Actor Priya Marathe, known for her roles in ‘Pavitra Rishta’ and ‘Kasamh Se’, died at the age of 38.
She had reportedly been battling cancer for more than two years and passed away at her home in Mira Road, Mumbai.
Priya’s ‘cousin’ and actor Subodh Bhave took to Instagram to share an emotional note and remember her not just as an actor but as a family member. In his post, he described her as a “great actress” and spoke about the bond they shared as cousins.
“Priya Marathe A great actress, some of my co-star in series and movies. But for me, the relationship was more important with her. Priya my cousin sister. The hard work she took after coming to this field, her faith in work were very commendable. She played every role with great heart and harmony,” Bhave wrote.
He also shared that her health struggles worsened during the series Tu Metshi Navane, but her husband, actor Shantanu Moghe, stood strongly by her side throughout. Calling her a “fighter,” Subodh said her spirit remained remarkable, even during the most difficult times.
“She was diagnosed with cancer a few years ago. Fighting with him she started working again. She again went in front of the audience with her simply beautiful acting through the drama, serial. But that cancer didn’t leave her back. Once again her trouble jumped during our series “Tu Metshi Navane”. Her partner throughout this journey @shantanusmoghe was strongly with her. My sister was a fighter, But finally her strength fell short,” he added.
Bidding his final goodbye, Bhave concluded, “A heartfelt tribute to you, Priya. I pray that you find peace wherever you are. Om Shanti.”
Priya began her acting journey with the Marathi show ‘Ya Sukhano Ya’ in 2005 before transitioning to Hindi television with ‘Kasamh Se’. She gained nationwide fame as Varsha in ‘Pavitra Rishta’, which made her a household name. Over the years, she appeared in popular shows such as ‘Bade Acche Lagte Hain,’ ‘Saath Nibhana Saathiya’, ‘Uttaran’, and ‘Maharana Pratap.’ She also acted in Marathi films like ‘Umne Jeena Seekh Liya’ and ‘Ti Ani Itar.’ (ANI)
The five-day Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations at Ranbir Kapoor’s home came to an end as he and his mother Neetu Kapoor bid goodbye to Bappa.
The mother-son duo was spotted performing Ganpati Visarjan rituals. In videos captured by paparazzi, Ranbir was seen carrying Lord Ganesha’s idol as he stepped out of the car, while Neetu Kapoor walked by his side.
The two were seen dressed in traditional outfits for the occasion. Ranbir looked dapper in a blue kurta and white pyjama, while Neetu looked graceful in a white ethnic suit. They were also seen chanting ‘Ganpati Bappa Morya’ as they offered prayers before visarjan.
The duo was also seen folding their hands and performing aarti before bidding farewell to Lord Ganesha.
On the work front, Ranbir Kapoor will next be seen in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Love and War,’ co-starring Alia Bhatt and Vicky Kaushal. The film will be the first collaboration between Ranbir Kapoor and Sanjay Leela Bhansali since the actor’s 2007 debut ‘Saawariya’. While Vicky Kaushal has never worked with the filmmaker, Alia Bhatt teamed up with Bhansali in the 2022 drama Gangubai Kathiawadi. He will also play Lord Ram in Nitesh Tiwari’s much-awaited two-part epic Ramayana. (ANI)
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Sunday directed the district-level officers to remain on round-the-clock alert in view of the red and orange warnings issued by the Meteorological Department for most districts over the next few days.
Chairing a meeting with senior officials, CM Dhami said that the state continues to face challenges due to excessive rainfall, and the coming few days are going to be more difficult.
He directed all the officers to take appropriate steps to ensure the safety of ordinary citizens. Special vigilance should be exercised on the routes due to the risk of landslides, and all precautionary measures should be taken in anticipation of waterlogging in the plains.
He directed Secretary of Disaster Management and Rehabilitation Vinod Kumar Suman to keep an eye on every situation from the State Emergency Operations Center.
CM Dhami directed officials and district representatives to assess the progress of relief and rescue operations and provide necessary guidelines.
He said that the government stands strongly with those who have become homeless in disasters, and work is being done at every level for their best rehabilitation. He directed both the divisional commissioners to work promptly on the rehabilitation of disaster-affected people and to explore options for rehabilitation in the plain districts.
The Chief Minister said that in this difficult time of disaster, we deeply understand the pain of all the affected brothers and sisters. The state government is not limited to financial assistance alone; we are also connected to their feelings and sensitivities.
