Why Are These Folks Breaking Coconuts?

Glimpses from the traditional coconut breaking competition during the Narali Purnima festival in Mumbai, August 19, 2024. This ceremony is usually observed by the fishing communities in Maharashtra......

52-day Amarnath yatra ends, 5L pilgrims offer prayers

More than a dozen Mountain Rescue Teams assisted thousands of pilgrims during this year's Amarnath pilgrimage in the south Kashmir Himalayas, officials said on Monday, as the annual yatra concluded......

Amarnath yatra comes to an end

The 45-day annual Hindu pilgrimage to the Himalayan shrine of Amarnath ended on Saturday after the traditional puja inside the shrine. The Shravan Purnima, which coincides with Raksha Bandhan......

Amarnath yatra to begin on June 30

The two-month long annual pilgrimage to the Himalayancave shrine of Amarnath is scheduled to begin on June 30 this year. This year's yatra will begin on a happy note asthe ice lingam has......