Pohela Boishakh, otherwise popularly known as Pahela Baisakhi or Poila Baisakh, is the celebration of the Bengali New Year or Nabo Barsho in West Bengal as well as Bangladesh. It celebrates the advent ...

One of the most important rituals of the final day of Durga ... an essential part of Vijayadashmi celebration. During Sindur Khela, Bengali women dressed in a beautiful traditional saris and ...

A bride came to the rescue of her wedding guests after they were left standing 13 minutes into the ceremony. When bride Saigim Garcia Brown stood at the altar across from groom Clay Brown during ...

Amitabh and Jaya Bachchan secretly married in 1973, despite initial objections from a Bengali priest over caste differences. Amitabh's success with Zanjeer before their marriage and Jaya's strong ...

"I knew she was wishing that this had been a Bengali baby. Then she could have called up the boy's family, arranged a wedding and 'legitimised ... all the Muslim baby rituals and truly blessed ...

BI spoke with three wedding planners to learn which traditions have lost or are losing their appeal. Here's what they said. Sleeping apart the night before the wedding The tradition of spending ...

Known as the “world’s largest drum,” it stands 10 feet tall on its field carriage and is handled by a crew of six band members, including two beaters. The drum draws attention wherever it goes from ...

Lucknow: People of Bengali community performed Laxmi puja ... Gautam Bhattacharya At Cantonment Puja and Sewa Samiti, the rituals started at 7:30 pm by the priest Nayan Chakroborty, who has ...

Maha Panchami or Moha Ponchomi is a key day in the Bengali Hindu tradition ... In Bengal, the rituals of Maha Ponchami include performing a special puja called "Bodhon," where the idol of Goddess ...

Every dollar you give helps us continue to shine a light on these critical issues in the run up to the election and beyond A bride has made the decision to uninvite 25 people from her wedding - an ...