Ritual  

 To mark the symbolic launch of the Jatayu Sena (Army), special rituals were performed on sacred threads that were tied on the wrists of women and girls in Chilkur Balaji Temple, Hyderabad.
 

The Unnao rape survivor met with an accident that killed two people. On Thursday, Congressmen from Uttar Pradesh performed rituals for the souls of the departed. 

The girls were wearing jeans and t-shirts and wore a red dupatta on their head as worn by the brides. The priest solemnised the marriage and those visiting the temple watched the ritual in awe
 

Writers, pro-Kannada activists and people gathered at Royal Circle in Ballari to pay tribute to litterateur Girish Karnad, who passed away on June 10 in Bengaluru

Bengaluru priests have sent tongues wagging after a picture of them went viral in which they can be seen performing a ritual while holding their phones. Netizens are having a field day looking at these pictures and commenting witty captions.

Two frogs - Varuna and Varsha - were made to marry each other in Udupi, Karnataka, in a ritual that is expected to bring in rainfall.

The Karnataka Muzrai Department has directed temples under its purview to conduct religious rituals (Parjanya Japa) to appease the rain gods as several parts of Karnataka have been reeling under the effect of drought without sufficient water to drink
 

The Muzrai Department in Karnataka has issued a circular to the temples under its limits, asking them to perform Parjanya, a ritual to appease the “rain god” after most districts in the state were declared drought-hit.
 

Before the Lok Sabha election, the temple protection committee state secretary AO Jagannivasan had offered to dedicate a horse in the temple if Narendra Modi comes to power for the second time.  Abhibhashaka Parishad state committee member advocate Aravind and mandala president P Jayannivasan attended the special ritual in the temple. 

A Dalit youth offered several prostrations across the village of Maski, Raichuru as a mark of thanksgiving as his prayer of Modi returning to power was answered.

15 male elephants are needed for the Ezhunallathu, the temple ritual, but as sufficient number of male elephants were not available, officials had to resort to last-minute hacks.
 

The Muslim Educational Society’s (MES) circular said that modern dresses are unacceptable to the general public, so the college cannot accept these attires even in the name of modernity or even in the name of rituals

The robot performs arathi and puja even after 32 years. Sabu, the robot’s inventor, recalled its creation and said that he didn't have any intention of making a robot which can be used for religious rites.
 

A son was denied his father’s last rites after he was ostracised by his community for marrying a non-Brahmin girl in Assam.