He also expected the officers to consider their sorrow as their own and work with full dedication to their rehabilitation, making life normal again.
During this, the Chief Minister directed that the officers in the districts should remain in the field and conduct relief and rescue operations on a war footing. Secretary Home Mr. Shailesh Bagauli, Secretary Disaster Management and Rehabilitation Mr. Vinod Kumar Suman, Additional Secretary Mr. Anand Swaroop, SCEO Implementation DIG Mr. Rajkumar Negi, JEO Mohd. Obaidullah Ansari, Mr. Hemant Bisht, Rohit Kumar, etc. were present at the State Emergency Operation Center.
At the same time, Principal Secretary Mr. RK Sudhanshu, Secretary PWD Pankaj Kumar Pandey, Secretary Health Dr. R Rajesh Kumar, Divisional Commissioner Mr. Vinay Shankar Pandey, and Mr. Deepak Rawat attended the meeting virtually.
The Chief Minister sought information from BRO officials about the bridge that was washed away in the Tamak drain on the Jyotirmath-Malari National Highway. He stated that this bridge is crucial from a strategic perspective for both the state and the country, so traffic should be made smooth by building a Bailey bridge here as soon as possible. He said that if BRO needs any kind of help from the state level, it will be provided immediately. He directed the Secretary of the Public Works Department, Mr. Pankaj Kumar Pandey, to maintain contact with the BRO officials.
The Chief Minister directed that the Gangotri Highway be made safe and brought to a better condition before the start of the Yatra. He said that travellers from the country and abroad come for the Char Dham Yatra with confidence; it is our duty to ensure their journey is safe, and there is no scope for laxity in this matter.
During this, the Chief Minister reiterated that, after the end of the rains, work on patching and constructing new roads should commence in all circumstances. There should not be any delay in this. He gave clear instructions that the tender and all other formalities should be completed in the meantime.
CM Dhami inquired about the condition and drainage of the lakes built in Harshil and Syanachatti of Uttarkashi.
He stated that a report has been received of a rise in the water level of the lake in Syanachatti, and therefore, 24/7 monitoring and relief and rescue teams should be stationed there at all times. It should also be ensured that there is no danger to the bridge.
He directed the District Magistrate of Uttarkashi to make appropriate efforts to reduce the water level of the lake and to drain more water from it.
He directed that all the needs of the people of Syanachatti be met and that electricity and water be made available at all times. The Honourable Chief Minister once again reiterated that a large amount of debris has accumulated in Harshil and Syanachatti, which is very important to be removed from the river.
He directed the creation of mud disposal sites in safe locations and instructed the dumping of debris there. He has also requested that a proposal be sent to the government in this regard.
The Chief Minister directed that a close watch be kept on the water level of the rivers in the next few days. He said that the water levels of the rivers should be monitored in both hilly and plain areas, even at night. People should be alerted, and protective steps should be taken immediately if any danger is felt. (ANI)
Actor Shahid Kapoor has wrapped up his next project with filmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj, marking their fourth collaboration after ‘Kaminey,’ ‘Haider,’ and ‘Rangoon.’
Shahid took to Instagram on Sunday to share a behind-the-scenes monochrome picture with Bhardwaj, calling it a “super special” project.
Speaking about the film, Shahid revealed that the yet-to-be-titled project gave him a chance to explore a “madly different character.” He said that every time he works with Bhardwaj, it feels like entering a “new world.” Sharing his excitement, the actor added that the film features a “titular part” for him, just as he had in Kaminey and Haider. He also praised his co-stars Triptii Dimri, Nana Patekar, Farida Jalal, Avinash Tiwary, and Disha Patani, among others.
“And it’s a WRAP. My 4th collaboration with this special man @vishalrbhardwaj . Excitement levels are off the charts. Our secretly titled soon to be announced film is done. As always it’s a new world and a madly different character for me to play. A titular part from him for the 3rd time. I am one of the KAMINEY I am HAIDER and now I am …….. This post can’t be complete without including the stellar cast @tripti_dimri who I had a total blast with,” Shahid wrote.
