TIRUPATI, INDIA, July 13, 2023 (ndtv.com): A day ahead of the Chandrayaan-3 mission, a team of ISRO scientists visited and offered prayers at Tirupathi Venkatachalapathy Temple in Andhra Pradesh with a miniature model of Chandrayaan-3 today. “This is Chandrayaan-3 — our mission to the moon. Our launch is scheduled tomorrow,” a scientist told reporters after offering prayers and showing them…
AYODHYA, INDIA, July 10, 2023 (Indian Express): The work on the Ram Temple in Ayodhya has gathered pace in recent weeks with the management of the trust tasked with the job increasing the number of workers to 1,600 from 550 to ensure that the shrine can be thrown open for devotees in January 2024. Work, which was earlier being done…
JAMMU, July 9, 2023 (Pratidin Time): Following a two-day suspension due to inclement weather, the highly anticipated Amarnath Yatra has finally recommenced in the picturesque Kashmir Valley. Pilgrims received permission to proceed towards the holy cave from the Nunwan and Baltal base camps on Sunday. However, unfavorable conditions led to the closure of the National Highway 1 (NH1), preventing any…
INDIA, July 9, 2023 (Opindia): Christian organizations continue to protest about the claimed persecution in India, and the United States in its multiple reports on human rights has often criticized and lectured India about the rights of minorities. India, however, has consistently denied their allegations and responded back in kind. Now, a preacher’s ten-month-old YouTube video has surfaced, in which…
JAMMU, July 8, 2023 (Daily Excelsior): The Amarnath yatra was suspended for the second consecutive day today following incessant rains, snowfall and landslides, leaving about 49,000 pilgrims stranded in Jammu and at various places en route to the cave shrine. Officials said that yatra remained suspended from Jammu to twin base camps of Nunwan-Pahalgam and Baltal today while it also…
INDIA, July 4, 2023 (Times of India): Morning aarti (worship with oil lamps) was performed at Amarnath holy cave early on July 4. The annual Amarnath Yatra began on July 1 with the first batch of pilgrims beginning their journey from Baltal base camp in Jammu Kashmir’s Ganderbal to Amarnath Cave. The 62-day yatra, which commenced on July 1 will…
JAMMU, July 1, 2023 (Daily Excelsior): As the 62-day long holy Amarnath Ji yatra started on the base camps Baltal and Nunwan-Pahalgam early this morning, 7,959 pilgrims performed darshan of the naturally formed Ice Lingam in the cave shrine situated at a height of 12,730 ft. deep in the Himalayas of South Kashmir till 7pm today. Nodal Officer SASB, Piyush…
TEXAS U.S., July 3, 2023 (Longview News-Journal): As many as 10,000 Indian Americans chanted the Bhagavad Gita in the presence of spiritual saint Pujya Sri Ganapati Sachchidananda Swami at Allen East Center in Texas, USA on July 03, Guru Purnima. This event was organized by Yoga Sangeeta and SGS Geeta Foundation as Bhagavad Gita Parayan Yagya. Saint Pujya Sri Ganapati…
INDIA, July 2, 2023 (Sandeepany Chinmaya Mission): Chinmaya Mission invites applications for the 19th Vedanta Course commencing on Makara Sankranti, 15 January 2024. The Mukhya Acharya for the Course is Swami Swaroopananda, the Global Head of Chinmaya Mission, and the Resident Acharya is Swami Advayananda. The two year residential Vedanta Course, to be conducted at Sandeepany Sadhanalaya, Powai, Mumbai, provides…
GANDERBAL, KASHMIR, June 30, 2023 (Rising Kashmir): Baltal, the shortest route leading to the sacred Amarnath Holy Cave, is awash with a celebratory atmosphere as local residents from various areas of Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district fervently install tents to ensure a seamless experience for the pilgrims undertaking the upcoming Yatra. Scheduled to commence on July 1, this annual pilgrimage serves…
