Pratap Sarnaik, MLA – Ovala-Majiwada (Vidhan Sabha constituency) and chief organizer of the Sanskruti Arts Festival 2023, briefs the media on January 26, 2029, at Upvan Lake, Thane, Maharashtra, India, during the launch of the four-day event, ending on January 29, 2023
The tradition of kissing under the mistletoe started in ancient Greece, during the festival of Saturnalia and later in marriage ceremonies, because of the plant’s association with fertility. During the Roman era, enemies at war would reconcile their differences under the mistletoe, which to them represented peace
Flashback to Shubha Yatra held on the occasion of Maharashtrian new year Gudi Padwa in Thane, Maharashtra, India, on April 8, 2016, when current Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde was the PWD minister of the state