The Temple contained a Shivalinga along with Idols of Deity Hanuman and Shri Kartikeya. The administration and Police reopened the Temple. This Temple had been closed during the 1978 Hindu-Muslim riots–
We have formed an organisation named the ‘Hindu Rashtra Coordination Committee’ in Dhanbad (in the State of Jharkhand), bringing together various organisations.
Sanatan Hindu Dharma has been in existence since time immemorial. The different sects that exist today were established much later. Yet today, there is not a single official Nation on the Earth that the people of Sanatan Hindu Dharma can call as their own. This is utterly shameful.
The nationalists were thus made suspect in the eyes of the Congress which could never get over its supine stance vis-a-vis Islam and the Muslims. The suspicion has deepened in subsequent years, so much so that all nationalists have been ostracised from the Congress fold.
Kumbha Mela has its own religious importance which is held every 12 years. No doubt it is the largest gathering of faith in which people from the whole world participate and bathe in the sacred or Holy river.
After the completion of 12 years of the Deities, the Kumbha Mela is celebrated as the Maha Kumbha Mela on Earth. Prayag is considered the designated place for the Maha Kumbha Mela.
Knowledge of the Supreme Soul has also been compared to Amruta; because after knowing the Supreme Soul, an individual becomes immortal. The Name of God is also like Amruta. The latter part of Padma Purana says that by continuously chanting the Name of Hari, the individual gets liberated from birth and death.
Indians have accorded greater importance to Makar Sankraman as it is considered pious.
Kumbha Mela is the largest religious gathering in the world which is also known as ‘World’s largest congre-gation of religious pilgrims’.
During this period, we follow some religious customs or traditions, such as giving alms, worshipping the Sun, haldi-kumkum (A function of applying haldi [Turmeric] and kumkum [Red powder made from turmeric] to each other by married women) and tilgul (A sweet made from sesame seeds and sugar) ceremonies.