“Watch out for her act in this one. @iamnanapatekar thank you for those oh so layered scenes we got together @official_farida_jalal ji for your warmth and grace @avinashtiwary15 for your playlist on that drive can’t reveal much more here brother @hussain.dalal who completes me and is total rager in the film . Have to say @dishapatani you and me killed the 2 songs and I can’t wait to collaborate again you are so much fun. And there’s is one more actor one of my favs who can’t really be revealed but it is such a pleasure to have him with us on this one. And lastly @nadiadwalagrandson for putting this all together. This one’s SUPER SPECIAL,” he added.
On the work front, Shahid Kapoor was last seen in ‘Deva.’ In the film, Shahid plays ACP Dev Ambre, a police officer who loses his memory while investigating his best friend’s murder. The film also starred Pooja Hegde, who played the female lead, a reporter and Dev’s love interest. The film hit theatres on January 31. (ANI)
Rain heals. It’s the only thing that heals these days.
It comes in the night, pitter-patter, splashing into earth, making stars and sunflowers when landing one after another, like soft footsteps in the dark, and the sound of my mother’s bangles on the staircase to the terrace, the white shakha gleaming in the monsoon sun.
There are tears in the eyes; bitter-cold, salty, saline waters of the sea on a moonlit tide. The monsoon darkness turning the moon red, as if it’s a lunar eclipse. Tears come suddenly, unseen to the world, hidden between the eyelashes, like a burning sensation, and the sky opens like an eternally shut room inside the deepest darkness, resurrecting waves of concealed memories, making the barren earth half-smile with gratitude, turning the dry expanse inside our being — wet with softened sensuality, and longing.
There is a forgotten letter somewhere inside an old, dilapidated diary which must be read. Yet, again. There is a forgotten letter in a new book, kept as a page-marker, which too must be read. Both the letters were smudged with the saline waters of their fatedness, once, and now, and again, forever. Remembrance of time past, time present, time future.
Then the rain arrived, with its first moist fragrance of soaked earth, parched with the relentless cruelty of our times. It arrived and healed, for a moment, returning again, suddenly, without notice, as the sun plays ‘dhoop-chao’, like that old song floating with the eastern wind amidst the swaying mustard flowers, near the rippling village river.
It’s like Durga among the kash flowers near the steam engine train line in Satyajit Ray’s Pather Panchali. Her hair flying in the sky, like the Iranian women who burnt their hijabs, dancing with their flying hair around bonfires on street squares, in defiant protest against the nasty Moral Police. Durga, draped in her white sari, drenched with the rush of water from the sky, Durga in momentary nirvana, her body moving with the rain gods, with her shivering little brother, Apu, watching in glee.
She dies soon after, perhaps of pneumonia, and this heart-breaking moment devastates the audience, and her mother, like a river in flood swallowing them; this is the predictable destiny of ecstasy, quickly followed by deep sorrow. The eternal story of life.
Like beautiful Durga, the goddess, who arrives for such a short time to her imagined homeland. Amidst the sea of red blouses and white saris, and the chorus of dhaak and ghanta, with the redness of sindoor smeared on the forehead and faces of women in Bengal, their feet and fingers decorated with aalta, Durga finds her inevitable goodbye yet again. On the evening of her departure, on Bijoydashami, amidst the smudged sindoor made moist by tears on the faces of women, in the waters of her farewell, she rediscovers her bisarjan, with chanting and slogans in her praise as backdrop. And when she leaves, like Durga in Ray’s black and white classic, something dies inside the heart.
Like when a loved one leaves you, because she or he must leave, because it is time to leave, because it is destined, and you don’t want to shut the door, because if you shut the door, and put up the bolt, it’s like you are permanently shutting her/him from your life. As if she or he can never ever return!
And the house suddenly feels so empty. As if no one lives here anymore.
It’s like when you are just about starting your young life into a new job in a daily newspaper, you come home for the weekend in the general compartment of a passenger train, and Ma opens the wooden door with a simple wooden bolt. The surprise, the sudden happiness, her flushed cheeks, her joyful eyes – it’s like a miracle. It would fill me with an infinite feeling of gratitude. Life was worth living.
Nothing can be more authentic that this moment in a young son’s life. Nothing can be more authentic, more endearing, than this opening of the faded blue wooden door by a mother in her faded cotton sari.
And when you leave, she would come out on the by-lane, wearing her faded cotton sari, and gaze at you for long – till you are compelled to disappear in the first turn on the street near Asha Modern School. So, when you cross the Happy Book Corner near Gill Colony, walking fast lest you miss the train, this is not a happy corner anymore.
