Tanzania, an African country with a majority Christian population will be the international partner in the International Gita Mahotsav 2024 which begins at Kurukshetra, Haryana on December 28. This...
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Amir Suhail Wani
A man in his late fifties, his back slightly hunched with the weight of years, leans forward in quiet concentration as he reads from a timeworn manuscript kno...
Saquib Salim
Major General Hugh Rose, who led the English forces against Rani Lakshmi Bai of Jhansi in his recommendation letter for English soldiers for the Victo...
Ranchi
Girded by forests and hills, Ulihatu village in Jharkhand's Khunti district, 66 km from state capital Ranchi, is the birthplace of charismatic tribal hero Birsa Mun...
New Delhi
The grand Dev Deepawali of Kashi will be celebrated on Friday and all the 84 ghats will be illuminated with 17 lakh diyas (earthen lamps). This time the diyas decora...
It’s an irony that the legacy of the founder of Sikhism Guru Nanakdev, who spoke of unity of humans, is divided between India and Pakistan and her followers ha...
Prayagraj
Devotees observed fasts and performed puja rituals at Balua Ghat in Prayagraj to commemorate the ceremonial marriage of Lord Vishnu and Vrinda, in the form of 'S...
“Maulana Abul Kalam Azad had distinguished himself as a rebel even before Gandhiji. In 1916, when the World War was going on, Gandhiji was a co-ope...
An illiterate woman, the mother of 12 children, cursed herself for not being able to read religious books. She belonged to a ‘cultured’ family and the...
Gaya (Bihar)
As part of Chhath festival rituals, devotees across the country offered 'Arghya' to the rising Sun on Friday morning.
Devotees at various places in the country gathered at riverbanks and offered Argya ...
Muslims in different parts of Bihar are not only helping to clean the banks of the Ganga and other rivers for the devotees to hold prayers during the ongoing Chhath ...
Manjit Thakur
Why is Chhath celebrated only in Bihar, Jharkhand, Purvanchal, and adjoining regions? What is the origin of this festival in which people pray to the Sun God? Th...
Chhath Puja, the iconic festival of sun worship with its origin in eastern India – Bihar, UP, Chhattisgarh- has since spread to all parts of the country du...
The four-day Chhath puja began on Tuesday with Nahay Khay on Day 1 of the festivities.
Nahay Khay, which falls on the Chaturthi Tithi of Kartik Shukla Paksha, is all about cleansing, and prepping for the festival...
The revered Char Dham temples of Uttarakhand -- Gangotri, Yamunotri, Kedarnath, and Badrinath -- will close their doors in the coming days, marking the end ...
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