Festival

As per the decision taken in a meeting held between the temple and district administration officials for the annual Car Festival to be held on 6th July, the Shri Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) has decided not to allow the devotees…

Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh held a Press Conference on ‘Destination North East,…

Aurora (Illinois), Oct 28: A local school auditorium was converted for a few hours into a mini India for the Diwali celebration hosted by the City of Aurora, the second largest in Illinios, after state capital Chicago, of which it is a…

New Delhi, Oct 23: The Minister of State for Information & Broadcasting Rajyavardhan Rathor has said that Vijaydashmi in not only a symbol of Victory of goodness on evil but an excellent example of communal harmony. Addressing a…

Agartala, Oct 19: A Durga Puja that is over 500 years old and is sponsored by the Tripura govenrment continues to be a draw for devotees in northeast India as the royal family has kept its traditional sanctity. Tripura, the northeastern…

On the auspicious occasion of 'Nuakhai' or 'Nabanna', Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, Odisha Governor SC Jamir, Union Ministers Jual Oram and Dharmendra Pradhan, Assembly Speaker Niranjan Pujari, PCC President…

The three-day Raja festival marking the start of rainy season began across the coastal state with fervor and gaiety on Sunday, with a slight drop in the temperature adding to the public enthusiasm over the celebrations. Prime Minister…

Bangalore, June 4 (IANS): India's only dedicated open air heavy metal music festival, the Bangalore Open Air (BOA), is back in its heaviest and loudest avatar yet. Started in 2012, the festival, which aims to bring the best heavy metal…

Dhenkanal: The 16th Dhenkanal Mahostav was inaugurated at Mini Stadium here on Monday. Inaugurating the Mahostav as Chief Guest, Steel, Mines and Labour Minister Prafulla Kumar Mallick, hailed the effort of District Council of Culture and…

With the priests lifting the Maha Deep to the top of the Lingaraj Temple in Bhubaneswar, the Maha Shivaratri celebrations across Odisha, finally came to an end. The Maha Deep was lifted at around 11 PM amid the chants of 'Har Har Maha Dev'…