Authentic happiness is always so fleeting. Like the rain which comes and goes, filling you with a wild joy, inflaming your senses and instincts, healing you like a mother’s presence and memory, and then opening up an ancient cupboard of wounds.
A ‘rainy day’ in school was such an intense revelation for kids, especially those who hated certain subjects, that the school authorities would inevitably not declare it a rainy day. So in little rain coats or holding huge black umbrellas, we would walk so reluctantly to school. Floating paper boats on the streets.
The brave ones would skip school, sometimes the entire class, and then cycle to the canal in the outskirts of our small town near the huge graveyard, away from the eyes of the elders, two boys pedaling one cycle, taking turns, dripping with rain, singing Abba and Boney M songs. We would swim there all day, chewing sugar canes picked up from the fields.
Those were the sweet days. No worries. No hurry. Not even a calendar or clock in our life. There were neither sudden flushes of joy, nor longing, nor simmering wounds which hurt. Life was a rippling mountain river.
True, it never rained as in glorious and enchanting Macondo in One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, which got him the Nobel Prize for Literature. Or in Kerala, where the monsoon arrives with thunder and fury, scatters into the lush green Western Ghats, and beyond, and, then, finally, returns home into the womb of the Arabian Sea, like a prodigal son.
In Macondo, it rained relentlessly since the massacre of striking workers in the banana company (“Nothing happened” – as the truth was suppressed). It rained for four years, 11 months and two days, flooding the town in apocalyptic waves of furious floods, ravaging it forever, including the murderous banana company of the banana republic.
After this Biblical catastrophe, the death, the decay, the rotten edifices, the dying and ageing, the discovery of those dead and alive — hell-fire visits the town. Birds and animals die everywhere. Someone is discovered in a forgotten room. Nostalgia returns like an aching wound. Someone remembers the massacre while on the verge of death. And a strange, semi-human ‘Wandering Jew’ suddenly walks on the streets.
Does it yet again feel like Macondo in our own life and times?
No. This seems to surpass all epical tragedies and massacres. Despite the Holocaust etched in the minds of the West. (They willfully allowed it, isn’t it, until 6 million Jews were gassed to death in the slave camps of the Nazis?)
Because, this is live-streamed inside our soul and our consciousness 24X7. By the goddamned Nazis of Tel Aviv. And they can murder journalists, and women photographers, but they can’t say anymore: “Nothing happened.”
A First Information Report (FIR) was registered against Trinamool Congress legislator Mahua Moitra in Chhattisgarh’s Raipur in connection with her alleged derogatory remarks against Union Home Minister Amit Shah, police said on Sunday.
Moitra has reportedly said that Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s “head should be cut off” for failing to check the infiltration of illegal Bangladeshis into India.
Soon after her remarks, an FIR was registered at the Mana Camp police station under Sections 196 and 197 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
The FIR was filed at the Mana police station on August 30 based on a complaint filed by a local resident, Gopal Samanto
Political leaders slammed Moitra’s reported remark and alleged that efforts are going on to “completely change” the demography of Bengal.
Congress leader TS Singh Deo condemned the reported remark against Amit Shah, and told ANI on Saturday, “I have not read the statement. But Mahua Moitra ji has made some objectionable statements in reference to the Home Minister. This is not right.”
A day earlier, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Nitin Nabin told ANI, “I believe that the use of such words by a woman can help people understand how violent the people sitting in the government today have become and efforts are being made there to change the demography of Bengal and our Home Minister completely is constantly fighting for it, he is fixing those things, so restlessness is visible but she does not know that the Home Minister has everyone’s blessings. No one will be able to harm him.”
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai urged West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to take punitive action against TMC MP Mahua Moitra and demanded an apology from the West Bengal Chief Minister.
In a post on X, Vishnu Deo Sai shared, “The remark made by the Trinamool Congress MP against the Honourable Union Home and Cooperation Minister Shri Amit Shah Ji is not only objectionable but also a serious criminal act. Such audacity to make such remarks would not be possible without the backing of the Trinamool Congress high command and Chief Minister Smt. Mamata Banerjee. Smt. Mamata Banerjee Ji should clarify whether she agrees with Mahua Moitra Ji’s statement or not. If she does not agree, then she should take punitive action against her party leader and apologise to the entire country for this act.”
