Dharma
Temples, festivals, yātrās, mathas, saints and the living practice of Sanātana Dharma. 85 stories so far.
Ayodhya 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
A three-member panel of IAS officers will exercise all the trust board's powers for up to a year, or until a new board is named.
Devotees barred from climbing Aruṇācala for the Mahā Dīpam on 24 November, but the hilltop lamp will be lit by tradition
Only the community that has lit the lamp for generations will climb, carrying a 175 kg cauldron and 750 kg of ghee.
November 2026
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Sabarimala readies for the Maṇḍala-Makaravilakku season, with the Aravaṇa plant back in production
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Char Dham charter helicopters called off for the rest of the season after talks on the two-pilot rule fail
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Banke Bihari temple in Vrindavan brings in a free registered slip for VIP protocol darshan
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President Murmu hoists the Dharmadhvaja at Ramkund, formally opening the Nashik-Trimbakeshwar Simhastha Kumbh Mela
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Uttarakhand makes two pilots mandatory on Char Dham helicopter charters after a crash near Joshimath killed six
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Madras High Court asks three senior Jīyars to choose a pontiff for the Kallalagar temple math, vacant for about 80 years
October 2026
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Koppal officials break locks and retake Anjanadri Hanuman temple offices from chief priest Vidyadas Baba
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Hasanamba temple in Hassan opens its doors today for its once-a-year darśana, with over 30 lakh devotees expected
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Delhi to ready over 1,400 Chhaṭh ghats this year, with basic work due by 6 November
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Ramkund and Kuśāvarta Tīrtha to feature on special postage stamps for the 2027 Nashik-Trimbakeshwar Simhastha Kumbh
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Keralam promises a full-powered Malabar Devaswom Board like Travancore and Cochin, as Assembly passes an HR&CE amendment
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Karnataka minister rejects Pramoda Devi Wadiyar's call to move the Jamboo Savari off Vijayadaśamī, says the State pays for the Ambāri
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Vizianagaram brings Pydithalli Ammavaru's Sirimanotsavam forward an hour as Cyclone Arnab nears
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Keralam's Devaswom Minister says temple officials must have been in on the Sabarimala ghee diversion, as TDB sets a 10 November deadline for pilgrimage works
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Pramoda Devi Wadiyar asks Karnataka to move Chāmuṇḍeśvarī's Ambāri procession off Vijayadaśamī, citing interference with palace rituals
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Ayodhya Rām Mandir moves to a winter schedule from 1 November, with doors open 4 am to 10 pm and a longer midday rest for Rām Lallā
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Chorbagan's Durgā goes to the Hooghly without Debī Baraṇ or Sindūr Khelā as police seek voice samples of two accused
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Adhikari starts work on the first Gangasagar Melā under a BJP government, promising to make it "an international event"
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Kolkata Police say puja committees, not police, will decide who touches Durgā idols; Chorbagan idol cleared for immersion
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Godāvarī 2027: Rajamahendravaram plans water for 80 lakh daily bathers as Nashik seeks corporate partners for Simhastha
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Srirangam fixes Vaikuṇṭha Ekādaśī dates: Paramapada Vāsal to open on 20 December
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PM Modi opens Chinmaya Mission's 75th-year sammelan, ties its 2047 centenary to a developed Bharat
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Police stop three Dalit ministers at Mysuru Palace Dasara puja; Karnataka CM orders probe
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Bengal's "only Sanātanīs may touch Durgā idols" rule draws opposition fire as immersions run without cranes and DJs
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Kolkata stampede: puja treasurer held for "pandal collapsing" announcement as probe finds a 7-foot exit
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President Murmu prays at Maa Danteshwari temple and joins Bastar Dussehra's Muria Darbar
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Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari: only followers of Sanātana Dharma will handle Durgā idols at Hooghly immersions
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Stones thrown during Durgā immersion procession in Washim; RAF deployed
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Mysuru Dasara ends with Jamboo Savari as elephant Prashantha carries the golden howdah for the first time
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PM Modi at Rāvaṇa Dahana: "stand united against enemies of the nation"
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Kullu Dussehra opens with Raghunāth rath yātrā as Mysuru holds its Jamboo Savari
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Kolkata rewrites Durgā Pūjā pandal rules after the Chorbagan stampede
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Diwali Muhurat trading set for 8 November, the first with a closing auction
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Bhagwat on Mahāṣṭamī: India's resurgence began with worship of the Divine Mother
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Kolkata Chorbagan stampede toll reaches 19; SIT formed and 7 arrested
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Gwalior: truck kills 15 Navarātri devotees at Śītalā Mātā temple; City SP removed
