Tag: Lohri
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Make your Lohri feasting awesome with special Punjabi food
There are many foods famous for their Punjabi flavour but few are evergreen and a must-have on special occasions like Lohri.
January 10, 2020 -
Add a festive touch to your house this Pongal
Lohri/Pongal is celebrated to mark the end of the sowing season of Rabi crop, which now can be harvested.
January 15, 2019 -
Happy Makar Sankranti 2019: A day of fun, frolic and religious significance
Makar Sankranti is one of the most auspicious days for Hindus when they take a dip in holy rivers; it’s also a day to enjoy, feast, donate and meditate
January 14, 2019 -
In Pictures: Guru Gobind Singh’s birth anniversary celebrated across country
Gurdwaras across Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, and Chandigarh were decorated to mark the guru's birth anniversary.
January 13, 2019 -
Bank holidays and public holidays during January 2019
In addition to all these bank holidays, banks will like every year also remain shut on the second and fourth Saturdays of every month.
January 1, 2019 -
When is Makar Sankranti 2019? Know significance of the day celebrated across India
Makar Sankranti is one of the few Hindu festivals that are observed following the solar cycle and not the lunar cycle of the lunisolar calendar
December 26, 2018 -
Bollywood celebs spread peace, prosperity on Lohri
Bollywood celebrities Amitabh Bachchan, Anupam Kher, Madhur Bhandarkar and others have wished everyone a year full of “peace”, “happiness” and “prosperity” on the occasion of Lohri, the harvest festival celebrated on January 13 every year with a lot of excitement in north India. Here’s what the celebrities have tweeted: Amitabh Bachchan: Greetings and all good …
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January 13, 2018 -
5 legends of Lohri you may want to know
Lohri is one of the most popular festivals celebrated among Punjabis in India. The festival of Lohri has many renowned legends associated with it and the legend of Dulla Bhatti is considered the most significant of them. Lohri marks the end of winter on the last day of ‘Poush’ and beginning of ‘Magha’ which is …
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January 13, 2018 -
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 -
Jammu to celebrate Lohri, harbinger of warmer days
The cold wave sweeping through Jammu and Kashmir further tightened its grip on the valley even as people in Jammu prepared to celebrate the Lohri festival on Saturday. Lohri marks the season’s turnaround. Camp fires would be organised in Jammu, around which people would gather in the evening to welcome comparatively warmer days ahead. People …
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January 13, 2018 -
TV celebs relive warm Lohri, Makar Sankranti memories
For some it’s a time to sing celebratory songs around a bonfire with family and friends, and for others a reason to fly colourful kites. The Lohri and Makar Sankranti festivities bring alive warm memories for TV celebrities like Tejaswi Prakash, Vatsal Sheth and Priyamvada Kant. Here’s what they said: Vanshika Sharma (“Aadat Se Majboor”): …
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January 12, 2018 -
Let that Punjabi suit do the talking this Lohri
Dont let the chilling weather take away the enthusiasm of the festival. Whether it is an Anarkali or a straight-fit kurta, go out there and have fun.
January 11, 2018 -
To start afresh, Makar Sankranti is here!
After Lohri, the Punjabi festival that was celebrated on Friday, Makar Sankranti is here with the same message – to start afresh. The festival is celebrated throughout the nation to mark the end of Malmaas, an inauspicious month in the Panchang (Hindu calendar). The idea is much similar to the other harvest festivals like Lohri …
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January 14, 2017 -
To start afresh, Makar Sankranti is here!
After Lohri, the Punjabi festival that was celebrated on Friday, Makar Sankranti is here with the same message – to start afresh. The festival is celebrated throughout the nation to mark the end of Malmaas, an inauspicious month in the Panchang (Hindu calendar). The idea is much similar to the other harvest festivals like Lohri …
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January 14, 2017 -
Captain Amarinder wishes people on Lohri, Makar Sakranti
Punjab Congress president Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday wished the people of Punjab and elsewhere a very happy Lohri and Makar Sakranti, saying these Punjabi festivals would usher in a new era in the state’s progress. Amarinder expressed the hope that these festivals, which celebrate a new harvest season for Punjab, will bring in prosperity …
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January 13, 2017 -
Lohri! Bon appétit with bonfire
After the worldwide New Year celebration, here comes desi festival Lohri that marks a new beginning with joyous celebration around bonfires. Mercury has dropped to the season's lowest. But chilling weather is never a problem when it comes to celebrating this high spirited festival of happiness and prosperity. People of all age groups have their …
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January 13, 2017 -
President greets people on Lohri, Makar Sankranti, Pongal
President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday greeted people as they prepare to celebrate Lohri, Makar Sankranti and Pongal. "On the joyous occasion of Lohri, Makar Sankranti and Pongal, I convey warm greetings and best wishes to all fellow citizens in India and abroad," an official release quoted him as saying. "Lohri, Makar Sankranti and Pongal are …
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January 12, 2017