New Odisha Age

World’s Largest Shivling Installed at Viraat Ramayan Mandir in Bihar

Bhubaneswar: Bihar has marked a historic spiritual and architectural milestone with the installation of the world’s largest Shivling at the Viraat Ramayan Mandir complex in Kesariya, East Champaran. Standing 33 feet tall and weighing an extraordinary 210 tonnes, the monumental Shivling has been carved from a single, continuous block of black granite, setting a new…

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Kohli, Kuldeep Seek Blessings at Mahakaleshwar Ahead of Series-Deciding ODI

Bhubaneswar: Ahead of the series-deciding third One-Day International against New Zealand in Indore, India stalwarts Virat Kohli and Kuldeep Yadav on Saturday visited the Shree Mahakaleshwar Temple in Ujjain to attend the revered Bhasma Aarti. The visit came on the eve of a high-stakes encounter, with the three-match ODI series currently level at 1–1. India…

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When Faith Meets the Fault Lines of Secularism

Bhubaneswar: The recent Deepam lighting row in Tamil Nadu has once again brought to the surface a long-simmering debate in Indian public life: where does secular governance end and where does the freedom to practise faith begin? The controversy, triggered by the state government’s decision to prevent Hindu devotees from lighting diyas or lamps in…

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PM Modi Hoists Saffron Dhwaja at Ayodhya Ram Temple, Calls It “Rejuvenation of Indian Civilisation”

Bhubaneswar: In a historic and symbolic ceremony at the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday hoisted the Ram Temple Dhwaja, a triangular saffron flag marking the formal completion of the grand temple’s construction. The event, held nearly a year after the Pran Pratistha of Ram Lalla on January 22, 2024, was…

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Murshidabad Burns in Protest against Waqf Law

Bhubaneswar: Murshidabad burns of extreme violence. Temples have been vandalized and idols are destroyed, along with that two lives have lost in the violence. The streets are burnt down and vandalized. There are terrible sights of groups of masked people creating violence and spreading brutality in the city in the name of Waqf protest. Shops…

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Trust Board of Hariyana Shiksha Kendra perform Havan Puja on 9th April’ 2025 in Hariyana International Academy Premises

Kolkata, 9 April 2025: To lay a sacred and spiritual foundation ahead of the auspicious inauguration on 13 April 2025. The solemn ritual was performed by the Seniors Trustee Members, Chairman Sajan Bansal, President Suresh Chand Bansal, Shyam Sunder Jindal, Purushottam Rai Bansal, Ram Chandra Badopalia, Dr Sawar Dhanania, Pramod Kumar Gupta, Dayanand Rawalwasia, Ashok Rawalwasia,…

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Saudi Arabia Cancels Visa to 14 Countries Including India 

Bhubaneswar: Saudi Arabia has put a temporary ban on issuing visas to India including 13 other countries as the Hajj pilgrimage is round the corner.  Other neighboring countries like Pakistan and Bangladesh are also included in the list along with India. Due to this visa cancellation, Umrah, business and family visits will be halted till…

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Indian Mythology, Hinduism and Its Benefits

Bhubaneswar: The religious beliefs and traditions in India are more of a lifestyle and way of life. The supreme court has also defined Hinduism as a way of life not just a belief, and worship of gods and goddesses. The scriptures in Hinduism also direct about aligning the body, mind, soul, and polishing humanity as…

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Spirituality, Youth and the Contemporary Times

Bhubaneswar: Parents don’t teach their children how to deal with failures. Especially, in today’s time this has been very common that the parents are becoming extra competitive, putting their children to achieve certain things, comparing the children with others and so on.  In the present time, the youth has no absorption power to handle failure…

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The Inclusion of Power and Wisdom: The Kumbh Mela

Bhubaneswar: Kumbh Mela symbolises a special aspect of Hinduism that is rarely discussed. It is not about any temple, deity, devotion, song but a tradition where your whole body is covered with the holy ash ( Bibhuti/ Bhasm), the tangled hair clots on the head, and holding a measurement in hand the powerful , naked…

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