In the heart of Ayodhya – where centuries-old faith meets today’s growing wave of pilgrimage – a young child’s quiet devotion has turned into a viral moment that’s travelling far beyond India. It’s one of those rare stories that reminds you how spirituality doesn’t really care about borders, language, or where you come from. His name, “Anjaneya,” evoking Lord Hanuman’s timeless loyalty to Ram, adds a poetic layer to this tale.According to the Hindu mythology, Lord Rama and Lord Hanuman share an inseparable relationship; when one is praised in religious songs and hymns the other is customarily mentioned.

Who is little Anjaneya, the devotional child winning hearts during his Ram Mandir visit (photo: ANI)

Who is Anjaneya?

A young boy named Anjaneya from Germany recently visited Ayodhya’s Ram Mandir to pray to Lord Ram. Dressed in plain white attire with kumkum on his forehead, he chanted Rama’s name in a pure, Sanskrit-like style that amazed everyone, evoking a Hanuman-like devotion from Hindu lore and instantly making him viral. sensation online.Speaking to ANI, he shared his thoughts with a bright smile. “The temple is really nice, and seeing Lord Ram’s idol was a wonderful experience,” he said, also mentioning India’s heat but adding that he could handle it. Social media, of course, did what it does best. The video quickly gathered lakhs of views, with comments pouring in. Some users wrote, “He speaks just like an Indian,” while others simply called him “a child full of devotion.”

His appearance and devotional charisma won hearts online

Anjaneya’s poise reminded many of the epic Ram-Hanuman connection, where devotion knows no bounds.For a child raised outside India, his ease with rituals and pronunciation felt less like imitation and more like genuine connection. And that’s what struck a chord.Ram Mandir has drawn global crowds since its consecration by PM Narendra Modi on January 22, 2024. By late 2026, the number of visitors is expected to run into hundreds of millions, with a noticeable rise in tourists from countries like Germany, the US, and across Southeast Asia. For many, it’s not just a religious visit, but a cultural and emotional experience.

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Built on Lord Ram’s believed birthplace following the 2019 Supreme Court ruling, the temple caps a historic movement. Foreign tourists now flock there for pilgrimage with cultural exploration amid booming infrastructure.Little is known about his background beyond the visit; no family details have surfaced, but his pure devotion speaks volumes.

NASHIK: A 25-year-old man was allegedly beaten up in his uncle’s home, disrobed, tied to a pole and paraded naked in public by a group of 15 people, including his in-laws, in Bhuswal of Jalgaon district on Friday a few hours after he married a girl with whom he had an affair against their wish.Inspector Rahul Wagh of Bhusawal Bazarpeth police station said they rushed to the spot soon after getting information about the incident and arrested five people. They were identified as Komal Patil, one of the in-laws of the victim, Heramb Chaudhary, Sanjay Badhe, Vijay Patil and Dnyaneshwar Bhoi. Wagh said the main suspects, the newly married woman’s maternal uncle, aunt and their son, fled.Inspector Wagh said the arrested suspects were produced before a court on Saturday. All of them were remanded in five-day police custody.An FIR was lodged based on the victim’s complaints for offences punishable under sections 109 (attempt to murder), 115(2) [voluntarily causing hurt], 118(2) [voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means] and 138 (abduction) among other sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.The victim told the police that he and his wife belonged to the same community. They stayed in adjacent villages and had an affair for 18 months.The two left their homes on March 18 and married at Panchavati in Nashik. Later, they informed the Bhusawal police about their marriage. The police, in turn, informed the woman’s relatives about it, but nobody went to the police station then.The couple then went to the house of the victim’s uncle in Bhusawal. The group of 15 people, including the victim’s in-laws, stormed into the house after some time and first assaulted the newly-wed couple, the police said. According to the FIR, the victim was assaulted between 11.30am and 12noon.

