Festivals

Bhubaneswar: Over the years, Bollywood has produced numerous Holi tracks that people love to dance to during this festive celebration. Here’s a list of popular Hindi songs that should be...

Lucknow: Holi this year is on March 14. Since it’s a Friday, some are apprehending a clash with namaz prayers. Especially in sensitive areas, like Sambhal in Uttar Pradesh. Days...

Cuttack: Chief Minister Mohan Majhi walking away miffed over inadequate arrangements for dignitaries at Bali Jatra in Odisha's Cuttack city caught everyone's attention ahead of the inauguration of the annual...

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...