navratri

KALYAN: While participating in the Navratri program organized by his son Shrikant Shinde in Thane's Dombivli on Monday night, Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde said that the Ram temple in Ayodhya will be ready soon, after which everyone will be able to get darshan of Lord Ram.Shinde said Prime Minister Narendra Modi is fulfilling the dream of Bal Thackeray who also wanted the Ram temple in...

MUMBAI: In a morale boost to Navratra revellers, the state government on Friday extended the deadline for the use of loudspeakers upto midnight to the three final days of Navratra. Permission had already been granted for Sunday October 22 (Ashtami) and Monday October 23 (Navami). On Friday the state allowed the extended use of loudspeakers for Saturday October 21 too. The day marks the important...

On the seventh day of Navratri, the Goddess Durga is worshipped in the form of Kalratri. This form is fierce and symbolizes the destructive and protective aspects of the Divine Feminine. Kalratri is often depicted with a fearsome appearance. She is believed to be the ultimate destroyer of negative forces and evil energies. Worshipping Kalratri is believed to invoke her protective energies, helping...

NEW DELHI: Ahead of Dussehra and Navratri celebrations at Red Fort and in Chandni Chowk, Delhi Traffic Police has imposed certain restrictions and issued an advisory asking motorists to avoid some stretches as large gatherings are expected there from the weekend. Senior officers have also asked those coming to north Delhi to travel by public transport to avoid traffic.According to police, three major...

AI imagines Durga Maa's 9 forms that are worshiped in Navratri Source link...

VADODARA: It’s been an annual practice for Shardul Patel to collect Navratri-appropriate accessories much before the revelry sets in. Be it the Kediya, the colourful safa pagdis, or polishing his garba steps — Patel never left anything to chance. However, this time, the list started with a caveat — a complete heart check-up before the nine nights of celebrations.“I do my workouts regularly but...

MUMBAI: This could be good news for Mumbai's Navratri and Durga puja pandals which require a huge supply of power during the festival period. BEST undertakings in island city, Tata Power across Mumbai and Adani Electricity in suburbs announced "subsidized residential" power tariff to all puja pandals who apply for connection. This will save the power supply costs for the pandals to a greater extent....

KALYAN: After row over Dahi Handi celebrations, the two factions of the Shiv Sena are now fighting over the venue for the nine-day Navratri festival which was earlier held by the undivided party at Durgadi Fort in Kalyan.Both Kalyan city president of Shiv Sena (Shinde) Ravi Patil and Sachin Basare from Shiv Sena (UBT) have approached the Thane collector and the Thane police for permissions to organise...

KALYAN: Ahead of the Navratri festival, the Public Works Department (PWD) has undertaken the repairing work of Durgadi fort in Kalyan.This year, cracks developed at many places on the platform of the temple. Therefore, in order to avoid any untoward incident, the repairing work has been initiated.Shiv Sena (Shinde camp) Kalyan city president Ravi Patil had urged the government that the damaged platform...

KOLKATA: The sexual assault and murder of the seven-year-old girl in Tiljala was a planned crime, with the accused, Alok Kumar Sah, having stalked the child for at least two weeks, police said. Alok had clicked her photographs and studied her movements, especially her whereabouts on weekends, the probe revealed. Cops said Alok had chosen the day of the murder carefully. "Alok Kumar Sah had been...