Vadodara: A large number of Muslim craftsmen in Godhra city, which was the epicenter of the 2002 riots, earn livelihood by making ‘dandiyas' (wooden sticks) for Navratri, Gujarat's most popular festival of the Hindus. Several
Mumbai: The nine-day Navratri festival began Thursday. Bollywood celebrities like Amitabh Bachchan, Anil Kapoor and Mallika Sherawat are excited and say it is time for revelry.The celebs took to Twitter to share their thoughts. This
Navratri celebrations are on and fasting for long can give you tummy troubles and can make you feel weak.If you are running out of ideas for the occasion on what to eat while fasting, then
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday morning greeted nation on the beginning of the auspicious nine-day 'Navratri' festival.In his message to the countrymen, the Prime Minister said, "As the auspicious festival of Navratri
New Delhi: The auspicious nine-day 'Navratri' festival dedicated to the nine manifestations of Goddess Durga has begun from today.Since early morning, devotees flocked to temples to offer prayers to Shailputri (Daughter of Mountain). Goddess Shailputri
New Delhi: TV stars like Tina Dutta and Himmanshoo Malhotra are looking forward to Navratri and say that the nine-day festival is all about merry-making, dancing, relishing food and being with family.The festival, which starts
Anand (Gujarat): As a Muslim cleric was being taken to a court after he allegedly hurt religious sentiments of the Hindu community by making objectionable comments about Navratri, was slapped Wednesday by a stranger.According to
Ahmedabad: Vishwa Hindu Parishad yesterday took strong objection to what it termed as “provocative” remarks on Navratri festival by Maulana Mehdi Hasan, saying it is a deliberate attempt to “malign” Hinduism and demanded his arrest.VHP
New Delhi: Ushaben Dave, 66, performed Aarti wearing a metal structure consisting of 1,261 oil lamps at the Navratri festival in Ahmedabad on Tuesday. She has been performing this oil lamp dances for the last
Goddess Parvati did a very strict penance to get Lord Shiva as her husband for this she spent 1000 years eating just flowers and fruits and the next 100 years eating leafy vegetables and sleeping
New Delhi: Move over special 'saatvik' thali servings during the Navratri festival, when several people observe a nine-day fast.Indian cuisine still tops the list during this time, but restaurants are giving foodies delectable options in
Ahmedabad: Gujarat Chief Minister and BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi yesterday said that festivals in the country should be encouraged because they showcase Indian's culture to the world.The BJP leader, who inaugurated the longest
New Delhi: Like any other Hindu festival, Navratri has a spiritual message for its observers. The festival signifies power, wealth, prosperity and knowledge. Nava means “nine” and “ratri” means night.During the nine-night long festival of
Mysore, (Karnataka), Oct 24: As part of the Dussehra festival, Mysore royal family scion Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wadiyar Tuesday worshipped weapons and treasures of the 700-year-old dynasty at the palace in this heritage city."The scion conducted
New Delhi: Kanya puja is celebrated on the eighth and ninth day of Navaratri. Nine young girls representing the nine forms of Goddess Durga are worshiped and it is a custom to wash the feet
New Delhi, Oct 20: Among the several forms of Raas, the most popular one is Dandiya Raas, which is performed during Navratri. In fact, it holds a significant place in Navratri celebrations. It is known
Kolkata, Oct 20: From the multifarious Bengali cuisine to the Oriental to the Continental, the world is your oyster when it comes to food this Durga puja - an opportunity for people here to gorge
Mumbai, Oct 8 : Millions of devotees in India and abroad may be able to offer prayers to Goddess Lakshmi online during Navaratri this year if the famed Mahalakshmi temple's authorities here approve a proposal
Ranchi, Mar 23: Team India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni today paid obeisance to Goddess Durga at the Durga Temple in Deori, 70 km from here. Dhoni was accompanied by his brother-in-law and friends. Today is
Vadodara, Oct 6: On the background of peaceful culmination of Navratri festival, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi today asserted that the festival has strengthened peace and harmony in society."It is the spirit of Gujarat that
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