Bangalore Temples

The Ministry of Muzarai has announced that a new project "Daiva Sankalpa" will be launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the state for the overall development of the temples.

Ahead of Janmashtami, 'ISKCON Bangalore' on Friday announced that the temple premises will remain closed for the public from August 29 to August 30.

Malleshwaram isn't just one of the city's cultural hubs with numerous temples, dance and music academies, it's also a gourmand's delight.

Big, Grey and Smiling. Sunder, the former temple elephant is an unlikely celebrity with friends ranging from the Big B to rock legends. And he is leaving behind a tormented past in Bangalore's Bannerrghatta park.

Sunder, a temple elephant in Maharashtra might have been tortured for his entire life but a recording of his video has helped to free him. The video of the abuse he was receiving at the hands of his mahout was released and caused outrage across India.

As the residual state of Andhra Pradesh prepares to choose the new capital city after the creation of Telangana, it seems that Tirupati, the temple town, could well become the crown of the state, if not its capital.

A popular Jain temple in the old city of the Karnataka capital was burgled early on Sunday by unidentified thieves, who decamped with Rs 5 lakh in cash and gold ornaments valued at Rs 16 lakh, a police official said.

Millions of people celebrated Ganesh Chaturthi in Karnataka today with religious fervour and gaiety at homes and temples amid tight security.

Two persons, including a seven-year old girl, were killed and six others injured when a compound wall of the ISKCON temple collapsed on the city outskirts today.

Hours after the multiple blasts at Mahabodhi temple complex in Bihar, the Centre today directed all states to ensure fool-proof security at Buddhist shrines and Tibetan settlements.

"Mahashivarathri" was celebrated with religious fervour in Karnataka today with a large number of devottes thronging shiva temples since early hours.

"We have married again", quipped Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper as he garlanded his wife Laureen with jasmine buds at the historic Someshwara temple on Thursday evening.

As hundreds of people gather, young children are thrown from the top of a 30-foot temple. This is as an annual ritual in Karnataka's Bagalkot district.

Maha Sivaratri was celebrated with religious fervour across Andhra Pradesh with the devotees observing fast and offering prayers at the temples of Lord Shiva in the state.

Pejawar Mutt pontiff Vishweshwa Teertha Swami today said he never justified the 'inhuman practice' of the Made Snana ritual and urged Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda to bring in a law against it. Made Snana is an age-old ritual at Kukke Subramanya temple in Dakshina Kannada, where people with skin and other diseases roll on banana leaves on lef...

The Ministry of Muzarai has announced that a new project "Daiva Sankalpa" will be launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the state for the overall development of the temples.

Ahead of Janmashtami, 'ISKCON Bangalore' on Friday announced that the temple premises will remain closed for the public from August 29 to August 30.

Malleshwaram isn't just one of the city's cultural hubs with numerous temples, dance and music academies, it's also a gourmand's delight.

Big, Grey and Smiling. Sunder, the former temple elephant is an unlikely celebrity with friends ranging from the Big B to rock legends. And he is leaving behind a tormented past in Bangalore's Bannerrghatta park.

Sunder, a temple elephant in Maharashtra might have been tortured for his entire life but a recording of his video has helped to free him. The video of the abuse he was receiving at the hands of his mahout was released and caused outrage across India.

As the residual state of Andhra Pradesh prepares to choose the new capital city after the creation of Telangana, it seems that Tirupati, the temple town, could well become the crown of the state, if not its capital.

A popular Jain temple in the old city of the Karnataka capital was burgled early on Sunday by unidentified thieves, who decamped with Rs 5 lakh in cash and gold ornaments valued at Rs 16 lakh, a police official said.

Millions of people celebrated Ganesh Chaturthi in Karnataka today with religious fervour and gaiety at homes and temples amid tight security.

Two persons, including a seven-year old girl, were killed and six others injured when a compound wall of the ISKCON temple collapsed on the city outskirts today.

Hours after the multiple blasts at Mahabodhi temple complex in Bihar, the Centre today directed all states to ensure fool-proof security at Buddhist shrines and Tibetan settlements.

"Mahashivarathri" was celebrated with religious fervour in Karnataka today with a large number of devottes thronging shiva temples since early hours.

"We have married again", quipped Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper as he garlanded his wife Laureen with jasmine buds at the historic Someshwara temple on Thursday evening.

As hundreds of people gather, young children are thrown from the top of a 30-foot temple. This is as an annual ritual in Karnataka's Bagalkot district.

Maha Sivaratri was celebrated with religious fervour across Andhra Pradesh with the devotees observing fast and offering prayers at the temples of Lord Shiva in the state.

Pejawar Mutt pontiff Vishweshwa Teertha Swami today said he never justified the 'inhuman practice' of the Made Snana ritual and urged Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda to bring in a law against it. Made Snana is an age-old ritual at Kukke Subramanya temple in Dakshina Kannada, where people with skin and other diseases roll on banana leaves on lef...