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JVV decries money spent on Athirathram yagams TV9 AP
Athirathram yagams. That is the latest fad of many religiously inclined people who believe that holding that week-long yagams would bring peace and prosperity, and even rains, to the area. Recently a massive Athirathram yagam was held in Khammam district. Lakh...3:16
Tirumala priests resist retirement at 65 TV9 AP
Rules framed in October last year setting the retirement age of 'archakas' or priests at Tirumala have been opposed by a few priests who have crossed the age limit of 65. These priests are refusing to give proof of their date of birth to the TTD for verificati...3:24
Leaderless Catholic church deep in crisis RT
The Catholic church witnessed history this week as Pope Benedict XVI officially resigned, something that hasn't happened in 600 years. As the church remains leaderless, internal divisions and a marred reputation mean many are losing faith, eroding the church's...3:15
Catholics losing faith in church in Germany RT
Worshipers are turning their backs on the Catholic church in Germany with the number of attendees dropping drastically in the last few years. Lack of action against charges of child abuse by priests is one of the reasons for the fall in numbers. According to r...4:35
Dispute at Bhadrachalam over Ram chant TV9 AP
The temple town and priestly class at Bhadrachalam is afire with a controversy over what name that should be chanted at the temple. On one side are people who insists the correct form of addressing the presiding deity at the Bhadrachalam Lord Sree Sita Ramacha...15:05
Ramanarayana or Ramachandra namaha? | Debate TV9 AP
It is the holiest of Ram temples in northern Andhra Pradesh, with a hoary tradition. But even traditions can become points of dispute. The Sree Seetha Ramachandra Swamy shrine at Bhadrachalam, situated on the left bank of Godavari river. The manner in which th...23:27
Ekadasi at Tirumala on Dec 23 or 24? TV9 AP
Vaikunth Ekadasi is a day when the darshan of Lord Venkateswara is considered to be auspicious. Tirumala's priests have fixed December 23 as the day of Ekadasi. They are calling December 24 as the day of Dwadasi. However, across the country Ekadasi is observed...12:32
When President becomes a priest Aaj Tak
President Pranab Mukherjee became a priest at his ancestral village in West Bengal's Birbhum on Sunday. He rendered priestly duties and performed the customary Mahasaptami rituals during the Durga puja at his ancestral home. He says this year he can't be photo...1:26
N Damodaran Potti new Sabarimala melshanthi JAIHIND TV
Vaikom-native N Damodaran Potti is elected the new chief priest or 'melshanthi' of the Lord Ayyappa temple at Sabarimala, while Koothattukulam-native AN Unnikrishnan Namboodiri, of Karikkode Illam will assume charge as the next chief priest of the Malikappuram...23:19
Tirumala's well-kept secrets revealed TV9 AP
It is said that for a devotee that just one glimpse of the Lord of Seven Hills is enough to last a lifetime. And nowhere is this exhibited more than at annual Brahmotsavam. Lakhs gather for a glimpse of Lord Venkateswara. Now TV9 interviews Ramana Deekshitulu,...21:35
Dollar Seshadri opens up to media TV9 AP
He has served at the Tirumala hills for over 45 years now. He has been a powerful presence in the sanctum sanctorum of the Lord Venkateswara. Now this man, at the centre of several allegations, who was once the most sought after man for VIPs arriving for darsh...2:21
Warning issued to Ramana Deekshitulu TV9 AP
Chief priest of the Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanam, Ramana Deekshitulu, has been issued a warning by the TTD for going out of his way to attend to cricketer Ravi Shastri and Gautam Singhania when they visited Tirumala for darshan. On being asked why he was at ...3:17
Deekshitulu in trouble over Ravi Shashtri TV9 AP
Ramana Deekshitulu, the chief priest at the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam, has courted controversy again. In what amounts going out of his way to please a VIP, and of dereliction of duty, he was found receiving cricketer Ravi Shashtri and Raymonds scion Gaut...30:36
AP Transco's power-ful 'yagam' for rains TV9 AP
Can prayers bring rains? Can 'yagam' help seed clouds with rain? At least this is what officials of Souther Power Distribution Company strongly agree. So for the last few days, 35 veda pandits from Rajahmundry in black robes are hard at work, sitting in front ...3:52
Bhimavaram temple 'pushkarni' let out for fishing TV9 AP
It is a pushkarni or lake attached to a famous temple. But under the guise of improvements and income for the municipality, the administration has fenced it off and given it out for fishing.9:37
Will TTD allow Dollar Sheshadri to return? TV9 AP
It was once said- even the God did not move if Dollar Sheshadri wasn't around. Will Dollar Seshadri now return to his previous position at Tirumala. Will this man, infamous for the missing dollars from Tirumala temple's treasury, be given back his post of OSD,...1:48
Thief pledges to return temple money India TV
a thief who stole Rs 10,000 from a temple in Anand, Gujarat, left behind a note promising to return the money once he got a job.2:34
Tirupati chief priest in trouble again? TV9 AP
Once again, Ramana Deekshitulu, the chief priest at the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD), breaks the rules by paying a visit to Anant Ambani at a guest house in Tirumala.12:42
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