Culture

Kolkata: The picturesque Santiniketan town in West Bengal where Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore established the  Visva-Bharati University, has been included on the UNESCO World Heritage List. “New inscription on the @UNESCO…

Bhubaneswar: Four veteran artistes from Odisha will receive the prestigious Sangeet Natak Akademi Amrit Award-2022 on September 16. The selected Odia artistes are Sidheswar Das (Chhau Dance), Anant Mahapatra (Theatre), Ananda Bag (Brahma…

Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, MK Stalin, has announced a significant milestone for gender equality in temple priesthood. In a recent post on social media platform X, he highlighted the progressive strides being made in the state's…

Patna: The Centre has imposed a fine of Rs 80 lakh on the Bodhgaya Temple Management Committee (BTMC), which manages the Mahabodhi Temple, for allegedly violating the provisions of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA), reported…

Around 2.5 crore people from around the world participated in the Arbaeen, a pilgrimage observed by the Shia Muslim community, that concluded in Iraq's Karbala on Wednesday. It is being reported as the world’s largest pilgrimage. It was…

Bhubaneswar: Noted researcher of Jagannath culture, Rabi Narayan Mishra, who was the former Srimandir administrator, passed away on Wednesday evening at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday. He was 87 and suffering from advanced…

Srinagar: The 62-day-long annual Amarnath Yatra concluded on Thursday. This year more than 4.4 lakh pilgrims got darshan of holy hill shrine in the south Kashmir Himalayas. According to official records, a total of 4,45,338 devotees made…

New Delhi: On the occasion of the World Sanskrit Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday asked citizens to post at least one sentence in the ancient language of Hinduism. Taking to X, PM Modi said “Greetings on World Sanskrit Day.…

Every year World Sanskrit Day is celebrated on the full moon day of the Indian traditional calendar’s Shravan month. It is the day to honour one of the world's oldest languages which is the base of Indian culture and heritage. This day is…

Puri: The state is immersed in festive joy as 'Gamha Purnima' or 'Raksha Bandhan' is celebrated with religious devotion today. Sisters lovingly tie 'Rakhi', a sacred thread, to their brothers, symbolizing a promise of lifelong safety and…