Mumbai : Record prices have done little to dim the popularity of silver and gold offerings to Ganesha, the fulfiller of wishes without whose invocation ... Posted On : 06 Sep 10
Panaji : Environmentalists in Goa have begun campaigning for an eco-friendly Ganesh festival in the coastal state in 2010. With Ganeshotsav getting increasingly modern and, ... Posted On : 06 Sep 10
Lucknow/Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh) : Muslims across India gathered in huge numbers at various mosques to offer the 'Alvida Namaz' on the occasion of the last ... Posted On : 04 Sep 10
Over 50,000 pilgrims took holy dip in the sacred Manimahesh Lake in Himachal Pradesh, on the occasion of Janamashthmi on Sep 2. During the month-long ... Posted On : 04 Sep 10
Agra/Mathura (Uttar Pradesh) : Perhaps the Yamuna was in spate just like this, centuries ago when Lord Krishna was born. As the flooded river meanders ... Posted On : 03 Sep 10
Mumbai : Preparations for Dahi Handi - a popular sport associated with Janmashtami in and around Mumbai - are on a high in 2010, with ... Posted On : 03 Sep 10
New Delhi/Mathura : The auspicious festival of Janmashtami, the birth anniversary of Lord Krishna is being celebrated across the country with great enthusiasm. Temples in ... Posted On : 03 Sep 10
Saibaba Telefilms Pvt Ltd, the television production company, the pioneer of music reality shows in India hosted an "Iftaar Party' for the Pakistani kids from ... Posted On : 01 Sep 10
New Delhi : Security arrangements have been tightened in and around the big temples and markets in the capital on the eve of Janmashtami - ... Posted On : 01 Sep 10
Mumbai : You've certainly seen them on the roads of Mumbai, the colour, the crowd and the camaraderie during the Janmashtami celebrations. But Mumbai's street ... Posted On : 01 Sep 10
Preparations are in full swing in Mathura for Sri Krishna Janamshtami celebration on Sep 2. Large numbers of devotees including foreign tourists are reaching Mathura ... Posted On : 01 Sep 10
The President Mrs Pratibha Devi Singh Patil and Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh have greeted the nation on the occasion of Janmashtami to be celebrated ... Posted On : 01 Sep 10
Jammu : The three-day Sindhu Darshan festival, in which pilgrims from different parts of the country took part, has concluded in Leh town of Ladakh ... Posted On : 28 Jun 10
Puri : The annual bath festival of the three deities at the temple town of Puri took place on June 26 with thousands witnessing the ... Posted On : 28 Jun 10
Srinagar : Thousands of Kashmiri Hindus from across the country on Jun 19 thronged the Khirbhawani temple in north Kashmir's Ganderbal district for an annual ... Posted On : 21 Jun 10
Puri : Scores of devotees are converging in the holy city of Puri to celebrate the 42 day-long festival of 'Chandan Yatra'. The festival that ... Posted On : 05 Jun 10
Kushinagar : Devotees in Uttar Pradesh's Kushinagar District celebrated Buddha Purnima, the birth anniversary of Lord Buddha on May 27. Devotees and monks from various ... Posted On : 28 May 10
New Delhi : Delhi celebrated Buddha Purnima on May 27, enriched by the presence of nearly 800 monks and lamas from all over the country ... Posted On : 28 May 10
Bodh Gaya (Bihar) : Hundreds of Buddhists from across the world on May 27 celebrated Buddha Purnima, the day Lord Buddha was born, at Bodh ... Posted On : 28 May 10
New Delhi : Nearly 800 Buddhist monks and lamas from Tibet, Nepal and India will gather here on May 27 to offer special prayers on ... Posted On : 26 May 10
Tirumala : The three-day annual Padmavathi Parinaya Utsavam started here on May 22 at Narayanagiri Gardens. According to a report of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), ... Posted On : 24 May 10
Mumbai : According to a report, Department of Tourism (DoT), Government of Himachal Pradesh will organise a three-day Sangla Valley Household Tourism Festival. The Festival ... Posted On : 21 May 10
Kozhikode : The annual ''Vaisakha Mahotsavam'' of famed Kottiyoor Mahakshetram in Kannur district of Kerala will begin with the ''Neyyattam'' ritual on May 26. Speaking ... Posted On : 20 May 10
New Delhi : The ethnic colours of Africa and its vibrant culture cast a spell in an energetic soiree of traditional dances and music as ... Posted On : 19 May 10
Allahabad : Hundreds of devotees took a holy dip at the Sangam, confluence of the holy rivers, Ganges and Yamuna, here on the occasion of ... Posted On : 17 May 10