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Sabarimala opens for Thulām pūjā as Kerala's Devaswom Minister flags gaps before the Maṇḍalam season
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Khatu Shyam pilgrims' minibus plunges off Delhi-Mumbai Expressway, killing 8
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Kolkata pandals tell the Mahābhārata in 18 episodes and pair the Devī with science
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Tirumala Garuḍa Sevā draws about 2.8 lakh devotees despite rain
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Tirumala Navarātri Brahmotsavam: Malayappa Svāmī rides the Haṃsa Vāhana as Sarasvatī; TTD ends elephant "blessings"
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Kedarnath and Char Dham temple models among Uttarakhand mementos in PM's e-auction for Namami Gange
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Bengal CM pushes a śāstra-based Durgā Pūjā; road to be named after Birendra Krishna Bhadra
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Tirumala's Navarātri Brahmotsavam begins with Aṅkurārpaṇa and Bangaru Tiruchi utsavam
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Śāradīya Navarātri begins with crowds at Vaishno Devi, Varanasi, Prayagraj and Mumba Devi
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Mysuru Dasara 2026 opens on Chamundi Hill with Gavi Mutt seer as inaugurator
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Mahālayā: lakhs perform tarpaṇa at Kolkata ghats as Navarātri begins
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Centre arranges special Hemkund Sahib pilgrimage for Pakistani Sikhs before the shrine closes
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Supreme Court rejects PETA's plea; temple elephant Mahadevi stays at Kolhapur's Nandani Math
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Supreme Court directs Guruvāyūr to hold Udayāstamana Pūjā on Vṛścika Ekādaśī as per tradition
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Braj bids farewell to Padma Shrī Sant Ramesh Bābā of Barsana
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VHP and Bajrang Dal seek ID checks for Garba entry in Madhya Pradesh's Shivpuri
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Bhagwat at Nagpur gau-vijñāna centre: "Bharat's people should live by their traditions"
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Tamil Nadu HR&CE Minister orders temples to report VVIP visits and act against land encroachment
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Sabarimala more than doubles online room booking to 400 from the Thulam pujas
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Vaishno Devi tightens security for Navarātri; RFID card mandatory
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Badrinath Dham sets an all-time pilgrim record of 18.67 lakh
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Ram Mandir donation theft: Congress alleges cover-up as chargesheet names eight accused for 105 thefts
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Hindu Jagran Manch protests at SRFTI Kolkata over alleged insult to Swami Vivekananda
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Man held for attacking Santoshi Mata idol in Hyderabad temple sanctum
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Bhagwat: "Rashtra and dharma are not separate"
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Mathura's Krishna Janmasthan to test metal donations by machine from Navarātri
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DMK functionary arrested over ₹50-crore Srirangam temple land grab
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Kerala High Court tells Travancore Devaswom Board to tighten Sabarimala prasādam procurement
September 2026
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Bhagwat: Dharma rests on satya, dayā, tapas and śauca, not rituals or diet
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Ram Mandir begins a year-long daily Vedic anuṣṭhāna with 60 ācāryas
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Gayā Pitṛpakṣa Melā records 3.95 lakh pilgrims in a single day
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Ujjain mosque frontages cut back for Simhastha 2028 road widening
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Char Dham Yatra halted for a second day as heavy rain from a Bay of Bengal depression hits the hills
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Ashok Singhal birth centenary: Amit Shah unveils a Shri Ram Stambh as VHP begins a year of programmes
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Bengal CM: "Read the Gītā without hesitation"; 10-lakh-voice recitation planned for 29 December
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Simhastha 2028: MP CM helps demolish his own ancestral Ujjain home in road-widening drive
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Mata Amritanandamayi's 73rd birthday: Vice-President attends Viśva Sevā Dinam at Amritapuri
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Gaya Pitṛ Pakṣa Melā uses QR wristbands and AI crowd monitoring
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Mumbai concludes Gaṇeśotsava as Lalbaugcha Raja is immersed after a 21-hour procession
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Ram Mandir offerings theft chargesheet names eight; opposition alleges cover-up, VHP says probe complete
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Murli Manohar Joshi calls concerts and DJ events at Badrinath "an assault on sanctity"
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Sabarimala sets 31 October deadline for Maṇḍala-season works
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Record year at Badrīnāth: 17.8 lakh pilgrims and counting
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Garba entry row: MLA's unsupported "4.5 lakh girls" claim and VHP demand for Aadhaar checks
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NSO survey: pilgrimage is the top reason Indians take overnight trips
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Tirumala's annual Brahmotsavam ends with Cakrasnānam