Attukal Pongala: The Attukal Pongala falls on the ninth day of the annual ten-day festival at the Attukal Bhagavathy Temple, Thiruvananthapuram. It is one of the world’s largest gatherings of women. Pongala is a ten-day-long festival of Attukal Bhagavathy Temple. The festival commences with the musical rendering of the story of the Goddess (Kannaki Charitam) […]
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13th-Century Hindu Temple Discovered
13th-Century Hindu Temple Discovered: A 13th-century Hindu temple was discovered at Pushpagiri Kshetram in the Kadapa district. 13th century Hindu temple ruins have been unearthed amidst a shrub jungle northeast of the Durga temple, atop a hillock in the Pushpagiri Kshetram in Kadapa district, Andhra Pradesh. The architectural features of the ruins reveal a style […]
1,300 Year Old Buddhist Stupa : ASI Discovery
1,300 Year Old Buddhist Stupa : ASI Discovery The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) discovered a 1,300-year-old stupa right in the middle of a mining site in Odisha’s Jajpur district at a Khondalite mining site. It is the place from where Khondalite stones were supplied for the beautification project around the 12th Century Shree Jagannath […]
Attaukal Ponkala Festival : Kerala
Attaukal Ponkala Festival : Kerala All arrangements are in place for the Attaukal Ponkala festival, considered one of the world’s largest religious gathering of women. Attukal Ponkala is a 10-day long festival celebrated annually at Attukal Bhagavathy Temple in Trivandrum, Kerala. This festival is dedicated to Attukal Bhagavathy, also known as Goddess Kannaki or Bhadrakali. […]
Unying Festival : Arunachal Pradesh
Unying Festival : Arunachal Pradesh The Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways and Ayush attended the colourful Siang Unying Festival in Arunachal Pradesh. Unying Festival of Unying is celebrated to herald the season of cultivation, the beginning of the Adi community’s New Year, arrival of spring seasons as well as a great way to […]
Losar Festival
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 […]
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 […]
