Offerings of a buffalo, as well as goats and chickens, to Maa Manikeswari are customary in Kalahandi tradition ...

Bhawanipatna: The streets of Bhawanipatna in Odisha’s Kalahandi district was chock-a-block with devotees, who flocked to Maa ...

Bhawanipatna: Despite repeated appeals by the administration to desist from animal sacrifice, hundreds of goats and hens were ...

Everything to know about "Shikali Jatra," a traditional festival celebrated in place of the fortnightly Dashain festival ...

Muhammad Yunus, the Chief Advisor to the interim government of Bangladesh, on Saturday visited the centuries-old Dhakeshwari temple amid reports of attack on another prominent Durga Puja celebration ...

London: For the first time, Bali Jatra will be celebrated in London to promote the state’s culture and heritage on November ...

Chhatar Jatra' celebrated in Kalahandi with animal sacrifices to honour Maa Manikeswari. Lakhs throng Bhawanipatna for this ...

A loud sound was heard after the petrol bomb was hurled in the area, following which the attackers fled the scene.

The annual Chhatar Jatra festival in Odisha's Bhawanipatna sees hundreds of animals sacrificed, despite administrative efforts to curb the practice. Deep-rooted religious sentiments among the local ...

People celebrate the festival Sikali Jatra in Lalitpur a historical city in central Nepal dressing in traditional attire and ...