingeshwara Temple is a famous pilgrimage centre in in Kunigal Town in Karnataka. The temple is an example of Dravidian style of temple architecture. It contains the ‘samadhi’ of Tontada Siddalinga- ..
Topics: Hindu temple • Karnataka • Ratha-Yatra
What is BHOG of FSSAI?
The Tamil Nadu Food Safety and Drug Administration recently asked the administrators of temples to obtain BHOG certificate from FSSAI (Food Safety and Standards Authority of India). This was launched in 2018. What is BHOG? BHOG is Blissful Hygiene Offering to God. These are certificates issued by FSSAI. The BHOG certificates ensure quality of food ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2020
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Eat Right India • Eat Right Movement • Food safety • Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) • Hindu temple
Shawala Teja Singh temple in Pakistan opened for Hindus after 72 Years
Almost 1,000-year-old Shawala Teja Singh Temple located in Sialkot city of Pakistan, which was sealed for last 72 years, has been re-opened for devotees for the 1st time since partition. Decision to reopen temple was issued by Paksitan Prime Minister Imran Khan. Shawala Teja Singh Temple History: Shawala Teja Singh temple is an ancient Hindu ..
Category: Art & Culture Current Affairs
Topics: Evacuee Trust Property Board • Hindu pilgrims • Hindu temple • India- Pakistan • Paksitan Prime Minister • Partition of India • Shawala Teja Singh Temple • Sialkot city
The unique Chapparam (Chariot) festival 2018 started in Tamil Nadu
On December 28, the unique Chapparam (Chariot) festival was celebrated with traditional rituals and festivities in the famous Madurai Meenakshi temple, in Tamil Nadu. The fest symbolizes the importance of preserving all kinds of food and fodder. The festival is also an auspicious occasion when the God and Goddess measure out food for all living ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Topics: Chithirai festival • Hindu denominations • Hindu temple • Hindu temples • Meenakshi • Meenakshi Temple • Padal Petra Stalam • Pancha Sabhai • Parvati • Shaivism • Tamil architecture • Tamil Nadu
‘Virat Angkor Wat Ram Mandir’: World’s largest Hindu temple to come up in Bihar
In Bihar’s Vaishali district ‘bhumi-pujan’ (foundation laying) was done for what would become the largest Hindu temple in the World. Rs.100 Crore is expected to be the cost of the Temple. It would be a recreation of the world-famous Angkor Wat temple complex in Cambodia. It will be 5-storied and 222-feet tall temple and it ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2012
Topics: Angkor • Deities • Hindu temple • Khmer Empire • Suryavarman II • Thommanon • Vaishali district • Viraat Ramayan Mandir • Vishnu