Tag: Saraswati Puja
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5-day break
This year, for the first time, Saraswati puja was observed over two days ~ January 29 and 30 ~ in what appears to be a bow in the direction of the devout.
February 2, 2020 -
Happy Basant Panchami 2020: Best wishes, messages, greetings, images, GIFs and wallpapers to share
The festival is celebrated every year on the fifth day of the bright half of the Hindu lunisolar calendar month of Magha.
January 29, 2020 -
State employees to enjoy five-day holiday for Saraswati Puja
As per the state government's 2020 calendar that was notified in November, holidays were declared on 30 and 31 January in connection with Saraswati Puja.
January 28, 2020 -
Welcome the goddess of knowledge ‘Saraswati’ and usher in spring on Vasant Panchami 2020
Vasant Panchami is a well-known Hindu festival which marks the beginning of the spring season and the birthday of Goddess Saraswati
January 27, 2020 -
Basant Panchmi 2020: Everything you need to know about the festival
This festival is also referred to as Saraswati Puja in many parts of the country.
January 27, 2020 -
Kolkata weather: Storm and after
Who would have thought that large stretches of Behala, Tollygunge, Chittaranjan Avenue and New Alipore would go under water in February that is generally regarded as perhaps the most pleasant months of the year?
March 4, 2019 -
Saraswati: Beyond myths and legends
The wealth of knowledge once earned by the worshippers of Goddess Saraswati is eternal. While material possessions run out with giving, the more one imparts knowledge to others the more one is enriched
March 3, 2019 -
Balance for Better
In a gender-balanced world, we need to see rural women with laptops, not gas cylinders. This is perhaps what the United Nations has underscored for the International Women's Day 2019#Balanceforbetter. The day, observed on 8 March each year, is a shake-up call. It is a gender sensitisation day, it is a day not about women's exclusivity or exceptionalism, IWD is about gender inclusiveness and gender equality.
March 3, 2019 -
Basant Panchami 2019: Saraswati Puja wishes, greetings, images, WhatsApp messages and Facebook updates
Basant Panchami 2019 and Saraswati Puja wishes, greetings, images: This year, Basant Panchami and Saraswati Puja will be celebrated on Sunday, 10 February. At some places, the day will be celebrated on 9 February as the Panchami tithi begins at 12:25 pm on 9 February 2019 and end at 14:08 pm on 10 February
February 8, 2019 -
Saraswati Puja date 9 February or 10 February? Find out why the confusion
The Panchami Tithi begins around 12:20 pm on Saturday, 9 February 2019, and ends at 2:10 pm on Sunday, 10 February
February 3, 2019 -
Vasant Panchami 2019: Know Saraswati Puja date, timing and significance
Vasant Panchami, which is usually celebrated sometime between late January and early March every year, is dedicated to Goddess Saraswati.
December 27, 2018 -
Best Saraswati Pujas organisers awarded
The Saraswati Vandana Awards 2018 ceremony was held at Gyan Manch where various city schools were felicitated and awarded prizes for organizing spectacular Saraswati Pujas within their school premises. The award distribution ceremony was graced by the presence of Mrs Sujata Dev, author of “Mohammad Rafi: The Golden Voice of The Silver Screen” and receiver …
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February 23, 2018 -
Vulgar dance in Bihar college on Saraswati Puja day shocks administration
A top college in Patna is in the news for a video showing girls in scanty-clothing dancing to vulgar songs at the institution’s Saraswati Puja celebrations. The incident happened on Monday, 22 January, inside the premises of Bihar National (BN) College in the state capital. According to the TOI, the College administration says that it …
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January 25, 2018 -
Case against RJD legislator after clash between castes
A case was lodged on Thursday against an RJD legislator in connection with a violent clash between two castes in which over a dozen were injured during the idol immersion after Saraswati Puja in Bihar’s Bhojpur district, police said. According to the police officials in Bhojpur, the clash took place in Badhara and both sides opened fire …
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January 25, 2018 -
Kolkata fire guts 150 shops, kills 2
A massive fire at Gorabazar in Dum Dum Cantonment area of North 24-Parganas on Tuesday gutted around 150 shops inside the market while two persons are reportedly dead from suffocation. A nationalised bank adjacent to the spot was also ravaged by the fire. The Gorabazar market, within the limits of Dum Dum police station, which …
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January 24, 2018 -
Saraswati Puja spirit grips Kolkata
Saraswati Puja was celebrated with much pomp and merriment in the city, with children making beeline at their schools to offer prayers to the goddess. Saraswati puja is one of the biggest occasions in Kolkata that takes place during the period between late January and early February, the day when goddess Saraswati is worshipped and …
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January 24, 2018 -
Kurseong Puja shows ‘Surgical strike’
As a mark of respect for the Indian Army and to inform people of the 2016 ‘Surgical Strike,’ the Parvatiya Bihari Yuva Mancha puja committee in Kurseong has themed this year’s Saraswati Puja on the Indian Army’s operation against Pakistan. According to Chandan Prasad, a member of the committee, this is the 23rd Puja they …
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January 23, 2018