Visuals from West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, Bihar, Karnataka, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and several other states showed communities performing the ritual in their unique ways.
Shweta Bachchan has treated fans to an adorable picture of her parents, actors Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan, during Holika Dahan, the ritual observed on Choti Holi.
This marks the beginning of Holi celebrations in Barsana, which is renowned for its unique Holi traditions. The temple premises resonated with devotional songs and chants as priests and devotees participated in the age-old ritual.
Amid the ongoing holy month of Ramzan, traditional drummers -- known as Sehar Khans in Kashmir have been carrying on with the ritual of waking people up by beating drums for Sehri, the pre-dawn meal before the fasting day.
Baba Mahakaleshwar's world-renowned Bhasma Aarti is considered divine and mystical. Devotees from far and wide gather at the Mahakal temple to witness the sacred ritual performed during the Brahma Muhurta and seek blessings from Baba Mahakal.
He announced that the sacred relic, broken into pieces by Mughal ruler Muhammad Ghazni in 1026 AD, had been recovered and would undergo a 40-day purification ritual before its consecration.
Serpentine lines stretching far and wide leading to the Pashupatinath temple, Hindu devotees have been observing Maha Shivaratri with devotion, prayer and rituals.
CM Yadav with his wife Seema Yadav reached inside the sanctum sanctorum of the Mahakal temple, performed the rituals of worshipping Baba Mahakal (Lord Shiva) and sought his blessings for the welfare of the people of the state.
The Uttar Pradesh Government on Monday submitted a status report to the Supreme Court stating that the Shahi Jama Masjid Committee's claims regarding the location of a well where Hindu rituals were allegedly being performed were misleading.
The grand and historic Maha Kumbh 2025 in Prayagraj is successfully concluding on the auspicious occasion of Mahashivratri on February 26. The sacred bathing ritual continues as more devotees arrive, adding to the growing crowd, said Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya o