Gold and silver plating of idols and temple figurines, mostly paid for by devotees, is common across temples in India. So, the theft at Sabarimala shrine, visited by millions of pilgrims every year, ...

Explore the unique Bengal Vinayaga idol with a sacred snake thread at Tamil Nadu's Nageswaran Temple, a Chola war trophy.

HR&CE assures devotees that LED lights won't damage ornaments of Arunachaleswara Temple deities during the Karthigai Deepam ...

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About 500 guests gathered at Hindu Temple of Montgomery during Pran Pratishtha, a three-day religious and cultural event Friday, Saturday and Sunday, culminating with the consecration of the idol of ...

AYODHYA, India Jan 19 (Reuters) - The private jet parking lots at airports near the Indian city of Ayodhya are full and the shops have run out of gold-plated idols, as wealthy devotees prepare for the ...

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Lord Ram and Sita Idols found during excavation near mosque land during construction work in Madhya ...

Eight idols in three Hindu temples in Bangladesh were vandalized earlier this week, PTI reported, citing local media. Miscreants wrecked temples in Mymensingh and Dinajpur over two days. The incident ...

Police have removed a Hindu idol installed in front of a church in India's Goa state, a former Portuguese colony, where a government panel is active to renovate Hindu temples destroyed during the ...

On the eve of the largest Hindu festival, the Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council reported at least nine incidents of vandalism and arson between 2 and 23 September. Despite government ...