Uttarakhand Temples

Two people died, five were injured and a child went missing on Friday after an SUV ferrying devotees to the Purnagiri Dham temple in this Uttarakhand district was swept away in a stream flooded by heavy rain.

The prospect of replicating the holy shrine has also received objection from the Uttarakhand priests.

According to officials, Baba Chaitanya Akash convinced some locals by telling them that he had received divine orders in a dream to build it.

Uddhav Thackeray is a victim of betrayal, Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati, the Shankaracharya of the Jyotish Peeth in Uttarakhand, who turned down the invitation to the Ram temple consecration ceremony in Ayodhya, said.

Angry priests held Arvind Pandey, the Secretary of the Uttarakhand State Information Commission, hostage for two-and-a-half hours in the temple town of Kedarnath amid protests over the demolition of buildings owned by local priests.

Medical screening for devotees above 50 years of age has been made mandatory. The screening is being done en route to the Himalayan temples.

There will be no arrangements for VIP darshan at the Chardhams till May 31 and offline registration in Haridwar and Rishikesh will remain closed till May 19.

The Shri Badrinath Dham in Uttarakhand opened its doors for devotees at 6 am on Sunday morning amid chimes of melodious tunes by the Army Band with complete rituals, vedic chants and slogans of 'Badri Vishal Lal Ki Jai'.

Mr. Dhami said that Ram Yug has started again under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.

Following a sudden weather shift in Uttarakhand's high-altitude regions, the Badrinath Temple, another popular pilgrimage destination, also remains draped in snow as the region experiences snowfall.

A leopard entered the famous Ghorakhal temple in Uttarakhand's Nainital on Monday morning. The big cat was seen moving around the temple premises in a CCTV recording.

Police arrested three persons on Sunday for the double murder of a priest and a 'sevadar' at the Baba Bharamal temple near Khatima in Uttarakhand's Udham Singh Nagar district.

Liquor shops and bars will remain closed in Uttarakhand on January 22 on the occasion of consecration ceremony at the Ram temple in Ayodhya.

Preparations are in full swing in the temple town of Ayodhya for the Ram Temple inauguration ceremony, scheduled for January 22, with various cultural, traditional folk arts and spiritual programs lined up for the big day.

The morning after 41 workers trapped inside an Uttarakhand tunnel were rescued after a 17-day operation, tunnelling expert Arnold Dix said he has to go back to the makeshift temple outside the tunnel "to say thank you".

Two people died, five were injured and a child went missing on Friday after an SUV ferrying devotees to the Purnagiri Dham temple in this Uttarakhand district was swept away in a stream flooded by heavy rain.

The prospect of replicating the holy shrine has also received objection from the Uttarakhand priests.

According to officials, Baba Chaitanya Akash convinced some locals by telling them that he had received divine orders in a dream to build it.

Uddhav Thackeray is a victim of betrayal, Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati, the Shankaracharya of the Jyotish Peeth in Uttarakhand, who turned down the invitation to the Ram temple consecration ceremony in Ayodhya, said.

Angry priests held Arvind Pandey, the Secretary of the Uttarakhand State Information Commission, hostage for two-and-a-half hours in the temple town of Kedarnath amid protests over the demolition of buildings owned by local priests.

Medical screening for devotees above 50 years of age has been made mandatory. The screening is being done en route to the Himalayan temples.

There will be no arrangements for VIP darshan at the Chardhams till May 31 and offline registration in Haridwar and Rishikesh will remain closed till May 19.

The Shri Badrinath Dham in Uttarakhand opened its doors for devotees at 6 am on Sunday morning amid chimes of melodious tunes by the Army Band with complete rituals, vedic chants and slogans of 'Badri Vishal Lal Ki Jai'.

Mr. Dhami said that Ram Yug has started again under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.

Following a sudden weather shift in Uttarakhand's high-altitude regions, the Badrinath Temple, another popular pilgrimage destination, also remains draped in snow as the region experiences snowfall.

A leopard entered the famous Ghorakhal temple in Uttarakhand's Nainital on Monday morning. The big cat was seen moving around the temple premises in a CCTV recording.

Police arrested three persons on Sunday for the double murder of a priest and a 'sevadar' at the Baba Bharamal temple near Khatima in Uttarakhand's Udham Singh Nagar district.

Liquor shops and bars will remain closed in Uttarakhand on January 22 on the occasion of consecration ceremony at the Ram temple in Ayodhya.

Preparations are in full swing in the temple town of Ayodhya for the Ram Temple inauguration ceremony, scheduled for January 22, with various cultural, traditional folk arts and spiritual programs lined up for the big day.

The morning after 41 workers trapped inside an Uttarakhand tunnel were rescued after a 17-day operation, tunnelling expert Arnold Dix said he has to go back to the makeshift temple outside the tunnel "to say thank you".