Festivals & Events News Updates

And so I arrived in Pune, the Punya Nagari (city of spiritual merit), to witness the festivities. I also learnt about Pune’s contribution to making the Ganesh Festival the multifaceted cultural extravaganza it is today.

As per the tradition, Puri Gajapati Maharaja Dibyasingha Deb entrusts these Brahmins to perform the Sodasha Upachar Puja of Devi Bimala inside the shrine. 

Every year on the first Friday of October World Smile Day is celebrated. Accordingly this year, it is being celebrated today, October 6.

World Animal Welfare Day is celebrated on October 4 every year to create awareness among people that the existence of animals on this globe is as important as humans.

Gandhiji's portrait is a constant feature of Indian currency today. On Gandhi Jayanti today, know more about its origin.

There can be a big debate on which is better-being a non-vegetarian or a vegetarian. On World Vegetarian Day know how avoiding non-vegetarian food can impact the environment.

World Tourism Day, celebrated annually on September 27, promotes cultural diversity and sustainable tourism. India's tourism sector thrives with investments and initiatives for global appeal.

World Rivers Day is celebrated every year on the fourth Sunday of every September. This year the theme for World Rivers Day is “Rights of Rivers.”

The Ganesh Puja pandals in Bhubaneswar have come up with some unique themes this year. G-20 themed pandal in Saheed Nagar has been a major attraction. Inside the Bapuji Nagar pandal, Ganesh idol adorns a stage in the backdrop of Shivling, Lord Shiva and Devi Parvati. The pandal of Sishu Bhawan Tati Basti area came up with a theme based on ISRO’s rocket launchers. Take a virtual tour of the pandals.

Memory loss is one of the most noticeable symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease and Dementia. On World Alzheimer’s Day know more about such symptoms.

The word "Nuakhai" is derived from two Odia words - "nua" meaning new and "khai" meaning food. Thus, the festival revolves around consuming the newly harvested crop, specifically the newly ripened rice, as a token of prosperity.

On the first day of the Ganesh Festival, many celebrities were spotted visiting Manish Malhotra, Shilpa Shetty Kundra and Mukesh Ambani's residence for Ganesh Darshan.

Similarly, sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik also extended heartfelt greetings on the pious occasion of Nuakhai, the grand festival of Western Odisha, with beautiful sand art at Puri beach.

Ganesh Festival is celebrated in a grand way in Mumbai and the city being the capital of Bollywood most of the superstars and actors from the film fraternity join the celebration every year.

Lord Vishwakarma is worshipped every year on the last day of Bhadrapada or Bhadraba month, on Kanya Sankranti. The festival usually falls in the month of September.