Culture

Pitru Paksha, a 16-day Hindu ritual period, is marked by offerings of water and prayers to ancestors, believed to bring...

The 16-day Pitru Paksha Mela has begun at Punpun Ghat near Patna, drawing hundreds of thousands of devotees despite inadequate...

Women across Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh and Nepal will observe the traditional Jivitputrika Vrat on September 14, praying for the...

Bihar’s Pitru Paksha mela 2025 has begun in Gaya, offering daily rituals, cultural programmes, and free meals for pilgrims until...

Devotees across India are observing Anant Chaturdashi today with rituals dedicated to Lord Vishnu, marked by the tying of a...

Devotees will bid farewell to Lord Ganesha and observe Anant Chaturdashi rituals, while Bhadrapada Purnima and a total lunar eclipse...

The Megha Malhar Utsav in Patna blended Kathak, Rajasthani and Bihari folk traditions, leaving the audience spellbound with music, dance...

Patna will celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi with a six-foot replica of Mumbai’s Lalbaugcha Raja, adorned with a Rs 35 lakh diamond-studded...

Devotees preparing for Ganesh Chaturthi 2025 are reminded of five essential offerings—durva grass, sindoor, akshat, modak, and flowers—believed to invoke...

As homes and pandals across India light up for Ganesh Chaturthi on August 27, a curious tradition asks devotees to...