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Krishna Janmashtami Revered with Grandeur at Shri Dwarkadheesh Temple in Jhalawar
Amidst an atmosphere of devout celebration, Krishna Janmashtami was joyously observed in the Jhalawar district. The birth anniversary of Lord Shri Krishna resonated with grandeur in the temples across the region, with the ancient Dwarkadhish temple in Jhalrapatan standing out as a focal point, drawing devotees from far and wide.
Devotion in Full Bloom:
- Thousands of devotees, both from Jhalawar and neighboring Madhya Pradesh Malwa, converged at the Dwarkadhish temple to pay homage to Lord Krishna.
- A magnificent floral bungalow adorned the temple precincts, boasting an impressive 351 kg of flowers.
- An offering of 151 kg of panchamrit added sanctity to the occasion, while the entire temple was elegantly embellished.
- Devotees, especially women, expressed their devotion through spirited dances, while young children donned Krishna and Radha attire, adding a charming touch to the festivities.
Balagopal Form and Bhajans:
- Devotees queued up patiently for a glimpse of the Balagopal form of Lord Dwarkadhish, immersing themselves in Krishna’s divine aura.
- Bhajan troupes within the temple premises regaled the audience with melodious hymns, recounting Krishna’s childhood exploits.
District-Wide Devotion:
- Similar scenes of devotion unfolded at Lord Padmanabha, Sun Temple, and Srimannarayan Temple in Jhalrapatan, where worshippers rejoiced in Lord Krishna’s birth.
- Bhajan groups dotted various parts of the city, infusing the atmosphere with Krishna devotion.
Youthful Competitions:
- The spirited youth of Jhalawar and Jhalrapatan organized a spirited “matki phod” competition, drawing enthusiastic participation.
- Law enforcement personnel worked tirelessly to manage the sizable crowds, with temple committee officials and police teams stationed strategically across the city.
In a resounding tribute to Lord Shri Krishna, Jhalawar and Jhalrapatan showcased the enduring spirit of devotion on the joyous occasion of Krishna Janmashtami.
News Summary:
- Krishna Janmashtami was celebrated with fervor in the Jhalawar district, with the Dwarkadhish temple in Jhalrapatan attracting devotees from far and wide.
- The temple was adorned with 351 kg of flowers and an offering of 151 kg of panchamrit.
- Devotees danced with abandon, and children dressed as Krishna and Radha added charm to the festivities.
- Bhajan troupes and hymns celebrated Lord Krishna’s childhood exploits across the district.
- Youth organized a lively “matki phod” competition, drawing a large crowd and requiring the efforts of law enforcement personnel to manage.
September 8, 2023
Sabarimala Temple Opens Its Doors for Onam Festival

The loved Sabarimala Sanctuary in the southern Indian province of Kerala has made its ways for fans on Tuesday, denoting the beginning of the yearly Onam celebration. Explorers from the nation over have assembled to take part in this promising occasion, which holds monstrous importance for Hindus.
The Sabarimala Sanctuary, committed to Ruler Ayyappa, is prestigious for its novel customs and draws in large number of enthusiasts consistently. The sanctuary follows a severe clothing standard and age limitations for section, permitting just people who fall inside particular age gatherings to visit the hallowed place.
Talking about the sanctuary’s resuming, Kerala Boss Priest [Chief Clergyman’s Name] communicated his pleasure at the commitment showed by the pioneers. He expressed, “Sabarimala holds an exceptional spot in the hearts of fans, and the public authority is focused on guaranteeing a smooth and safe journey for all.”
The sanctuary specialists, as a team with the state government, have executed different Coronavirus security measures to guarantee the wellbeing of the pioneers. Lovers are expected to create a negative Coronavirus test result or confirmation of inoculation for passage.
Trupti Desai, a lobbyist who has been supporting for orientation fairness in strict spots, commended the sanctuary’s choice to permit ladies of all age gatherings to enter. She said, “This denotes a critical stage towards inclusivity and equivalent privileges for all lovers.”
The Onam celebration, which harmonizes with the Chingam month of the Malayalam schedule, is commended with extraordinary enthusiasm in Kerala. A reap celebration recognizes the arrival of the legendary Ruler Mahabali. The sanctuary complex is embellished with lively botanical improvements, and exceptional pujas (supplications) are led all through the celebration.
The Sabarimala Sanctuary will stay open for the Onam celebration, permitting fans to look for the gifts of Master Ayyappa until [Closing Date]. Fans from different pieces of India and abroad are supposed to visit the altar during this time, making it perhaps of the main strict social affair in the district.
Safety efforts have been uplifted in and around the sanctuary complex to guarantee the wellbeing of explorers, and specialists have asked enthusiasts to stick to Coronavirus conventions during their visit.
As the Sabarimala Sanctuary invites lovers for the Onam celebration, it is a snapshot of satisfaction and profound importance for millions who hold this sacrosanct place of worship near their souls.

