Saraswati Balidan is a Hindu ceremony conducted on Mahanavami, the third day of Saraswati Puja in the Navratri festival, to pay tribute to Goddess Saraswati. The term "Balidan" translates to ...

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Saraswati Avahan is a significant ritual which is observed during the Navratri festival, particularly in the eastern parts of India, including West Bengal, Odisha, Assam, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. In ...

With many instrumental performances, the audience was able to get a glimpse of both Japanese and Balinese culture.

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When we look at the image of Saraswati, the goddess of wisdom, learning, arts, and speech, one thing stands out: she is almost always dressed in white, seated on a white lotus, sometimes accompanied ...

Rachel Dolezal has a Quaker rival. A top inclusion official of the Quakers’ progressive social-justice group, who presents herself as a Muslim woman of color, is “as White as the driven snow,” her ...

The riverbanks of Allahabad city – widely spread and largely unspoiled by civilization – invite the pious for ritual ablutions every day, and teem with pilgrims and holy men at certain Hindu festivals ...

Saraswati Puja in the southern states is unique as it is celebrated on the same day as Ayudha Puja. Devotees place books, musical instruments, and tools of trade before the goddess, praying for ...

Happy Saraswati Puja 2025: Celebrate the auspicious occasion of Saraswati Puja, also known as Basant Panchami, by sharing ...