Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren inaugurates ‘Durga Pandal’ in Ranchi
Amid the Navratri festivities and fanfare, Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Thursday inaugurated a 'Durga Pandal' in Ranchi's Harmu Bazaar.
Amid the Navratri festivities and fanfare, Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Thursday inaugurated a 'Durga Pandal' in Ranchi's Harmu Bazaar.
As the clear blue skies, rolling white clouds and the heady scent of sheuliusher in the autumnal festival of Durga puja, the Goddess Mother descends from her heavenly home of Kailash in all her beauty and power.
Durga Puja symbolises the triumph of good over evil and the worship of goddess Durga.
On the second day of Navratri, people in Gujarat's Surat danced to 'Garba' (the traditional dance form of Gujarat) tunes with fervour.
On the first day of Sharadiya Navratri on Sunday, the Uttar Pradesh chief minister, Yogi Adityanath, announced Rs 233.20 crore worth of development projects to Gorakhpur.
India observes Navratri, a colourful and important Hindu festival, over the course of nine nights.
On Sunday greetings people on the occasion of the beginning of Navratri, Prime Minister Narendra Modi wished happiness, fortune and good health.
Navratri is one of the most popular and widely celebrated Hindu festivals in many parts of India. Gujarat, however, is the only state that erupts into a nine-night dance festival, perhaps the longest in the world.
During the auspicious period of Navratri, devotees honour the divine feminine energy and engage in spiritual practices such as fasting, prayer, and meditation.
Spelling relief ahead of Navratri and Diwali festivals, the onion traders on Tuesday morning resumed the auction of the teary vegetable in all the APMCs in the district after calling off their 13-day long strike late on Monday.
