When NRI Baljit Singh Kanda visited Gaya from Canada earlier this year to perform pind daan for his ancestors, his biggest ...

On cam: Goons thrash Dalit youth in MP's Betul A Dalit youth was thrashed in Madhya Pradesh’s Betul. The man was brutally thrashed and forced to squat while holding his ears. A video of the ...

The bus was headed to Gaya for Pind Daan. The accident might be caused by the driver dozing off. Lack of designated parking on NH-19 has led to frequent deadly collisions. Truck-bus collision ...

India is a land of traditions and customs. From North to South and East to West, after every 100 kilometers, you witness a new tradition, and every ritual has a significance attached to it.

Prayers for Ancestors: As part of the rituals, many people offer pind daan (prayers for the deceased) and float diyas in the Ganges to honour the souls of their ancestors, seeking peace for their ...

As per the Hindu scriptures, the Kush grass is symbolic of compassion and used as a means to invoke the ancestors. Pind daan, the tradition of offering sesame seeds, rice and balls made of barley ...

Madhya Pradesh celebrates its foundation day on 1 November every year. The state came to be recognised in its current ...

The rituals must be performed by the male head of the family. All the tarpan and pind daan rituals are performed under the guidance of a knowledgeable priest. Madhya Ashtami rituals must be performed ...

Night - Mostly cloudy. Winds NE. The overnight low will be 54 °F (12.2 °C). Sunny with a high of 80 °F (26.7 °C). Winds variable at 1 to 6 mph (1.6 to 9.7 kph). Sunny today with a high of 80 ...

India has 29 states with at least 720 districts comprising of approximately 6 lakh villages, and over 8200 cities and towns. Indian postal department has allotted a unique postal code of pin code ...