Karwa Chauth is an auspicious festival where wives observe a strict fast, avoiding water and food, from sunrise to moonrise ...

Diwali, the festival of lights, is almost here! Celebrating Lord Rama’s return to Ayodhya after defeating Ravana, this ...

Durga puja is just one vibrant part of India’s rich cultural calendar. Festivals like Diwali, Holi, Onam, Ganesh Chaturthi, and Vaisakhi also illuminate our diversity and heritage, and because of ...

Vijayadashami, to be celebrated on Thursday, signifies the victory of good over evil, justice over injustice, truth over ...

Durga Puja is both worship and carnival. Religious rituals coexist with theatre, music, and culinary delights. Akbarabadi’s ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced that the Union government is working to include Chhath Puja in UNESCO’s Intangible ...

The celebration of Durga Puja has, for long, been deeply political in Bengal. In the 18 th century, when Bengal was transitioning from the rule of the nawabs to that of the British, the ostentatious ...

The inception of the Baroiyari Puja in Bengal is believed to have originated with a group of twelve friends (baro yaar) in ...

NEW DELHI (AP) — Leaning on his 10-armed creation, Govind Nath is ready to breathe life into the Hindu goddess Durga, a beloved deity who will be revered by tens of thousands of worshippers during the ...

In Maharashtra, Diwali festivities start a day earlier with Govatsa Dwadashi or Vasu Baras which is dedicated to worshipping cows. This day falls on Ekadashi Tithi and marks the beginning of ...

BHOPAL: At least three persons were hurt in stone pelting by a mob outside a Ganesh Puja pandal in Biroda village of southwestern Madhya Pradesh’s Burhanpur district on Sunday night. So far seven ...

Ganesh Chaturthi 2025: When is Ganesh Chaturthi? There is a bit of curiosity among devotees regarding the Ganesh Festival, with many wondering whether Ganesh Chaturthi falls on August 26 or August 27.