Pilgrimage

Gujarat Govt’s Pilgrimage Schemes Benefit Over 1.42 Lakh

13 Aug 2024

The Gujarat government has launched a series of pilgrimage schemes aimed at helping citizens visit their chosen religious destinations at subsidized costs, benefiting a staggering 1,42,000 pilgrims over the past seven years. The most prominent of these, the Shravan Tirth Darshan Yojana, has alone accounted for 1,38,748 beneficiaries. Under the...

Kanwar Yatra 2024: What Makes This Pilgrimage So Popular

22 Jul 2024

The Kanwar Yatra, a significant annual pilgrimage for Shiva devotees, commences today, marking the first day of the Hindu month of Shravan. This year, more than three crore devotees, known as kanwariyas, are expected to participate. A Time-Honored Tradition The kanwariyas transport sacred Ganga water to their hometowns to offer...

14 Jordanian Haj Pilgrims Succumb To Extreme Heatwave, 17 Reported Missing

17 Jun 2024

Amidst scorching temperatures during the annual Haj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, at least 14 Jordanian pilgrims have tragically lost their lives due to extreme heat waves, Jordan's foreign ministry confirmed on Sunday. Additionally, 17 others are reported missing. According to AFP, Jordan's foreign ministry stated that the fatalities occurred as...

Indian Coast Guard Rescues Pilgrims as Ferry ran aground near Gangasagar

16 Jan 2024

On Tuesday, the Indian Coast Guard initiated a significant rescue mission following the grounding of a ferry boat carrying 400 pilgrims near Namkhana, Kakdwip area, close to the Gangasagar pilgrimage site in West Bengal. Hovercrafts from Haldia were deployed for the rescue operation, with approximately 140 pilgrims already rescued, and...

Mann ki Baat: PM Modi mentions 2 Americans who undertook Amarnath Yatra

30 Jul 2023

In the 103rd episode of his monthly radio program Mann Ki Baat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke about two US nationals from California who had come for a pilgrimage to the holy Amarnath shrine inspired by Swami Vivekananda's experiences. "People from all over the world are coming to our pilgrimages....

Amarnath Yatra 2023 to commence from July 1; registration begins today

17 Apr 2023

According to the officials, registration for the 62-day Shri Amarnathji Yatra in Jammu and Kashmir started on Monday.The Union Territory government announced that the Yatra will start on July 1 of this year and end on August 31, 2023. Both the Pahalgam track in the Anantnag district and the Baltal...

Saudi Arabia removes restrictions on numbers of Hajj pilgrims and age limit.

10 Jan 2023

On Monday, Saudi Arabia announced that there will be no limits on the number of Pilgrims and age limit for this year’s Hajj said the country’s minister of Hajj and Umrah Tawfiq Al-Rabiah. In 2019, about 2.5 million people took part in the pilgrimage. However, the number of pilgrims was...

RIFD yatra cards introduced for Mata Vaishno Devi Pilgrimage

30 Aug 2022

Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board on Tuesday introduced RIFD-equipped Yatra cards for Vaishno Devi Pilgrims. At 29 locations RIFD equipped cards system has been started and various antennas and readers have been installed. Besides the RIFD system, the yatra parchi was also available both online and on the counter...