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For three decades, the Balapur Ganesh laddu has grown from a ₹450 village tradition into a ₹39-lakh symbol of faith, prosperity and changing fortunes. Once bought by farmers and shared among villagers, the prasadam is now sought by businessmen and real-estate entrepreneurs, reflecting the dramatic transformation of a once-rural landscape
Ganesh Chaturthi brings thousands of people together every year and is celebrated with large pandals in many areas. Here are a few images from the grand spectacle in Mumbai.
A man in eastern China filed a lawsuit against an AI company after he followed a chatbot’s recommendation for his mother’s burial date, which he later claimed was linked to a family misfortune. According to Jimu News, Shi, from Jiashan county in Zhejiang province, lost his mother to a sudden illness in April. As the youngest of five siblings, Shi sought an auspicious date for her burial. Such dates, derived from traditional Chinese almanacs reflecting ancient beliefs about celestial movements,...
In Izmir’s historic Kemeralti bazaar, the Akdemir family is finding new customers for a four-generation craft.
Dominica's Kalinago Week runs through September 19, closing with a commemorative and traditional smoke ceremony in the Kalinago Territory. The post Dominica’s Kalinago Week Enters Its Final Days appeared first on The Rio Times.
Tokyo, Sept. 10 (Jiji Press)--Japanese department stores have started offering "osechi" traditional New Year's dishes for 2027, pushing products that reflect current trends in an effort to attract young consumers. Department stores are rolling out products incorporating trends such as "Oshikatsu," or activities for enthusiastic support of "oshi," or favorite characters and celebrities, and ...
At Raffly Langi’s family longhouse in Sarawak, on Malaysian Borneo, the tuak rice wine did not come in a branded bottle or a tasting flight. His aunt has brewed the drink for Gawai, the harvest festival celebrated by Dayak communities, an umbrella term for indigenous groups in Sarawak whose longhouses have long been centres of family, rituals and communal life. She made it from steamed glutinous rice and a cake called ragi, prepared with rice flour, yeast and spices to kick-start fermentation....
The traditional festival is performed every year on the sprawling ground abutting the temple to celebrate the event observed during Lord Krishna’s childhood, which is followed even today in Vrindavan