The celebration of the South Asian festival of colours will have a Newari twist this year, Newah Guthi New Zealand Canterbury president Rohit Ranjit said. The Newar people are one of the 125 distinct ...

Actor Katrina Kaif was on Tuesday clicked performing a special puja in Karnataka at the Kukke Shree Subramanya temple. India Today got access to a few videos from her visit to the temple. Listen to ...

Devotees perform Kanya Puja (Kanjak Puja) and Havan (sacred fire ritual) on these days. Additionally, Ram Navami, which marks the birth anniversary of Lord Rama, is also celebrated on the Navami tithi ...

Hindu scriptures dictate that Holika Dahan should be performed during Pradosh Kaal, which begins after sunset, while Purnimasi Tithi (full moon) prevails. However, there's a catch: Bhadra, an ...

Boiled down to its essence, "The Star-Spangled Banner" is a song about survival and resilience, about bravery and hope. The first stanza of Francis Scott Key's 1814 poem, as sung by generations of ...

On Saturday, both Justin and Hailey Bieber posted photos to celebrate the pop star’s 31st birthday. In Justin’s carousel of pics, he included a new shot of baby Jack, who the couple welcomed ...

Chaitra Navratri 2025: Navratri is one of the most significant festivals in Hinduism, celebrated four times a year. Among these, Chaitra Navratri holds special importance as it falls in the Hindu ...

Phulera Dooj holds special significance in Krishna temples, especially in Mathura and Vrindavan, where special darshan is arranged. These celebrations depict Lord Krishna’s preparations for Holi ...

Seth Sherwood, who lives in Paris and writes frequently for the Travel section, has been visiting Kathmandu since 1999. Ten years after a powerful earthquake devastated the Himalayan nation of ...

Litton Das performed a special puja on Maha Shivaratri Reports had previously surfaced that Litton Das’s house was vandalized during recent violence in Bangladesh. However, later he took to Facebook ...

Mahashivratri, celebrated on February 26, 2025, honours Lord Shiva and marks the union of masculine and feminine forces in the universe. Devotees engage in fasting, chanting mantras, and ...