Bhubaneswar: Makarsankranti is known in different names in different parts of the country. In Tamil Nadu, it’s called Pongal, Lohri in Panjab, Bihu/Magh Bihu in Assam and Makar Sankranti in Odisha. The festival is celebrated about agriculture and agricultural products. It is observed on January 14 (January 15 in case of a leap year) every…
Kolkata: Pronam, a joint initiative of The Bengal and Kolkata Police for the senior citizens of the city and supported by Shree Cement, organized a programme “Celebration of Christmas” at the Little Sisters of the Poor, St Joseph’s Home for the aged in Kolkata on Sunday. Ms Esha Dutta, Joint Convener of Pronam Project, from…
Hyderabad : Heartfulness launched the Heartfulness Peace Anthem in continuation to its celebrations around the International Day of Peace. Ricky Kej, Shibani Kashyap, Dr. Nivedita Shreyans (Director-Heartfulness), Rishabh Kothari (Director-Heartfulness) addressed the media and the launch of the anthem. The Heartfulness Peace Anthem composed by Grammy award winner Ricky Kej and renowned vocalist Lonnie Park,…
Bhubaneswar :The Heartfulness Institute celebrated the International Day of Peace with purposeful interactions and live meditation. This event was broadcast worldwide in 28 different languages on the Heartfulness YouTube Channel. This year Heartfulness reached out to eminent personalities from around the world to participate as messengers of peace and share their peace message with the…
Bhubaneswar: Guidelines for Ganesh puja has been released by the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation on 2 September considering the ongoing Covid situation. These guidelines are framed keeping in mind the upcoming hustle bustle of the festive season in the state. It is directed as the guidelines to be followed strictly by devotees and puja organisers during…
Hyderabad : Heartfulness Meditation’s HELP program has a positive impact on students’ motivation as per a study published in International Journal of Current Research. It concluded that Positive motivation (Benevolence) leads to rewards and negative motivation (Revenge & Avoidance) towards pain. Students must develop Positive Motivation to cultivate a healthy society. HELP Program significantly decreases…
Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has implicated certain mandatory rules for the devotees to enter inside the temples after one day of the reopening of the religious shrines. The BMC has made the covid vaccination certificate compulsory for all people who want to enter into the premises of the temple. As per the BMC…
Puri : Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri reopens today for devotees after close to four months. The devotees will be allowed for Darshana from 7 am to 7 pm on weekdays starting Monday. The temple will remain closed on weekends for sanitization of the premises and also during major festivals to avoid crowding. Adequate safety…
Bhubaneswar : Renowned spiritual leader and humanitarian Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi (Amma) received an honorary degree—D.Litt. (Honoris causa)—from the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) in Bhubaneswar on Saturday. The degree was bestowed upon Amma virtually as part of the Deemed to be University’s 17th Annual Convocation Ceremony in recognition of Amma’s “great contributions in…
Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has allowed reopening of all types of religious institutions for devotees in Bhubaneswar from 23rd August with proper COVID-19 precautionary behavior. The BMC order came following a consultative meeting held virtually with relevant stakeholders of all religious groups. The civic body has issued the following guidelines in the order:-…