Akin to every Sankranti festival in Andhra Pradesh, several villages and towns in the state have transformed into hubs of three-day extravaganza featuring the controversial blood sport of cockfights ...

This festival symbolizes new beginnings and gratitude, celebrated across India with various regional traditions.

The Sankranti festival in the tribal areas of Manyam, located in Alluri Sitarama Raju district, showcases traditions that differ significantly from those of the plains.

Makar Sankranti, a major Hindu festival celebrated across India and parts of South Asia, marks the Sun's transition into Capricorn (Makara), signifying the end of the winter solstice. Occurring in ...

During the Makar Sankranti kite-flying festival in Telangana, manja strings caused multiple injuries, including one to a police constable. Despite bans, the sale of hazardous 'Chinese manja' persists, ...

Naked Hindu ascetics and pilgrims are taking holy dips in sacred rivers in the first major bathing day of the Maha Kumbh festival, which is the largest religious congregation on Earth.

Vijayawada: Liquor worth Rs 217.44 crore was sold during the Sankranti festival in Andhra Pradesh, as against a consumption ...

Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath also wished everyone a happy Makar Sankranti, emphasizing its importance as a festival of ...

People dance to celebrate the Maghe Sankranti Festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, Jan. 14, 2025. Nepali Hindus celebrate the festival across the country, during which people take a ritual bath at river ...

People in different parts of the country carry out different rituals to observe this festival. Here are the top 40 best ...

While Daaku Maharaaj and Game Changer crossed the crucial ₹50 crore and ₹100 crore mark at the domestic box office, ...