Where men cross-dress to welcome goddess Jagadhatri in West Bengal
Nov 16, 2021, at 12:12 am
In a unique tradition that dates back to over 200 years, men (read straight men) in a West Bengal town near Kolkata ritually bid farewell to goddess Jagadhatri dressed up as women in sari. Tetultala Jagadhatri Maa Puja in Bhadreswar in Hooghly district this year stepped into 229 years of worshipping Jagadharti, another reincarnation of Goddess Durga. Here the men cross-dress since the British period to hail the goddess with Barandala (the bamboo tray). The tradition began when women were supposedly advised not to go out. IBNS Images by Avishek Mitra
BJP MP Hema Malini worships cows on Gopastami in Vrindavan
Nov 11, 2021, at 11:17 pm
MATHURA, NOV 11 (UNI): BJP MP Hema Malini worshipping cows on the occasion of Gopastami in Vrindavan near Mathura on Thursday.
Goods train derails in UP's Shri Krishnanagar
Nov 11, 2021, at 11:00 pm
LUCKNOW, NOV 11 (UNI):- A fractured rail seen on the spot of a major derailment of a goods train at Shri Krishnanagar on Sultanpur-Zafrabad section in Lucknow Division on Thursday. UNI
Devotees worship the rising sun at the banks of Yamuna in Delhi
Nov 11, 2021, at 10:02 pm
NEW DELHI, NOV 11 (UNI)- Devotees offering prayer to the rising sun in Yamuna river on the occasion of Chhat Puja festival in New Delhi on Thursday. UNI
Chhath devotees worshipping the rising sun in Prayagraj
Nov 11, 2021, at 09:19 pm
PRAYAGRAJ, NOV 11 (UNI):- Chhat devotees offering prayer to the rising Sun on the occasion of Chhath Puja festival, in the Ganga river in Prayagraj on Thursday. UNI
Vendors sell traditional Kashmiri firepot 'Kangri' in Srinagar
Nov 11, 2021, at 04:37 am
Srinagar/UNI: A vendor sells 'Kangri', the traditional Kashmiri firepot, as he waits for customers in Srinagar on Wednesday.
Glimpse of people buying decorative lights ahead of Diwali in Kolkata
Nov 04, 2021, at 01:49 am
KOLKATA, NOV 2 (UNI):- People buying decorative lights ahead of Diwali festival in Kolkata on Tuesday.
Kolkata bids farewell to non-AC metro
Oct 29, 2021, at 08:33 pm
Kolkata formally bid farewell to the non-air-conditioned metro rakes last Sunday. A few glimpse of the last ride. (Images: Avishek Mitra/IBNS)
Oct 27, 2021, at 05:55 pm
KOLKATA, OCT 26 (UNI):- People buying colourful lights ahead of Diwali festival in Kolkata on Tuesday.
West Bengal celebrates Laxmi Puja
Oct 20, 2021, at 05:41 pm
KOLKATA, OCT 19 (UNI) Ahead of Laxmi Puja, A man buying idols of Goddess Laxmi from a roadside shop, in Kolkata on Tuesday
Durga Puja 2021: A walkthrough of Kolkata's Best Pujas Series V
Oct 12, 2021, at 08:28 am
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Durga Puja 2021: A walkthrough of Kolkata's Best Pujas Series IV
Oct 12, 2021, at 07:46 am
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Durga Puja 2021: A walkthrough of Kolkata's Best Pujas Series III
Oct 12, 2021, at 07:15 am
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Durga Puja 2021: A walkthrough of Kolkata's Best Pujas Series I
Oct 12, 2021, at 02:43 am
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Durga Puja 2021: A walkthrough of Kolkata's Best Pujas Series II
Oct 12, 2021, at 02:22 am
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Durga Puja: Theme launch of Suruchi Sangha
Oct 09, 2021, at 03:42 am
The theme of Suruchi Sangha Puja Pandal in south Kolkata was launched earlier this week. West Bengal Minister and puja organiser Aroop Biswas was present. (Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS)
Mimi Chakraborty unveils Tanishq’s exclusive Pujo collection Shaaj
Sep 23, 2021, at 01:11 am
Tollywood actress-MP Mimi Chakraborty launches Tanishq's exclusive Pujo collection, Shaaj.
