Losar Festival: The Tibetan New Year is called the Losar. Tibetan Buddhists follow the Lunisolar calendar. The first day of the Luni Solar calendar is celebrated as Losar. The Buddhists in Nepal celebrate the same festival in the name of Lhochhar and celebrated eight weeks before Tibetan Losar. Different Indian states celebrate Losar in different […]
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Keeladi Findings : Archaeological Survey Of India
Keeladi Findings : Archaeological Survey Of India The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has submitted a detailed report on the findings during the first two phases of the digging at the Sangam-era site and their significance. Also, the Keeladi Site Museum is coming up in Sivaganga that would house significant ones of the over 18,000 […]
Renovation Of Shree Saptakoteshwar Temple : Goa
Renovation Of Shree Saptakoteshwar Temple : Goa The Prime Minister has recently expressed happiness over the renovation of Shree Saptakoteshwar Devasthan, Narve, Bicholim in Goa. The original Saptakoteshwar Temple was built around the twelfth century by the Kadamba dynasty in Narve on Divar Island. There is a small entrance marked with bells, while the main […]
Dickinsonia : Fossil Discovered
Dickinsonia : Fossil Discovered An alleged fossil discovered near Bhopal about two years ago and thought to be of the extinct Dickinsonia turned out to be the impression of a decayed beehive. Dickinsonia is an extinct genus of basal animal that lived during the late Ediacaran period on ocean floors around present-day’s Australia, Russia and […]
Visva-Bharati University : To Get UNESCO Heritage Tag
Visva-Bharati University : To Get UNESCO Heritage Tag Visva-Bharati University will soon get the ‘heritage’ tag from UNESCO to take the distinction of world’s first living heritage university. Visva Bharati university is one of India’s major Central Government funded autonomous university located in Santiniketan, West Bengal. It is well-known as a distinguished centre for Visual […]
Ukraine’s Odesa : UNESCO’s World Heritage In Danger
Ukraine’s Odesa : UNESCO’s World Heritage In Danger The World Heritage Committee decided to add the historic centre of Ukraine’s Black Sea port city of Odesa to its list of World Heritage sites. This decision recognizes the extraordinary universal value of the site and the duty of all humanity to protect it. The Historic Centre […]
Etikoppaka Toys Craftsman : Selected For Padma Awards
Etikoppaka Toys Craftsman : Selected For Padma Awards An Etikoppaka toy craftsman is one among the seven persons from Andhra Pradesh who have been selected for this year’s Padma Awards. Etikoppaka toys are traditional toys made by artisans of Etikoppaka village located on the banks of Varaha River in Visakhapatnam district of Andhra Pradesh. These […]
Nagaland Orange Festival
Nagaland Orange Festival: Nagaland is celebrating the Orange Festival for two days. Nagaland Fruit Festival is being organized in the state to praise the hard work of orange growers. Revenue from oranges in the state almost doubled recently. The festival is to be celebrated in Rusoma village near Kohima. The 2023 Nagaland Fruit festival is […]
Assam’s Charaideo Moidams: Nominated To UNESCO’s World Heritage Sites
Assam’s Charaideo Moidams: Nominated To UNESCO’s World Heritage Sites Central government has decided to put forth the name of Assam’s Charaideo moidams burial sites in addition to United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s (UNESCO) World Heritage Sites list for 2023-24. If selected it will be the only cultural heritage site in the North East […]
Charaideo Maidam Of Ahom Kingdom : Proposal For World Heritage Site
Charaideo Maidam Of Ahom Kingdom : Proposal For World Heritage Site Assam Chief Minister recently said that the Central Government has decided to send a proposal to UNESCO nominating Charaideo Maidam of Ahom Kingdom as a World Heritage Site. Charaideo commonly known as ‘Pyramids of Assam’ was the original capital of the Ahom Kings. Charaideo […]