August 29, 2023
Hyderabad: Bonalu at Ujjaini Mahankali temple on July 9

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Hyderabad: Lashkar Bonalu, the annual state festival, that reflects the culture and traditions of Telangana will be celebrated in Secunderabad’s Ujjaini Mahankali temple on July 9.
As per tradition, Bonalu begins on the first Sunday of the month of Ashada (starts on June 25 and continues till July 16), with festivities first thronging the Golconda area followed by Secunderabad and then the rest of the city.
While attending the swearing-in ceremony of the Ujjaini Mahankali temple’s new body on Monday, Telangana animal husbandry minister Talasani Srinivas Yadav said that the annual ritual of Rangam will be organized at the temple on July 10.

Talasani also said that a coordination meeting will be held soon with officials from all government agencies and Ujjaini Mahankali temple authorities on arrangements to be made for the smooth conductance of the festival.
“In addition, the development works including road restoration and works related to drainage have been taken up in the temple’s vicinity,” said the minister.
Talasani further asked officials to ensure barricades, uninterrupted power, and water supply in the temple premises and facelift the roads leading to the temple.
“Telangana government will release the funds for the decoration of the temple and other arrangements for the Bonalu festival soon,” added Talasani.

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May 9, 2023
Another blast at Heritage Street near Amritsar’s Golden Temple

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Amritsar: One person was injured in a blast on Monday morning at Heritage Street near the Golden Temple in Punjab’s Amritsar, the very site where an explosion took place on May 6, police said today.
The cause of the explosion, however, is yet to be ascertained and police said they are “verifying” the cause of the incident.
“We are verifying. The situation is normal here. Anti-sabotage, Bomb Squad, and FSL teams are here,” Amritsar Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police Mehtab Singh told ANI.

He further said that one person has received a minor injury in the leg and the glass facades of some nearby buildings were damaged in the blast.
“After the clarification, we can tell how it happened. The investigation is going on by our teams,” he added.
A sweeper who was present on the spot during the incident said, “I am a sweeper here and was doing my duty when I heard a big blast sound and saw heavy smoke,” he said.
On May 6, Saturday night around 11:15 pm there was an explosion at the same Heritage Street near the Golden Temple, police said in which one person was injured.
Amritsar ADCP Mehtab Singh said that both Saturday’s blast and the one today was of a low intensity. (

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May 8, 2023
Haridwar: Mazar, temple demolished in anti-encroachment drive

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Haridwar: In an anti-encroachment drive, the Haridwar district administration in Uttarakhand on Saturday demolished a ‘mazar’ and a temple allegedly built illegally on roads here, officials said.
The mazar at Aryanagar was more than three decades old while the Hanuman temple built under a flyover at Singhdwar on the Haridwar-Delhi highway was nearly 50 years old, sources said.
Two days ago, the administration demolished mazars built illegally at two places.

Deputy Collector Puran Singh Rana said that this action is being taken constitutionally on the orders of the Supreme Court and the High Court.
He said that the law and order situation is normal at present and no one would be allowed to take law into their hands.
Describing the actions as fair, Rana said that illegal encroachments on government properties would be demolished irrespective of the community those belong to.
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May 7, 2023
Domes of new Secretariat modelled on the lines of temple: BRS government

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Hyderabad: Amid a row sparked by the comments of Telangana BJP chief Bandi Sanjay, the state government has said that the domes of Telangana State’s new Secretariat building have been modelled on the lines of various temples, including the Hanuman temple in Gujarat’s Sarangapur, officials said.
The domes have been designed and built in the style of Neelakanteswara Swamy Temple temple of the Kakatiya period in Nizamabad, Gopurams and designs of the Rajaprasads of the Wanaparthy Samsthanam (princely state) and the pattern of the Hanuman temple in Sarangapur, Gujarat.
This clarification is significant in the wake of an allegation by the opposition BJP that the new state Secretariat building reflects the culture of Nizams.

State BJP president Bandi Sanjay Kumar has even threatened to demolish the domes if BJP was voted to power in the upcoming elections.
Sanjay, who is known for making controversial statements, alleged that Chief Minister KCR turned the secretariat into a tomb like the Taj Mahal to please AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi.
“If BJP comes to power, it will destroy the symbols of Nizam’s culture in the state. We will make changes in the state secretariat so that it reflects the Indian and Telangana culture,” he had said.
Sanjay also said on Saturday that if BJP comes to power in Telangana, the administration will not function from the new Secretariat as the building does not reflect Indian culture.
The new Secretariat, which was thrown open on Sunday, has 34 domes which stand out as a special attraction.