Sep 20, 2021, at 07:39 pm
People perform Tarpan on the first day of Pitra Paksha, on the banks of Narmada river in Jabalpur on Monday. (Image Credit: UNI)
Abir Chatterjee, Madhumita inaugurate retail chain Daylis
Sep 16, 2021, at 06:28 pm
Tollywood actors Abir Chatterjee and Madhumita inaugurated retail chain Daylis in Howrah and Kolkata Wednesday. The store in Kolkata is located in Bhowanipore area.
P.C. Chandra Group felicitates Kapil Dev in Kolkata
Sep 11, 2021, at 09:13 pm
P.C. Chandra Group felicitated India's first World Cup winning captain Kapil Dev at 28th P.C. Chandra Puraskaar 2021 in Kolkata Friday. (Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS)
Nusrat Jahan Ruhi inaugurates salon in Kolkata
Sep 09, 2021, at 05:56 am
Tollywood actress and parliamentarian, Nusrat Jahan Ruhi, was present at the opening of Monsoon Salon at Bhawanipore in Kolkata Wednesday. (Image Credit: Avishek Mitra/IBNS)
Tutopia Learning App launches its first-ever theme song
Sep 07, 2021, at 02:33 am
Tutopia Learning App, the first ever learning app for the Bengali Medium students of West Bengal Board, has launched a theme song “Tutopia’r Gaan” sung by eminent singers Lopamudra Mitra, Nachiketa Chakraborty, Rupankar Bagchi, Iman Chakraborty, Upal Sengupta and Lagnajita Chakraborty on Friday (Sept 3, 2021) at the Kolkata office of Tutopia Private Limited. (Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS)
Bazaar Kolkata launches five new stores in India
Sep 07, 2021, at 01:46 am
Bazaar Kolkata has recently launched five new stores in Kanpur, Nawada, Chakdah, Sultanpur, Bongaigaon and Karimganj. The inauguration of the store launch was on Sept 4 at the main branch in Gariahat. Some Tollywood well-known faces Subhasis Mukherjee, Anindya Banerjee, Rajat Ganguly, Bappa were present at the launch. (Images by Avishek Mitra/IBNS)
Sep 07, 2021, at 01:19 am
Richa Sharma, Koneenica Banerjee, Kharaj Mukherjee, Priyanka Rati Paul, Bhaswar Chatterjee, Anindya Chatterjee, Rajdeep Gupta, Raj Shaw attended the launch party of SLEEPKART.
Janmasthami festival celebration in India
Aug 30, 2021, at 09:39 pm
Sri Krishna Janambhoomi temple illuminated on the eve of Sri Krishna Janmasthami festival in Mathura on Sunday.UNI PHOTO-AKX13U
View of a sunflower with sunglasses at Davis Family Farm in Canada's Ontario
Aug 04, 2021, at 04:30 am
CALEDON (CANADA), Aug. 3, 2021 (UNI/Xinhua) -- A sunflower with sunglasses is seen at Davis Family Farm during the Sunflower Festival in Caledon, Ontario, Canada, on Aug. 2, 2021. With 45 acres of sunflowers, the festival was held here from July 24 to Aug. 8 this year.
A calf of a one horned Rhino graze at Pobitora Wildlife sanctuary
Jun 20, 2021, at 12:53 am
GUWAHATI, JUNE 19 (UNI):- A calf of a one horned Rhino graze at Pobitora Wildlife sanctuary, on Saturday.
Jun 19, 2021, at 03:22 am
People plucking Peach Fruits from an Orchard at Jiya Village in Kullu in Himachal Pradesh on Thursday. UNI PHOTO
Glimpses of waterlogged roads after heavy rains in Kolkata
Jun 19, 2021, at 03:07 am
Waterlogged road after heavy rain in Kolkata on Thursday.
Kashmir: Freshly harvested cherries being sorted for export
Jun 15, 2021, at 12:50 am
Freshly harvested cherries being sorted and packed into boxes for export from an orchard in Ganderbal district of Central Kashmir. Cherry farmers have started harvesting the fruits in Kashmir.