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DMK Not Against Ram Temple, But...: MK Stalin's Son On Consecration Ceremony
DMK leader and Tamil Nadu minister Udhayanidhi Stalin on Thursday said his party is not against the Ram temple at Ayodhya but is opposed to the shrine coming up after "demolishing a mosque".
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Thousands Reach Shrine Basilica In Tamil Nadu For Easter Celebrations
Thousands of devotees have thronged the Shrine Basilica in Tamil Nadu's Vailankanni for Easter celebrations.
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Kamal Haasan Blames Right Wing For Sabarimala Violence
Actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan squarely blamed the right-wing for "inciting" violence in Kerala after protests erupted in Kerala on Thursday over the entry of two women into the Lord Ayyappa shrine at Sabarimala.
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Cops Should Back Off If They Can't Take Us To Shrine: Sabarimala Woman
Eleven women, part of a fifty-member group, from Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and West Bengal decided to undertake the Sabarimala pilgrimage as a large group, after more than a dozen women, between 10 and 50 age groups could not enter the temple since the Supreme Court's September 28 verdict, allowing all women to enter Sabarimala.
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Women From Hindu Outfits To 'Wait' To Enter Ayyappa Shrine At Sabarimala
Women cadres of Hindu outfits Saturday offered prayers in temples in Tamil Nadu by holding lamps and saying they would 'wait' till they crossed 50 to visit the Lord Ayyappa shrine at Sabarimala, notwithstanding the Supreme Court verdict allowing them entry.
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Rajinikanth Visits Jammu As Part Of Spiritual Pilgrimage
Actor Rajinikanth on Sunday reached here as part of his annual 15-day spiritual pilgrimage to Himalayas and paid obeisance at Shivkhori, a famous cave shrine devoted to Lord Shiva, in Reasi district.
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Tamil Nadu Pilgrim Dies While Waiting In Queue At Sabarimala
A 42-year-old pilgrim from Tamil Nadu collapsed and died while waiting in a queue for 'darshan' at the famed hill shrine of Lord Ayyappa in Sabarimala today, police said.
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Amid Merger Talks, Team OPS Goes On Pilgrimage, Will Meet PM Tomorrow
A breakthrough yet to be made in merger between the two rival factions of Tamil Nadu's ruling AIADMK in Delhi, the team of former Chief Minister O Panneerselvam went on a quiet pilgrimage two popular shrines of Maharashtra - Shirdi and Shani Shringarpur. But they will be back in Delhi tomorrow, for a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Vaikunta Ekadasi Festival Celeberated With Religious Fervour In Tamil Nadu
Thousands of devotees thronged the famous Lord Ranganathaswamy temple in nearby Srirangam on the occasion of 'Vaikunta Ekadasi' festival which was celebrated with religious fervour today. Vaikuntha Ekadashi, known as Mukkoti Ekadasi, is one of the most important Ekadasis. Ekadasis falls on the eleventh day of the Moon cycle.
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Dress Code For Devotees Visiting Tamil Nadu Shrines From January
Devotees entering temples in Tamil Nadu will have to follow a new dress code from January 1 as several important shrines have put up notice boards highlighting this.
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Create Amenities in Sabarimala for Tamil Nadu Pilgrims, Says PMK
Coinciding with the start of the annual pilgrimage to the Sabarimala temple, PMK today urged the Tamil Nadu government to take over the five acre land offered by Kerala near the hill shrine and provide amenities for the pilgrims from the State.
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Ancient Chola Frescoes Unearthed at Kanchipuram Shrine
Ancient Chola frescoes were discovered by a team commissioned by the Archaeological Survey of India while working on a mural at Varadarajaswami temple Kanchipuram.
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Ramanathaswamy Temple to Have Wireless CCTV Cameras
With monkeys pulling off wires linking the Closed Circuit TV Cameras at the Ramanathaswamy shrine in Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu), the temple administration has decided to opt for wireless CCTV cameras in view of the security threats being faced by it.
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Four of family killed in road mishap in Tamil Nadu
Four members of a family returning from a pilgrimage to Tirupati shrine in a car, were killed in a road accident in the wee hours today in Tamil Nadu, police said.
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All-women Pongala festival turning a boon to potters, vendors
One of world's largest all-women religious events, the annual Pongala festival of the famous Attukal Bhagavathi shrine here, to be celebrated on Sunday, is turning to be a boon to earthen pot-makers in South India who struggle to make both ends meet.
