This year’s V-Tree puja was overtaken by protesters who did not want the practice to continue. (Sarang Gupta/HT Photo) Cries of ‘Hum ko chahiye Aazadi, Chheen ke lenge Aazadi, Arrey Khap se ...

Hindu College Boys’ Hostel’s annual Virgin Tree ‘puja’ on Valentine’s Day broke away from its usual practice of students praying to lose their single status, but was still punctuated ...

W orshipping the Virgin Tree, or the Damdami Mai Puja, once used to be a vibrant Valentine’s Day tradition at Hindu College. For long the tree has been the epicenter of some controversial ways ...

A few students of Hindu College at Delhi University tried to bring back the tradition of Virgin Tree (Damdami Mai) puja, after the pandemic pause, on Valentine’s Day (February 14).

KOLKATA: A healthy tree lost most of its branches to make way for the pandal of a popular south Kolkata puja on Tuesday. The men who were chopping it said they were merely carrying out orders and ...

Peeple Puja - 1. However, certain positions of Jupiter are said to be afflicted, which bring bad results. Under such conditions, worshipping Peepal tree is considered to assuage the severity and ...

The Virgin Tree at Hindu College has been the epicentre of Valentine’s Day celebrations in DU’s North Campus for years. (Photo: Facebook (For representational purposes only))(H) Did you know ...