By Minakshi Bhaskar Vaidya, Prabhas Patan, Somnath: World famous Somnath Mahadev temple was rich, with presence of beautiful carving and number of sculptures inside and outside the temple structure in ancient time. To restore such glory, newer sculptures are being carved inside and outside the temple. While the task of carving newer sculptures on outer portion of the temple is over, a team of skilled sculptors have started carving new figures inside the main temple. Around a dozen skilled s...Read More

Ahmedabad: The 142nd annual edition of Lord Jagannath Rath Yatra from historic Jagannath temple in the city is being held today amid tight security and intermittent showers and a 'sea of devotees' on the route. CM Vijay Rupani and Deputy CM Nitin Patel jointly performed Pahind ritual (symbolic cleaning of the route with golden broom) before start of the rath-yatra at around 7 am. Prior to that Union Home Minister and BJP president Amit Shah participated in the Mangala Aarti in the temple with...Read More

By our correspondent, Lunavada: A bizarre incident of puja of a live crocodile in a temple in central Gujarat was witnessed last evening. In fact the crocodile had somehow crept in to the Khodiyar mata temple in Khothamba palla village in Mahisagar district last evening. When devotees noticed it, they started saying that it has come here for the protection of the temple where an incident of theft had taken place two days ago. Incidentally, crocodile or magar is deemed as the v...Read More

By our correspondent, Godhara: A big stone boulder slipped down on the route to Pavagadh hill shrine, the seat of a famous mother goddess temple in central Gujarat. Police said that due to falling of the boulder the water supply line was damaged but no casualty fortunately took place. The work to remove the boulder and re-open the route was on. Notably, Pavagadh a municipality in Panchmahal district about 46 km from Vadodara in central Gujarat is known for a famous Mah...Read More

Dwarka: In the wake of approaching cyclonic storm VAYU, Perhaps first time in the history of the world famous Jagat temple of lord Dwarkadheesh here, two mast flags (shikhar dhhwaj) have been put in place. A priest of the ancient temple, which was among the four top most pilgrimage places for Hindus, today said that two flags were put on the shikhar of the temple because of the strong winds caused by the approaching cyclone. 'It is first time in my life time that I am seeing t...Read More

Somnath: Shri Somnath Trust has cancelled Ganga Dussehra celebration at Triveni Ghat which was scheduled to take place on June 12 in wake of Vayu cyclone. DeshGujaratRead More

In pic: Mango manorath at Kalyan Pusti Vaishnav haveli in Vastrapur, Gujarat earlier today Gandhinagar: A man was today injured by a crocodile while he was doing fishing in a local river close to a check-dam in Galiyawad road area in Talala range of Gir forest in Gir Somnath district of Gujarat. CCF DT Vasavada said that one Ali Mohammed Bhaliya (45), resident of Sidiwada village, sustainend injury in hand and forehead when the crocodile in the river/check-dam suddenly attacked him. He was...Read More

Rudraprayag: Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a spiritual break, starting Saturday, a day after his hectic campaigning for the 2019 general elections came to an end. Modi offered obeisance at the Kedarnath temple and also reviewed ongoing development projects. Dressed in a traditional pahari outfit, Mr Modi offered obesiance at the temple for around half-an-hour and mingled with the devotees. He also reviewed ongoing Kedarnath development projects, which he said on Friday, that he likes t...Read More