Ganesh Chaturthi 2025 will be celebrated on Wednesday, August 27, 2025, with Madhyahna Ganesh Puja Muhurat falling between 11:05 AM and 1:40 PM. The ten-day celebration will conclude with Ganesh ...

‘Each kolam is more than just a design. It is an invitation to welcome guests and celebrate Deepavali,’ says Ruben. Photos: The Star/Kamarul Ariffin With Deepavali just around the corner, Ruben ...

I grew up watching my grandmother ritualistically draw a different kolam every morning. My mother, after her, had notebooks ...

KUALA LUMPUR: Kolam, the vibrant and intricate traditional Indian floor art, continues to be a central feature of Deepavali celebrations, adorning homes and temples with its stunning designs. A.

Even before the crack of dawn, Chennaiites wake up to the musical notes of birds, the winter wind so chilly that it demands a woolen armour to brave the streets that stir to life as the day progresses ...

Krishna Janmashatmi is celebrated as the birth anniversary of Lord Krishna. This marks the 5252nd birth anniversary of the lord who is also considered to be an avatar of Lord Vishnu. Krishna was born ...

Mohd Bakri Talib creates kolam for Deepavali celebrations at shopping centres, offices and other business premises. (Mohd Bakri Talib pics) When it comes to creating kolam – the traditional art form ...

Every grain of rice sprinkled in the making of a kolam is like a prayer or a wish. Ruben Prakash knows that once Deepavali ends, the intricate patterns formed by the thousands of colourful grains will ...

In days of yore, kolam were really a part of everyday life, the lady of the house drawing them with white rice flour every dawn as the first rays of sunlight gently touched the earth. Through the day, ...

The entrance of Gayathri Shankarnarayan’s house at Fifth Cross Street in CIT Colony is incomplete if you do not see an elaborate kolam design. Sometimes, the 57-year-old is seen humming melodious ...