Category Articles: Faith

Shri Somnath Trust starts free tiffin service for Civil hospital patients and their relatives

November 21, 2024
Shri Somnath Trust starts free tiffin service for Civil hospital patients and their relatives

Prabhas Patan: Shri Somnath Trust has started a free tiffin service from this week for the patients at the civil hospital and the relatives of the patients. The tiffin service will be offered to the patients of the civil hospital in Veraval and one family person of each patient. The service will operate daily for both meal times. The service was inaugurated by Trustee JD Parmar, district collector Digvijaysinh Jadeja among others and it runs in coordination with the civil hospital manageme...Read More

Azaan from loud speakers of a mosque disturbing exam; student approaches police

November 21, 2024
Azaan from loud speakers of a mosque disturbing exam; student approaches police

Vadodara: M.S. University Law Faculty's semester exam is conducted from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., with an attendance of around 850 students. The faculty is located opposite the Fatehgunj Bridge. Students have reported disturbances during the exam, especially after 1 p.m., due to the loud Azaan sound from loudspeakers at a nearby mosque. On Monday, a student approached the Fatehgunj Police Station and submitted an application seeking police intervention regarding the loud noise of the Azaan. ...Read More

Uproar over alleged religious conversion event in Pal area of Surat

November 21, 2024
Uproar over alleged religious conversion event in Pal area of Surat

Surat: There was an uproar in Surat's Pal based Green City in the evening due to suspicion of Christian religious conversion activities. The alleged conversion event was held in the building number 13. Around 40 persons were boarded in a private luxury bus and several cars and brought here. After the uproar, city police DCP Rakesh Bharot held questioning of all 40 persons to check whether they were brought for religious conversion forcefully or with some kind of allurement. According to Advocate...Read More

Vyara MLA Mohan Kokani faces protest over religious conversion

November 19, 2024
Vyara MLA Mohan Kokani faces protest over religious conversion

Tapi: Vyara MLA Mohanbhai Kokani has been accused of promoting religious conversions among tribal communities. Dev Birsa Munda Sena has alleged that the BJP MLA is actively involved in religious conversions and has demanded his resignation. In protest, volunteers from the group arrived at the Tapi district collector’s office and attempted to burn an effigy of Kokani before being stopped by the police. Five volunteers namely Arvind Vasava, Champak Chaudhary, Kishor Vasava, Puiniya Kotwaliya,...Read More

4 juveniles booked in Khambhat after unknowingly scattering torn pages of religious book

November 19, 2024
4 juveniles booked in Khambhat after unknowingly scattering torn pages of religious book

Anand: Khambhat Police has filed an FIR against four individuals for allegedly “hurting religious sentiments” after torn pages of a religious text were scattered from a giant wheel during the final day of the 10-day Diwali mela at Chakdol ground in the city. The accused, when apprehended, were identified as Children in Conflict with Law (CCL) and were presented before the Juvenile Justice (JJ) Board on Monday. Deputy Superintendent of Police, Khambhat, S B Kumpavat, stated that the incide...Read More

All the devotees can now hoist Dwaja at Shikar of Dakor Mandir

November 15, 2024
All the devotees can now hoist Dwaja at Shikar of Dakor Mandir

Kheda: The Dakor Temple Trust today announced that all devotees will now be able to hoist the flag atop the Shikars of Ranchod Rai Mandir. As per the decision of the temple committee, any devotee wishing to offer a flag at the main Shikar can do so with an offering of Rs. 500. For offering the flag at any other Shikar of the temple, devotees can contribute according to their capacity. Devotees are rejoicing over the decision by the temple trust, which was announced today on Kartik Poornima. O...Read More

47 parshads take sant diksha at Shree Lakshminarayan Dev Dwishatabdi Mahotsav in Vadtal

November 15, 2024
47 parshads take sant diksha at Shree Lakshminarayan Dev Dwishatabdi Mahotsav in Vadtal

Vadodara: A total of 47 Parshads received Sant Diksha from Acharya Maharaj Rakesh Prasadji during the ongoing Shree Lakshminarayan Dev Dwishatabdi Mahotsav in Vadtal. Among them, 11 saints are degree holders. Vadtal, the highest pilgrimage site of the Swaminarayan Sampradaya, witnessed this significant event on the auspicious day of Prabodhini Ekadashi, 12th November 2024. Acharya Rakesh Prasadji performed the Diksha initiation, bringing the total number of Diksha recipients initiated by him ...Read More

85-foot lion-shaped Durga Mandir to be built near Nala Sarovar

November 14, 2024
85-foot lion-shaped Durga Mandir to be built near Nala Sarovar

Sanand: The Bhoomi Pujan of the 85-foot lion-shaped Durga Mandir at Nala Sarovar Road in Sanand will take place on November 17. The Jyot (flame) from all the Shaktipeeths of Maa Durga will be placed in this temple. Notably, permission has also been obtained to bring the Jyot from the Hinglaj Mata Temple, one of the Shaktipeeths located in Pakistan. The Durgadham organization is overseeing the construction of the temple. According to Dayamurthy Gurumata of the organization, "In this lion-shape...Read More

PM participates in 200th-year celebrations of Swaminarayan Mandir in Vadtal virtually

November 11, 2024

Vadtal: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today participated in the 200th anniversary celebration of Shree Swaminarayan Mandir in Vadtal, Gujarat. Addressing the gathering through video conferencing, he said it was with the grace of Shree Swaminarayan that the 200th anniversary celebrations were being held. Welcoming all the disciples from across the globe, Modi remarked that service is foremost in the tradition of Swaminarayan Mandir and the disciples were immersed in the service today. ...Read More

Swaminarayan temple’s externally hired pujari faces allegation of raping mentally challenged girl, making her pregnant

November 10, 2024
Swaminarayan temple’s externally hired pujari faces allegation of raping mentally challenged girl, making her pregnant

Umreth: Bochasanvasi Akshar Purushottam Sanstha (BAPS) temple's pujari is facing allegations of raping a mentally challenged girl in Umreth. Local police are probing this case. Pujari(60-year old) who is facing allegations is from Chaklasi village nearby, and hired externally by the organization and he is not BAPS sadhu or not part of the BAPS organization. The dead body of a newborn baby was found in an abandoned condition near Ram pond in Umreth on Saturday. Upon investigation, the police f...Read More