West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee pays tribute to Rabindranath Tagore
KOLKATA, MAY 09 (UNI) West Bengal Chief Minster Mamata Banerjee pays her tribute to Nonel laureate Rabindra Nath Tagore to mark the birth anniversary of Rabindra Nath Tagore at Rabindra Sadan in Kolkata on Sunday.
Mother, child takes holy dip in Ganges on Mother's Day
PRAYAGRAJ, MAY 9 (UNI):- A mother with her baby taking holy dip in the Ganga river on the occasion of Mothers Day, in Prayagraj on Sunday.
Sudarshan Pattnaik makes sand sculpture on Mothers Day
PURI, MAY 9(UNI) On the Occasion of Mothers Day renowned sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik has created a sand sculpture at Puri beach in Odisha to salute all the mothers who worked as frontline warriors.
Purnima festival amid Covid in Prayagraj
PRAYAGRAJ, APR 27 (UNI):- Hindu devotees offering prayers after taking holy dip in the Ganga river on the occasion of Purnima festival amidst the 2nd wave of Covid 19 surge, in Prayagraj on Tuesday.
MATHURA, APR 27 (UNI):- Priests doing abhishek of Idol of Lord Hanuman with milk, curd and other material on the occasion of Sri Hanuman Jayanti in Mathura on Tuesday.
Indian cities are not known for the walls of buildings transformed into art galleries as in the West. There is no Bansky yet in India where city walls are mostly usurped by politicians for flaunting their election posters. But one Kolkata neighbourhood recently showed the way, turning it into a graffiti hotspot. Photo journalist Avishek Mitra captures the change
HYDERABAD, NOV 27 (UNI):- Model and actress Nilofer Haidry along with models at the Fashion Showcase Curtain Raiser of Hi-Life Exhibition-Famous Fashion and Lifestyle Exhibition at Banjara Hills, in Hyderabad on Friday
Unique Durga idol immersion in Kolkata by Tridhara Sammilani
To avoid Covid19 spread by organising elaborate processions, south Kolkata’s Tridhara Sammilani puja committee created a water body right in the street near the pandal (marquee) and dissolved the idol by spraying water forcefully. Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS
Glimpses of the last day of Durga Puja in Kolkata
A few snapshots of two major pujas of Kolkata- Suruchi Sangha and Agrani- on the night of Mahanabami, the last day of Durga Puja this year held under the shadow of Covid-19 and court order barring entry inside the pandals (marquees). The day after is immersion of the goddess.Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS
London Fashion Week amid COVID-19
LONDON, Sept. 19, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Models wearing face masks present creations of Paul Costelloe Spring/Summer 2021 collection during London Fashion Week in London, Britain, Sept. 18, 2020. Most of the London Fashion Week shows are staged online this September amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Hyderabad: Devotees on a truck passing through Charminar
HYDERABAD, SEP 1 (UNI):- Devotees on a truck passing through Charminar for the Ganesh immersion, in Hyderabad on Tuesday.
CEO Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board Ramesh Kumar with other officials taking part in havana
KATRA, AUG 30 (UNI):- CEO Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board Ramesh Kumar with other officials taking part in havana organised to mark 35th Foundation Day of the Board at Katra in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday.
Patna gears up for Ganesh festival
PATNA, AUG 21 (UNI):- People carry Lord Ganesha statue at Maharashtra Mandal puja pandal during Ganesh Chaturthi, in Patna on Friday.
Kerala Shiv Sena leader Bhuvanachandran inaugurates the Mizhithurakkal ceremony
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, AUG 14 (UNI) Leader of the Shiv Sena in Kerala Bhuvanachandran inaugurates the Mizhithurakkal ceremony of Ganesh idols as part of Ganeshotsavam at a function held in Thiruvananthapuram on Friday.