appear in the Vedic texts, particularly in the Atharvaveda and the Shvetashvatara Upanishad. The lingam is often described as ...

The Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts has urged the public, especially wedding officiates and event organisers, to stop incorporating the “Rudra Abhishek Ritual” into wedding ceremonies, explaining ...

The temple draws pilgrims from across Telangana and neighbouring Maharashtra. Many devotees praise the serene atmosphere as ideal for meditation and mantra japa, feeling a profound spiritual energy ...

ANDHRA PRADESH, INDIA—According to a report in The Times of India, a Shiva lingam dated to the fourteenth or fifteenth century was unearthed during a construction project near southern India’s ...

Kurnool: Devotees witnessed a rare incident of a cobra coiling around the Chandra Lingam behind the Vajra Gangamma temple near the Pathalaganga in Srisailam temple town on Tuesday morning. Priests and ...

Lord Shiva is often seen in deep meditation. He is the ultimate ascetic and the master of time. His third eye is a symbol of his all-seeing nature, and his trident (trishul) represents his control ...

Tiruchirappalli (Tamil Nadu) [India], February 27 (ANI): On the auspicious occasion of Maha Shivaratri, the Koothaippar Mahakaleeswari Temple near Thiruverumbur in Trichy district witnessed a grand ...

Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], January 26 (ANI): The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) in its survey report on the Gyanvapi mosque has stated that a lot of Terracotta objects including figurines ...

India is dotted with temples that have stood the test of time, yet some are extraordinary — Lingas that appeared on their own ...