Tag: harvest festival
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Devotees take dip in Himachal rivers on Makar Sankranti
Tattapani and Manikaran are known for their hot springs with high sulphur concentration.
January 14, 2019 -
Mamata Banerjee extends Lohri greetings
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday wished her ‘Punjabi brothers’ and ‘sisters’ on the occasion of Lohri festival. Banerjee took to Twitter saying, “Wishing good health, happiness and prosperity to all my Punjabi brothers and sisters on the occasion of Lohri”. Wishing good health, happiness and prosperity to all my Punjabi brothers and sisters on …
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January 13, 2018 -
Shahi Phirni with Baisakhi twist
Baisakhi is special for many. It calls for a grand celebration with famous Punjabi delicacies.
April 13, 2017 -
Sweet traditions of Pongal
This harvest festival is a traditional occasion to thank Mother Nature and celebrate life cycles.
January 13, 2017 -
Pongal: All about the harvest festival of Tamil Nadu
Pongal is a four-day harvest festival of Tamil Nadu which commences from the last day of Tamil month Margazhi. Crops like rice, sugarcane, turmeric etc are harvested during this month. The term ‘Pongal’ in Tamil means “to boil” and it is the only Hindu festival which follows a solar calendar. In this four-day festival, special …
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January 10, 2017 -
Reviving Na Khowa, the festival of feasting in Assam
With the mercury dipping, people in Assam, particularly in the rural areas, are switching to celebration mode with the Na Khowa festival, an age-old ritual of community feasts organised to thank the gods for a good harvest. The Na Khowa festival is essentially a prelude to Bhogali Bihu or Magh Bihu, the state's annual feasting …
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December 23, 2016 -
Make this Thanksgiving Day truly meaningful
Count your blessings and give thanks for even small things to convey the true meaning of Thanksgiving Day.
November 22, 2016