Culture

GI tag for India’s red ant chutney to set tables on fire

GI tag for India’s red ant chutney to set tables...

July 31, 2022

For centuries, the Red Ant Chutney, a unique delicacy has remained hidden in the dense forests inhabited by numerous tribal communities in Eastern and Central India. Made of red ants and their eggs, it is a paste that is served as a chutney to go as an accompaniment to any meal. ...

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Celebrations of Eid-ul-Fitr return to Delhi without Covid-19 curbs

Celebrations of Eid-ul-Fitr return to Delhi withou...

May 3, 2022

To celebrate  Eid-ul-Fitr, thousands of devotees gathered early in the morning at 6 am to offer namaz at Delhi’s iconic Jama Masjid, for the first time since it was suspended two years ago due to Covid 19 pandemic. Eid-ul- Fitr is one of the most important festivals of the Mus...

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First Alvidah Jumma without Covid-19 curbs celebrated in Delhi

First Alvidah Jumma without Covid-19 curbs celebra...

April 30, 2022

The last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan, called Jumma Alvidah, is an auspicious day for the Muslims as they bid farewell to the holiest period in the year and await it with the same eagerness and devotion the next year. On the occasion of Alvidah Jumma, thousands of devotees...

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Night Life in Ramadan 2022

Night Life in Ramadan 2022

April 29, 2022

The 9th month of the Islamic calendar, the Ramadan, is the holiest for  Muslims around the world. Muslims around the world observe it with day-long fasting and feasting in the nights, making the nights come alive, as is the case with Jama Masjid and other parts of Delhi.

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Galos of Delhi celebrate Mopin Festival

Galos of Delhi celebrate Mopin Festival

April 13, 2022

With traditional white attires and rice paste smeared on faces, dozens gathered together, singing songs, dancing and forming human chains at the entrance of Arunachal House in the heart of New Delhi. On Saturday, about 500 members of the Galo tribe, along with other tribes of Aru...

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India Art Festival returns after two years

India Art Festival returns after two years

April 10, 2022

Art lovers in the national capital can head to the Constitutional Club of India, just off the Parliament, to savour over 3500 creations that have been brought together as part of the India Art Festival that opened on April 7 and will continue until April 10. Billed as the largest...

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Jumma celebrations at Jama Masjid

Jumma celebrations at Jama Masjid

April 9, 2022

Hundreds of devotees gathered at the Jama Masjid in Delhi on Friday evening to offer the namaz or prayers for the first Jumma (Friday) of the holy month of Ramzan. This was the first Ramzan to be observed without any Covid-19 restrictions and the faithful had turned out with grea...

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New Delhi’s Tamilians celebrate Panguni Uthiram

New Delhi’s Tamilians celebrate Panguni Uthi...

March 22, 2022

Every year hundreds of Tamilians residing in South Delhi gather at Mariyamma temple to celebrate one of their most important and unique festivals.

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Panguni Uthiram: When bodies are pierced to thank Lord Murugan

Panguni Uthiram: When bodies are pierced to thank ...

March 19, 2022

    As many residents of Delhi celebrated ‘Holi’, the festival of colours, many Tamilians living in the national capital alongside also gathered at various Tamil temples to mark one of their most important festivals, ‘Panguni Uthiram’. Besides the more renowned ...

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Different shades of Holi in India

Different shades of Holi in India

March 18, 2022

Like many other festivals across the world, Holi, too, marks the triumph of good over evil. People play with colours, water, flowers and more. Everyone, be it a child or an adult, smears colour on each other. Youngsters seek blessings from their elders by applying colour on their...

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