Festivals: Latest News on Festivals, Festivals Photos

Festivals

A child plays with a dancing devil mask during Corpus Christi celebrations in San Francisco de Yare, Venezuela.

AP Photo/Matias Delacroix
People dressed in devil costumes celebrate the Catholic holiday of Corpus Christi in Naiguata, Venezuela.

AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos
A woman dressed in a devil costume carries a baby during celebrations of the Catholic holiday of Corpus Christi in Naiguata, Venezuela.

AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos
A devil dancer takes a break surrounded by his children during Corpus Christi celebrations in San Francisco de Yare, Venezuela.

AP Photo/Matias Delacroix
A man in a devil costume crawls on his knees toward a church as he pays a penance as part of celebrations of the Catholic holiday of Corpus Christi in Naiguata, Venezuela.

AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos
People dressed in devil costumes celebrate the Catholic holiday of Corpus Christi in Naiguata, Venezuela.

AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos
A man dressed as a dancing devil dons his mask inside his home before the start of Corpus Christi celebrations in San Francisco de Yare, Venezuela.

AP Photo/Matias Delacroix
A man dressed as a dancing devil holds his mask before the start of Corpus Christi celebrations in San Francisco de Yare, Venezuela.

AP Photo/Matias Delacroix
People dressed in devil costumes celebrate the Catholic holiday of Corpus Christi in Naiguata, Venezuela.

AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos
People dance in devil costumes to celebrate the Catholic holiday of Corpus Christi in Naiguata, Venezuela.

AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos
A dancer carries a devil mask during Corpus Christi celebrations in San Francisco de Yare, Venezuela amid the coronavirus pandemic.

AP/PTI
A man dressed in a devil costume holds his mask during a celebration marking the Catholic holiday of Corpus Christi in Naiguata, Venezuela. Carrying masks of animals and sea monste...

AP/PTI
A priest applies tilak on the forehead of a devotee at the Kali Temple at Kalighat on the occasion of Akshaya Tritiya Festival, during the second wave of COVID-19 in Kolkata.

PTI Photo/Swapan Mahapatra
A priest marks a trader's account book with a holy symbol, on the occasion of Akshaya Tritiya, in Kolkata.

PTI Photo/Swapan Mahapatra
Devotees prepare to take a holy dip in the Ganga river on the occasion of 'Akshaya Tritiya' festival, during the ongoing second wave of COVID-19, in Prayagraj.

PTI Photo
Devotees worship on the banks of Ganga Ghat on the occasion of Akshaya Tritiya, Varanasi.

PTI Photo
A dog roams among worshippers taking their places in circles marked on the ground to help people keep social distancing while waiting for the start of the religious ceremonies at t...

AP Photo/Ana Brigida
Sikh religious warriors perform perform 'Gatka', an ancient form of Sikh martial arts, during a religious procession on the eve of 400th birth anniversary of Guru Teg Bahadur Ji, n...

PTI Photo
Devotees take part in a Nagar Kirtan procession to celebrate the upcoming 400th birth anniversary of 9th Sikh Guru Tegh Bahadur, in Patiala.

PTI Photo
Israeli security officials and rescuers carry the bodies of a victims who died during a Lag BaOmer celebrations at Mt. Meron in northern Israel.

AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner

more>>>

Website

Vaishaki 2021: All You Need To Know About The Festival

If you believe Vaishaki marks the beginning of the Sikh New Year, read this to find out why you are wrong

Apr 13, 2021

| Arshpreet Kaur
West Bengal's Century-Old 'Poush Mela' Called Off Due To Covid-19 Restrictions

The famous handicraft, handloom, art and music festival, is usually held in December-end.

Dec 13, 2020

| PTI
HC Refuses To Grant Permission For Chhath Puja Celebration At Public Places

The bench said granting permission for the gathering will act as a super spreader of the infection and dismissed the petition being meritless.

