Once a ritual centred on the remembrance of a teacher, guru pooja has over the years entered the political stage.Practised by Hindus on the death anniversary of a mentor, the tradition dates back to ...

PM Narendra Modi on Friday, April 11, performed puja and offered prayers at Guru Ji Maharaj Temple in Anandpur Dham in Ashoknagar district of Madhya Pradesh. A video of PM Modi's visit to Guru Ji ...

A day after Kerala general education minister V Sivankutty slammed authorities of two schools where students washed the feet of teachers on the occasion of Guru Purnima, governor Rajendra Arlekar said ...

“Bharat Mata and Guru Puja are not political concepts but deeply cultural ones. In culturally rich Kerala, it is unfortunate that some schools oppose Guru Puja,” he said. KOZHIKODE: Governor Rajendra ...

Kerala Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar supported 'guru puja', sparking controversy. The CPI(M)-led government criticized foot-washing rituals in schools. Education Minister V Sivankutty condemned ...

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar on Sunday strongly defended the practice of 'guru puja' observed by a section of people, saying that "offering flowers at the feet of ...

Ashadha Purnima is widely celebrated as Guru Purnima, a day dedicated to expressing gratitude to one’s Guru or spiritual teacher. It is believed that seeking the blessings of your Guru on this day ...

Ramanathapuram (Tamil Nadu) [India], October 30 (ANI): Vice President CP Radhakrishnan on Thursday paid tribute to freedom fighter Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar at his memorial in Pasumpon on the ...

The 116th birth anniversary of M.K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar, widely regarded as the first superstar of Tamil cinema, was observed today in a special Guru Pooja ceremony. The Tamil Nadu government ...

KOZHIKODE (KERALA): (Sep 25) Kerala Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar on Thursday took a dig at the ruling LDF government saying that those who criticise 'guru pooja' and 'Bharat Mata' are ...