Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], November 7 (ANI): Urging the Haj pilgrims to adhere to the national-international Protocol Guidelines on the COVID-19 strictly, Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Saturday announced that the online application process for the pilgrimage n
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], October 4 (ANI/Sputnik): The Saudi Arabian authorities resumed on late Saturday the Umrah pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca, the kingdom's Ministry of Hajj and Umrah said.
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], September 29 (ANI): Kerala government has decided to conduct the forthcoming Mandala Makaravilakku pilgrimage season in Sabarimala for a limited number of pilgrims by following the COVID-19 norms, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 26 (ANI): Union Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Saturday said that the government is considering to initiate the process of Haj 2021 application from October-November.
Chandigarh [India], September 14 (ANI): Haryana government imposed a ban on the gathering of devotees during Amavasya on September 17 at pilgrimage sites like Kurukshetra and Pehowa, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Information & Public Relations Department, Haryana.
Panaji (Goa) [India], September 12 (ANI): Actor Bhumi Pednekar who is currently at her ancestral place Pedne in Goa took the opportunity to do a temple pilgrimage in her village, ahead of the Dussehra festival.
Chamoli (Uttarakhand) [India], Aug 19 (ANI): The pilgrimage for Gurudwara Shri Hemkund Sahib and Lokpal Laxman Temple in the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand will resume from 4 am on September 4, the district administration said of Wednesday.
Katra (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Aug 16 (ANI): Pilgrimage to Mata Vaishno Devi Temple resumed on Sunday, nearly 5 months after it was suspended due to COVID-19.
Katra (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], August 14 (ANI): The Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board has permitted the visit of 2,000 pilgrims per day, including 1,900 from within Jammu and Kashmir and the remaining 100 from outside in the view of COVID-19 on Friday.
Mandalay [Myanmar], August 12 (ANI): India-Myanmar ties are rooted in decades of shared ethnic, cultural and historical bonds. The land of Buddha, India is revered and visited as a site of pilgrimage by people of Myanmar.
Ayodhya (Uttar Pradesh) [India], August 4 (ANI): Ahead of the foundation laying ceremony of the Ram Temple, Patna's Mahavir Mandir Trust has announced the distribution of more than one lakh 'Raghupati Laddoos' to other trusts and at pilgrimage places on August 5.
Mecca [Saudi Arabia], July 30 (ANI): With face masks, sanitisers, less crowd and social distancing, this year Hajj pilgrimage is different owing to coronavirus pandemic.