Designer Vino Supraja (third left) with weavers during her visit to Bhavani in Erode district. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement For decades, 69-year-old master weaver Sakthivel has sat at his humble handloom in Periyamolapalayam, near Bhavani, weaving threads of various vibrant hues into the traditional and famous Bhavani jamakkalams. Alongside his sister and brother, he … Read more
Dancer Vanmathi Jagan performs with the traditional, handwoven rug ‘Bhavani jamakkalam’ at the London Fashion Week on September 21, 2025 | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement For decades, 69-year-old master weaver Sakthivel has sat at his humble handloom in Periyamolapalayam, near Bhavani, weaving threads of various vibrant hues into the traditional and famous Bhavani jamakkalams. Alongside … Read more
Shiv Sena (UBT) Chief Uddhav Thackeray during a press conference at Bandra in Mumbai, on April 21, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI The Election Commission of India (EC) issued a notice to Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena (UBT) for using ”Jai Bhavani Jai Shivaji“ and “Hindu ha tujha dharma” words in its campaign song for the … Read more
Discarded robes lay in heaps at Seethamma ghat in Vijayawada on Thursday afternoon as the second day of relinquishing Bhavani Deeksha saw a lot of devotee rush. | Photo Credit: K.V.S. GIRI Sanitation and maintenance of the ghats during the five-day Bhavani Deeksha relinquishment in Vijayawada have been hit by the ongoing State-wide strike by … Read more
The first family of Janata Dal (Secular), comprising party supremo H.D. Deve Gowda and his sons, was huddled in a meeting till late on Sunday night to find a solution to the ticklish issue of choosing the party candidate for the Hassan Assembly constituency. Former Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy told reporters before the meeting that … Read more
Former Minister H.D. Revanna and his wife Bhavani Revanna of the JD(S) have begun a flurry of activity in the Hassan Assembly constituency, implying that either of the two will contest for the seat on the JD(S) ticket. For the last two days, the couple held meetings with party workers and leaders in Hassan. It … Read more