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New Delhi, March 5 – The festival of Holi was celebrated with great enthusiasm by police personnel in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh on Thursday. Officers and staff were seen applying color to each other, exchanging greetings, and dancing enthusiastically as they joined in the...

Surat, March 4 Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi celebrated 'Dhuleti', the festival of colours, with elderly residents of a care home in Surat on Wednesday, officials said.He celebrated the festival with residents of Ambika Niketan Old-Age Home in the Piplod area of Surat.He used...

Majuli celebrates the traditional 'Boka Holi'In Majuli, Vaishnav devotees celebrated the traditional 'Boka Holi' (Holi played with mud) from early morning, preserving age-old customs and traditions. The Satra town was filled with festive atmosphere.

Chandigarh, March 4 Holi, the festival of colors, was celebrated across Punjab, Haryana, and their common capital, Chandigarh, with traditional fervor on Wednesday.People smeared "gulal" on each other, splashed water balloons, and exchanged sweets to mark the occasion.Colors of all hues, and...

Gorakhpur (UP), March 4 Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that festivals of joy and enthusiasm can be celebrated in their true spirit only in an atmosphere of security and peace.Launching the traditional Holi celebrations at the Gorakhnath Temple, the chief minister said Holi...

March 02, New Delhi – In the Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh, Holi celebrations are in full swing, lasting for 40 days of devotion and festivities. At the Radha Krishna Temple in the village of Thawa, folk songs, traditional rituals, and colorful festivities mark the beginning of Holashtak...

Mathura (UP), March 2 Dressed in white sarees and defying the orthodox traditions that prohibit them from participating in the festival of colors, widows in Vrindavan celebrated Holi at the historic Gopinath temple here on Monday.More than 200 widows from five ashrams chanted "Jai Bansi wale...

A festive atmosphere is in place in Goalpara in anticipation of the Doul Utsav. Local markets are filled with Holi-related items, including colored powder, masks, caps, water guns, and various colorful products for children.At the historic Shri Shri Ramchandra Bigraha Temple in Rangjuli, which...

Islamabad, March 1 The Pakistan Hindu community announced on Sunday that they would celebrate the Holi festival with simplicity due to the regional situation, following President Asif Ali Zardari's appeal after attacks in Iran.Holi, the festival of colors, will be celebrated on March 4.The...

New Delhi, February 27 – As Rangbhari Ekadashi marks the beginning of the Holi festivities, the spiritual towns of Ayodhya, Sambhal, and Vrindavan have been filled with vibrant celebrations, blending devotion with color and joy.In Ayodhya, Holi processions have begun emerging from the...

In the Kathmandu Valley, the Falgun Holi festival begins on the eighth day of Falgun Shukla Ashtami, according to the Nepali calendar, with the erection of a three-story bamboo structure adorned with colorful flags.On this auspicious occasion, pieces of colorful cloth are hung on the branches...

Mathura, February 25 Women dressed in traditional attire playfully hit men who were painted with colors with bamboo sticks while they shielded themselves as the town of Barsana, known as the abode of Krishna's consort Radha, celebrated Lathmar Holi on Wednesday.Roofs and streets alike were...

Mathura, February 25 – Holi celebrations are in full swing in the Braj region – Mathura, Vrindavan, Barsana, Nandgaon, Gokul, Mahavan, and Baldev – even before the festival formally begins elsewhere in the country.Devotees from across India and abroad are celebrating the love of Radha and...

Union Home Minister and senior BJP leader Amit Shah stated that renunciation doesn't mean abandoning everything, but rather finding meaning in life through the chanting of the name of Sri Krishna. He visited the ISKCON temple in Mayapur, Nadia district, West Bengal, on the occasion of the 152nd...

Shimla/Dharamshala, February 18 The Tibetan community in Himachal Pradesh celebrated their traditional Lunar New Year, Losar, on Wednesday by offering prayers for world peace, prosperity, and the longevity of the life of their spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama.This year marked Losar 2153, the...

Coimbatore, February 16 – Former Punjab Minister Navjot Kaur Sidhu praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday, calling him "very spiritual," while expressing confusion about Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha.Speaking to IANS, Navjot Kaur Sidhu said, "PM Narendra...

Chandigarh, February 13 A Punjab Cabinet sub-committee, chaired by Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema, held a meeting on Friday to finalize the year-long roadmap for commemorating the 650th 'Parkash Purb' of Guru Ravidas.The Punjab government has resolved to elevate the celebrations to a...