1+ week, 3+ day ago (427+ words) Published - November 19, 2025 08:09 pm IST - KANNIYAKUMARI With the onset of Sabarimala pilgrimage season this year, Kanniyakumari district police have deployed 450 additional police personnel in Kanniyakumari and strengthened security measures at Triveni Sangamam and other key locations in the town. The municipality has also stepped in by setting up all essential amenities for the large number of pilgrims arriving in the town. Although Kanniyakumari being one of the sought after tourist destinations in Tamil Nadu throughout the year, the tourist influx reaches its peak during Sabarimala season, apart from other vacation periods. Most of the pilgrims traveling from various parts of Tamil Nadu and from States, including Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka, include Kanniyakumari as part of their trip. The season usually begins with the start of Sabarimala season and continues until January 31. To manage the crowd at the famous Bagavathi Amman Temple…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago (187+ words) Updated - November 07, 2025 09:03 pm IST - NELLORE The ongoing Laksha Deepotsavam celebrations in Nellore, being held as part of the auspicious Kartheeka month, have been drawing large numbers of devotees, particularly women. The event, organised by the VPR Foundation at the Venkatagiri Rajah's College grounds, saw the participation of renowned spiritual orator and Andhra Pradesh Government's cultural advisor Chaganti Koteswara Rao. Mr. Koteswara Rao, along with MP V. Prabhakar Reddy and Kovur MLA V. Prashanthi Reddy, joined devotees in lighting traditional oil lamps " a customary practice during the holy month symbolising divine illumination. Drawing a parallel between the light of the lamps and human vision, Mr. Koteswara Rao appreciated the foundation's recent initiative, VPR Netra, which organises mobile eye camps in villages and distributes spectacles to beneficiaries on the spot. Earlier in the day, a Rudra Homam was performed, followed by Laksha Kumkumarchana to…...

3+ week, 19+ hour ago (147+ words) Updated - November 08, 2025 05:28 pm IST - TIRUCHI Winners of the The Hindu's "Kolu Kondattam 2025' contest The Hindu's "Kolu Kondattam 2025' contest, held from September 18 to 28, drew an enthusiastic response in Tiruchi. The winners were felicitated at The Hindu office in the city on November 7, marking a joyous conclusion to the festive initiative that celebrated creativity and tradition. The following were the winners of the contest: Saikumari Krishnakumar, Muthu Lakshmi, Vijayalakshmi Karthikeyan, Vijayalakshmi R, Selvamani, M. K Prema, Anirudh Raajan V, Poornimah Vm, Parvathy Natarajan, Karpagam Ravi, G. Vijay, N. Rama and Annai Adhuragam Palliative Care Centre. The Title Sponsor was Gopuram Products and the event was powered by ITC Mangaldeep and Dheepam Lamp Oil. Gift Sponsors were Naga, Medimix, and P.S. Tamarind. BG Naidu Sweets, Tiruchi, was the Snacks Partner. Published - November 08, 2025 05:27 pm IST...

3+ week, 20+ hour ago (207+ words) Updated - November 08, 2025 09:51 pm IST - KAPAVARAM Rajanagaram MLA Bathula Balaramakrishna announced that a Detailed Project Report (DRP) has been prepared with an estimated cost of "21 crore for developing Kapavaram Buddhist monastery at Kapavaram of Korukonda mandal in East Godavari district. Kapavaram monastery complex consists of rock cut caves, cisterns and remains of Buddhist stupas and chaityas on the Pandavula hill as claimed by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). The 2nd Century B.C. Buddhist monastery is a protected monument of the ASI." Dr. B.R. Ambedkar's great-grandson Raja Ratna Ashok Ambedkar on Friday attended the one-day festival conducted here by the Buddhist Council of Andhra Pradesh, Jana Chaitanya Mandali and Thadhagatha Buddha Vihar of Rajamahendravaram. Addressing a gathering of Buddhist monks and believers, Mr. Balaramakrishna explained about the proposed beautification plan. "The DPR will be submitted to the Ministry of Culture for the financial aid…...

2+ week, 18+ hour ago (116+ words) Nominations for the Rajasthani-Tamil Seva Awards 2026 are open from November 12 to December 5. Nominations have opened for the second edition of the Rajasthani-Tamil Seva Awards 2026 Members of the public from Tamil Nadu and Puducherry can submit nominations across eight award categories on the official website, www.rajasthanitamil.org, from November 12 to December 5 The final list of awardees will be selected by a jury comprising S Gurumurthy, Editor of Thuglak; N Ravi, former Editor-in-Chief of The Hindu; and Bharathanatyam exponent Padma Subrahmanyam The award ceremony is scheduled for February 1, 2026, in Chennai Each awardee will receive a cash prize of "2 lakh, a trophy and a citation....

