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BHUBANESWAR: Navratri is always special in India and on its second day devotees worship Maa Brahmacharini. According to mythology, Devi Brahmacharini is Maa Parvati. Legend has it that once she saw Lord Shiva and wished to marry him. However, after the death of Sati, Lord Shiva was...

BHUBANESWAR: On the eve of Air Force Day, an oath taking ceremony was organised by Air NCC Cadets of JW (Girls) and JD (Boys) at the Mother Public School here Tuesday. The ceremony was inaugurated by Principal Poly Pattnaik in the presence of Vice-Principal Anne...

Altare Della Patria in Rome, Italy BHUBANESWAR: Puja pandal organisers of the city are trying their best to make their pandals unique. The Nayapalli Durga Puja Committee this year is preparing a pandal which is a replica of Italian masterpiece Altare della Patria. The Altare...

BHUBANESWAR: A six-day national level art camp organised by Odisha Lalit Kala Akademi, OMC and the Odia Language, Literature and Culture Department at Panthanivas here concluded Saturday. Around 25 artists from the state, Maharashtra and UP participated in the camp. They painted 50 paintings on...

BHUBANESWAR:  A musical nite Mile Sur Mera Tumhara was organised by I-Tunes at Rabindra Mandap here Monday. Music Director Laxmikant Pani inaugurated the event in presence of music teacher Chitaranjan Pani, vocalist Dev Dash and writer Itee Samanta. The programme commenced with a song Mile...

BHUBANESWAR: The Orissa Environment Society and Save the Elephant Foundation Trust organised a brain storming session Sunday to discuss the threats faced by big cats. IFS Jitasatru Mohanty welcomed the guests participating in the event. Chief Guest NALCO CMD Tapan Chand, SEFT Chairman Rajanikant Jena,...

BHUBANESWAR: Sharad Navratri is a festival to celebrate the greatness and power of the divine feminine Goddess Durga. The festival is celebrated in various ways in different communities. The festivities of Navratri last nine nights and 10 days. The festival falls in the month of Ashvin,...

BHUBANESWAR: Preparations for Durga Puja celebrations has started and several associations and committees have begun laying the groundwork for themed pandals in the city. As many as 178 Durga Puja pandals will come up in the capital city this year, which is six more than...

Bhubaneswar:The time when many of us will fast all morning and stand in pandal queues all night to worship Maa Durga is approaching. In the busy schedule, looking great is no small business. The festive fever has gripped the city as markets are witnessing a heavy...

BHUBANESWAR: Mahalaya, which marks one of the phases of Pitru Paksha, is also known as Mahalaya Amavasya as it falls on a no moon day. On this day, Tarpan or Shraddha is offered to our ancestors to free them from earthly bondage.   Hindus believe...