parikrama

After Scorpions pull the plug on their India tour, the opening band looks at the missed moment and what’s next

Back home, it raises questions for artists and organisers: can something like this work here? Can artists bring their own catalogue into performances and get the same response? Is this the start of a new concert format, somewhere between a live show and a stream?

The band talks about opening for Scorpions for their upcoming tour

The Times Food and Nightlife Awards in Delhi served as a grand celebration of culinary artistry, featuring an impressive array of live food counters and indulgent gourmet delicacies

Approximately 11,000 litres of milk were poured into the Narmada River in Madhya Pradesh's Sehore district following a 21-day 'Mahayajna'. Organizers stated the ritual was a prayer for clean river water, the well-being of pilgrims, and the prosperity of riverside communities. Thousands of devotees witnessed the symbolic offering on the final day of the event.

Priyanka Chopra visited Amritsar's Golden Temple, offering prayers and participating in Seva by washing utensils. Her visit, documented on social media, included sharing a traditional Punjabi thali. This trip follows her work on 'The Bluff' and precedes her collaboration with S. S. Rajamouli for 'Varanasi'.

Ground penetrating surveys near Puri Jagannath Temple revealed suspected tunnel-like structures, identified by historians as integral to ancient mutts. These underground networks likely served as drainage systems or passages for movement and protection of deities and royalty during invasions, with historical texts corroborating their existence.

Ahead of President Murmu's visit, Mathura administration will deploy personnel with langur cutouts and slingshots in Vrindavan and Govardhan to manage aggressive monkeys. Security is heightened at key religious sites with multi-layered measures, traffic regulation, and crowd management in place for the three-day visit.

The ambitious Shree Jagannath parikrama Prakalp, aka heritage corridor project in Puri, is scheduled to be inaugurated following a consecration ceremony on January 17 next year. The government earlier planned to complete the Rs 800 crore project by May 2023.

Efforts to develop the 84 Kosi parikrama Path in Ayodhya gathered momentum as tenders for three packages opened. The 275-km route, now called National Highway 227 B, will be widened and two-lane roads laid. This development promises easier access to several key mythological sites and may turn them into tourist destinations.

More than eight lakh devotees thronged Mount Girnar in Junagadh for the annual 'Lili parikrama', which began on Saturday night.

More than 30,000 pilgrims started the annual Girnar parikrama (the ritual of clockwise pilgrimage on foot around the mount of Girnar to express devotion) on Thursday night in Bhavnath Taleti, the valley of mount Girnar on the outskirts of Junagadh.

All roads lead to Mount Girnar in Junagadh as annual Lili parikrama begins at the stroke of midnight on Wednesday.

The condition of the Panchkoshi parikrama route and the facilities at its halts were exposed when divisional commissioner Deepak Agrawal and district magistrate Yogeshwar Ram Mishra, on Tuesday, inspected its route and padavs (halts) two days after chief minister Yogi Adityanath's strict directives to ensure best possible facilities for pilgrims.

The Narmada parikrama is a sacred Indian pilgrimage. Devotees walk the Narmada River's banks for months. The journey begins and ends at Amarkantak. It covers diverse landscapes from forests to temple towns. This ancient tradition offers a spiritual alternative to modern life. Pilgrims experience deep connection with nature and themselves.

The 14-Kosi parikrama began in Ayodhya on Sunday night amid tight security.