1+ week, 3+ day ago (289+ words) Touchwood." Kannu pada pogudhu." Nazar na lag jaye." The very idea of protecting nascent beauty from the evil that you may bear in your eye, dates not just back to your grandmother's tongue. Earliest sightings of these symbols exist in the form of alabaster idols with incised eyes in ancient Mesopotamia. Then there are the gargoyles of Gothic architecture in Europe, and the blue beaded eye from Turkey, promising to protect you from envy and malice. Part of the The Hindu's Lit for Life Unplugged, this event borrows from the popular Lectures on Tap movement that began in New York City in 2024. Experts here will speak about an array of interesting subjects, over 40 minutes, followed by a classroom-style free-for-all barrage of questions. The Hindu's Lit For Life Unplugged Ashvin says, Nazar's function is the same as the very word. The…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago (175+ words) Published - November 20, 2025 12:59 am IST - TIRUPATI The idol of Goddess Padmavati Ammavaru was taken on a procession on "Muthyapu Pandiri Vahanam, which had a pearl-studded canopy, around the Tiruchanur temple here on Wednesday (November 19), the third of the ongoing nine-day Kartheeka Brahmotsavams. The pearls embedded on a length of satin cloth in deep blue background offered a splendid view to the devotees who gathered in large numbers to watch the procession. Having a glimpse of the idol nestled under the canopy of pearls is believed to remove ones sins. Tirumala Tirupati Pedda Jeeyangar and Chinna Jeeyangar, the senior and junior pontiffs respectively, led the procession, which also had Executive Officer Anil Kumar Singhal, Joint EO V. Veerabrahmam and Deputy EO Harindranath. In the evening, the idol was carried on a procession around the temple on "Simha Vahanam, resembling a ferocious lion. While…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago (439+ words) Published - November 28, 2025 05:00 am IST - TIRUVANNAMALAI Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Thursday virtually kick-started work to construct seven rest halls and 14 health facilities, at a cost of "22.11 crore, on the 14-km-long Girivalam path in Tiruvannamalai town for devotees, including persons with disabilities. Officials of the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) Department said that the rest halls will provide a much-needed break for devotees, especially senior citizens, women and persons with disabilities who undertake a trek on the path. Ahead of commissioning the works, Collector K. Tharpagaraj inspected the site to build the rest halls. "Each rest hall on the Girivalam path will be large and open with adequate water'and lighting facilities. The entire work will be completed in six months," R. Manivannan, Executive Engineer (EE), HR&CE (Tiruvannamalai), told The Hindu. As the path is located near a reserve forest, the entire…...

6+ day, 23+ hour ago (569+ words) Published - November 23, 2025 06:34 pm IST - Belagavi The lure of the modern lifestyle, changing climate and vanishing grazing land have led to young shepherds moving away from shepherding, community elders said in an interaction with the public in Belagavi recently. The leaders felt that the desire among rural youth to live in the cities among urban amenities, erratic rain patterns, destruction of grazing land, diverting public spaces for non-farm activities and modern day stress are discouraging youth from continuing their family profession of shepherding. They gave a call for environment protection measures aimed at preservation of common grassland. They were sharing their experience and wisdom with a group after the screening of Bhed Chal (Herd Walk), a documentary film on Deccan Pastoralism, at the Belgaum Foundry Cluster Auditorium in Udyambag. The film by community educator Ankit Pogula and U.S.-based Harsh Satya has…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago (185+ words) For any information, devotees can contact the temple information centre on phone numbers 8333901351/52/53, temple trust board chairman and executive officer saids Following reports of some devotees getting cheated after booking accommodation at Srisailam through fake websites, the Srisailam temple management had asked devotees to book rooms or darshan tickets only through the temple official website.Srisailam temple Trust Board Chairperson Pothukunta Ramesh Naidu and Executive Officer M Srinivasa Rao, in a statement on Monday (November 24), asked the devotees to book accommodation, or arjitha seva, Sparsha Darshanam, Sheegra Darshan, Athisheegra Darshan or any other ticket online only through Endowment department website www.aptemples.ap.gov.in or temple website www.srisailadevasthanam.org They asked devotees not to transfer money to any individual's Phonepe or Googlepay account while booking a ticket or room online "If any one asks for depositing or transferring…...