Mangaluru: “The concept of plastic surgery was thought and performed for the first time ever in this world by Lord Shiva,” opined Nalin Kumar Kateel, member of parliament, at the Vishwakarma Jayanti programme on Monday, September 17. The MP, who narrated the story of Parvati asking her son Ganapati to man the door while she […]
Bantwal: many devotees of Lord Shiva gathered at Shree Narahari Parvatha Sadashiva Temple on ‘Aati’ new moon. Hundreds of devotees were seen performing rituals at the temple, on Tuesday. Shree Naraharai Parvatha Sadashiva Temple is one of the most ancient and popular piligrimage situated at Narahari Hill at a height of about 1000 Feet above […]
Mangaluru: Maha Shivaratri is celebrated with great devotion and religious fervor in Shiva temples on the auspicious day of Shivaratri on Monday, March 7. On Maha Shivratri, devotees wake up early in the morning and take a bath, after wearing fresh clothes, they visit the nearest Shiva temple, to give ritual bath to the Shiva […]
Madikeri : Sri Kshetra Dharmasthala Dharmadhikari Dr D Veerendra Heggade unveiled a 52-foot tall statue of Lord Shiva at Sri Rajarajeshwari temple at Karnangeri near the city on Friday. Various religious rituals were held at the temple from morning in this connection. Hundreds of devotees took part in the rituals. Speaking on the occasion, Heggade said […]
Mangalore : Maha Shivratri is being celebrated across the nation on Thursday, with millions of devotess keeping fast and offering prayers to seek Lord Shiva’s blessing. Also known as Shivaratri, the festival celebrates the convergence of Shiva and Shakti on the Krishna Paksha Chaturdashi of Hindu calendar month Maagha. Women observe fast and offer prayers […]
Udupi : Hundreds of people offered Pitru Tarpana a ritual to pay homage to ancestors on the occasion of Karkataka Aati Amavasya on August 6, Tuesday. People were seen taking a holy dip in the sea and doing Pinda Pradhana ritual. On this day people early in the morning have the Kashaya of Hale tree […]
Mangalore : Today is Mahashivaratri, a day when Lord Shiva is worshipped with all devotion and fervour. Various temples in Mangalore dedicated to Lord Shiva are decked up and devotees are thronging the temples to have a darshan of Lord Shiva and seek his blessings. The festival is grandly celebrated at Sri Gokarnanatha Temple at […]
Gokarana: Thousand of Lord Shiva devotees pulled the huge lovely Car, with shouts of ‘Har Har Mahadeva’, during Maha Shivaratri observance, when keep a vigil night long at this southern Gaya. The tall Car was decorated with many red and white flags fluttering in the breeze, flower garlands, and vegetables or Coconuts (also arecanuts) tied […]
Mangalore: Swarna Gauri Habba or Swarna Gowri Vrata is an observance performed on the day before Ganesh Chaturthi and falls on September 10 this year. As it suggests, Swarna Gauri Habba is dedicated to Goddess Gauri, the wife of Lord Shiva. Swarna Gouri Vratha falls on the third day in Bhadrapada masam or on Bhadrapad […]
