Amidst chants of Ganpati Bappa Morya, people across India will bid adieu to Lord Ganesh idols. The festival is celebrated with grand fanfare in Mumbai, where security has been beefed up for immersion of more than 90,000 idols at 84 different spots. The 10-day festival will culminate with a number of street processions in Mumbai. Around 25,000 policemen have been …

When shown along with Shiva, Goddess Parvati has only two hands, the right one holding a blue lotus and the left hanging loosely by the side. When represented independently, Parvati Ma is shown with four hands, two hands holding red and blue lotuses and the other two exhibiting the varada and Abhaya mudras. Goddess Parvati has a charming personality. Married …

Parvati (पार्वती) is the Hindu goddess of fertility, love and devotion; as well as of divine strength and power. Known by many other names, she is the gentle and nurturing aspect of the Hindu goddess Shakti and one of the central deities of the Goddess-oriented Shakta sect. She is the mother goddess in Hinduism, and has many attributes and aspects. …

Other Names: Jhaanavi, Nikita, Sapteshwari, Sureshwari, Bhagvati, Urvijaya, Chitraani, Tridhara, Bhaagirathi, Shubhra, Vaishnavi, Vishnupadi, Bhagvatpadi, Tripathaga, Payoshnika, Mahabhadra, Mandaakini, Meghal, Gangika, Gange, Gangeshwari and Alaknanda Countries: India, Bangladesh Major cities: Haridwar, Kanpur, Allahabad, Varanasi, Patna Length: 2,510 km Watershed: 907,000 km² Source: Gaumukha, Gangotri Glacier located in Uttarakhand, India Destination: Ganges Delta located in Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh Major Tributaries: …

देवा श्री गणेशा, देवा श्री गणेशा ज्वाला सी जलती है आँखो मे जिसके भी दिल मे तेरा नाम है पर्वा ही क्या उसका आरंभ कैसा है और कैसा परिणाम है धरती अंबर सितारे, उसकी नज़रे उतारे डर भी उससे डरा रे, जिसकी रखवालिया रे करता साया तेरा हे देवा श्री गणेशा देवा श्री गणेशा, देवा श्री गणेशा तेरी भक्ति तो …

Natick, Massachusetts, USA – August 14, 2017 – A group of Natick High School students set off a stick bomb with 68,480 sticks in the school’s gym – shattering the existing Guinness World Record of 40,910 sticks and setting the new world record for the Largest stick bomb. Photo: A group of Natick High School students set off a stick …

Tauranga, New Zealand – August 8, 2017 – Sixty cheerleaders made a giant pyramid during a national cheerleading competition in Tauranga, breaking the current Guinness World Record of 46 and setting the new world record for the Largest cheerleading pyramid. Photo: Sixty cheerleaders made the World’s Largest Cheerleading Pyramid during a national cheerleading competition in Tauranga. The Guinness World Records …

Randa, Switzerland – August 8, 2017 – The Charles Kuonen Suspension Bridge, in the Swiss Alps, near the village of Randa, is a 494 metres long bridge and connects Grächen and Zermatt on the Europaweg foot trail, thus setting the new world record for the Longest pedestrian suspension bridge. Photo: The Charles Kuonen Suspension Bridge, in the Swiss Alps, near …

Shenzhen, China – August 8, 2017 – Weighing only 15.4 lbs (7kg), carbon fiber Smacircle S1 can be folded in five simple steps into a small backpack and carried wherever and whenever, thus setting the new world record for the Most compact e-bike. Photo: Smacircle S1, the world’s most compact and lightweight ebike. Weighing only 15.4 lbs, carbon fiber S1 can …

Liverpool, New York, USA – August 9, 2017 – After drawing 130 riders last year, 158 people rode in a parade of classic bicycles through Onondaga Lake Park, thus setting the new world record for the Largest classic bicycle parade. Photo: 158 riders participated in a classic bicycle parade on July 15 in Onondaga Lake Park. The ride was the …