Pilgrimage News

Pitru Paksha is a sacred period in Hindu tradition dedicated to honoring and remembering our ancestors. During this time, families perform rituals to express gratitude and seek blessings. Here are some of the most revered locations across India where you can offer Pitru Paksha puja and deepen your spiritual connection.  

Kejriwal Punjab Visit: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal launched Teerth Darshan scheme in Punjab. Launching this scheme, Kejriwal said that we have received the blessings of the public. The journey is of 6 days..to and fro..you will stay there for about three days. your program has been made to visit 5 Gurudwaras nearby. You will enjoy the most in train travel.

This year, the 14-kilometer-long Amarnath Yatra will take place from July 1 to August 31, lasting 62 days.  

Amarnath Yatra to conclude on 5th instead of 11th, informs LG Manoj Sinha Heavy rains in the region have been predicted by the authorities Over 3 lakh pilgrims have visited the Holy Cave this year so far

Katas Raj Temples surround a pond that is considered sacred by Hindus The visit is covered under the Pakistan-India Protocol on Visits to Religious Shrines, 1974

The first train for Ayodhya, under the free pilgrimage scheme, would depart from Delhi on December 3 Free pilgrimage to the Vailankanni Church in Tamil Nadu has also been included

Aftab Hasan Khan remarked, "It is very heartening to see that pilgrim from Pakistan have arrived to pay obeisance at the Nizamuddin Dargah on the Urs and we hope that this will continue in the future also, due to covid restrictions it was suspended and now it has started again and we hope it will continue in the future"

Mysuru-based D Krishna Kumar took his 70-year-old mother Chudarathana on a pilgrimage on his 20-year-old Bajaj Chetak scooter. Kumar quit a well-paid job to travel with his mother who had never been out of their town.

"We thank Saudi Arabia... For adopting a new approach in dealing with Iranian pilgrims," said Ali Ghazi-Askar, the head of the hajj organisation in Tehran, according to the state broadcaster.

Nearly 2 million worshippers, from nearly every country, arrived in Saudi Arabia this week for the five-day ritual, which is a once-in-a-lifetime religious duty for every able-bodied Muslim who can afford it.

This year sees the return of pilgrims from Shiite Iran, regional rival to Sunni powerhouse Saudi Arabia, and comes with the Gulf mired in political crisis and Islamic State group jihadists squeezed in Iraq and Syria.

Qatar welcomes the opening of the Saudi-Qatari border enabling Qataris to go on pilgrimage to Mecca, even if the move is politically-motivated, Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani said on Thursday.

It is said that the flow of the river Kali is alarming, which can also disrupt the pilgrimage.

The coalition blamed a lack of control over the Yemeni port city of Hodeidah and misuse of permits for aid shipments for the continued smuggling of missiles into Yemen.  

A 47-year-old man from Maharashtra, on pilgrimage to the Himalayan cave shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi, died of a heart attack in Katra town of Reasi district on Sunday, a police officer said.

A tussle has erupted between Pakistan's powerful military and the government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa over a sprawling piece of land in the garrison city of Abbottabad where al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden lived and was killed in 2011.

In view of the upcoming Kawad Yatra, district authorities here have put in place security arrangements to ensure smooth conduct.