1+ hour, 15+ min ago   (359+ words) Published - September 13, 2026 03:46 pm IST - CHENNAI A five-year-old elephant named ‘Durga’ from Assam is being brought to the Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple in Tamil Nadu and is expected to reach the temple late on Sunday (September 13, 2026). The transfer, cleared by the…...

6+ hour, 25+ min ago   (385+ words) Updated - September 13, 2026 10:36 am IST - Kolkata West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said people have the constitutional freedom to choose their food habits and religious practices, in an apparent response to godman Dhirendra Shastri, popularly known as Bageshwar Baba, over his…...

7+ hour ago   (440+ words) Updated - September 13, 2026 10:01 am IST Where: Sheela Nagar, Harijana Jaggayyapalem, beside Anganwadi school Duration: 13 days At CMR Mall in Jagadamba, 6,000 seashells collected from Visakhapatnam Beach have been assembled into an eight-foot Ganesha. The choice of material gives the idol a distinct…...

3+ hour, 36+ min ago   (139+ words) Published - September 13, 2026 01:25 pm IST - CHENNAI The two-day annual seminar titled ‘Brhattattva: The grand canvas of Indian wisdom on reality’, organised by the Adyar Library and Research Centre (ALRC) at the library premises in Chennai was inaugurated by Tim Boyd, International…...

6+ hour, 59+ min ago   (422+ words) Published - September 13, 2026 10:02 am IST - Kolkata Kolkata’s Bonedi Bari (aristocratic households) Durga Pujas, which have organised the festival for hundreds of years, have decided to stick to their original “non-vegetarian” traditions, rejecting Dhirendra Shastri or self-styled godman Bageshwar Baba’s “vegetarian only…...

11+ hour, 1+ min ago   (18+ words) Kanthapuram asserts that religious scholars have the right to speak on faith, emphasizing their role in community development....

17+ hour, 38+ min ago   (406+ words) Published - September 12, 2026 11:22 pm IST - VELLORE The district administration has identified 29 water bodies, mostly irrigation tanks maintained by Water Resources Department (WRD), in Vellore, Ranipet, Tirupattur, and Tiruvannamalai districts for idol immersion as part of Vinayaka Chaturthi celebrations. Officials of Vellore…...

17+ hour, 50+ min ago   (284+ words) Published - September 12, 2026 11:10 pm IST - VIJAYAWADA There has been good demand for clay Ganesh idols in the market, with environmentalists and many non-governmental organisations (NGOs) spreading public awareness on performing puja by installing clay idols during Vijayaka Chaturthi festival to keep…...

20+ hour, 14+ min ago   (16+ words) Tirupati promotes eco-friendly Ganesh idols through workshops and competitions, encouraging sustainable celebration during Vinayaka Chaturthi festival....

20+ hour, 31+ min ago   (306+ words) Published - September 12, 2026 08:29 pm IST - HYDERABAD The Hyderabad Traffic Police announced a detailed traffic management plan for the upcoming Khairatabad Bada Ganesh festival, with more than 30 lakh devotees expected to visit the idol during the 10-day festival. Joint Commissioner of Police…...