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The Hindu
08-07-2025
- General
- The Hindu
Guru Purnima celebrations tomorrow at Mustabad swamy temple
The Guru Purnima celebrations will be held on Thursday (July 10) at the Sri Vijaya Durga Sametha Mallikarjuna Swamy and Sri Sadguru Sainath Swamy Temple at Mustabad village of Gannavaram Mandal in Krishna District. Temple trust chairperson G.V.S. Padmavati, along with trustees senior journalist Nimmaraju Chalapathi Rao and M. Durganjaneyulu, said that the festivities would be conducted with traditional devotion and grandeur. As a prelude to the main celebration, a special Sri Chakra Navavarana Archana will be performed on Wednesday evening (July 9) to please Goddess Sri Vijaya Durga, the manifestation of Sri Rajarajeshwari Devi, Ms. Padmavati said. On Guru Purnima day, several Vedic and devotional rituals are scheduled, including, Sri Vigneshwara Puja Ritwik Varuna, Surya Namaskarams, Ekadasa Rudrabhishekam with Maha Nyasa to Sri Mallikarjuna Swamy and Sri Vijaya Durga Devi, Maha Annadanam (Community Feast). Ms. Padmavati invited devotees to participate in large numbers and receive the divine blessings of the deities. The puja and abhishekam rituals will be performed under the guidance of Yajna Brahma Srikaram Murali Sharma and temple priest Itikala Nag Pavan Kumar Sharma.
NDTV
07-07-2025
- Entertainment
- NDTV
Middle-Finger Emoji To Fist In F1, No Nudity In Oppenheimer: Most Ridiculous Censor Changes In Recent Films
Sports action drama F1, starring Brad Pitt which released in India on June 27, is the latest movie to be censored by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC). According to several posts circulating on social media, a scene in the Joseph Kosinski directorial shows a middle-finger emoji replaced by a fist emoji. The Internet is having a lot of fun with this completely unnecessary and unintentionally funny edit in F1, it's time we revisit a few of such changes, cuts, and chops by the CBFC AKA Censor Board in the last few years. Oppenheimer (2023) Historical epic Oppenheimer, which went on to earn multiple Oscars, including the first best director trophy for Christopher Nolan and best actor award for Cillian Murphy, created quite a stir in India after eagle-eyed viewers found out that the CBFC made Florence Pugh wear a little black CGI dress in a scene from the film. Some countries are censoring #Oppeneheimer by putting a CGI black dress on Florence Pugh 😭 — 🖤 Physical Media Forever 🖤 (@VHSDVDBLURAY4K) July 24, 2023 Florence Pugh played the role of psychiatrist Jean Tatlock who has an affair with Murphy's J Robert Oppenheimer in the film. In this scene, Jean Tatlock and J Robert Oppenheimer are engaged in a deep conversation, in which she was originally topless, as Christopher Nolan envisioned. Who would have thought that master filmmaker Christopher Nolan's film would fall prey to the Indian Censor Board. Padmaavat (2018) In what is a running joke in one of Varun Grover's most popular stand-up comedy acts about Padmaavat and the controversy that broke back in 2018, people are so gullible that they wouldn't know if the name of the film was changed from Padmavati to Padmaavat. The lavishly-mounted Rs 150 crore period drama, featuring Deepika Padukone, Shahid Kapoor and Ranveer Singh, was based on the 16th century epic poem Padmavat by Malik Muhammad Jayasi. The CBFC suggested that Padmavati must become Padmaavat so that the sentiments of the public, particularly a few fringe Rajput groups, are not hurt. According to Censor Board Chief Prasoon Joshi, the board had only advised five modifications in the Sanjay Leela Bhansali epic, including the title change, but "no cuts". Rajput groups had also raised an objection over a dream love sequence between Rani Padmavati (Deepika Padukone) and Alauddin Khilji (Ranveer Singh) in the movie. Since Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh were dating at the time, the speculation added fuel to the fire. All went sort of bust when these claims turned out to be completely untrue. But then there are still many who believe the dream sequence was very much a part of Padmaavat, which would have appeared right before the song Binte Dil in which Ranveer Singh is shown relaxing in a bathtub. Spectre (2015) James Bond may have the licence to kill but he didn't have the licence to kiss for as long as he would have wanted to. When Daniel Craig's James Bond kissed Monica Bellucci's Lucia Sciarra in Spectre, the CBFC members apparently counted the number of seconds that kiss lingers. The length of the kissing scene was reduced to half. Hashtags such as #SanskariJamesBond also trended on Twitter, now X, with memes galore on the microblogging site. Even Emraan Hashmi, who had infamously earned the tag of an on-screen 'serial kisser' courtesy kissing scenes in his films, spoke against the Censor Board's decision. "They (board) had cut the length (of the kiss). They have their rules and regulations. There are a lot of people who are against it (the kissing scene). Snipping it has no logic. I also feel it is like going back to the dark ages. We are not taking steps forward," the actor had said at the time. Baar Baar Dekho (2016) In this Katrina Kaif and Sidharth Malhotra-starrer, the Censor Board removed a scene featuring a bra because the CBFC found it allegedly offensive and because it could do so. At the time, people would stutter even while uttering the word 'bra', so showing it on screen would have been revolutionary. Previously, 2014 also saw bras being blurred in films such as Dum Laga Ke Haisha and Queen. That's not to say that people have become comfortable with talking about bras out loud. But, at least, filmmakers have somewhat come of age. Karan Johar's Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani (2023) had a full sequence dedicated to bra shopping and thankfully the filmmaker didn't blur any of them. Babygirl (2024) This erotic drama, starring Nicole Kidman and Harris Dickinson, was heavily censored for its sexual content and received an 'A' certificate. According to reports, a 1-minute-34-second intimate scene featuring "jerking off and frontal nudity" was chopped. Several other cuts were made to remove nudity and tone down scenes with sexual context. What Lies Ahead It is another day, another movie, but it's still a great time to be reminded that the CBFC stands for the Central Board of Film Certification and nowhere does the abbreviation mention the term censor. The film body is meant to certify the films, not chop and cut films. F1 is certainly not the first film to be censored and it won't be the last. Diljit Dosanjh-starrer Punjab 95, directed by Honey Trehan, is still stuck with the censors. The makers of the film, based on the life of the Punjabi human rights activist Jaswinder Singh Khalra, have been asked to make 127 cuts to Punjab 95.
