The project is estimated to cost Rs 7.5 crore and expected to become operational by August, ahead of Durga Puja, he added. "Andrew Yule has offered the land under a commercial arrangement," Kapoor ...

CUTTACK: Discontentment brewed among the Basanti Durga Puja organisers in the city over the alleged mismanagement by the Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) in providing adequate and clean water ...

The Bangladesh Army on Sunday said that troops enforced a security vigil across the country as tens of thousands of Hindus celebrated "Maha Ashtami", "Basanti Puja" and took holy dip. "The Hindu ...

This Maha Ashtami Punyasnan festival of the ... at various mandaps in Comilla and Chandpur and at the Durga Temple in Rayer Bazar for puja. "The army strengthened patrols and surveillance in ...

This Maha Ashtami Punyasnan festival of the ... at various mandaps in Comilla and Chandpur and at the Durga Temple in Rayer Bazar for puja. "The army strengthened patrols and surveillance in ...

Celebrated across India, traditions range from Gujarat’s Garba to West Bengal’s Durga Puja and Karnataka’s Dasara processions. Each Day of Chaitra Navratri celebrates different colors along ...

Thousands of Hindu devotees yesterday performed Ashtami Snan, a ritual of bathing in the holy waters of the Brahmaputra river in different districts, including Narayanganj, Kurigram, and Mymensingh.

JAMMU, Apr 5: Durga Ashtami was celebrated with religious fervor and gaiety in Kashmir today. In this connection a large number of devotees thronged the ancient Durga Nag Temple near Dalgate, Srinagar ...

One of the key rituals during this period is Kanya Pujan or Kanjak Puja, performed to honour young girls as incarnations of the divine goddess. This sacred ritual is usually observed on the eighth ...

As a child, I have the fondest memories of Ashtami puja with the entire family coming together to celebrate. For me, Navratri and Ashtami always meant following my roots, tradition and culture.

Sandhi Puja is performed at the precise moment when Ashtami Tithi ends and Navami Tithi ... and recitation of Durga Saptashati. Some devotees also perform Kumari Puja, where young girls are ...

Listen to Story Ashtami is a key day in Navratri for worship and Kanya Pujan Devotees offer bhog to Goddess Durga and young girls Kala chana ... Kheer is a symbol of prosperity and joy during puja ...