New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) President Droupadi Murmu is scheduled to meet renowned saint Premanand Maharaj on Friday at his Shri Hit Radha Keli Kunj Ashram in Vrindavan as part of her ongoing three-day visit to Uttar Pradesh.During her visit, she is expected to seek the saint’s blessings and hold a spiritual interaction with him.Later in the day, the President will also visit the memorial of Neem Karoli Baba. In the evening, she will inaugurate a new Oncology Block at Ramakrishna Mission Sevash…
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Bhubaneswar, March 9 (IANS) As many as 44 prisoners have escaped from various jails across Odisha during the last five years, raising serious concerns about prison security, monitoring systems, and the effectiveness of measures taken by authorities. The information was revealed by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, who also holds the Home Department portfolio, while replying to a query asked by Congress MLA Sofia Firdous in the state Assembly on Monday.”During the last five years, a total of 44 …
Vrindavan, March 7 (IANS) In a major step towards blending tradition with technology, the revered Shri Banke Bihari Ji Temple in Vrindavan has started the official LIVE broadcast of the deity’s darshan through its verified social media platforms. With this system operational, devotees across the world are allowed to witness the divine presence of Banke Bihari Ji online for the first time.The initiative has been made possible by Suyogya Media Pvt. Ltd., a technology-driven organisation that provi…
Mumbai, March 3 (IANS) As we celebrate the festival of Holi, celebrity chef and filmmaker Vikas Khanna revealed through his latest social media post how his trip to Vrindavan back in 2011 during Holi inspired his film, “The Last Color”.Vikas shared that while everyone else was enjoying the festival of colors, he observed a group of women, dressed in white, with not a single trace of color on them. These were the widows of Vrindavan.Heartbroken after seeing this, he ended up writing a short st…
Mumbai, March 3 (IANS) Actor Chunky Panday, on Monday, offered a glimpse of his spiritual trip to Vrindavan ahead of the Holi celebrations, where he was joined by veteran actor Ranjeet. Sharing a series of pictures from the holy town on his social media account, the actor captioned the post as, “Beautiful Pre Holi Bhagwad Paath Hosted by the Guptas & Gargs at Vrindavan”.The carousel post features many pictures of the actor having a good time in the town.In one picture, Chunky is seen sea…
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) As Rangbhari Ekadashi marks the ceremonial beginning of Holi festivities, the spiritual towns of Ayodhya, Sambhal and Vrindavan have been swept up in vibrant celebrations, blending devotion with colour and joy. In Ayodhya, Holi processions have begun emerging from the monasteries and temples of Ramnagari. Sadhus smeared in ‘abir’ and ‘gulal’, were seen dancing to traditional Holi songs, heralding the arrival of the festival. In Ayodhya, Holi traditionally begins in templ…
Tokyo, Feb 25 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is on a visit to Japan. Addressing a gathering of Indian diaspora in Tokyo, he said that previous governments kept the state in “darkness” due to their inclination towards corruption and lawlessness, asserting that his government brought UP “into the light” by all-around improvement in law and order, infrastructure and power supply.The Chief Minister spoke about what he described as UP’s transformation from “darkness t…
Gandhinagar, Feb 24 (IANS) Six college students from Rajasthan have been arrested for allegedly operating a cyber fraud network that targeted pilgrims seeking accommodation at guest houses managed by the Shree Somnath Trust, officials said on Tuesday. The action was taken by the State Cyber Centre of Excellence after multiple complaints were received from pilgrims who claimed to have booked rooms at Sagar Darshan Guest House, Maheshwari Guest House, and Lilavati Guest House in Somnath but fou…
Mathura (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 24 (IANS) Thousands of devotees and tourists from across India and abroad have begun arriving in the Braj region to witness the world-famous Holi celebrations in Barsana, Vrindavan and Mathura, as the traditional festivities formally commenced with ritual ceremonies on Tuesday.The grand Braj Holi began with groups of women from Barsana visiting Nandgaon to extend a ceremonial invitation for the iconic Lathmar Holi. With this customary exchange, the vibrant Phag (Holi…
Mathura, Feb 17 (IANS) Indian cricketer Virat Kohli undertook a spiritual visit with his wife and Bollywood actor Anushka Sharma, where the couple sought blessings from noted spiritual leader Premanand Maharaj at the Keli Kunj Ashram on Tuesday. The couple arrived at the ashram early in the morning, around 5:30 a.m. on Tuesday, and spent nearly an hour participating in prayers and devotional activities.In a video released by the Ashram on their Youtube channel Bhajan Marg, Virat and Anushka were…