The Scotsman who knows India better than many of us

When one goes along the bylane towards the Shirdi Sai Baba Mandir on the VIP road, or along the bylane towards Tata Ginger Hotel a few metres ahead on the same road, he or she can observe the Silsako water-body, which is often visited by rare birds, both ...

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After Mumbai#39;s Siddhivinayak Temple and Shirdi#39;s Sai Baba Temple, India#39;s food safety regulator has decided to bring its standards to bear on Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam – maning the world-famous ladoos that the temple gives out to devotees will ...

Rape convict self-styled god-man Baba Gurmeet Ram Rahim, rape accused Asaram Bapu and Radhey Maa was among those, whose names found mention in the list of fake babas, which was released by a prominent Hindu seers body on Sunday. All India Akhara Parishad ...

The self-styled godman Asaram Bapu, who is facing court trial for allegedly sexually assaulting a teenage girl once again landed himself in controversy. When a reporter asked him since the parishad, the apex body of Hindu saints in the country, had made it ...

'You have to separate the concept of India as a nation State which is very young and the Upanishadic wisdom which is timeless.' In the second part of his conversation with Rediff.com's Archana Masih at his home in Mussoorie, Bill Aitken speaks about spending over a decade in ashrams in the Himalayas, learning Hindi, the regard for a guru and love for a maharani -- and glorious journeys that changed his life forever. Part I: The Scotsman who knows India better than many of us   ...

Irked by recent controversies surrounding self-styled godmen, the Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad, the apex body of Hindu sadhus, on Sunday released a list of 14 'fake babas' and demanded a crackdown on 'rootless cult leaders' by bringing in a legislation. List of 'fake' babas   - Asaram Bapu - Nirmal Baba - Sukhvinder Kaur aka Radhe Maa - Sachdarangi - Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh - Om baba aka Vivekanand - Ichachadhari Vishwanand - Swami Asmianand - Om Namah Shivaay - Narayan Sai - Rampal - ...

Religion is on the shelf at the Delhi Book Fair with more than 20 stalls selling tangible stuff about abstract constructs and a few even hawking mental peace. Books on how to achieve salvation, Sai Baba candles, incense sticks and other pooja accessories...

The most beloved deity is back in town and Rediff.com's Satish Bodas goes pandal hopping to discover some famous and larger-than-life idols. One of the oldest known Ganesh pandals in the city, the Khetwadi Vighnaharta Sarvjanik Ganesh Utsav mandal is celebrating its 81st year this time. The idol is 25 ft tall.    Do visit this Natraj Ganesha of Khetwadi 8th Lane Sarvjanik Ganesh Utsav pandal. It is celebrating 54th year. Enter Khetwadi's 9th lane and you can see this Ganesha which ...