During January, the cost of home-cooked veg thali went up by 2 per cent and non-veg thali posted a jump of 17 per cent. Image: Pixabay Even as the cost of both home-cooked veg and non-veg thalis ...

One of the biggest doubts people have right now is the exact date for the Saraswati Puja celebration. Some say that Saraswati Puja will be celebrated on February 2, while others believe the puja ...

Devotees honor Lord Vishnu with Satyanarayan Puja and take holy dips in sacred rivers like the Ganga. This day also coincides with the Maha Kumbh Mela and emphasizes charity, worship, and ...

One of the major festivals of the month of Magha is the festival of Basant Panchami, which we also know as Saraswati Puja. On this day, Goddess Saraswati, the goddess of knowledge, was born.

The yellow hue is also associated with Maa Saraswati as it represents knowledge; hence, yellow flowers and sweets are brought to the goddess as part of the puja rites. On this day, people wear ...

The rate of increase, though, varied significantly – while the cost of vegetarian thali rose 2 per cent that of non-vegetarian thali surged 17 per cent. The jump in non-vegetarian thali cost was ...

Shattila Ekadashi derives its name from ‘shat’ (six) and ‘tila’ (sesame seeds), highlighting the importance of sesame seeds in six forms: bathing, consuming, donating, offering in puja ...

The most auspicious time to perform Saraswati Puja on Vasant Panchami is during the Panchami Tithi, which prevails from 07:09 AM to 12:35 PM on February 2, 2025. The festival follows the Purvahna ...

He mentioned Kharchi and Garia Puja of Tripura, dance forms of Manipur and matriarchal traditions of Meghalaya and called them precious heritage of India's cultural diversity. He said that ...

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“A power block had to be taken to rescue the man. As a result, truncated services were run between Dakshineswar and Central, and between Maidan and New Garia. Normal services resumed at 8.55pm,” said ...

Moreover, the festival is associated with the colour yellow. Although there is no special time to perform Saraswati Puja on Vasant Panchami, one should make sure that puja is done when Panchami ...