New Delhi: The 10-day long Navratri festival starts on Wednesday.The Gujarat government has made elaborate security arrangements ahead of the festival. Besides Gujarat's capital, security in cities like Vadodara, Surat, Rajkot and other parts of the state has been increased. Gujarat is always on the alert as was witnessed during Ganesh festival celebrations and the famous fair held at the Ambaji temple located on the hill top of Aravali mountain...
09:40 AM, Sep 28, 2011
Katra: This Navratra is special at Vasihno Devi shrine in Jammu and Kashmir. The festivities are being led by a 12-year-old Muslim girl. Mahapara Mogul knows she is at the centre of celebrations as make-up artists get to work on her as she dresses up as Mata Vaishno Devi. Mahapara, a sixth standard student, is one of the first Muslims to lead the nine-day Navratra festival at Katra - the...
02:24 PM, Oct 15, 2010
Surat: The young in Surat have a new way of dancing this year on Navratri " on wheels! Decked up in the traditional ghaghra-cholis and other garba outfits, the youngsters, all between eight and 18 years, have traded their dancing shoes for skates. Parth, a garba enthusiast said, We need to concentrate while dancing because if we fall we might injure ourselves. Sakshi, another garba dancer who plans to set...
02:16 PM, Oct 12, 2010
Take a look at Rani Mukherjee at a Durga Puja pandal in Mumbai. ...
01:41 AM, Sep 29, 2009
Ahmedabad: If you know the Garba moves, you can be the lucky one to celebrate Valentine's Day for nine days! ''The festival gives me and my girlfriend a chance to be together for nine days. We meet daily and enjoy the dance till late. Each day is like Valentine's Day for us,'' said a post-graduate student, Jignesh Shukla. Jignesh was not the only one to be bitten by the love...
12:07 PM, Sep 25, 2009
The fifth day of Navratri marks the official beginning of Durga Puja. ...
06:59 PM, Sep 23, 2009
The retail price of potatoes has almost doubled in the Navratri season. ...
12:55 PM, Sep 23, 2009
Jaipur: This Navratri Jaipur's former royals haven't just put on their dancing shoes but are also in the mood to dish out a garba lesson or two. With new age Garba melodies resounding in the 300-year-old palace's courtyard, this is where the old and the new come together. And for the uninitiated, Maharani Padmini Devi, member of the royal family, explains what the celebration is all about. The garba is...
07:14 PM, Oct 09, 2008
Talwara sees these actors as an example of harmonious living. ...
01:05 AM, Oct 07, 2008
Madurai: It's Navratri, and the festival is at its colourful best in the Meenakshi temple in Madurai. The tradition of golu signifies that every home is a temple but for the people of Madurai, the temple itself is home, and it is there that they begin their golu arrangement. Every year lakhs of people visit the Meenakshi temple to catch a glimpse of the mother of all golu arrangements. Beginning...
02:21 PM, Oct 06, 2008
Ahmedabad / Mumbai: Dandiya raas, colourfully dressed men and women and late nights - a heady concoction that has parents losing their sleep. To battle the Navratri nerves, parents have now found a unique way to keep an eye on their children. Parents in Gujarat and Maharashtra are hiring their friendly neighbourhood Sherlock Holmes' to trail their daughter or son, to make sure they are not up to any hanky-panky....
04:52 PM, Oct 04, 2008
Security has been stepped up in Gujarat following terror attacks. ...
02:31 PM, Oct 04, 2008
The ongoing acts of terror has left people worried during the festive season. ...
01:30 AM, Oct 01, 2008
Devotees had gathered at the temple on the occasion of the Navaratri. ...
07:45 AM, Sep 30, 2008
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