Nov 18, 2020

| PTI
Chhath Puja 2020: State Govts Issue New Guidelines Amid Covid Scare

Here is a list of states that recently issued guidelines for Chhath Puja celebration at public places

Nov 17, 2020

| Outlook Web Bureau
Jharkhand Govt Bans Chhath Puja Festivities Along Waterbodies

Decorative lights at public places and bursting of firecrackers, too, have been forbidden this time.

Nov 16, 2020

| PTI
Facebook, Instagram Celebrate Diwali Online With New Features

Facebook introduces a slate of features like avatar customisation and DIY challenges as Diwali celebrations move online.

Nov 12, 2020

| PTI
No Chhath Puja At Public Places In Delhi Due To Covid-19: Panel

Religious leaders asked to maintain law and harmony and comply with Covid-19 guidelines.

Nov 11, 2020

| PTI
Hang On To Your Party Hats, Safely: Sunburn Returns To Goa This December

Sunburn organisers announce three-day-long festival, to take place with limited capacity in Vagator.

Nov 03, 2020

| Outlook Web Bureau
Is Technology Changing The Way We Consume Music?

People’s choice in songs are determined by an algorithm--that works online--which leads to a more homogenized taste in music across the world cutting across the barriers of geography, income levels and language.

Nov 29, 2019

| K Yatish Rajawat
Pakistan Condemns Restrictions In Kashmir On Milad-Un-Nabi Processions

Indian Authorities on Sunday sealed all roads leading to the Hazratbal Shrine in Srinagar as a precautionary measure to maintain law and order in view of the Supreme Court ruling in the Ayodhya case

Nov 10, 2019

| PTI

more>>>

Magazine

Cross-Currents In Festival Circuit

To open up or not? As the season of festivals comes knocking and the pandemic lurches on, parties play games over the vital question of safety.

Oct 21, 2020

| Bhavna Vij-Aurora
Covid Cloud Over Dasara

The raging pandemic has put a big question mark over Mysore's 400-year-old celebrations

Oct 14, 2020

| Ajay Sukumaran
Between Azaan And Ashtami

As Mamata vigorously accepts the BJP’s communal challenge in Bengal, she falls afoul of her old allies

Oct 10, 2018

| Rajat Roy
Deep Throat

A regular column on the essential buzz

Oct 10, 2018

|
The Subcontinental Menu

From 'Rolex prasad' at Lalbaugcha Raja auction to Baahubali at Kumbh Mela, read this and much more in The Subcontinental Menu.

Oct 05, 2018

|
Right To Free Practice Of Religion | 'Under Modi Govt, Muslims Find Themselves Weak'

"I don’t like tea ever since I had to sell my cow out of fear that anyone seen with one these days can be killed. My tea used to be made with its milk.”

Sep 13, 2018

| Salik Ahmad
The Subcontinental Menu

A list of names has appeared on the walls of a Odisha temple debarring them from offering prayers in Kalik village in Jaleswar block of Balasore.

Jun 06, 2018

|
At The Fire Ceremonies

Worshipping the ballot box, the BJP aims for a Hindu awakening in Bengal; the TMC plays along, then hits out

Apr 05, 2018

| Dola Mitra
Matters Came To A Bull’s Head

Angry fires raged across Tamil Nadu when the SC banned Jallikattu. This account tries to find out the reasons for this spontaneous outpouring of raw emotion.

Jan 25, 2018

| G.C. Shekhar
High Tide In Low Water

Contrary to the expected post-DeMo/GST slump, the Diwali season has shown considerable sales growth

Nov 23, 2017

| Arindam Mukherjee
Diwali Diary

For those who have weak lungs, a festival of love and peace, Diwali is only smoke

Oct 20, 2017

| Sahar
Asthma And Mutton Fry

Does asthma have a religion? Till recently, that is till someone shoved religion into our constricted respiratory tracts, I really thought sputum was secular.

Oct 13, 2017

| Rajesh Ramachandran