Dhanteras to be observed as National Ayurveda Day
VARANASI: The ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH), on Tuesday, announced its decision to observe Dhanvantari Jayanti, popularly known as Dhanteras, as National Ayurveda Day every year. The first National Ayurveda Day would be observed on October 28.In a letter, dated September 27, by adviser (Ayurveda) at More...
elting Pot: Mumbai celebrates Durga Puja with decked-up pandals, dhaak and sindoor
WHILE MUMBAI has always celebrated Navratri grooving to Dandiya beats, slowly but surely, the sounds of the ‘dhaak’ too are catching up. The city is known to celebrate every festival with zeal, and over the More...
Bathukamma Event Enters Guinness Book of World Records
A furious spell of rain on Saturday evening failed to dampen the spirits of thousands of women who turned up at the L.B. Stadium for ‘Maha Bathukamma’ to create a world record. They managed to sing and dance More...
Celebrate Guru Nanak’s birthday at the Golden Temple this November 14
This is probably the most special day in the calendar of the Sikh community. It marks the birth of Guru Nanak, the first of the Sikh gurus. Known also as Gurpurab, it has come to mean ‘festival of the gurus’. More...
Durga pandal adds to Hubballi’s Navaratri fever
Navaratri is the most popular festival that is also celebrated as “Nada Habba” here since time immemorial. The entire city wears a colourful look as many religious and voluntary organisations celebrate the occasion More...
Sound-Light show at Samaleswari temple to attract tourists in Odisha
Plans are afoot to beautify the Samaleswari temple here and the heritage pond in its premises with light and sound show in order to attract more tourists to the famous shrine. After the temple trust board recently More...
Eco-friendly celebrations: Oldest Durga mandal in Thane to replicate temple from West Bengal using rice husk
/11440465/Dna_Article_Middle_300x250_BTF An eco-friendly fervour caught on the Thanekars since ganeshotsav and is set to influence Durga puja celebrations too. Bangiya Parishad, the oldest Durga mandal in Thane More...
Navratri Colors 2016: 9 Colors of Navratri to wear this year During Navratri!
Navratri is just around the corner. The auspicious festival will start from October 1st and will be celebrated for 9 days and nights. On this day, devotees worship Goddess Durga. The Navratri festival comes twice More...
Borivali goddess gets traditional
/11440465/Dna_Article_Middle_300x250_BTF For the past nine years, the Goud Saraswat Brahmins (GSB) community in Dahisar, Borivali have been celebrating Navratri by creating nine different looks of the goddess More...
Durga: With 2 days to go for Navratri festival, Durga idols get finishing touches
Nagpur: Tucked away in a dingy, squalid lane in Chhoti Dhantoli, this year too idol maker Subhash Pal is giving final touches to Durga idols made by him in the dilapidated building of Bengali Association Club. More...