Festivals

Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has issued COVID-appropriate guidelines for celebration of Ganesh Puja in the city on September 10. The guidelines state: —Congregation on the occasion of Ganesh...

Jajpur: Ahead of Rakhsha Banhan on August 22, some students of Chitola College in Jajpur district have sent rakhis to soldiers, posted at border posts. With COVID restrictions in place,...

Bhubaneswar: Ahead of Raksha Bandhan on August 22, artists and designers in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack are using their creativity to come up with unique rachis. Eco-Friendly Rakhi Bhubaneswar-based fashion designer...

Puri: Police have identified 10 persons for allegedly violating the restrictions during the Rath Yatra in the Pilgrim Town and registered cases against them. According to sources, following allegation of...

Bhubaneswar: The sibling deities were taken to Anasara Ghar (an asylum for the sick) on Jagannath Temple premises in Puri, having supposedly fallen ill after the elaborate bath with 108 pitchers...

The tradition of decking up Lord Jagannath and Balabhadra in Gajanana or Hati Besha after the ceremonial bath can be traced to the Hindu belief of beginning every religious rite with a...

Bhubaneswar: Amidst taboos against menstruation, Odisha is celebrating it with a three-day-long Raja or Raja Parba, beginning Monday. Myth and age-old tradition have it that during these three days of...

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...

Lucknow: Holi is synonymous with colour, bhang… and sweets. Indian sweets, renowned the world over, come in different shapes and taste. The selection varies from state to state, festival to...

Bhubaneswar: COVID-19 pandemic or not, festivals in India will always be celebrated. The manner of celebration may, of course, vary due to government guidelines which are in place currently. Holi...