The Hindu
10-06-2025
- The Hindu
Annual float festival ‘Theppotsavam' organised at Sri Padmavathi temple tank at Tiruchanur
The 'Padma Pushkarini' or 'Padma Sarovaram', the temple tank attached to Tiruchanur Sri Padmavati Ammavari temple, came alive with resplendent flowers and serial lighting of various hues for the annual float festival 'Theppotsavam'. It is during this part of the year that the festival is observed in the tank, which is also meant to be a divine outing for the Goddess to beat the summer heat. As part of the morning itinerary, the processional deity is given a celestial bath using milk, yogurt, honey, sandal paste and other aromatic substances. In the evening, the deity is brought in a colourful procession around the temple to the tank for the grand event. Mythology has it that it was in this very 'Padma Sarovaram' that the Goddess appeared in a golden lotus and hence the little village is identified with anything related to Padmavati. Devotees who had gathered around the tank and seated on the steps leading to the water body had an eyeful of the dazzling deity taken out on the thoroughly-illuminated flotilla.
The Hindu
12-05-2025
- Climate
- The Hindu
Devotees throng to see Swarna Rathotsavam of Goddess Padmavati in Tiruchanur
Several devotees participated in the Swarna Rathotsavam (golden chariot festival) held as part of Vasanthotsavam at Sri Padmavati Ammavari temple in Tiruchanur, Tirupati district on Monday. According to the temple priests, the sun rays during the summer season cause severe distress and suffering and worshipping Goddess Padmavati during Vasanthotsavam removes both physical and mental heat of the devotees. The priests said that the devotees who see the idol of the Goddess on the golden chariot on the second day of Vasanthotsavam, their wishes will be fulfilled and there will be no re-birth to them. As part of the celebrations, the Goddess was awakened with Suprabhatham and Sahasranamarachana. Later, she was taken to the Swarnaratham Mandapam for a procession on golden chariot across the four Mada streets of the temple to give darshan to the devotees at 9.45 a.m. From 2.30 p.m. to 4.30 p.m., Snapana Thirumanjanam celebration was held in Friday Garden, where abhishekam was performed with turmeric, kumkum, milk, curd, honey, sandalwood powder, and coconut water. From 7.30 pm to 8.30 pm, the goddess was taken on another procession through the four Mada streets of the temple. TTD temple priest Babu Swamy, Deputy EO Govinda Rajan, Superintendent, temple inspectors and a large number of devotees participated.
Time of India
30-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Sanjay Leela Bhansali says Heeramandi 'was a dream' as the magnum opus completes 1 year of release
A year ago, Sanjay Leela Bhansali 's magnum opus " Heeramandi : The Diamond Bazaar" made its grand debut on Netflix. Marking the first release anniversary, Bhansali reflected on the series' impact. "Heeramandi was more than just a show; it was a dream. I wanted to tell the stories of these incredible women who lived, loved, and stood tall during one of the most defining moments of our freedom struggle," the maker said. "Every detail, every scene, was a tribute to them and to the artists, designers, musicians, and actors who poured their hearts into this world. A year later, the love it continues to receive... it humbles me." he concluded saying. Bhansali spent years dreaming up the intricate world of "Heeramandi", one he calls "a labour of love of so many beautiful, talented people." by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Google Brain Co-Founder Andrew Ng, Recommends: Read These 5 Books And Turn Your Life Around Blinkist: Andrew Ng's Reading List Undo From sourcing handpicked fabrics in Delhi to overseeing every brushstroke of set design, the series bore his signature attention to emotional and visual depth. From elaborate costume recreations to viral reels featuring Bibbojaan's Gaja Gamini walk or Mallikajaan's piercing dialogues, "Heeramandi" has become a fan-fuelled phenomenon. Its musical moments, particularly "Sakal Ban" and "Ek Baar Dekh Leejiye", have turned into modern-day classics, reshared and reinterpreted across platforms. Deepika looks stunning in this new 'Padmavati' poster for international audience Additionally, Richa Chadha who played Lajjo, Aditi Rao Hydari aka Bibbojaan, and Taha Shah Badussha who was seen as Tajdar Balloch also used social media to celebrate "Heeramandi" as the series turned 1. Set against the majestic backdrop of pre-independence Lahore, "Heeramandi", unveiled the untold stories of the tawaifs of Heeramandi, women whose lives, artistry, and legacies had long remained in the shadows. The project saw Aditi Rao Hydari, Richa Chadha, Manisha Koirala, Sonakshi Sinha , Sanjeeda Sheikh, Sharmin Segal Mehta, and Taha Shah Badussha bringing their characters to life on screen. "Heeramandi" got an OTT release on May 1, 2024.
