TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Thousands of Indonesian Hindu worshipers from the Special Region of Yogyakarta and surrounding areas flocked to Ngobaran Beach in Saptosari, Gunungkidul, Yogyakarta on Tuesday, March 3, 2026. They gathered to participate in the Melasti ceremony in anticipation of the Sacred Day of Nyepi for Saka New Year 1948, which falls in 2026. … Read more
The head priest of the Chilkur Balaji temple near Hyderabad, CS Rangarajan, was allegedly attacked by a group of men and women, led by a man named Veera Raghava Reddy who claims to be the re-incarnation of Lord Shiva. The priest told the police that Reddy attacked him after he refused to recruit people for … Read more
A day after Maharashtra Minister Nitesh Rane on Friday stoked controversy by saying that the full form of EVM is “every vote against mullahs,” Congress MP Shashi Tharoor condemned it saying Rane’s statement was “quite shocking” Speaking to news agency ANI, Tharoor said, “This kind of thing is quite shocking. In our country, we really … Read more