Nepali town painted red as it welcomes new year

Apr 16, 2023

Celebrated annually on the second day of the new year, devotees carry idols of different deities in a total of 32 palanquins, singing and...

Cabinet approves ropeway project for Hemkund Sahib in Uttarakhand

Mar 05, 2025

Currently, the journey to the Hemkund Sahib Ji is a challenging 21-km uphill trek from Govindghat and is covered on foot or by ponies...

Nepali town welcomes the New Year with drum beats, dancing, palanquins, Sindoor

Apr 14, 2024

The annual festival of Sindoor Jatra paints the town with orange Sindoor which is observed on 2nd of Baisakh or the first month of...

Chithirai Festival: Golden Palanquins of deities taken in procession, devotees welcomed with refreshments

May 02, 2025

The fourth day of the world-renowned Chithirai festival at Madurai's Meenakshi Amman Temple was marked by a grand procession of the deities Meenakshi Sundareswarar...

TN: 'Chithirai' festival flag hoisting held at Madurai Meenakshi Amman temple

Apr 23, 2023

Thousands of devotees thronged the Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple to witness the flag-hoisting ceremony. The presiding deities of the temple, Goddess Meenakshi and Lord Sundareswarar,...

Maharashtra Govt to ensure safe Pandharpur pilgrimage: Anil Deshmukh

Jun 27, 2020

Solapur (Maharashtra) [India], June 27 : Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh on Saturday said that state government wants annual pilgrimage to Pandharpur on the...