Utkal Varsity gets spruced up to welcome Pranab Mukherjee

In spite of Indias rich cultural heritage where Goddess Saraswati, the Hindu deity of learning is worshipped, education still remains unaffordable to a majority of the population. Despite having attained independence in 1947, the social gap between ...

. UNB, Sherpur Unidentified miscreants damaged an idol of goddess Saraswati at a local club in the district town early Saturday. A worship material was also stolen from there. Police said devotees found damaged the Saraswati idol at Madobpur Club in ...

Kamalashile is home to the Brahmi Durgaparameshwari temple. What’s special about Kamalashile is the fact that goddess Brahmi Durgaparameshwari is worshipped in the form of a ‘linga’ here. Also special is a cave, which a local ...

As we celebrate Mother's Day this weekend, a look at goddesses Indians have worshipped over the centuries.We start out with Adi Parashakti the 'source' so to say of all the other goddesses in the Hindu pantheon.She personifies the divine feminine power in the universe and is often referred to as 'The Great Divine Mother'.Parvati, Lord Shiva's second consort is her human embodiment.Quite literally, Adi Parashakti means one with eternally limitless power. In it then she is the one responsible for ...

Local markets are decked up for shoppers making purchases of offerings for the Goddess including 'chunari', 'kalai nara', bangles, cosmetic items, coconut and earthern 'kalash' (urn). Shops selling colourful chunaris (shroud) of bright red and ...

Bangabandhu with the poet in May 1972 Bangladesh is a melting pot of races and religious communities. Starting from the Dravidian-speaking tribe called Bang that settled in the area around 1000 BCE down to the post-independence population, a wide ...

He was not only a fantastic composer, but a great friend too. He was my guiding light. He would never turn me down. I consider our bond a blessing of Goddess Saraswati. We worked in the industry for 54 years. We climbed slowly and that perhaps

Reading Sally Kemptons book, Awakening Shakti was a homecoming event. She manages to dive into our multilayered and multifaceted religious treatise and find pearls of wisdom from the ancient science of tantra that will appeal to a contemporary audience. The ...

He is the fountainhead of all that is holy and sacred in the universe. It is said that the mere presence of a Sadguru is enough to rescue the universe. Such is the awesome nature of his power, might and glory. He must be approached with genuine ...