Preparations began on Thursday for installing a goddess idol made of 1,500 kg of clarified butter in the famous Brajeshwari Devi temple here, officials said.The idol, prepared by using 'desi ghee' after purification with holy water 108 times by temple priests, will...

Tens of thousands of devotees assembled in different parts of Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday and offered prayers on the onset of the nine-day "Navratras", considered an auspicious period by Hindus.One of the busiest shrines in north India, the hilltop Naina...