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1Ayodhya readies more than 30 lakh diyas on the Sarayū ghats for its 10th Deepotsav tonight
About 35,000 volunteers have spent the week filling earthen lamps with oil along all 56 ghats of Rām kī Paiḍī.
TTD executive officer Ravichandra takes charge as head of the authority now running Tirumala in place of the trust board
Devotees barred from climbing Aruṇācala for the Mahā Dīpam on 24 November, but the hilltop lamp will be lit by tradition
Dīpāvalī abroad: a Canadian Hindu body asks for a considerate festival, and the White House plans its Oval Office lamp lighting
Madras High Court gives HR&CE two months to settle appeals in the Karur Kalyāṇa Paśupatīśvarar temple land case
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Worth catching up on from recent editions
Mahābhārata, Rājataraṅgiṇī and Arthaśāstra manuscripts inscribed on UNESCO's Asia-Pacific Memory of the World register
The Itihāsa, Kalhaṇa's chronicle of Kashmir and Kauṭilya's treatise on statecraft were recognised together at a session in Jakarta.
Supreme Court stays the Madras High Court order that set up a board to run the Chidambaram Naṭarāja temple
The hereditary Podhu Dīkṣitars keep charge of the Sabhānāyakar temple while the court hears their appeal.
Home Ministry keeps passport exemption for persecuted Hindu and other minority refugees, but asks them to take a visa to stay
The amended order covers those who fled religious persecution and entered India up to 31 December 2024, ten years past the CAA cut-off.
Supreme Court refuses to move the Tirumala ghee adulteration trial out of Andhra Pradesh
The case over ghee supplied for Śrī Veṅkaṭeśvara's laḍḍu prasādam will be tried in the State, under a CBI-supervised probe.
Sabarimala readies for the Maṇḍala-Makaravilakku season, with the Aravaṇa plant back in production
Kerala says its part is done and the Devaswom Board must now make sure the Aravaṇa and Appam prasādam does not run short.
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Plain-language explainers on Sanātana Dharma, Hindu history and Bharat
What is the story & science behind Chyavanprasha?
Do you remember having this black jelly in the morning as a kid? Do you know the history and science behind Chyavanprash?
Sanātana ExplainedKashmir Shaivism is so trippy!
I just found out about Sanatan Dharma’s trippiest, wildest philosophy and it has broken my mind. Yup, it’s Kashmir Shaivism, and here’s the tea!
Sanātana ExplainedWhat is the Kama Gita? (Lessons on Desire)
You’ve heard of the Kama Sutra by Vatsyayana.
Bharat GKEaster Eggs in the RAMAYANA Movie Trailer (Malhotra, ‘26)
Did you watch the new RAMAYANA trailer & catch all the hidden easter eggs only hardcore fans of Sri Ram will recognise?
Sanātana ExplainedWhy are there only 4 Vedas? (Decoding the logic)
“Manik, we have four Vedas (वेद), right? But why not six-seven?”
Sanātana ExplainedWhy great devotees insulted, scolded & mocked God
Have you ever felt angry at God? What if I said that’s awesome?
100 Hindu Leaders
The thinkers, saints, rulers and artists who shaped Sanātana Dharma
Maharana Pratap
Would you stand up against an army that's 100x your size, just to defend your land & Dharma (धर्म)?
Goswami Tulsidas
If you’ve grown up reading about Sri Ram as a kid, you have one legend to thank. That’s Goswami Tulsidas & here’s his story.
Peshwa Bajirao
What happens when your entire team is scattered without a strong pillar? Dharma sends a bold leader to unite them all & win the battle. This is the story & legacy Peshwa Bajirao, one of the fiercest Maratha warriors we’v
Bhagavan Ramana Maharishi
“Who Am I, really?” - have you asked yourself that question? This guru has not only given us the answer, but also the clear formula to find it ourselves.
Previous editions
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Fri, 6 Nov
- Mahābhārata, Rājataraṅgiṇī and Arthaśāstra manuscripts inscribed on UNESCO's Asia-Pacific Memory of the World register
- Supreme Court stays the Madras High Court order that set up a board to run the Chidambaram Naṭarāja temple
- Home Ministry keeps passport exemption for persecuted Hindu and other minority refugees, but asks them to take a visa to stay
Wed, 4 Nov
- Supreme Court closes the Ayodhya temple donations petitions and leaves the case to the trial court
- Supreme Court permits certified green crackers in Delhi-NCR on 7 and 8 November, ahead of Dīpāvalī
- Char Dham charter helicopters called off for the rest of the season after talks on the two-pilot rule fail
Sun, 1 Nov
- President Murmu hoists the Dharmadhvaja at Ramkund, formally opening the Nashik-Trimbakeshwar Simhastha Kumbh Mela
- Gujarat High Court restores restrictions on non-vegetarian food near Somnath temple within hours of a single judge quashing them
- Uttarakhand makes two pilots mandatory on Char Dham helicopter charters after a crash near Joshimath killed six
Thu, 29 Oct
- UK parliamentary group for British Hindus to take persecution of Pakistan's Hindus to the British government
- Koppal officials break locks and retake Anjanadri Hanuman temple offices from chief priest Vidyadas Baba
- Hasanamba temple in Hassan opens its doors today for its once-a-year darśana, with over 30 lakh devotees expected
Wed, 28 Oct
- Madras High Court rules non-Hindus must sign an undertaking of reverence for the deity before entering Agamic temples in Tamil Nadu
- Stolen 11th-century Chola bronze of Kannappa Nāyaṉār returns to India from the Netherlands
- Pakistan's Swat district holds its first official Vālmīki Jayantī for the local Hindu community
Tue, 27 Oct
- Keralam promises a full-powered Malabar Devaswom Board like Travancore and Cochin, as Assembly passes an HR&CE amendment
- Karnataka minister rejects Pramoda Devi Wadiyar's call to move the Jamboo Savari off Vijayadaśamī, says the State pays for the Ambāri
- Assam police arrest 17 after a Bihu troupe is beaten during a Durgā immersion procession in Sribhumi