Maa Durga is everywhere including cyberspace connecting giving us hope and strength writes SONAL SRIVASTAVAOm durgaya namah prompts a priest at a Durga Puja pandal in Toronto urging devotees to chant ...

Photographer Kavya Krishna documented Indian American communities across the United States, highlighting the shared threads ...

Indian people have been worshipping their Kuldevi-Devta for thousands of years. Who are the Kuldevi-Devta, what is the ...

There’s a quiet strength in the word no. But in a world that praises “yes”—yes to every request, every favor, every ...

MICHAEL FISCHMAN recounts the time he experienced a lightness of being and became Shankara on the auspicious night of Maha Shivaratri I began to fall in love with India and with the colourful rituals ...

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“It’s victory over evil.” Surrounded by yellow decorations representing radiance, attendees wearing red and white, a sign of life, came together to participate in the first student-organized ...

Finally, touch their feet as a sign of respect ... embodiments of Goddess Durga. It serves as a way to express our faith and devotion to the Goddess. This practice brings joy and prosperity to the ...

On Durga Ashtami, the focus is on worshipping Goddess Mahagauri ... The ceremony involves washing the girls’ feet as a sign of respect and humility. Afterward, they are offered sweets, fruits, clothes ...

Sindoor, or vermilion, is regarded as a lucky sign of marriage. Therefore, discrediting it enhances the strength of women’s sacred marriage. It also symbolises the strength of females and promotes ...

These vehicles, adorned with innovative 3D product toppers, navigated through key areas such as Howrah Bridge, Eden Gardens, Victoria Memorial, and various Durga Puja pandals ... resulted in ...

But in the year 2025, Maa will come seated on an elephant. It is a good sign for the arrival of Mata Rani on an elephant. This means there will be more rainfall and growth. But Maa will leave astride ...