The event, Kolkata’s largest after Durga Puja, will be held this year from January 28 to February 9 and, like previous years, appears set to be driven more by emotion than literature.

One of the biggest doubts people have right now is the exact date for the Saraswati Puja celebration. Some say that Saraswati Puja will be celebrated on February 2, while others believe the puja ...

Devotees honor Lord Vishnu with Satyanarayan Puja and take holy dips in sacred rivers like the Ganga. This day also coincides with the Maha Kumbh Mela and emphasizes charity, worship, and ...

The yellow hue is also associated with Maa Saraswati as it represents knowledge; hence, yellow flowers and sweets are brought to the goddess as part of the puja rites. On this day, people wear ...

The most auspicious time to perform Saraswati Puja on Vasant Panchami is during the Panchami Tithi, which prevails from 07:09 AM to 12:35 PM on February 2, 2025. The festival follows the Purvahna ...

One of the major festivals of the month of Magha is the festival of Basant Panchami, which we also know as Saraswati Puja. On this day, Goddess Saraswati, the goddess of knowledge, was born.

Shattila Ekadashi derives its name from ‘shat’ (six) and ‘tila’ (sesame seeds), highlighting the importance of sesame seeds in six forms: bathing, consuming, donating, offering in puja ...

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He sells them at the Belgharia bazar, alongside his fruit shop. Sovabazar’s gur patti is another place that retails gur in Calcutta. As the name suggests, gur patti is a two-storeyed warehouse where ...

Moreover, the festival is associated with the colour yellow. Although there is no special time to perform Saraswati Puja on Vasant Panchami, one should make sure that puja is done when Panchami ...

Abdur Rob is a popular name in Rajbari's Indranarayanpur village, especially among children who eagerly anticipate the arrival of his wooden toys. At 42, Rob has carved a niche for himself as a ...

India has 29 states with at least 720 districts comprising of approximately 6 lakh villages, and over 8200 cities and towns. Indian postal department has allotted a unique postal code of pin code ...