West Bengal celebrates festival of colours
New Delhi/Kolkata, Mar 12 (IBNS): Amid shades of different hues and happiness, West Bengal on Sunday celebrated the spring festival of Holi, which signifies the victory of good over evil.
Millions march on rivers' bank to offer prayers to setting Sun in Bihar
Patna, Nov 6 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): Millions marched on the rivers' bank, ponds or near other water bodies on Sunday to offer prayers to the setting Sun in Bihar during Chhath, one of the biggest festivals of the Hindus.
Halloween celebrated around the world, even airports put us scary show
Toronto, Nov 1 (IBNS) Halloween, the festival to remember the dead, was celebrated across the world on Monday with the fever of the festivity even gripping airports where the airline staff dressed like ghosts and entertained the flyers.
West Bengal celebrates 'Bhai Phota'
Kolkata, Nov 1 (IBNS): Brother and their sisters across West Bengal celebrated 'Bhai Phota' on Tuesday.
Durga Puja begins with Mahasasthi, surge of humanity fill the streets
Durga Puja begins with Mahasasthi, surge of humanity fill the streets Kolkata, Oct 7 (IBNS): A sea of humanity took to streets and hopped from one pandal to another as Durga Puja began in West Bengal on Friday officially commenced from Mahashasti.
Bengal observes Mahalaya, gets ready for Durga Puja
Kolkata, Sept 30 (IBNS): The Bengali community, like many others, on Friday, observed the final day of Pitru-paksha through Mahalaya, the auspicious occasion when one pays tribute to ancestors through prayers, rituals and a dip in the river Ganga.
Immersion of Lalbaugcha Raja Ganesh idol in progress in Mumbai
Mumbai, Sep 15 (IBNS): Thousands of devotees congregated in Mumbai to bid adieu to the famous Ganesh idol, Lalbaugcha Raja (King of Lalbaug), on Thursday as the idol was taken for immersion in the Arabian Sea in Girgaon Chowpatty.
Muslims observe Ramadan, the month of prolonged fasts and nightly feasts
Kolkata, Jun 6 (IBNS): It's the most holy month for people of the Islamic sect, as the Ramadan month begins on Monday, the month of prolonged fasts, prayers and nightly feasts.
Bengali community celebrates Poila Baisakh today
Kolkata, Apr 14 (IBNS) As the dawn of Apr 14 sets in, Bengalis all over the globe cheered aloud to welcome the first day of the Bengali New Year- 'Poila Boisakh' on Thursday.
West Bengal celebrates Saraswati Puja today
Kolkata, Dec 13 (IBNS) The Bengali community across the country, with West Bengal leading the rest, in worshiping Hindu Goddess Saraswati with grandeur on Saturday.
Kolkata: Marwari Federation organises Mahar Aarti on Makar Sakranti
Kolkata, Jan 15 (IBNS) : International Marwari Federation on Thursday evening organized the event of Maha Ganga Aarti with 2500 people on the auspicious occasion of Makar Sakranti at the Princep Ghat in Kolkata.
21st KIFF Remembering Orson Welles’ Citizen Kane (1941)
Kolkata, Nov 18 (IBNS:. The 21st Kolkata International Film Festival is paying a centenary tribute to Orson Welles with a screening of his cult classic Citizen Kane. Over the years, hundreds of books, papers, essays and articles have been authored on this film and its amazing maker. But few have focussed on the material universe Welles created in his film to flesh out the character of his protagonist. The film is a text book model for filmmakers for all time in the future on how to create a material universe with objects associated with the characters in the film.
Chhath celebrated in Bihar, Jharkhand, other parts of India
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IBNS) Chhath was celebrated in Bihar, Jharkhand and other parts of the country on Tuesday, the beginning of the four-day festival as scores of thousands of people offered prayers to to the Sun through traditional rituals.
Bengalis gear up to embrace Lakshmi, the Goddess of Wealth
Kolkata, Oct 26 (IBNS) As the festive grandeur of Durga Puja wanes with the immersion of Goddess Durga and her children leaving the Bengalis teary eyed, West Bengal on Monday ushered in the Goddess of Wealth and prosperity-Lakshmi.
Durga Puja celebrations reach its crescendo
Kolkata, Oct 22 (IBNS): The five days of festivity touched its crescendo as people will celebrate Maha Nabami and Bijaya Dasami together on Thursday.