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Tirupati Temple Orders Action Against 18 Non-Hindu Employees
The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam, the governing body of the Tirupati temple, has taken action against 18 non-Hindu employees, who apparently are following non-Hindu practices despite taking an ...
India TV4d
Know why Tirupati temple board sacks 18 staffers for violating 'Hindu tradition' policy
TTD Board Chairman BR Naidu said only Hindus are allowed to work in TTD temples and affiliated institutions under the 1989 Endowment Act. He said that if Hindu customs are violated, the sanctity ...
ThePrint on MSN4d
On TTD barring non-Hindus from temple service, Owaisi cites waqf bill to slam Chandrababu’s ‘hypocrisy’
As BJP ally TDP supported temple board's move as well as amended waqf law, Owaisi asks, ‘if only Hindus should govern Hindu ...
Indiatimes5d
South Africa: BAPS opens Southern Hemisphere’s largest Hindu temple in Johannesburg
Johannesburg celebrated the inauguration of the largest Hindu temple and cultural complex in the Southern Hemisphere, built by BAPS. Mahant Swami Maharaj presided over the event. The temple will ...
Indiatimes5d
Retire or transfer: Tirupati temple management removes 18 employees for not following Hindu practices
Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam took action against 18 employees for engaging in non-Hindu practices while working at the temple. The employees must either transfer to government departments or ...
Malaysiakini4d
Agong attended Thaipusam do at temple before, groups remind Na'im
The Malaysian Hindu Temples & Religious Associations Council (Mahima) also reminded the government that Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar had himself attended events at non ...
Hundreds join an order of naked, armed holy men at Hindu festival
Thousands of devotees jostle behind bamboo fences to get a glimpse of the grand procession of the naked, ash-smeared and ...
BBC4d
New Hindu temple shows city's 'growing diversity'
The space has been set up in response to the increasing number of Hindu students and staff at the university A university has opened a new Hindu temple for students and staff to worship on campus.
Tirumala Temple Cracks The Whip: 18 Staff Told To Retire Or Transfer Over 'Non-Hindu' Practices
Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam has taken action against 18 employees for participating in "non-Hindu" religious activities ...
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AP PHOTOS: Hundreds join an order of naked, armed holy men at Hindu festival
Thousands of devotees jostle behind bamboo fences to get a glimpse of the grand procession of the naked, ash-smeared and ...
The Hindu5d
Maha Kumbh: PM Modi takes holy dip at Sangam
The Prime Minister held ‘rudraksh’ beads in his hand during the bathing ritual. Dressed in a deep orange jersey and blue lowers, Modi offered prayers to the sun and the Ganga amid the chanting ...
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What Christopher Hitchens Understood About the Parthenon
One of the great monuments of world culture—a temple garlanded with masterful carvings—the Parthenon was designed by Phidias to celebrate the glory of Athens. Its friezes depict a procession ...