Agama advisors and priests have suggested that the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams should perform purificatory rituals at the temple kitchen and conduct a homam due to alleged cow ghee adulteration.

According to the Hindu almanac, the eclipse occurred between 2.30 p.m. and 6.19 p.m. and the priests ceremoniously reopened the temple after observing certain purificatory rituals like Suddhi and ...

Union HRD minister Murli Manohar Joshi was the VHP’s natural choice for heading a committee to study whether the self-purificatory powers of the Ganga would be compromised by the Tehri Dam.