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DMK Not Against Ram Temple, But...: MK Stalin's Son On Consecration Ceremony
DMK leader and Tamil Nadu minister Udhayanidhi Stalin on Thursday said his party is not against the Ram temple at Ayodhya but is opposed to the shrine coming up after "demolishing a mosque".
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Thousands Reach Shrine Basilica In Tamil Nadu For Easter Celebrations
Thousands of devotees have thronged the Shrine Basilica in Tamil Nadu's Vailankanni for Easter celebrations.
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Kamal Haasan Blames Right Wing For Sabarimala Violence
Actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan squarely blamed the right-wing for "inciting" violence in Kerala after protests erupted in Kerala on Thursday over the entry of two women into the Lord Ayyappa shrine at Sabarimala.
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Cops Should Back Off If They Can't Take Us To Shrine: Sabarimala Woman
Eleven women, part of a fifty-member group, from Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and West Bengal decided to undertake the Sabarimala pilgrimage as a large group, after more than a dozen women, between 10 and 50 age groups could not enter the temple since the Supreme Court's September 28 verdict, allowing all women to enter Sabarimala.
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Women From Hindu Outfits To 'Wait' To Enter Ayyappa Shrine At Sabarimala
Women cadres of Hindu outfits Saturday offered prayers in temples in Tamil Nadu by holding lamps and saying they would 'wait' till they crossed 50 to visit the Lord Ayyappa shrine at Sabarimala, notwithstanding the Supreme Court verdict allowing them entry.
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Rajinikanth Visits Jammu As Part Of Spiritual Pilgrimage
Actor Rajinikanth on Sunday reached here as part of his annual 15-day spiritual pilgrimage to Himalayas and paid obeisance at Shivkhori, a famous cave shrine devoted to Lord Shiva, in Reasi district.
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Tamil Nadu Pilgrim Dies While Waiting In Queue At Sabarimala
A 42-year-old pilgrim from Tamil Nadu collapsed and died while waiting in a queue for 'darshan' at the famed hill shrine of Lord Ayyappa in Sabarimala today, police said.
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Amid Merger Talks, Team OPS Goes On Pilgrimage, Will Meet PM Tomorrow
A breakthrough yet to be made in merger between the two rival factions of Tamil Nadu's ruling AIADMK in Delhi, the team of former Chief Minister O Panneerselvam went on a quiet pilgrimage two popular shrines of Maharashtra - Shirdi and Shani Shringarpur. But they will be back in Delhi tomorrow, for a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Vaikunta Ekadasi Festival Celeberated With Religious Fervour In Tamil Nadu
Thousands of devotees thronged the famous Lord Ranganathaswamy temple in nearby Srirangam on the occasion of 'Vaikunta Ekadasi' festival which was celebrated with religious fervour today. Vaikuntha Ekadashi, known as Mukkoti Ekadasi, is one of the most important Ekadasis. Ekadasis falls on the eleventh day of the Moon cycle.
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Dress Code For Devotees Visiting Tamil Nadu Shrines From January
Devotees entering temples in Tamil Nadu will have to follow a new dress code from January 1 as several important shrines have put up notice boards highlighting this.
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Create Amenities in Sabarimala for Tamil Nadu Pilgrims, Says PMK
Coinciding with the start of the annual pilgrimage to the Sabarimala temple, PMK today urged the Tamil Nadu government to take over the five acre land offered by Kerala near the hill shrine and provide amenities for the pilgrims from the State.
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Ancient Chola Frescoes Unearthed at Kanchipuram Shrine
Ancient Chola frescoes were discovered by a team commissioned by the Archaeological Survey of India while working on a mural at Varadarajaswami temple Kanchipuram.
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Ramanathaswamy Temple to Have Wireless CCTV Cameras
With monkeys pulling off wires linking the Closed Circuit TV Cameras at the Ramanathaswamy shrine in Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu), the temple administration has decided to opt for wireless CCTV cameras in view of the security threats being faced by it.
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Four of family killed in road mishap in Tamil Nadu
Four members of a family returning from a pilgrimage to Tirupati shrine in a car, were killed in a road accident in the wee hours today in Tamil Nadu, police said.
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All-women Pongala festival turning a boon to potters, vendors
One of world's largest all-women religious events, the annual Pongala festival of the famous Attukal Bhagavathi shrine here, to be celebrated on Sunday, is turning to be a boon to earthen pot-makers in South India who struggle to make both ends meet.
