Festivals

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...

Bhubaneswar: Sudasa Brata is unique to the state of Odisha and observed by married women.  All the rituals are dedicated to Goddess Lakshmi. This festival is celebrated on the day, when...

Rajkot: England, who made a name for playing ultra-attacking cricket in Tests over the last two years, didn’t know what hit them on Day 4 of the third Test here...

Bhubaneswar: Gopalpur Beach Festival in the seaside town in Odisha's Ganjam district will be held from January 25-28, Collector Dibya Jyoti Parida informed. "The date has been finalised for national-level...

Panaji: The 54th edition of International Film Festival of India (IFFI) got underway with a star-studded ceremony at the Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadium here on Monday. A highlight of...

Bhubaneswar: Thousands of people thronged different locations in Bhubaneswar to witness "Ravana Podi" to mark the end of Dussehra celebration on Tuesday night. The puja committees made necessary arrangements for...

Kolkata: The Ayodhya Ram Mandir is scheduled to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on January 24, 2024. Three months before the grand opening, Union Home Minister Amit Shah...