Temples of India, the traditions and places of interest related to Sanatana Dharma
Since 1976, 55 idols have been returned to India. 75% of the idols that have been returned were done so during the tenure of Prime Minister Sri Narendra Modi .Out of the 55 antiquities, 42 were returned after 2014 with the Annapurna Devi being the last addition to this.
Ayodhya, a member of the Sri Ram Janmabhoomi Tirath Kshetra Trust told PTI explaining how a model is being planned in consultation with scientists, astronomers and other technical experts to build the Ram Temple in such a way. The design will be inspired by Konark’s Sun Temple, the report said.
Construction of the Ram temple at Ayodhya won’t be completed before 2025 though devotees may be allowed to visit and pray at the partially built structure by December 2023, sources involved in the construction of the temple told The Indian Express.
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has expressed happiness on UNESCO declaring Kakatiya Ramappa Temple a World Heritage site. He also urged people to visit this majestic Temple complex and get a first-hand experience of it’s grandness.
The government has decided to set up the ‘Indian Institute of Heritage’ at Noida, Gautam Buddha Nagar. This will impact higher education and research in the field related to rich Indian heritage and its conservation leading to Masters and Ph.D courses in History of Arts, Conservation, Museology, Archival Studies, Archaeology, Preventive Conservation, Epigraphy and Numismatics, Manuscriptology etc. as well as conservation training facilities to in-service employees and the students of the Indian Institute of Heritage.
Shital Nath Temple located in the Habba Kadal area of Srinagar reopened on Tuesday. A special ‘pooja’ was also performed by devotees at the temple.
WORKERS AND officials of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) engaged in a preservation and excavation exercise near Shree Lingaraj Temple, the most prominent temple of Bhubaneswar, have stumbled upon an ancient stone structure — possibly a platform on which one among the oldest shrines in Odisha once stood.
The first hilltop Buddhist monastery of the Gangetic Valley has been found at Lal Pahari in Lakhisarai district of the state, said its excavation team director Anil Kumar.
The majestic stone facade of the first Hindu temple under construction in Abu Dhabi will be adorned with scenes from Hindu epics, scriptures and ancient stories from India, as well as motifs popular in the Gulf countries, the local media reported Tuesday.
The helicopter had reached Gauchar on Monday and started its work on Tuesday. The local officials told TOI that it will take three days for the entire machinery – tractors, dumpers and JCBs — to be transported to Kedarnath. The machines will be used for the second phase of redevelopment work in Kedarnath.
