Purification Rituals

The day of Maha Shivratri begins with devotees waking up early in the morning and taking a bath, symbolising the purification of the body and soul.

Members of the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) performed a "purification ritual" at a lake garden in the posh Vastrapur area of Ahmedabad after the outfit learnt that some Muslims had offered 'namaz' at the spot, a functionary said on Tuesday.

A Czech couple slammed for disrespecting a Balinese temple took part in a ritual purification ceremony Thursday, after their antics sparked warnings that boorish tourists may be kicked off the Indonesian holiday island.

The head priest of the Sabarimala temple today claimed that the 'purification' ritual followed at the shrine, on the day the two women below 50 years entered the temple, was for an unrelated reason.

Sabarimala's tantri Kantararu Rajeeveru today told the Travancore Devasom Board (TDB) that he carried out "purification rituals" following the two women's entry, as that was "the natural practice followed whenever there is a breach of the temple tradition and customs".

Sabarimala temple custodian, the Travancore Devasom Board (TDB), today extended time to Tantri Kantararu Rajeeveru to explain why a "purification" ritual was conducted following the visit of two women devotees to the Lord Ayyappa shrine.

A senior Kerala minister today attacked the Sabarimala temple's Tantri (chief priest), calling him a "Brahmin monster" for conducting a ''purification'' ceremony after two women in the menstrual age group entered the shrine

The Travancore Devasom Board (TDB) -- custodians of the Sabarimala temple today decided to seek an explanation from Kantararu Rajeeveru, the temple tantri, as to why they conducted a "purification ritual" on Wednesday, said a TDB official

The Sabarimala head priest should have quit if he was not ready to accept the Supreme Court verdict, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said today, criticising the priest for conducting "purification" rituals after two women entered the temple.

Two women below 50 walked into the Sabarimala temple in Kerala before daybreak on Wednesday, becoming the first to do so since the Supreme Court ordered the end of a decades-old ban on women of menstrual age entering the shrine. The temple shut down for ritual "purification" briefly before reopening to devotees.

Lawmakers in the Rajasthan Assembly Friday engaged themselves in a peculiar discussion: presence of "ghosts" in the complex.

The day of Maha Shivratri begins with devotees waking up early in the morning and taking a bath, symbolising the purification of the body and soul.

Members of the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) performed a "purification ritual" at a lake garden in the posh Vastrapur area of Ahmedabad after the outfit learnt that some Muslims had offered 'namaz' at the spot, a functionary said on Tuesday.

A Czech couple slammed for disrespecting a Balinese temple took part in a ritual purification ceremony Thursday, after their antics sparked warnings that boorish tourists may be kicked off the Indonesian holiday island.

The head priest of the Sabarimala temple today claimed that the 'purification' ritual followed at the shrine, on the day the two women below 50 years entered the temple, was for an unrelated reason.

Sabarimala's tantri Kantararu Rajeeveru today told the Travancore Devasom Board (TDB) that he carried out "purification rituals" following the two women's entry, as that was "the natural practice followed whenever there is a breach of the temple tradition and customs".

Sabarimala temple custodian, the Travancore Devasom Board (TDB), today extended time to Tantri Kantararu Rajeeveru to explain why a "purification" ritual was conducted following the visit of two women devotees to the Lord Ayyappa shrine.

A senior Kerala minister today attacked the Sabarimala temple's Tantri (chief priest), calling him a "Brahmin monster" for conducting a ''purification'' ceremony after two women in the menstrual age group entered the shrine

The Travancore Devasom Board (TDB) -- custodians of the Sabarimala temple today decided to seek an explanation from Kantararu Rajeeveru, the temple tantri, as to why they conducted a "purification ritual" on Wednesday, said a TDB official

The Sabarimala head priest should have quit if he was not ready to accept the Supreme Court verdict, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said today, criticising the priest for conducting "purification" rituals after two women entered the temple.

Two women below 50 walked into the Sabarimala temple in Kerala before daybreak on Wednesday, becoming the first to do so since the Supreme Court ordered the end of a decades-old ban on women of menstrual age entering the shrine. The temple shut down for ritual "purification" briefly before reopening to devotees.

Lawmakers in the Rajasthan Assembly Friday engaged themselves in a peculiar discussion: presence of "ghosts" in the complex.