Rain God  

As chief minister CM BS Yediyurappa camps in the rain-torn districts of North Karnataka, people continue to face the wrath of the rain gods.

After a record-breaking dry spell, Chennai finally receives rainfall. This at a time when the state of Tamil Nadu has been facing severe water crisis.

Manchester: The stage is set for the India-Pakistan clash at the ICC World Cup 2019 at Old Trafford on Sunday (June 16). With excitement high among fans from both sides, they are hoping that rain Gods don’t intervene. There is a chance of rain on Sunday. On Saturday (June 15), captain Virat Kohli did not reveal the combination of ‘men in blue’. Here is India’s likely 11 for the marquee contest.

Following the belief that children dancing after drinking neem juice will appease the rain God, thousands of devotees in Sira, Tumakuru organised the event where more than 50 children danced and prayed for rains.

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.

A group of rationalists demanded that the government should implement an anti-superstition law and stop promoting as well as encouraging superstitious practices like conducting a special puja for rains.

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
 

Karnataka government under the leadership of Siddaramaiah had passed the anti-superstition bill. But ironically now, the Kumaraswamy-led Karnataka government has given special instructions to conduct special pooja in more than 30,000 temples spending Rs 10,000 for each temple to appease the rain gods!

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.
 

Based on his astrologer Dwarkanath’s advice, Karnataka chief minister Kumaraswamy has asked temples falling under the Muzrai department to hold special pujas to propitiate the rain god. However, such a move has only invited criticisms from the BJP, which feels it is nothing but a red herring to cover up failed loan waiver promises

Moved by the sufferings of Kerala and Kodagu due to severe floods, a temple priest in Mulbagal, Karnataka, is performing special poojas to ward off the curse of the "Rain God". The priest Thippeswamy believes that Goddess Adiparashakti's anger should be cooled off by offering 108 types of sweets, special abhishekam and feeding over 10,000 devotees.