TMC MP Mahua Moitra had recently reportedly said that Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s “head should be cut off” for failing to check the infiltration of illegal Bangladeshis into India.
Moitra was earlier expelled from the Lok Sabha in December 2023 after the House accepted the recommendations of the Ethics Committee’s probe report on cash-for-query charges against her. (ANI)
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday defended the state government’s decision to invite renowned Kannada writer and Booker Prize winner Banu Mushtaq to inaugurate this year’s Mysuru Dasara, saying the event is a festival for all and not linked to any one religion.
Addressing the media, CM Siddaramaiah said, “Dussehra is a non-religious festival. Everyone celebrates the Dasara Naada festival. Therefore, it is appropriate for it to be inaugurated by writer and activist Banu Mushtaq. I was given authority in a high-level committee regarding the selection of the Mysore Dasara inaugurator. It was decided that I should invite Booker Prize winner Banu Mushtaq to inaugurate Dussehra. Poet Nisar Ahmed has inaugurated Dasara in the past too. Naada festival is a festival for everyone. It is a festival for Hindus, Christians, Buddhists, Jains.”
He further termed the people opposing Banu Mushtaq’s choice as the inaugurator of Dussehra as “religious fanatics”.
“When the Maharaja was not in power, even Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan celebrated Dussehra. Mirza Ismail, who was the Diwan, celebrated Dussehra. This is a non-religious festival. There are very few writers in Karnataka who have won the Booker Prize. Only religious fanatics talk about Banu Mushtaq being chosen as the inaugurator of Dussehra. They do not know history; it is good to know history,” he added.
Earlier, Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president BY Vijayendra on August 28 hit out at Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar over his “Chamundi Hills is not only for Hindus” remarks and claimed that it was an insult to Hindu traditions and beliefs.
Vijayendra questioned the Siddaramaiah government for inviting renowned Kannada writer Banu Mushtaq to open the Mysuru Dasara and not Deepa Bhasthi, who is the first Indian translator to win an International Booker Prize for translating Mushtaq’s ‘Heart Lamp’.
“The problem is not with the BJP but with the mindset of the ruling Congress party. Recently, I have seen DK Shivakumar’s statement on Chamundi Hills. The statements of Congress leaders are an insult to Hindu traditions and beliefs, whether it is DK Shivakumar’s statements or the invitation to Banu Mushtaq. Why did Siddaramaiah not think of inviting both Banu Mushtaq and Deepa Bhasthi?” the Karnataka BJP president said.
The controversy arose when Shivakumar responded to criticism from Yaduveer Wadiyar, a member of the Mysuru royal family, regarding the state government’s decision to invite writer Banu Mushtaq to inaugurate the 2025 Mysuru Dasara festival in the Goddess Chamundeshwari temple.
In a post on X, Shivakumar urged critics not to communalise the iconic festival, emphasising its inclusive nature.
In his statement, Shivakumar said, “Our region’s festival – Dasara, our region’s deity – Chamundeshwari. Chamundeshwari Mother is the presiding deity of our region. Those who worship her, believe in her, and honour her are found in all castes and religions. Her darshan is the right of everyone. Mother is the asset of all devotees, of all the children of the region, not limited to anyone. No one can say no to worshipping the Mother.”
He further accused the BJP of creating controversy, stating, “Creating controversy is the BJP’s principle! Everyone from all religions and communities has access to Chamundi Hill. They pray to the Goddess. Our Durga Devi removes everyone’s sorrows.”
Shivakumar highlighted the universal appeal of the festival, noting that people from across the country and abroad participate in Dasara, and the royal family has historically supported its inclusive nature.
The Deputy CM concluded by urging against politicising religion, adding, “One should not do politics in the name of religion; even that Mother would not approve of it!” (ANI)
Disney has unveiled the release date and title for ‘Ice Age: Boiling Point,’ the sixth instalment in the animated prehistoric franchise, reported Variety.
The announcement was made during Saturday’s Destination D23: A Journey Around the Worlds of Disney in Orlando. The film is set to hit theatres on February 5, 2027.
According to an official description, “Boiling Point” is a “dinosaur-and-lava-filled madcap adventure that takes Manny, Sid, Diego, Ellie, Scrat and the rest of the herd to visit never-before-seen corners of the treacherous Lost World,” as quoted by Variety.
According to the outlet, Disney and 20th Century Animation had earlier announced that the sixth ‘Ice Age’ film was in the works, and that series stars Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Queen Latifah, Denis Leary, and Simon Pegg would return.
