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New Delhi: Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind announced that Ramadan crescent moon or Ramzan Chand was not sighted anywhere in India on March 22. So, Indian Muslims are to observe the Ramzaan fast this year from Friday (March 24). Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind…

New Delhi: Navratri has started and today is the second day of Navratri. Navratri is a Sanskrit word meaning -nine nights. During these nine nights and ten days, nine forms of Goddess Shakti are worshipped and Dussehra is celebrated on the…

Chaitra Navratri is among the well-known festival in Hinduism. It is the auspicious time of the year when devotees of Goddess Durga and Lord Rama observe fasts and pray to the gods for nine days to bless them with prosperity and happiness.…

Puri: Darshan at Puri Srimandir is restricted as ‘Banaka Lagi’ or Srimukha Sringara ritual of Lord Jagannath and his siblings begins. In view of the secret rituals, the general darshan of the sibling deities will be restricted for about…

New Delhi: Chaitra Navratri's first day is celebrated as Ugadi in southern Indian states. Chaitra is the first month of the Hindu lunar calendar; hence, the first day of the 9-day-long festival marks the beginning of Chaitra Navratri.…

New Delhi: Gudhi Padwa is a festival celebrated by Maharashtrians and Konkanis across the nation with the start of the New Year, according to the Hindu calendar. It is known as the Marathi new year and is also observed as Samvatsar Padvo.…

Puri: Devotees will not get the darshan of deities of Sri Jagannath temple of Puri for four hours from 5 PM till 9 PM on Wednesday because of the ‘Banaka Lagi’ rituals. Sri Jagannath temple in Puri is one of the four revered Dhams of…

Puri: Darshan of the holy trinity at Puri Srimandir is to be restricted from 5 PM to 10 PM today on account of the 'Khasapada' ritual. Devotees will be deprived of the darshan Lord Jagannath and siblings Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhara…

Katra: During the coming Chaitra Navratri, the Vaishnodevi hill shrine will be under the vigil of tight security comprising of QRTs (quick response teams) and a multi-tier security grid comprising police, CRPF, and other paramilitary…

Ayodhya: The idol of Lord Ram Lalla will be ritualistically placed in the garbhagriha of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi temple in Ayodhya in the third week of January 2024. The treasurer of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra, Swami Govind…