I hope that in the upcoming days, the Yamuna will be clean, and festivals like Chhath Puja will be celebrated on its banks," Bhatia told ANI. Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena held a meeting ...

If we agree that the Indian subcontinent has the world’s richest textile history, and within that story the region that is now West Bengal and Bangladesh has played the most significant part in ...

I hope that in the upcoming days, the Yamuna will be clean, and festivals like Chhath Puja will be celebrated on its banks...,' Bhatia told ANI. Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena held a meeting with ...

“This festival is essentially a celebration of ideas and culture, and is themed The Asian Century. We’ve had three editions of the festival before,” says Anirudh Sridhar, Dean of Thought ...

Devotees honor Lord Vishnu with Satyanarayan Puja and take holy dips in sacred rivers like the Ganga. This day also coincides with the Maha Kumbh Mela and emphasizes charity, worship, and ...

It falls on the fifth day of the Shukla Paksha (waxing phase) in the month of Sawan. The festival usually takes place in July or August. On this auspicious day, women worship the serpent gods and ...

Devotees often offer special foods, such as Modaks, which are Lord Ganesha's favorite offering, and prepare a special puja in homes and temples. Modaks are thought to symbolize spiritual wisdom ...

LUCKNOW, Feb 14 (Reuters) - More than 500 million people have taken a "holy dip" in sacred river waters in north India over the last four weeks as part of the Hindu Maha Kumbh festival ...

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We don’t know about you, but we think we’re pretty damn lucky to have world-class festivals just a tube ride away. Forget trekking across the country to live in a field for five days.