Ganesh Chaturthi 2025 will be celebrated on Wednesday, August 27, 2025, with Madhyahna Ganesh Puja Muhurat falling between 11:05 AM and 1:40 PM. The ten-day celebration will conclude with Ganesh ...

New Delhi: As Pongal 2026 approaches, the vibrant tradition of Bhogi Kolam designs sets the tone for this joyous Tamil harvest festival, marking the first day with themes of renewal and cleansing.

New Delhi: Pongal, the vibrant Tamil harvest festival celebrated with immense fervour across South India, marks the joyous onset of the Tamil month Thai. Falling around mid-January, it honours the sun ...

Pongal mornings have a certain magic. The sun shows up right on cue, coffee smells stronger than usual, and there’s a quiet competition between neighbours over who woke up earliest to draw the kolam.

Rangoli (kolam or muggu) patterns show highly conserved geometric shapes to those observed in nature. The fact that they may have metaphysical relevance is an interesting idea and needs to be ...

In days of yore, kolam were really a part of everyday life, the lady of the house drawing them with white rice flour every dawn as the first rays of sunlight gently touched the earth. Through the day, ...