India has 29 states with at least 720 districts comprising of approximately 6 lakh villages, and over 8200 cities and towns. Indian postal department has allotted a unique postal code of pin code ...

Navaratri literally means nine nights. Four seasons in the year have four designated ‘Navaratri’ festivals. Of these four, the one that comes during the Chaitra month is celebrated with fervor ...

For one mother, that dilemma arose this year ahead of Navaratri, a Hindu festival celebrating female strength that culminates today. One of the festival's key components is garba, an intricate ...

Navaratri, derived from Sanskrit, signifies a nine-night festival dedicated to goddess Durga. It emphasizes holistic detoxification through fasting, mindfulness, and devotion. Devotees consume ...

As many parents know, the line between passing along cultural traditions and mortifying your children in public can be perilously thin. For one mother, that dilemma arose this year ahead of Navaratri, ...

The Navaratri celebrations of the Wadiyars of Mysuru which is a cultural tradition in vogue since 1610 CE, concluded on Saturday with the religious rites and victory procession within the palace ...

Chennai: Navaratri is marked by annual Brahmotsavams at reputed temples with the deities taken out on various vahanas richly adorned and paraded around the temple, amidst sacred hymns and chanting.

Vimala Gowda, a 77-year-old Indian woman, arranges “Golu dolls”, a local tradition that involves placing dolls on steps as part of the Navaratri festival, in Bangaluru, India, yesterday. The word ...

The Hibiscus Coast Navaratri Committee's (from left) Tavish, Milan and Niska Harripersadh extends an invite to the final two days of the Navaratri festival. The last few days of Navaratri ...

Over four lakh devotees offered prayers at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi temple in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district during Navaratri. The shrine board introduced new initiatives, including langar sewa ...