Bhubaneswar: Smart City Bhubaneswar today completed its 70th year of foundation with series of gala events lined up to mark the occasion by government and other voluntary groups. The celebrations, spanning for three days, kicked off to a colourful start with thousands of citizens participating in a special function organized by the State government. Odisha […]
Kolkata: Durga Puja rituals began in West Bengal on Monday as enthusiastic devotees plunged into merriment marking the first day of the biggest festival in this part of the world. “Sasthi” or “Bodhan” — the welcoming of the Durga idols — signalled the commencement of the five-day puja as the eastern metropolis welcomed its patron […]
Dhaka: Bangladeshi Hindus took to the streets of Dhaka on Sunday to celebrate Janmashtami, an annual festival that marks the birth of Krishna, revered as the eighth avatar of the ten incarnations of Vishnu. The religious celebration is a public holiday in Bangladesh, where a procession is held in the capital, Efe reported. Participants re-enact […]
Mumbai: Google on Monday celebrated with a special animated Doodle showing a ‘flash mob’ spraying a young onlooker with vibrant colours. The new Goodle (Google + Doodle) opens in a stark grey and suddenly a ‘flash mob’ rushes in from the left, colouring almost all the letters in different colours – and even one bewildered young […]
Bhubaneswar: For obvious reasons, the government has banned public participation at the Durga Puja pandals across Odisha. The Covid pandemic may have taken away the shine with which Navratri and Dussehra was being celebrated over last few decades, but several Durga Puja committees planning innovative ideas has come in handy for the devotees amidst the […]
Bhubaneswar: The Covid-19 pandemic has cast a shadow on Kartika Purnima celebrations on Monday as the religious fervour associated with the festival was dampened by the prohibitory orders of the Odisha government on congregation of people at river ghats and water bodies for mass bathing and sailing of miniature boats. On Kartika Purnima usually large […]
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