Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Shivling

Why Shiva Temple Offerings Are Treated Differently

In Hindu culture, Prasad is considered sacred. It is not just food or an offering it carries the blessings of the deity after worship. Devotees happily consume Prasad from temples believing it brings positivity and divine grace into life. But when it comes to Lord Shiva, one ancient belief surprises…

MyLifeXP

This Shivling Is Just Ash So Why Doesn’t It Collapse?

What if something exists that even science cannot explain? In a quiet village of Karnataka stands a Shivling that has puzzled people for centuries. Not because of its size or history, but because of something far more unusual. The ash placed on it remains perfectly still unchanged, unmoved, untouched by…

MyLifeXP

7 Places Where Shiva Is Believed to Protect People From Death

"मृत्युञ्जयाय रुद्राय नीलकण्ठाय शंभवे। अमृतेशाय सर्वाय महादेवाय ते नमः॥" This ancient prayer to Shiva calls him Mrityunjaya, the one who conquers death. Across India, there are temples, caves, ghats, and sacred towns where people believe Shiva’s presence is so powerful that even death itself becomes less frightening. Some believe he…

Times Life

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Can a Shivling Change Your Home’s Energy? Read This First

The Shivling represents the formless, eternal nature of Shiva. It is a symbol of creation, preservation, and dissolution of the universe. In temples, the Shivling is worshipped with daily rituals and Abhishek. At home, devotion becomes more personal. Some believe keeping a Shivling brings blessings and protection, while others say…

MyLifeXP

7 Ancient Shiva Temples Where Devotees Are Not Allowed to Touch the Shivling

ॐ नमः शिवाय। न स्पर्शेन न मन्त्रेण, भावेन तु प्रसीदति। Shiva is known as the most accessible of gods. He lives in cremation grounds, wears ash, listens to the broken, and blesses without conditions. And yet, across India, there are ancient Shiva temples where devotees are clearly instructed not to…

Times Life

Shivling stolen from temple in Dwarka, Devotees shocked; Details here...

The devotees and the priest of this ancient Shiva temple were in for a shock when he found that Shivling was uprooted from its place and stolen along with its base. A must read on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

Gyanvapi Mosque Case: SC defers scientific survey, carbon dating of 'Shivling'

The Allahabad High Court on May 12 ordered determination of the age of the structure claimed to be "Shivling" using modern technology. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Gyanvapi mosque case | SC to hear plea against carbon dating of 'shivling' on May 19

The Supreme Court agreed to urgently list on May 19, 2023 an appeal challenging the Allahabad High Court order of conducting a “scientific survey”, including carbon dating, to determine the age of a ‘Shivling’ at the Gyanvapi mosque complex

The Hindu

Gyanvapi Case: Supreme Court extends protection of ‘Shivling’ till further orders

Supreme Court has extended the sealing order for the 'Shivling' area at Gyanvapi mosque complex till further order. Read on for details:

Dynamite News

Gyanvapi Case: Varanasi Court Rejects Plea Seeking Carbon Dating Of 'Shivling'

A Varanasi court on Friday rejected the plea seeking carbon dating and scientific investigation of the purported 'Shivling' claimed to be found in the Gyanvapi mosque complex. Read more on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

Gyanvapi dispute | Varanasi court reserves order on application to carbon-date ‘shivling’

Masjid panel has insisted that the structure in question is part of the fountain in the mosque’s ablution pond

The Hindu

Plea for nod to prayers at ‘Shivling’ in Gyanvapi complex transferred to fast-track court

The plea was filed on behalf of the Vishwa Vedic Sanatan Sangh.

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

the Allahabad High Court

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.