Women participate in vermilion ceremony on the last day of Durga PujaSeptember 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The 10-day Durga Puja, which was celebrated with deep religious fervour in different parts of the country, concluded on Monday. A large number of married women in various parts of the country participated in the Sindoor or, vermilion powder ceremony, today.
Mahanavami being celebrated across the countrySeptember 27th, 2009 NEW DELHI - : The festivities of Mahanavami is being celebrated across the country on Sunday ahead of the culmination of the Navratri festivities. Mahanavami mark the ninth day of Navratri celebration.
Cash offerings reach 10 million rupees on fifth day of Ganesha festivalAugust 28th, 2009 MUMBAI - On the fifth day of the ten-day Ganesha Chaturthi festival, the organisers of a community Puja pandal in Mumbai confirmed that they have already received donations over 10 million rupees. Members of the organising committee of the famed 'Lalbaug Ka Raja' who have erected 23-feet Lord Ganpati idol in Mumbai said that this year the devotees have been more generous to their beloved lord.
India's Parsis celebrate 'Navroz'August 19th, 2009 MUMBAI - India's Zoroastrian Parsi community celebrated the New Year day, 'Navroz', with usual fervour here on Wednesday. Members of the miniscule Parsi community flocked at the Fire Temple to pay respects to their prophet Zarathushtra.
Vice President greets people on 'Navroj'August 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Vice President Hamid Ansari has greeted the people of the country on the auspicious occasion of Navroj, which marks the beginning of the Parsi New Year. In his message, Ansari said that this festival is celebrated with traditional fervour and gaiety and fosters the spirit of harmony and brotherhood that marks our composite culture.
Patriotic fervour, gaiety marks I-Day in BangaloreAugust 15th, 2009 BANGALORE - Patriotic fervour and the spirit of nationalism prevailed Saturday at the Field Marshal Manekshaw ground here as a parade and a cultural programme marked India's 63rd Independence Day. Unfurling the tri-colour under an overcast sky, Karnataka Chief Minister B.S.
Buddha Jayanti celebrated in LehMay 9th, 2009 LEH - Thousands of enthusiastic Buddhism devotees converged at Leh in Ladakh region of Kashmir to celebrate Buddha Jayanti or, the birth anniversary of Lord Buddha on Saturday. The festival was celebrated with great religious fervour and gaiety at several monasteries located in Ladakh and also in Kargil.
Nine-day 'Navratri' festival beginsMarch 27th, 2009 NEW DELHI/MUMBAI - The nine-day 'Navratri' festival began across India with religious fervour on Friday. In New Delhi, devotees queued up outside the temples early in the morning to pay their obeisance to Goddess Durga.
Vice President greets nation on Ugadi, Gudi PadavaMarch 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari on Thursday greeted the nation on the auspicious occasion of Ugadi, Gudi Padava, Chaitra Sukhladi and Cheti Chand. "I extend my good wishes to the people of our country on the auspicious occasion of Ugadi, Gudi Padava, Chaitra Sukhladi and Cheti Chand celebrated with traditional fervour and zest," Ansari said.
Sonia to launch poll campaign from Karnataka todayMarch 23rd, 2009 BANGALORE - Congress President Sonia Gandhi will launch her party's campaign for the Lok Sabha elections from Davangere in Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled Karnataka today. The launch of the campaign from Karnataka is seen significant as Karnataka was once seen as a Congress stronghold and where the BJP is considered to have made inroads.
Delhi celebrates Makar Sankranti with fervourJanuary 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Children on the capital's terraces cheered as their kites soared higher, while the adults made sure the supply of sesame-seed sweets did not run out - that is how the harvest festival of Makar Sankranti was celebrated Wednesday. The day started early for most families with visits to the temple as the Sun started its annual swing northwards, according to various Indian calendars.
Cruise celebrated low-key Christmas with familyJanuary 9th, 2009 LONDON - Superstar Tom Cruise celebrated a low-key Christmas with his three children in the wake of the global economic crisis. According to contactmusic.com, Cruise spent his holidays with his wife actress Katie Holmes and children in Los Angeles.
Hindus join Christmas celebrations in troubled KandhamalDecember 25th, 2008 BHUBANESWAR - Christmas was celebrated with joy and gaiety in the Kandhamal district of Orissa, which witnessed communal violence recently, as Hindus joined Christians in the festivities. In the Christian dominated Brahmanigaon village, about 300 km from here, a large number of Hindus joined their Christian brethren in a candle-lit procession and cake cutting ceremony to mark the celebrations.
Christmas celebrated in Kerala in traditional styleDecember 24th, 2008 KOTTAYAM - After attending the midnight mass, Christians across Kerala got up early Thursday and headed for the dawn mass, heralding Christmas celebrations with traditional fervour and style. 'We are really tired because after a long time my friends formed a group and went to around 50 homes in our neighbourhood in Thiruvalla and sang carols,' said Roy Jacob, a Dubai-based banker who came home to celebrate Christmas.
Bollywood's Christmas plans and their wishlist for SantaDecember 23rd, 2008 MUMBAI - It will be a quiet Christmas with the family for most Bollywood celebrities this year. If Asin is hoping to catch her debut Hindi film 'Ghajini' on Christmas, Malaika Arora is looking forward to a quiet Christmas lunch with her family and Celina Jaitley is happy she's in Geneva for a 'white Christmas'.
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