Mumbai: For the city’s youngest TB patients—some younger than five years of age—visits to the state-run JJ Hospital’s paediatric department have meant taking potent antibiotics every day for 20 months and undergoing monthly scans to check their eyesight, nerve conduction and heart rhythm.To change this painful association with hospital visits, the staff on Monday, the eve of World TB Day, did something different: As many as 52 of them contributed between Rs 500 and Rs 5,000 to collect Rs 47,000 to provide nutritional supplies to 50 of the children. Head of the paediatric department Dr Chhaya Valvi said the basket contained a three-month supply of nuts, dates, pulses, oil, and other provisions.The Monday get-together marked almost four years of providing bedaquiline — one of the relatively new antibiotics to fight drug-resistant TB — to children under five years of age. The JJ paediatric department is only one of the two centres in the country that is authorised to do so, while older children can get it from any of the municipal TB centres. “In this period, 60 children under five years of age have been given bedaquiline for up to 20 months, depending on the severity of their disease,” said Dr Sushant Mane, who handles the paediatric TB programme in the hospital.As many as 30 of these under-five children have been cured of their extensively drug-resistant TB infection, while four died as they had disseminated TB (in which the bacteria spread via blood to multiple organs such as the liver, bone marrow or kidneys). The rest are in various stages of the treatment. Dr Mane said none of the children had suffered any complications related to bedaquiline. “We monitor each of the children’s eyesight, hearing, nerve conduction tests and heart function,” he said. In the first month of bedaquiline, the child’s ECG is done every week, and thereafter once a month till the child is on treatment. The hospital holds TB OPD once a week, with 40 patients turning up. “Every week, we get four to five new cases,” said the doctors. According to the BMC’s TB-related data for 2025, children make up 6% of the total burden of TB in the city. The JJ ‘bedaquiline for under-five’ programme has one objective — to underline the safety of the medicine for this age group. A research paper from Wadia Children’s Hospital in Parel showed that the drug is safe for this age group. Once the Drugs Controller General of India approves the use, the medicine can be distributed more widely.

With the Indian Premier League 2026 set to begin in just six days, all eyes are once again on Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. The Rajasthan Royals prodigy, who turns 15 this Friday, returns after a spectacular debut last year when he smashed a 35-ball century against Gujarat Giants, leaving fans and bowlers stunned. That innings made him the youngest centurion in IPL history and the fastest Indian to reach three figures, surpassing Yusuf Pathan’s record.Sooryavanshi’s rise has been meteoric. During the IPL mega auction for the 2025 season, he secured a deal worth Rs 1.1 crore with Rajasthan Royals, making him the youngest player ever to be signed. Over the past year, he has dominated across continents, scoring centuries in Australia, South Africa, and England. His crowning moment came in the Under-19 World Cup final against England, where he scored a match-winning 175 off just 80 balls, including 15 fours and six sixes each. His 55-ball century is among the fastest in Under-19 World Cup history, helping India lift the trophy for a sixth time.

But as IPL 2026 approaches, Sooryavanshi faces new challenges. Bowlers are believed to have studied his game and will look to expose weaknesses. His talent is unquestionable, and many see him as a potential trailblazer and future legend. Yet, not everyone is convinced about his professional approach.On AB de Villiers’ YouTube channel, Jitesh Sharma, who captained Sooryavanshi during India A’s Asia Cup campaign last year, praised the youngster’s skill but expressed doubts about his off-field habits. “Right now, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. I feel he can dominate world cricket. He has gear No. 6 and a very good set of skills,” Sharma said when asked which youngster he would invest in.De Villiers, who watched Sooryavanshi’s 175-run masterclass in the Under-19 World Cup final, was full of admiration. “He’s a great player. I watched him in the Under-19s. It’s not always easy when you get the taste of IPL and big cricket, and still show the same kind of standard. I was very impressed with the way he played in that World Cup. Very professional. He’s very mature for his age,” said the former South African captain.De Villiers added that Sooryavanshi stayed true to his game plan, replicating the approach he used in the IPL, without arrogance or trying to be someone else. “But he will get professional,” he said.Sharma, however, was more sceptical. “He’s not professional. I can tell you that. Everyone is trying to get him to be professional, but I don’t think he will ever get professional. He may be on the field, but off the field, he won’t. I’m trying my best. I ask him not to have ice-cream in the night,” he added.