The festival of Sital Sasthi is observed as the wedding ceremony of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati. It is celebrated as the ‘Sital Sasthi Yatra Festival’
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Shaikh Akleem is ‘Sita’, Afzal Ansari is ‘Lord Shiva’ in this Bihar Ramlila
Sato Awanti (Bihar): For nearly four decades, Muslims in this Bihar village have been helping Hindus celebrate Dussehra and playing mythical characters in the Ramlila — a dramatic representation of the life of Lord Rama. The village is an example of India’s composite culture and the communal harmony lived through[Read More…]
News Analysis: Will Gods take centrestage in the 2019 polls in Uttar Pradesh?
Lucknow: If you thought the 2019 Lok Sabha elections would be fought by politicians on issues concerning the common citizen, think again! For, the politically-crucial state of Uttar Pradesh, with a population of 220 million people, is all set to see a keen contest of affection for Hindu gods in[Read More…]
In response to BJP’s remark on his Mansarovar Yatra, Rahul Gandhi tweets Sanskrit shloka
Congress President Rahul Gandhi is on Kailash Mansarovar Yatra from August 31 for four-five days. Gandhi, a devotee of Lord Shiva, had said he would embark on the pilgrimage after the Karnataka Assembly polls. BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra today questioned Rahul Gandhi’s fondness for China. Patra said that Gandhi acts like a representative[Read More…]
Traditional kanwar turns Roadies kanwar, religious essence fades
According to mythological stories, every year lakhs of saffron clad Hindu pilgrims known as ‘Kanwariya’ were to converge at Haridwar (or at Gomukh, Babadham, Dhar), bathe in the river, pray. They would collect holy water and start their marathon walk back to their local Shiva temple. The fetched water is[Read More…]
Mythological story behind Kanwar Yatra
March of Kanwariya or the holy yatra by lakhs of saffron clad Hindu pilgrims start during the month of Shravan, the wet season each year in India. A long human chain visits Hindu pilgrimage places of Haridwar, Gaumukh and Gangotri in Uttarakhand, to fetch holy waters of Ganges River. Who are[Read More…]
Tej Pratap Yadav gets a look of Lord Shiva as he sets out for Deoghar
RJD leader Lalu Prasad’s youngest son, Tej Pratap dresses up as Lord Shiva, sets out for Deoghar to offer prayers on the occasion of ‘Sawan’. Before leaving for Deoghar he was seen with a shell in a Shiva temple. It was his costume that stole away the show. Tej chose[Read More…]
Madhya Pradesh: Kamal Nath writes ‘open letter’ to Lord Shiva to end Shivraj’s ‘misrule’
Just days before Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s Jan Aashirwad Yatra, MPCC president Kamal Nath has written a letter to Lord Mahakal to end his political adversary’s ‘misrule’ in Madhya Pradesh. CM Shivraj is all set to begin a state-wide tour amid people in order to run a poll campaign[Read More…]