Chamrajanagar: Women sacrifice chickens in the name of ‘Corona Maaramma’
Chamrajanagar: In an incident that occurred at the Ganga Matha road near the district’s centre on Tuesday, some people reportedly began worshiping Goddess 'Corona Maaramma Devi', in which women slaughtered 9 chickens as a sacrifice to the newly venerated deity.
In the Ganga Matha and Kurubara streets, special poojas had been organized which were being held since the past few days, and on the 8th day, which fell on Tuesday, the people in the region reportedly drew rangolis in front of their homes.
“9 chickens have been sacrificed for the welfare of the world. Even in the past, when such diseases came about, we did the same in these streets. We have undertaken these poojas hoping for everybody’s welfare. Nobody told us to do this. These are our collective beliefs”, the locals said.
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Taj Mahal top earning ASI monument through ticket sales from FY19-20 to FY23-24: Govt
New Delhi, Apr 3 (PTI): The iconic Taj Mahal in Agra earned the "highest income" through the sale of tickets among the ASI-protected monuments from FY19-20 to FY23-24, according to data shared by the government.
Union Culture Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat shared the data in a written response to a query in Rajya Sabha.
He was asked the amount that the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has received from selling entry tickets to various monuments in the last five years, year-wise and monument-wise; and the monuments that have received the highest income through selling entry tickets in the last five years.
In his response, the minister shared the data in a tabular form for cycles of financial years ranging from FY19-20 to FY23-24.
According to the data, Taj Mahal earned the top slot for all five years.
The Mughal-era architectural wonder was commissioned by Emperor Shah Jehan in the 17th century and it is considered one of the most beautiful buildings in the world.
In FY19-20, the Agra Fort in Agra and Qutub Minar in Delhi were in the second and third positions.
In FY20-21, the Group of Monuments Mamallapuram in Tamil Nadu and Sun Temple, Konark were in the second and third positions. In FY23-24, Qutub Minar and Red Fort of Delhi were in the second and third positions.
