Sanja Matsuri is a 3-day Japanese festival held in late May that attracts over 1.8 million visitors. Held in Tokyo's Asakusa neighborhood, the activities center around popular tourist attractions ...

Skanda Sashti festival is dedicated to Hindu God Muruga (Kartikeya or Subramanya). Kanda Sasti is observed in the Tamil Month Aippasi. Skanda Sashti 2024 dates are from November 2 begins with six-day ...

Temperatures range from 10°C to 20°C (50°F to 68°F), so it’s comfortable for sightseeing. Spring also brings festivals like the Sanja Matsuri in May, where you can experience traditional Japanese ...

The consignment came from Nashik in a train of 42 wagons euphonically called the Kanda Express — Kanda is Marathi for onion. This was one of the largest-ever wholesale interventions by the Centre in ...

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For several years, Masato Kanda hardly slept. "Three hours a night is an exaggeration," he laughs as he speaks to the BBC from Tokyo. "I slept for three hours consecutively before being woken up ...

"Washoi! Washoi!" they yell - let's go, let's go. It is scene that has barely changed in the 1,250 years the Hadaka Matsuri, or the Naked Festival, has been taking place at the Konomiya Shrine ...

Ignoring occasional heavy rain, revelers hauled golden portable shrines in Tokyo with spirited chants as they welcomed the return of the Kanda Festival for the first time in four years. “It made ...

HIMEJI, Hyogo Prefecture--The autumn festival of Matsubara Hachimanjinja shrine here, known as the “Nada no Kenka Matsuri” (Fighting festival of Nada), reached its thrilling climax on Oct.

The festival also features food stalls and local crafts. Kanda Matsuri (May 16 to 17, Tokyo) Kanda Matsuri is one of the three main Shinto festivals in Tokyo and takes place at Kanda Myojin Shrine. It ...

Chandigarh: Former Haryana minister Gopal Goyal Kanda, a businessman and former powerbroker suspected of abetment in two cases of suicide, is all set to try his luck in politics again after his ...