Worship

Maha Shivratri 2017: Shiva is a cultural symbol synthesised from influences over thousands of years

Shiva has been variously visualised, eulogised and internalised. This note brings together some of the popular forms and stories (in no particular order) of he who is the Mahadeva – the greatest of all Gods.

Nag Panchami not just about snake worship, but subjecting the object of veneration to needless agony, death

Sixty to seventy thousand snakes die each year on Nag Panchami during their trapping, rough handling on the day & because most snakes are allergic to milk.

Church vandalised in Chhattisgarh: Nine youth, including six minors, arrested

Four more youths have been arrested in connection with the alleged vandalisation of a church on the city outskirts, taking the total number of those taken into custody so far to nine, police said on Monday.