Lord Shiva  

For the first time, the Indian Railways has reserved a seat for a deity on a train. The national transporter, which launched its third IRCTC operated train named Kashi Mahakal Express from Varanasi to Indore, has reserved a seat for Lord Mahakal (Lord Shiva) on board. Northern Railway spokesperson Deepak Kumar said: "It is for the first time that a seat has been left reserved for a deity. One seat in Kashi Mahakal Express (seat number 64 in B5 coach) has been left reserved for Lord Shiva.” He added, “Even a temple has been drawn on the seat to make people aware that the seat is reserved for Lord Mahakal.”

India is a land of festivals. Every festival is celebrated with equal enthusiasm and fervor. Pongal, the harvest festival of Tamil Nadu, is one such festival. Why is the Pongal festival celebrated, how is it celebrated, what is its significance? Let us find out more in this episode of Culture ‘Shauk’ with Sunita Iyer.

Captain NM Baig, attached to the Janpad Police station in Uttar Pradesh, performed puja of Lord Krishna on the occasion of Krishna Janmashtami and spread the message of religious harmony

Kanwar Yatra 2019 is an annual pilgrimage by the devotees of Lord Shiva to Haridwar and allied places. This year, T-shirts with prints of PM Modi and Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath are the main attractions for the devotees.

Tharoor had claimed in October last year that an unnamed RSS leader had compared Prime Minister Modi to "a scorpion sitting on a Shivlinga". He had termed it as an extraordinarily striking metaphor.

Mirzapur village, barely 8km from the main Aligarh city, is an epitome of communal harmony. Muslims in the village constructed a Shiva temple. 

Today, MyNation celebrates Maha Shivratri with these seven Bollywood songs that praise Lord Shiva and his spirit. On this day, we celebrate the marriage of Lord Shiva with Parvati. 

When MyNation contacted the VHP leadership for this unique slogan where Lord Ram takes centre stage than Lord Shiva, Sourish Mukherjee of Bengal VHP said, "Shiva was the husband of Durga and Lord Ram worshipped Durga. Hence, it's natural for us to say, when you pour a glass of water on Shiva, actually you are also taking part in the exercise of demanding a grand Ram temple in Ayodhya"

Veteran Congress leader in Karnataka was not only telling that Lord Shiva came in his dreams, but also mentions that he will never worship the deity if he fails to bless them all.

Karnataka CM HD Kumaraswamy broke into tears during a celebratory ceremony in Bengaluru’s Seshadripuram. During the speech, he said, "I am swallowing my pain like a Vishakantha" referring to the Congress-JD(S) coalition.