Chithirai Festival: Golden Palanquins of deities taken in procession, devotees welcomed with refreshments

May 02, 2025

The fourth day of the world-renowned Chithirai festival at Madurai's Meenakshi Amman Temple was marked by a grand procession of the deities Meenakshi Sundareswarar...

Colourful procession marks fourth day of Chithirai festival at Madurai's Meenakshi Amman temple

Apr 27, 2023

On the fourth day of the Chithirai festival on Wednesday, the deities at the Meenakshi Sundareswarar temple were adorned in traditional armour, embedded with...

Japan's Palanquin Mikoshi fest marks reopening of tourism sector

Jun 04, 2022

Tokyo [Japan], June 4 : This is a religious palanquin 'mikoshi', a sacred shrine that is strolling through a crowd of spectators. The visitors...

Uttarkashi: Goddess Ganga's palanquin leaves her winter abode for Gangotri

Apr 29, 2025

Drums, dhols, and thousands of devotees accompanied the procession. The palanquin's departure heralds the formal reopening of the revered Gangotri temple.

Nepal: Flowers palanquin arrives in Kathmandu during fortnightly festival of Dashain

Oct 21, 2023

A palanquin containing flowers and other offerings commonly called the Phulpati arrived at the courtyard of Basantapur Durbar Square's Dashain Ghar from Gorkha Durbar...

Ayodhya: Namdhari Sikhs take out palanquin procession of Satguru Ram Singh

Feb 14, 2024

Namdhari Sikhs took out the palanquin procession of their revered Satguru Ram Singh in Ayodhya on the occasion of Vasant Panchami and the procession...