Probashbangla24 Desk : Flower gardening is overwhelming. Come winter, there are a good number of plants that bloom beautifully and can enhance the splendour of your garden. These flowers are annuals, meaning they need to be planted every year. These stunning flowers are prized for the brilliant colours they add to a landscape. Who does…
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Brain responds more quickly to angry voices: Study
Probashbangla24 Desk : We notice aggressive or threatening voices much faster than those that sound normal or happy, scientists say. According to the study published in the journal Social, Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, our attention is more focused on threatening voices to enable us to clearly recognise the location of the potential threat. Researchers…
Durga Puja 2018: What is Sindoor Khela? Significance of the Vijaya Dashami ritual
Probashbangla24 online Desk : Sindoor Khela 2018: Durga Puja is the biggest festival for Bengalis who wait all year long for the five days of festivities. Vijaya Dashami, being the last day of the festival, is hence a sombre occasion when Goddess Durga is bid adieu for a year. Even though it’s a day when people…
Kumari Puja today
Probashbangla24 online Desk : Hindu devotees will celebrate Maha Ashtami at puja mandaps across the country on Wednesday as part of Durga Puja. The main attraction of Maha Ashtami is Kumari Puja where a pre-pubescent girl is worshipped as “Mother Goddess”. Thousands of Hindu devotees will throng puja mandaps throughout the country to celebrate…
Maha Saptami being celebrated across the country
Probashbangla24 online Desk : The five-day Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Bangalee Hindu community, entered the second day as Maha Saptami is being celebrated with much enthusiasm and religious fervor at temples across the country. Saptami is the seventh day of Devi Pakhsha that begins from Mahalaya on October 8 last heralding…
Durga Puja Special: Rites, rituals and process of the making of Ma Durga
Probashbangla24 online Desk : In Birendra Krishna Bhadra’s famous rendition of Mahishasura-mardini on Mahalaya, which signals the arrival of Ma Durga and Pujo in most Bengali households across the world, there is a segment that describes the creation of Durga to save the gods and the world from the demon king, Mahishasura. ‘Apurbo stri murti…
Navratri 2018: Eight things you should do during these nine days
Probashbangla24 online Desk : Come October and we see all hustle and bustle in the air. There is a festive mood all around. The ten-day Navratri festival followed by Dusshera is one of the most important Hindu festivals across the globe. The triumph of Lord Ram over Ravan is a well-known story. This year, the Navratri…
Priyanka Chopra heads for London to shoot The Sky Is Pink
Probashbangla24 online Desk : New Delhi: Actress Priyanka Chopra, who has been shooting for Shonali Bose’s ‘The Sky Is Pink’ has reportedly left for London to kick off the next schedule of the film. The actress was on Sunday clicked by the shutterbugs at the Mumbai airport, reports Zee News. Firstpost quoted a source, close to…
Brighten up your interiors with pastels
Probashbangla24 online Desk : Pastel colours exhibit the characteristics of art pastels and hence the name. These shades reflect a lot of light, so using them could brighten up a space. Abraham Santosh, Head Designer at Elegancia and Aparajita Ghosh, Design Director at Vaya Home share some tips on how to use use pastel colours inside…
World Smile Day: 5 mood-boosting foods to make you smile
Probashbangla24 online Desk : You may think a slice of pizza or a bowl of chips will cheer you up. But the truth is that if you’re looking for more sustainable boosts to your emotional well-being, there are better ways to eat yourself happy. There are food items that have been clinically proven to fight depression,…