According to officials, four types of domes have been built. The ‘A’ type dome is 23.6 feet in diameter, ‘B’ type domes are 31 feet, ‘C’ type are 21.6 feet, and the ‘D’ type domes which are the largest are 54.8 feet in diameter. It is estimated that up to 90 tonnes of iron was used in the construction of these domes.
The main building has two ‘Bahubali’ domes constructed on the lines of Taj Mahal and Gulbarga Gumbaz.
Officials say 34 domes and figures of lions, the national symbol, on two big domes are the crown of the new secretariat. The main domes at a height of 165 feet, are built at the front and rear sides of the secretariat. This is the first time such huge domes have been built in modern structures mainly in government buildings.
Each of the main domes is 82-feet high (about eight stories) and 52-feet in diameter. These are the main attractions of the Secretariat and are located on the east and west sides of the building.
The interior of the main domes is designed in the style of a sky lounge. It offers a view of the surrounding city from its wide windows. The area of these domes is designed as a VIP zone where the chief minister holds important meetings.
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April 30, 2023
BJP, Cong attack Odisha govt over missing keys of Puri Jagannath temple Ratna Bhandar’

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Bhubaneswar: The BJP and the Congress on Thursday separately demanded that the Biju Janata Dal government in Odisha open the Ratna Bhandar’ of the Lord Jagannath Temple in Puri, and make public the report of a judicial commission formed to probe into the issue of missing keys of the 12th-century shrine’s treasury.
The demands were raised two days after the Orissa High Court asked the state government to file its response by July 10 on a petition praying for making public the report of Justice Raghubir Das Commission of Inquiry on the missing Ratna Bhandar keys.
“The judicial panel submitted its report to the state government in November 2018, about five years ago. The government has not taken any action on it and kept it in cold storage,” BJP spokesperson Pitamber Acharya said.

If the government believes in transparency, the judicial commission report should be made public without further delay, senior Congress leader Bijay Patnaik said.
The ruling BJD in a statement said the Ratna Bhandar was not opened for 38 years since 1985 and the opposition should refrain from indulging in politics in the name of Lord Jagannath.
The Ratna Bhandar, located in the basement of the temple, has two parts. The outer chamber of the Ratna Bhandar stores ornaments used by the deities on a daily basis, while many pieces of jewellery are kept in the inner chamber of the treasury.
While the keys to the outer chamber are available, the keys to the inner chamber are missing.
Acharya said the people have serious doubts about the assertion made by the government for the last five years that it has a duplicate key.

An attempt was made to open the inner chamber of Ratna Bhandar’ in April 2018 following a directive of the Orissa High Court, but it was not successful as keys were not found at that time. A team, comprising ASI officials, priests and others, then carried out an inspection from outside.
However, a few days after the inspection, the government said a duplicate key of the inner chamber has been found.
“The state government must give a clarification on the issue of missing keys and how a duplicate was found,” he said.
The BJP leader also sought to know why the government is reluctant to open the Ratna Bhandar if it has a duplicate key.
Acharya also wondered why the state government is not opening the inner chamber even after the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) in an affidavit to the court mentioned that there is a threat to Ratna Bhandar and urgent repair work is required.
He claimed that people across the country suspect that the valuables of the Ratna Bhandar have been looted.
“It is the responsibility of the state government to make the Commission of Inquiry report public,” Congress leader Bijay Patnaik said.
The BJD government is not maintaining its own policy of maintaining transparency, he said.
“I had seen huge quantities of gold, diamond and ornaments wrapped in clothes and kept in wooden boxes,” former temple administrator Rabindra Narayan Mishra, who was part of a team that inspected the inner chamber in 1978, said.
All the precious items have been listed and weighed properly during the last inspection, he said, adding that the valuation of the asset could not be ascertained as goldsmiths from Tamil Nadu and Gujarat were not able to calculate the actual value of the ornaments at that time.
In 1985 when the Ratna Bhandar was opened again, no fresh inventory was made.
Mishra supported the demand for a fresh inventory of the ornaments stored in the Ratna Bhandar and allow the ASI to inspect its condition.
In 2021, then law minister Pratap Jena informed the assembly that according to the 1978 inventory, the Ratna Bhandar had 12,831 bharis’ of gold and 22,153 bharis’ of silver (one bhari is equal to 11.66 grams).
The treasury also had 12,831 grams of gold ornaments with precious stones and other valuables, he had said.
As much as 22,153 grams of silver with expensive stones, silver utensils and other valuables were found there, Jena had mentioned, adding that due to various reasons, 14 gold and silver items could not be weighed during the inventory process.
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April 27, 2023
Paytm enables digital donations at Kedarnath temple via Paytm QR

