Mahashivratri celebrated in ancient Pak temple

Last Updated: Monday, February 20, 2012, 16:14

After a six-year gap, a group of pilgrims from India celebrated Monday Mahashivratri in a Hindu temple said to have been built more than 900 years ago.

Celebs seek divine intervention on Maha Shivaratri

Last Updated: Monday, February 20, 2012, 13:17

When devotees of Lord Shiva across the globe are busy celebrating the auspicious day of Maha Shivaratri, how could our very own celebs from Tinsel Town not be in the picture?

Hindu devotees celebrate Maha Shivaratri with traditional fervour across India

Last Updated: Monday, February 20, 2012, 12:21

Hindu devotees are celebrating the festival of Mahashivaratri with traditional religious fervour across India on Monday.

Security ramped up for Maha Shivratri at Pashupati

Last Updated: Friday, February 17, 2012, 21:24

Thousands of devotees are expected to worship at Nepal`s most sacred Lord Shiva Pashupatinath temple on Maha Shivratri.

On Kartik Purnima, thousands take holy dip

Last Updated: Thursday, November 10, 2011, 12:58

A large number of devotees converged on the pilgrim towns of Allahabad, Varanasi and Ayodhya Thursday for a holy dip in the Ganges and other rivers on Kartik Purnima, considered auspicious by Hindus to worship Lord Shiva.

Fresh batch of 426 pilgrims leaves for Amarnath

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 2, 2011, 11:54

The 34th batch of pilgrims comprising 426 people Tuesday left for the Amarnath yatra from here amid tight security, police said.

Fresh batch of 911 pilgrims leave for Amarnath

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 27, 2011, 12:55

Amid tight security, a batch of 911 pilgrims Wednesday left for the Amarnath yatra from here, police said.

Batch of 1,021 pilgrims leave for Amarnath

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 26, 2011, 12:03

Amid tight security, the 27th batch of 1,021 Amarnath yatra pilgrims Tuesday left for the holy shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas from the base camp here.

Record number of devotees to visit Amarnath

Last Updated: Friday, July 22, 2011, 13:59

The number of pilgrims visiting the Amarnath cave shrine is heading for a record after crossing the half-a-million mark Friday.

Amarnath pilgrimage to commence on June 29

Last Updated: Friday, February 18, 2011, 19:40

The annual pilgrimage to the revered Amarnath cave shrine in South Kashmir Himalayas will commence on June 29 this year and will conclude on August 13.

Now British `garbage girl` to clean Shiva`s abode

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 17, 2010, 23:36

A Briton, famous as the `garbage girl` of the mountains in Himachal Pradesh, is now set to clean the huge piles of trash left behind by devotees of Lord Shiva at the Manimahesh Lake in Chamba district.