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India celebrates Lathmar Holi: The day women beat up men for teasing!

People of Nangaon throw colored water on each other as they sit on the floor during prayers at the Ladali or Radha temple before the procession for the Lathmar Holi festival, the legendary hometown of Radha, consort of Krishna, in Barsana. During Lathmar Holi the women of Barsana beat the men from Nandgaon, the hometown of Krishna, with wooden sticks in response to their teasing as they depart the town.

Men from Nangaon are seen covered with colored powder as they sit on the floor offering prayers at the Ladali or Radha temple before the procession for the Lathmar Holi festival, the legendary hometown of Radha.

Men play and joke as they wrestle on the ground of the Radha temple.

12:40 PM, Mar 22, 2013

Flashback: 'Saat Hindustani', Amitabh Bachchan's first film

Written and directed by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas, 'Saat Hindustani' was Amitabh Bachchan's first film.

Working with an acclaimed director like KA Abbas in his first film must have taught Big B a lot about filmmaking.

The film was about a group of people who wanted to set free Goa from its Portuguese administrators.

04:54 PM, Sep 26, 2012

Indian sand artist Sudarsan wins gold in Spain

Odisha-based sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik's sculpture of Hindu god Ganesha has won two gold medals at the just-concluded Solo International Sand Art Contest in Marbella, Spain.

Pattnaik's 3.5-metre sand sculpture bearing message -

Pattnaik used about 1,000 tonnes of sand to build the sculpture.

03:40 PM, Jul 23, 2012

First Look: Shilpa Shetty and Raj Kundra's baby boy

A glowing Shilpa Shetty came out of the Hinduja Healthcare in Mumbai with her husband Raj Kundra holding their baby boy.

Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty gave birth to a baby boy at Hinduja Healthcare Surgical Hospital in suburban Khar earlier this month.

Husband Raj Kundra said on Twitter:

02:12 PM, May 25, 2012

From pedestal to the waters: Ganesh visarjan takes over the country

The festival starts off with the 'Dahi handi' and ends with the 'visarjan'.

Ganesh visarjan crowds up the streets: As one of the biggest festivals in India wraps up - devotees bid farewell to Lord Ganesha at the end of the 10 day festival.

'Dahi Handi' is reminiscent of the mythological story of Lord Krishan stealing buttermilk in the absence of his mother.

07:44 PM, Sep 11, 2011

Govinda ala re! Celebrating Janamashtami across India

Politics and religion made a nice mix this Janamashtami as revelers took to the streets for 'Dahi Handi' and prayers. As Anna Hazare's fast reached Day 7 - supporters swelled.

A human pyramid to break the 'Dahi Handi', an earthen pot filled with yoghurt as they celebrate Janamashtami, the birth anniversary of Hindu God Krishna in Mumbai, August 22, 2011. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

Two young school boys dressed as Hindu God Krishna participate in a 'yagya', or a fire ritual, to purify the Indian government and in support of anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare, portrait seen, at a school in Amritsar. Hazare, India's most prominent anti-corruption crusader, began a public hunger strike and mass protest Friday, adopting the tactics of liberation hero Mohandas K. Gandhi to push for government reform. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

05:26 PM, Aug 22, 2011

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