'No political politics behind Modi's Sivagiri visit': BJP

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah with Shivakumara Swmaiji at Siddaganga Mutt in Tumkur on Sunday | Express photo Chief Minister Siddaramaiah seemingly found himself in a situation usually associated with former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa. During his ...

Ahobila Mutt Jeer counselled her on the tenets Not many would know that Dharya, a 23-year-old Russian Jew, had embraced Vainavam and became Vasumathi Iyangar with the blessings of the 45th pontiff of Ahobila Mutt, Sri Narayana Yatheendra Mahadesikan, who died ...

The swami, who was in Chennai, developed breathlessness and was brought to Srirangam. On Friday night he developed renal failure. His successor Sri Ranganatha Yatheendra Mahadesikan and close disciples were by his side when the end came. The 45th ...

The famous Gachhinamath here was witness to a huge controversy on Thursday when Shivabasava Swamiji of Hosamath in Haveri arrived here along with 20 other people to replace the pontiff, Channabasava Mahaswamiji. Shivabasava Swamiji and his ...

Ever since the Sivagiri Mutt in Kerala invited Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi as the chief guest of the Sree Narayana Dharma Meemamsa Parishad, Kerala politics has taken a new direction. What has become interesting is the coming together of two major Hindu groups -- the Shree Narayana Dharma Paripalana Yogam and the Nair Service Society. Till now, the SNDP, largely representing the Ezhavas and the NSS representing the Nairs in Kerala, had resisted sharing the same platform. Now, the ...

Will Kurubas renew their demand that the Udupi Sri Krishna Mutt be brought under the muzrai department? In 2010, the BJP government had released the temple from its jurisdiction.

An 8-year-old southwest Missouri girl who was disappointed that her mutt couldn't compete in the Westminster Dog Show came up with an alternative. The Joplin Globe ( http://bit.ly/ZUENVR ) reports that the Mutt-minster Dog Show made its debut over ...

Kerala News: THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: CPM state secretary Pinarayi Vijayan harshly criticized the sanyasis of the Sivagiri Mutt in connection with the visit of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi. Pinarayi alleged that some sanyasis are trying to ...

Taralabalu Mutt seer Shivamurthy Shivacharya Swamiji has declined to administer the oath of staying clean to the candidates of Chikmagalur Assembly constituency again. It appears to be a result of his disillusionment with the candidates who ...