Tag: festivals

As we inch closer to the auspicious Makara Sankranthi Festival, the first thing to strike our mind is the variety of food items prepared at home. In all Telugu households, ...

The much-awaited festival of Diwali is finally here! New clothes, sweets, lots of festive family time, and a day when you see the entire nation lit up with the beauty ...

One of the biggest festivals in Vizianagaram district, the Sirimanotsavam is organised to propitiate Goddess Pyddithallamma of Vizianagram Town. Celebrated on the first Tuesday after Vijayadasami, the royal family of ...

Dussehra, also called Vijayadashami, is the tenth day of the annual Navratri Festival. The latter is regarded as the period when the Mother Goddess (Devi) visits the human world for ...

Raksha Bandhan is one of those many Hindu festivals which goes beyond the religion. It celebrates the special bond that brothers and sisters (not necessarily bound by blood) share. “Raksha” ...

A riot of colours, dousing all and sundry with buckets of water, delectable eats and glasses of ‘thandai’ flavoured with bhang! That's what Holi is all about! A festive occasion ...

Deepavali, a festival of lights which ushers in the annual spring cleaning in many households, ironically leaves in its wake pollution of every sort. Not for Vizag this time, for ...

The days have gone when being a part of a giant family festivity was a foregone conclusion. Some of the most beautiful traditions from all over world happen right here ...

With Vinayak Chaturthi starting tomorrow, Rythu Bazaar in MVP Colony is jam packed with people and several colourful stalls can be seen in and outside the market. Vendors selling decorative ...

For all those who are still in doubt what and how things are made for Ganesh Chaturthi {which is in like a couple of day}, here is the guide of ...