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20K people mark consecration of Singapore’s oldest Hindu temple
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After a year-long restoration, Singapore's oldest Hindu temple in Chinatown with close to 200 years of history, opened its doors to the public with...
Maa Durga worshipped as Ardhanariswara by Kolkata transgenders
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'Garima Griho' (to home of pride), a shelter for the homeless from the transgender community in Kolkata is celebrating its fifth edition of the...
Ramleela in Varanasi
In December 1985, I was sitting at the back of a small temple at the outskirts of Chamba near Tehri when some boys discovered...
Devotees bid adieu to Maa Durga in Northeast
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The Durga Puja festival, which is celebrated with fervour in the northeastern states, especially in Assam, Tripura, Manipur and Meghalaya, came to an end...
Navratri celebrated with great fervour in J&K
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The people in Jammu and the town of Katra at the foothills of Mata Vaishno Devi Cave shrine celebrated Navratri with great fervour and...
Backed by Tripura govt for 70-plus years, centuries-old Durga Puja a big hit
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The over 500 years old Durga Puja, initiated by the then royal dynasty and sponsored by the Tripura government for the past over seven...
3-day ‘Kashi Utsav’ begins today
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A three-day festival -- 'Kashi Utsav' being organised by the Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts (IGNCA) began here at the Rudraksh International Cooperation...
30 Countries joining Shri Sita Ram Foundation, Houston, Texas at its 9th International Diwali Dussehra Festival
Diwali and Dussehra is the largest festival of Bharat celebrated by more than 1.35 billion people world wide. Shri Sita Ram Foundation has organized...
Communal Festivals and Rituals
Even today, I know several people born and brought up in my hometown Karkala, but currently working elsewhere, who will give anything to attend Karkala Karthikpunnav or Teru....