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Basanta Utsav celebrated in Tagore's Shantiniketan
Kolkata : Thousands of people Sunday celebrated Holi or Basanta Utsav (spring festival) with songs, dance and other cultural programmes in West Bengal's Shantiniketan, 'an ...
Posted On : 03 Mar 10
Mathura witnesses 'Lathmar' Holi celebrations
Mathura (Uttar Pradesh) : The famous Holi of Braj, which is celebrated longer than other places, on Feb 25 witnessed women playfully attacking men with ...
Posted On : 26 Feb 10
Thousands gather in Himachal to celebrate Buddhist ...
Thousands gather in Himachal to celebrate Buddhist ... Shimla: Thousands of Buddhists from India and abroad have thronged to the Rewalsar lake in Himachal Pradesh's Mandi district for the two-day Tsechu fair to ...
Posted On : 25 Feb 10
Love to be food of music at Taj festival
Agra : Love will be the theme of the Taj Mahotsava that opens here on February 18 just 500 metres from that eternal monument to ...
Posted On : 17 Feb 10
Tourism industry disillusioned with Taj festival
Agra : The tourism industry in this city of the Taj Mahal feels the annual cultural festival Taj Mahotsava has now degenerated into a farce ...
Posted On : 17 Feb 10
King Momo leads Goa carnival to colourful start
King Momo leads Goa carnival to colourful start Panaji : Long parades of gaily coloured floats with masked dancers led by King Momo or king of the carnival took to the streets of ...
Posted On : 15 Feb 10
Over 100,000 bathe in Ganga on Basant Panchami
Haridwar : Over 100,000 people bathed in the holy river Ganga on the morning of Basant Panchami - the official onset of spring in the ...
Posted On : 21 Jan 10
Agra celebrates Basant Panchami in myriad ways
Agra : The city of the Taj basked in shades of yellow as bright sunshine greeted people on Basant Panchami, perking up the festive mood ...
Posted On : 21 Jan 10
Buffaloes battle it out in Assam on Bhogali Bihu
Guwahti: The mood was festive, but the atmosphere tense as hundreds of people gathered for an annual event that had all the elements of a ...
Posted On : 18 Jan 10
Kite-flying marks Uttarayan celebrations in Gujarat
Ahmedabad : Coloured specks dotted the sky across Ahmedabad as people, like elsewhere in the state, flew multi-hued kites in celebration of the Uttarayan festival. ...
Posted On : 15 Jan 10
President, PM greet nation on Makar Sankranti, ...
New Delhi : President Pratibha Patil and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh greeted the nation on the occasion of Makar Sankranti, Lohri and Pongal. In her ...
Posted On : 15 Jan 10
India celebrates harvest festival in many ways
New Delhi : India welcomed the new harvest in myriad cultural forms of Makar Sankranti, Pongal and Bhogali Bihu while thousands took a holy dip ...
Posted On : 15 Jan 10
Bird fights, bonfire, feasting on Bhogali Bihu ...
Guwahti : For a trophy and cash reward of Rs.2,001, up to 400 birds and their owners are locked in a bitter fight - an ...
Posted On : 15 Jan 10
Kerala youth festival marred by rigging allegations
Kozhikode: Kerala's popular State Schools Youth Festival, which draws over 9,000 students to various cultural competitions, has now come under a cloud after allegations of ...
Posted On : 12 Jan 10
International kite festival begins in Gujarat
Ahmedabad: The 20th international kite festival, in which 105 kitists from 34 countries will participate, began here. The four-day festival, being organized on the Sabarmati ...
Posted On : 12 Jan 10
Pilgrims gather for Makara Jyothi in Sabarimala
Sabarimala: Sabarimala has perhaps the largest gathering of devotees during the Makara Jyothi festival. Dr VKG Nair from Delhi and software expert Shyam Shankar from ...
Posted On : 05 Jan 10
Religious Chhath festival commences in Bihar
Patna : Lakhs of devotees on Oct. 22 took a holy dip in rivers and prayed to Sun god marking the beginning of the 'Chhath ...
Posted On : 23 Oct 09
Nine-day navaratri festivities culminate in joyous ...
Nine-day navaratri festivities culminate in joyous ... New Delhi : Effigies of demon king Ravana were ready to be burnt and devotees offered farewell prayers to Goddess Durga Monday as Hindus across ...
Posted On : 29 Sep 09
Mumbai set for dazzling Durga Puja despite swine ...
Mumbai set for dazzling Durga Puja despite swine ... Mumbai : The million-strong Bengali community here, including many Bollywood celebrities, is all geared up to worship goddess Durga for five days. Beckoning them are ...
Posted On : 25 Sep 09
Delhi mayor starts clean city drive during festivals
Delhi mayor starts clean city drive during festivals New Delhi : Delhi Mayor Kanwar Sain launched a four-week drive asking Delhiites to ensure that the national capital stayed "clean and green" during the ...
Posted On : 25 Sep 09
Optimism, enthusiasm mark centenary of Delhi's ...
Optimism, enthusiasm mark centenary of DelhiNew Delhi : The economic downturn has taken some glitter off the Durga Puja this year, the centenary year, in the Capital. Enthusiasm and a ...
Posted On : 22 Sep 09
Prayers, feasts and love - India celebrates Eid ...
Prayers, feasts and love - India celebrates Eid ... New Delhi : From Srinagar to Thiruvananthapuram and Mumbai to Kolkata, India celebrated Eid on September 21 with millions of Muslims congregating at prayer grounds ...
Posted On : 22 Sep 09
Navratri celebration grips Mumbai
Navratri celebration grips Mumbai Mumbai : Barely three weeks after the 12-day Ganpati festival, Mumbai will be decked up again for 10 days of Navratri celebrations that start on ...
Posted On : 18 Sep 09
Recession casts shadow on Durga Puja preparations ...
Recession casts shadow on Durga Puja preparations ... Kolkata: Be it the artisans of Kumortuli who churn out hundreds of idols at this time of the year or the numerous organisers of community ...
Posted On : 09 Sep 09
Shashi Tharoor to celebrate his first Onam in ...
Shashi Tharoor to celebrate his first Onam in ... Thiruvananthapuram : For Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor it will be his first Onam in Kerala, his home state. He is to ...
Posted On : 05 Sep 09
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