Latest Festivals in India Stories
LONDON, March 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Last month saw the end of the 55-day Kumbh Mela festival in India, when an estimated 80 million Hindu pilgrims descended on Allahabad for the largest religious gathering on Earth. With the next epic Kumbh Mela 12 years away, Cox & Kings, experts at arranging luxury India tours [http://www.coxandkings.co.uk/indian-subcontinent/india-tours ], have suggested some other lesser-known festivals across the Subcontinent. (Logo:...
BIRMINGHAM, England, September 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- This Sunday, sk:n, the UK's number one skin care clinic, will be appearing at Birmingham's Eid Mela celebration to help raise awareness of skin care to everyone attending. Over the course of the year, sk:n has attended a variety of different events across the country to let everyone know that they don't have to suffer in silence if they have a skin condition. Most people think that they have to 'put up with'...
LONDON, December 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Why not get the New Year started on a high by booking a Bales Worldwide tour and heading off to discover the priceless gems of the Indian Subcontinent. The tropical climate makes this a perfect time to experience the culture of these regions and with great savings on some tours; it's an opportunity not to be missed. India, a land of princely grandeur and colonial elegance, of the Taj Mahal and the Bengal Tiger, filled with...
As Hindus across India celebrate religious festivals in September and October, many are concerned about the impact of toxic chemicals that are washing off of thousands of idols immersed in rivers and lakes.The pollution is killing fish and contaminating crops, said experts and environmentalists on Monday. The decorated statues are worshipped before they are taken to the rivers, laves and the sea, where they are immersed in accordance with Hindu faith. But environmentalists have raised...
AN EVENT billed as the biggest Hindu procession ever held in the Midlands takes place in Leicester on Sunday. The Rathayatra chariot festival will feature three massive chariots, making the city just the second in Europe to host the festival on such a scale. Thousands of festivalgoers from all over the world will pull the three chariots from Leicester city centre clock tower to Cossington Park, accompanied by music, singing and dancing. (c) 2008 Coventry Evening Telegraph. Provided by...
By Bappa Majumdar KOLKATA, India (Reuters) - Thousands of protected birds are being killed in India's West Bengal state to meet demand from drummers who want to decorate their instruments with feathers, officials and activists said. Egrets, pheasants and herons as well as endangered open bill storks are being trapped illegally or shot by arrows ahead of two important Hindu festivals, which will be celebrated in late September and early October. "We have learned that drummers employed...
By Bappa MajumdarKOLKATA, India (Reuters) - Thousands of protected birds are being killed in India's West Bengal state to meet demand from drummers who want to decorate their instruments with feathers, officials and activists said.Egrets, pheasants and herons as well as endangered open bill storks are being trapped illegally or shot by arrows ahead of two important Hindu festivals, which will be celebrated in late September and early October."We have learned that drummers employed by...
