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…
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Kumari Puja marks Maha Ashtami celebrations
Probashbangla24 online Desk : The Hindu devotees are celebrating Maha Ashtami, the most auspicious of the five-day Durga puja festival, at different Puja mandaps across the country. The main attraction of Maha Ashtami is Kumari Puja in which a pre-pubescent girl is worshipped as ‘Mother Goddess’. The rituals began around 11:00 am where girls were worshipped…
Mahalaya being celebrated
Probashbangla24 online Desk : The Hindus in the country have been celebrating the Mahalaya, the auspicious occasion heralding the advent of goddess Durga. Mahalaya that is considered as ceremonial invocation of goddess Durga is observed seven days prior to the initiation of the Durga Puja, the largest religious festival of the Hindu community. Hindus believe the…
South African lion cubs conceived artificially in world first
Probashbangla24 online Desk : Watching the two little lion cubs boisterously play with each other at a conservation centre outside of South Africa’s capital Pretoria, it’s hard to see anything out of the ordinary. But these cubs are unique. “These are the first ever lion cubs to be born by means of artificial insemination…
Washington man jailed for overharvesting sea cucumbers
Probashbangla24 online Desk : The owner of a Washington seafood company was sentenced to two years in prison for overharvesting sea cucumbers and must pay $1.5 million in restitution – the second large bust of illegal sea cucumber trade in the US West in just over a year. Hoon Namkoong, 62, was also sentenced Friday to…