Holi celebrators in New Delhi gear up for festival

STORY: Holi celebrators in New Delhi gear up for festival SHOOTING TIME: March 21, 2024 DATELINE: March 22, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:35 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. shot of India gate 2. various of markets STORYLINE: Markets in New Delhi are bustled with Holi celebrators as the festival of colors is just around the corner. The ancient Indian festival marks the end of winter and the onset of the spring season, signifying the victory of good over evil. Millions of Indians, mostly Hindus, are expected to celebrate the Holi festival on March 25 across the South Asian country with religious fervor and gaiety. During the celebrations, participants will hold colored powder on plates and smear them on each other to express love and affection. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from New Delhi. (XHTV)

Bangladeshi Hindu devotees celebrate Saraswati festival

STORY: Bangladeshi Hindu devotees celebrate Saraswati festival SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 14, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 15, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:34 LOCATION: Dhaka CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the celebration STORYLINE: The Hindu community in Bangladesh on Wednesday celebrated the Saraswati Puja festival by worshipping Saraswati, the Hindu Goddess of knowledge, wisdom, arts, and music. The festival brought together thousands of Hindus to the temples in Dhaka and elsewhere in the country. Traditionally Hindu toddlers are introduced to education and learning on the day of the Saraswati festival and this ritual is called "Hatekhori" in Bangladesh. Apart from Hindu temples, educational institutions in Bangladesh stage the festival with traditional gaiety and religious fervor. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Dhaka. (XHTV)

Hindus in India celebrate Diwali with fervor, gaiety

STORY: Hindus in India celebrate Diwali with fervor, gaiety SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 12, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 13, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:42 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of India gate 2. various of Diwali celebration STORYLINE: Millions of Hindus across India on Sunday celebrated Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, with fervor and gaiety. The festival, according to Hindu scholars, marks the victory of good over evil. Diwali, also known as Deepavali, is one of the biggest festivals in India. People celebrate the festival by lighting up houses, shops, temples and other public places. People hang lanterns outside their homes and draw floral patterns using colored powder on the floor of their houses to welcome guests, besides bringing good luck and prosperity to their homes. People even lit up earthen oil lamps and set off fireworks to celebrate the festival. The Hindus visit temples, wear new clothes and exchange gifts with friends and relatives. Apart from praying

Twin festivals of Dussehra, Durga Puja celebrated across India

STORY: Twin festivals of Dussehra, Durga Puja celebrated across India DATELINE: Oct. 26, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:44 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of India gate 2. various of festival crowd 3. various of Ram Leela 4. various of burnt effigies of demon Ravana, his brother Kumbhkaran and son Meghnad STORYLINE: Twin festivals of Dussehra and Durga Puja were celebrated with much gaiety and fervor across India on Tuesday, as people came out in the best of their attires, exchanging greetings, gifts and sweets. To mark the festival of Dussehra, which symbolizes the victory of good over evil, the effigies of demon Ravana, his brother Kumbhkaran and son Meghnad were burnt in the evening. It is believed that on the day of Dussehra Lord Ram killed the demon Ravana to get his wife Sita released from the latter's custody. On the 20th day from Dussehra, the grand festival of Diwali is celebrated across the South Asian country symbolizing the return of Lord Ram, along with his wife Sita, to

Bangladeshi Hindu devotees celebrate Saraswati festival

STORY: Bangladeshi Hindu devotees celebrate Saraswati festival DATELINE: Jan. 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:00 LOCATION: Dhaka CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the worship at temporary temples in Jagannath Hall grounds of Dhaka University STORYLINE: The Hindu community in Bangladesh on Thursday celebrated Saraswati Puja Festival by worshipping Saraswati, the Hindu Goddess of knowledge, wisdom, arts and music. The festival has brought together Hindus to the temples in Dhaka and elsewhere in the country since Thursday morning. Traditionally Hindu toddlers are introduced to education and learning on the day of Saraswati festival and this ritual is called "Hatekhori" in Bangladesh. Major Hindu temples, schools, colleges, universities and other educational institutions stage celebrations of the festival with traditional gaiety and religious fervor. Bangladeshi President M Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, in separate messages, greeted the members of the Hindu community on the occasion of the S

Women relaxing at a teahouse in a park

Women relaxing at a teahouse in a park

When spring comes many flower viewers visit places famous for cherry blossoms. Shops that serve tea or sweets are indispensable to these picnic resorts. Many people are visible. The woman on the left is wearing a kimono in furisode style with the sash hanging loosely and a pair of wooden clogs. The comb also has a flower design suited to the atmosphere of spring gaiety.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number51‐73‐0]