Festivals

Diwali is here. The kid at home wants a blast, literally. You want to go for softer crackers. He would like, among other crackers, the ones with great bang value....

Bhubaneswar: Besides worship of Goddess Durga during Dussehra, various traditions have been followed in different places of Odisha depending on the socio-religious practices being followed at the time when the...

Bhubaneswar: Among many attractions offered by Dussehra festival, partaking Goddess Durga's prasad in community feast stands out. Like several other traditions associated with the puja, this practice also differs from...

Ishanee Chanda When I was a child, my home was a classic, traditional Indian home. Kishore Kumar and Lata Mangeshkar would croon softly while my mother cooked goat and chicken...

Bhubaneswar: Western Odisha is in a celebratory mode. It's Nuakhai time and people are home to add fervour to the festivities. President Droupadi Murmu extended Nuakhai greeting to all the...

Bhubaneswar: The Makhan Chor, Murli Bajaiya, Shyam, Nand Lal and what not! Bollywood has been depending on Krishna and the various aspects of his life to convey major emotions while...

Bhubaneswar: Raksha Bandhan, commemorating the everlasting bonds between siblings, is being celebrated this year on Purnima Tithi, the last Monday of the holy month of Sawan. According to astrologers, the auspicious...

Bhubaneswar: The Hindu festival of Rakhi Purnima or Raksha Bandhan is celebrated in Odisha and elsewhere in the country with a lot of grandeur every year. The auspicious festival, commemorating...

Bhubaneswar: It's 'Rasagola Dibasa', a day to remember the history and origin of the sweet. Ask anyone in Odisha and they will instantly have an emotional connect with the word...

Bhubaneswar: The Raja festival is incomplete without chewing on delectable paan (betel leaf).Even those not addicted make it a point to partake of the sweet paan in keeping with the...