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Feel Shiva's Energy: 5 Places of Divine Presence

There is a kind of silence that is not empty. Pilgrims who have stood at the inner sanctum of Kedarnath in the hours before dawn, or pressed their palms against the Jyotirlinga at Somnath as the Arabian Sea wind moves through the corridor, speak of it the same way across…

Times Life · Oct 22

Flydubai stabbing incident: Pilot Machchhar to be honoured with ‘Visisht Gujarat Garima Award’

Indian pilot Smit Machchhar will be honored with the ‘Visisht Gujarat Garima Award’ for his bravery. He intervened during a mid-air emergency and protected the lives of 174 passengers. Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel praised Machchhar’s courage and dedication in a post on social media. A special prayer was conducted…

The Economic Times · Oct 1

Velavadar's Blackbuck Grasslands: The Saurashtra Sanctuary That Looks Like Nowhere Else in India

A park that refuses to look like a parkThe first thing Velavadar takes from you is your reference points. Every wildlife sanctuary you've visited before had something to hide behind, a sal forest, a rocky ridge, a river bend where the animals could disappear. Velavadar has none of that. The…

Times Life · Sep 14

The making of Champat Rai: From trusted organiser to Ayodhya’s most controversial figure

In 1990, when L K Advani set out on his Rath Yatra from Somnath to Ayodhya, the journey didn’t survive contact with Bihar – Lalu Yadav’s government had him arrested in Samastipur. Into that vacuum stepped Ashok Singhal, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad’s then general secretary, who slipped into Ayodhya and…

Newslaundry · Jul 1

6 Hindu Temples That Science Cannot Explain

Before modern engineering, before calculus, before computers - these temples were built. And thousands of years later, science still struggles to explain how, or why, they work the way they do. Perhaps these temples were never meant to be explained by science but to remind us that there are forms…

Times Life · May 30

Why That One ‘Hi’ Is More Dangerous Than You Think : The Hidden Truth of Paper Clipping

In the complex jungle of modern relationships, a new toxic behavior has emerged: paper clipping. Unlike ghosting or gaslighting, this subtle pattern seems almost harmless a casual Hi, how are you?but it carries deep emotional consequences. Inspired by Clippy, the animated paperclip that popped up in Microsoft Word without warning,…

MyLifeXP · Feb 12

Why Mondays Are Powerful for Shiva Devotees

Have you ever noticed why Shiva temples are especially crowded on Mondays? Devotees fast, chant Om Namah Shivaya, and perform Abhishek with milk and water on this sacred day. In Hindu tradition, Monday, known as Somvar, is deeply connected to Lord Shiva and the Moon, which symbolizes the human mind…

MyLifeXP · Feb 12

Gujarat: 4 killed, 16 injured after pickup van collides with truck in Surendranagar

The van was traveling from Shiyani village in Limbdi taluka to Somnath. The vehicle was carrying 20 people. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Nov 26, 2024

Four die after building collapsed due to rain in Junagadh district

Four dead and several trapped as a two-storey building collapsed in Junagadh, Gujarat, due to floods. Incessant rains caused extensive damage in Junagadh, Porbandar and Gir Somnath districts. Several villages remained cut off due to the floods and people were shifted from low-lying areas.

The Hindu · Jul 24, 2023

Eye on votes, Kejriwal visits Somnath temple

Prayed for making India a world power, says AAP leader

The Hindu · Jul 26, 2022