Mangaluru : Varamahalakshmi Vrata is a festival to propitiate the goddess Lakshmi, the consort of Vishnu, one of the Hindu Trinity. Varalakshmi is one who grants boons (Vara). It is an important pooja performed by many women in Dakshina kannada and Udupi on Friday, August 4. The Hindu festival going by the name ‘Vara maha […]

Udupi : A case has been registered at the Udupi Town Police Station against the derogatory remarks about the Sri Krishna Mutt on the social media networking site, Facebook, here on Wednesday. According to the police, the complainant, U. Yogish Bhat, an office-bearer of Hayagreeva Bhakta Vrinda Sode Mutt, had lodged a complaint stating that […]

Kundapur: Kandlur’s well known Sri Kannika Parameshwari temple’s Mari Jathre was celebrated by the people of all faiths, on Wednesday. As per the rituals two Jathres will be held at the temple, first one is called ‘Gende Seve Halu Habba’ which will be held in the month of March and the second is Mari Jathre […]

New Delhi: Festivities were marked across the nation as people on Monday celebrate Makar Sankranti, a major Hindu festival. Makar Sankranti also marks the beginning of Mahakumbh in Allahabad from today. On Sankranti, millions of devotees are expected to throng the ghats of Ganga to take a holy dip as it is considered to be […]

Udupi: Sri Rama Navami is a very popular Hindu festival observed for 9 days in several Ram mandirs, and in public events conducted in Mangalore and Udupi. The Paryaya Sode Vadiraj Math has taken up the Rama-Hanuma Jayanthi Festival of 9 days duration from March 29, Thursday, at Sri Math’s Rajangana where devotees are thronging […]