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This festive season, Indian homes are mixing global luxury with personal touches using heirloom fabrics, handmade decor, and nostalgic menus to create celebrations that feel both grand and intimate.
Several drownings and missing persons reported across Maharashtra during the immersion of Ganesh idols following the Ganesh festival.
Dr Sonali Ghosh, the first woman to head the Kaziranga National Park and the first Indian to win the IUCN's Kenton Miller Award, has turned her childhood love for nature into an inspiring career in wildlife protection and leadership.
The 10-day Ganesh festival has begun in Maharashtra, with devotees welcoming Lord Ganesha into their homes and public pandals. The state government has declared the celebrations a state festival for the first time.
The lead pair looks good on screen. But each time they look lovingly into each other's eyes, the viewer's eye wanders over to the gorgeous landscape, observes Deepa Gahlot.
US Vice President JD Vance and his family began their four-day trip to India with a visit to the Swaminarayan Akshardham Temple in Delhi. The Vances, along with their three children dressed in Indian attire, spent an hour at the temple, admiring its intricate architecture and receiving a traditional welcome. The visit comes amid ongoing trade negotiations between the US and India.
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Jezreel Pannikot takes us on a trip to the quaint town of Koothattukulam in Ernakulam, Kerala.
Whip up these delicious traditional preparations to celebrate the festive season.
Kaavan, the world's loneliest elephant, will finally get a chance to live in a place he can call home.
The Elephant God simply loves these delicacies.
'When there was a match, he would be up all night watching it on his laptop with Kishori Amonkarji singing on the side.'
If you have an appetite for crowds and the visual spectacle of many focused on one task or activity, a pooram will engage you, notes Shyam G Menon.
Trawling back into the past, she said her family had an elephant mahal, where the jumbos were kept in large numbers after being tamed and domesticated.
Tell us your favourite Ganeshotsav memories
Uttam Ghosh depicts the stories related to the life of the god of power and wisdom.
The steamed rice dumpling stuffed with jaggery is the elephant god's favourite sweet.
Devaswoms are meant to manage temples, not the faithful. Why didn't they simply stick to their set of responsibilities and execute it well and efficiently?, asks Shyam G Menon.
Rediff readers share photos of their beloved Ganpati.
Our focus should rather be on strengthening security measures to prevent Kollam-like tragedies, says Sanjeev Nayyar.
Did Jeff Bezos decide against endorsing Harris because it would hurt his business interests? Only God and Bezos know, and neither of them are talking, notes Prem Panicker.
With terror threat lingering over the city, Mumbai Police have made elaborate security arrangements ahead of Ganesh idols' immersions.
B-Town's sari brigade step out in style to welcome the Elephant God.
Chants of "Ganpati Bappa Morya, pudchya varshi lavkar ya" rented the air as a procession carrying the biggest idols of the elephant god started from many places.
Four statues of Lord Ganesha, including one depicting the elephant god in the nude, is being removed from an exhibition in the Canadian city of Edmonton after protests.
Nowhere is the need for infrastructure more evident than in India 's cities.
On the second day of the 10-day Ganesh festival, several devotees in Mumbai bid farewell to the idols of their favourite deity after worshipping them for one and a half days.
We had asked our readers to send us photos of their Ganesha. We received many entries, some of which are being showcased here.
We had asked our readers to mail us photos of their Ganesha. We received many entries, some of which are being showcased here.
'What's sad today is that there are so many people who cannot find work, not because the country is devoid of that opportunity, but because we are not doing enough in the country.'
Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar was one of the first celebrities to wish his followers on social media.
If you're planning to go healthy this Ganesh Utsav, then this recipe is for you.
As the festival began on Monday morning, idols of different shapes and sizes of the elephant-headed God, the son of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati and considered as a symbol of wisdom, prosperity and good fortune, were installed at the sarvanjik (community) mandals and at homes by devotees.
We bring you a sneak-peak of the action unveiling on the streets of Mumbai
Ganesh Chaturthi is here and everyone from Sachin Tendulkar to Ajinkya Rahane and Harbhajan Singh took to Twitter to extend their greetings to fans and followers on the auspicious occasion.
It took 150 workers a total of four months to build this idol of Lord Ganesh, which cost approximately Rs 1 crore.
Rediff readers share photos of their beloved Ganpati.
The World Photography Organisation has revealed the winners for the Sony World Photography Awards 2024.
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