Special Puja  

Kanjany Rebels Club performed a special puja at a temple in Kerala ahead of India’s cricket World Cup 2019 match against England on Sunday (June 30)
 

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
 

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. 

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

The people of Tamil Nadu performed special pujas and prayed for the safe return of Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman

Venkatesh (53), a priest in Namakkal Anjaneyar temple lost his balance and fell from an elevated platform while performing special puja at the shrine on January 27.

Former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda holds special puja at Delhi home ahead 2019 election. In 1996, Gowda owned this house before he became PM. Will it be lucky again this time around?

The Shiv Sena members of Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, conducted a special puja for the people, who died in Amritsar train accident during Dusshera festival. The priest chanted slogans of Jai Sri Ram, while he and other members paid floral tributes to the victims of this tragedy.