Amarnath yatra pilgrimage will be historic this year: I&B Ministry

Srinagar/UNI: Jammu and Kashmir are likely to witness a record number of eight lakh Amarnath yatris (pilgrims) this year and all foolproof security arrangements has been put in place for the safety of the devotees, Secretary to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Apurva Chand, said here on Monday. 

Vaishno Devi Shrine Board enhances limit of pilgrims to 7,000 from Oct 15

Jammu/UNI: The Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board has increased the limit of pilgrims from 5,000 to 7,000 from Oct 15 in view of upcoming "Navratras".  

Sabarimala Temple in Kerala opens today for annual pilgrimage season

Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: The Sabarimala Temple in Kerala will open on Saturday for the annual pilgrimage season, two days after the Supreme Court referred a review petition on it own 2018 judgement, which allowed the entry of menstruating women into the shrine to worship Lord Ayyappa, to a larger bench.

Amarnath: Pilgrimage progressing smoothly, 2.72 lakh pay obeisance so far

Srinagar, July 22 (UNI): Fresh batches of pilgrims on Monday left base camps to undertake annual pilgrimage to holy Amarnath cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas, where so far 2.72 lakh pilgrims have paid obeisance since the commencement of the yatra from July 1.

Rahul Gandhi to begin Kailash Mansarovar pilgrimage

New Delhi, Aug 30 (IBNS) : Congress President Rahul Gandhi is likely to set out for a Mansarovar pilgrimage on Friday taking furlough from politics, keeping the observers guessing over his religious bend of mind which started unfurling with his temple runs before the assembly elections in Gujarat and Karnataka.

Heavy rains, landslides stall Amarnath Yatra

Srinagar, Jun 30 (IBNS): Heavy rains and landslides on Friday morning have forced the suspension of the annual Amarnath Yatra, which began on Thursday, reports said.