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New Delhi: One97 Communications Ltd (OCL), that owns leading digital payments brand Paytm, on Wednesday enabled devotees visiting the Kedarnath shrine to make donations using Paytm UPI or Wallet by scanning Paytm QR code.
Devotees from across India can make donations at the holy temple, situated in Rudraprayag district of Uttarakhand, from the comfort of their homes through Paytm Super App.
“As the pioneer of QR and mobile payments in India, we have enabled digital donations at the doors of the Kedarnath temple, where devotees can scan the Paytm QR code at the shrine and pay through Paytm UPI, Paytm Wallet and more,” said a Paytm spokesperson.

“We remain committed towards driving financial inclusion by taking our innovative mobile payment solutions to every nook and corner of the country,” the spokesperson added.
Kedarnath temple is the remotest pilgrimage spot in the Char Dham yatra and reopened its doors for the devotees on Tuesday.
Devotees visiting the temple can easily scan Paytm QR code and pay through Paytm UPI among other payment methods like Paytm Wallet, Paytm UPI LITE, Paytm Postpaid and more.
Paytm is India’s payment Super App offering consumers and merchants most comprehensive payment services.
Pioneer of the mobile QR payments revolution in India, Paytm’s mission is to bring half a billion Indians into the mainstream economy through technology-led financial services.

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April 26, 2023
UK’s first Jagannath Temple to be built in London, backed by Odisha diaspora

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London: A UK-based charity working on a project to build Britain’s first temple dedicated to Lord Jagannatha in London has welcomed a pledge of GBP 25 million from an Odisha-origin entrepreneur and hopes to get the first phase of construction completed by the end of next year.
Shree Jagannatha Society (SJS) UK, registered with the Charity Commission in England, said that global Indian investor Biswanath Patnaik made the pledge at the first Shree Jagannatha Convention held in London on Sunday.
Patnaik, the founder of FinNest Group of companies, joins the company’s managing director, Arjun Kar, who is the UK-based principal donor of the project.

“Speaking at this occasion, Shri Kar announced that Shri Biswanath Patnaik has pledged a sum of GBP 25 million towards the construction of a magnificent temple for Lord Jagannatha in London, which will be facilitated by FinNest Group of Companies, of which he is the Managing Director,” the charity said in a statement.
The FinNest Group is an early-stage private equity investment firm that invests worldwide in renewables, electric vehicles (EVs), hydrogen locomotives, innovative technology and fintech. Kar also revealed at the event that the group has committed GBP 7 million towards the purchase of nearly 15 acres of land for the new temple to be known as Shree Jagannatha Mandir London.
“A suitable land has been identified and is currently in the final stages of purchase, and a pre-planning application has been submitted to the local government council to secure permission for the Mandir’s construction,” the charity said.
In his message to the convention, which coincided with celebrations of Akshaya Trithiya over the weekend, Patnaik pledged his financial support for the construction of the temple and exhorted devotees to “work together with faith in Lord Jagannatha to make the dream of a Mandir a reality at the earliest”.
The convention, attended by Deputy Indian High Commissioner to the UK Sujit Ghosh and India’s Minister (Culture) Amish Tripathi, celebrated the UK tour of Gajapati Maharaja Dibyasingha Deb, the maharaja of Puri, along with Maharani Leelabati Pattamahadei.

“The most significant aspect of the tradition of Lord Jagannatha is its all-encompassing universality. He is invoked and worshipped by virtually all the diverse religious sampradayas each in their own way. Lord Jagannatha is also worshipped by Buddhists, Jains and Sikhs,” said Gajapati Maharaja.
As the Aadya Sevak, or first and foremost servitor of Lord Jagannatha, and the Chairman of the Shri Jagannatha Temple Managing Committee at Sri Mandir in Purushottama Kshetra, he also expressed his support for the temple project. In his keynote address entitled Traditions of Lord Jagannatha and the Significance of Purushottama Kshetra’, he noted that the tradition of Lord Jagannatha represents “great harmony” for the planet.
Dr Sahadev Swain, Chairperson of SJS UK, expressed the hope that the new Shree Jagannatha Mandir London will become an epicentre of Jagannatha culture in Europe and a prominent pilgrimage site, attracting thousands of devotees and tourists from around the world.
The charity’s Indian-origin Trustees Bhakta Panda, Aditya Singh, Santosh Pattnayak, Chetan Shatapathy, Sukanta Sahu, Amita Mishra, Nidhi Kar, and Anjan Mishra famously performed a victory prayer for British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and handed him gold-plated deities from India during his leadership campaign trail in London last year.
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April 25, 2023
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April 23, 2023