TEMPLE PRIESTS
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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...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,...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...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.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.27:52
Simhachalam priests demand apology from EO