The last ‘Ice Age’ film, ‘Collision Course,’ was released in 2016 and went on to gross 408.5 million USD at the worldwide box office. The first film bowed in 2002, spawning four mainline sequels, a spin-off film and a series of shorts on Disney+.
The franchise as a whole has grossed $3.2 billion since its inception.
Also during the presentation, Chief Creative Officer Jared Bush unveiled the title and release date for Walt Disney Animation Studios’ next original film, ‘Hexed.’
Josie Trinidad (‘Zootopia+’) and Jason Hand (‘Moana 2’) are set to direct the film, while Roy Conli and Juan Pablo Reyes Lancaster-Jones will serve as producers.
The official logline for “Hexed” reads, “An awkward teenage boy and his Type-A mom discover that what makes him unusual might just be magical powers that will turn their lives and a secret world of magic upside down.”
Other projects teased at Destination D23 include ‘Toy Story 5,’ ‘Tron: Ares’ and ‘Zootopia 2.’ (ANI)
The monsoon fury in Himachal Pradesh continues to batter infrastructure, with 819 roads, including three national highways, 1,236 electricity transformers and 424 water supply schemes disrupted across the state, according to the State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA).
The cumulative death toll in the state since June 20 has reached 320, of which 166 deaths were caused by rain-related incidents such as landslides, flash floods, and electrocution, while 154 deaths occurred in road accidents, the SDMA said.
The state’s road network has been severely impacted, with major blockages reported on NH-03, NH-05, and NH-305, along with hundreds of rural link roads cut off due to landslides and debris flows. Districts such as Chamba (253 roads), Mandi (206), Kullu (175), and Kangra (61) are among the worst affected.
The power supply has taken a massive hit, with 1,236 distribution transformers (DTRs) damaged or non-operational, particularly in Kullu (357), Chamba (296), Una (330), and Mandi (177). Restoration work is ongoing but hampered by continuous rain and accessibility issues in high-altitude and interior regions.
The water supply has also been disrupted in 424 schemes, affecting both drinking water and irrigation facilities. The highest impact has been in Chamba (77 schemes), Kullu (39), Mandi (56), and Shimla (32).
Authorities have deployed multiple teams for road clearance, power restoration, and water supply repairs, but warn that heavy rain forecasts could delay full restoration.
Cumulative damage from June 20 to August 30 has been pegged at Rs 3,04,207.46 lakh, covering losses to lives, livestock, agriculture, horticulture, houses, shops, factories, public utilities, and other infrastructure.
Rain-related fatalities include 33 deaths by drowning, 17 in cloudbursts, 14 due to electrocution, 11 in landslides, 9 in flash floods, and others due to lightning, snake bites, and falls from steep terrain. Significant accident fatalities were reported from Chamba (22), Mandi (22), Kangra (19), and Shimla (16). (ANI)
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Sunday celebrated Onam at her residence in the national capital and stated that the Delhi stands with the families of Kerala in their “happiness” and “sorrow”.
Speaking to the reporters on the occasion, CM Rekha said that Onam is not only celebrated in Kerala but across the country. She extended her wishes to the 10 lakh Malayali people residing in New Delhi and mentioned that everyone should join hands to work together for the development of the region.
“Today, Onam is not only being celebrated in Kerala but in the whole country, the whole world. I am happy that this sacred festival of Onam started from Jan Seva Sadan. I extend my best wishes to nearly 10 lakh Malayali families residing in Delhi. Delhi will celebrate this festival in the coming 10 days. May every household be filled with happiness, enthusiasm and joy. Delhi is with the families of Kerala in their happiness and sorrow. We shall join the journey of the development of Delhi as a family,” CM Rekha Gupta said.
This year, Onam is being celebrated from August 26 to September 5, over a period of 10 days .
Onam is celebrated in Chingam month, which marks the beginning of the Malayalam calendar, and is a harvest celebration.
During the Onam festival, people usually wear kasavu saris and mundu (dhoti). It is a time when family members and friends come together and exchange gifts.
The festival also marks the Malayalam New Year and celebrates the homecoming of ‘Mahabali’.
Kerala welcomed the Malayalam New Year on August 17, with people flocking to temples to offer prayers and celebrating the beginning of Chingam, the first month of the Malayalam calendar. (ANI)
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