Lohri is closely linked to the rabi crop cycle, particularly wheat and sugarcane. For farming communities, it marks a pause, a moment to thank nature for sustaining life and to pray for a good harvest ...

Surrounded by thousands of others, there is nothing remarkable about the grave of Dulla Bhatti, on a raised platform, plastered with cement under the shade of an old tree. There is no mark on the ...

Every winter, as the cold grip of the northern Indian region starts to unravel, the lighting of Lohri candles casts a radiant glow over the villages, towns, and cities of Punjab as well as the ...

New Delhi: Lohri arrives every January as winter begins to soften across North India. Celebrated on January 13, the festival marks the seasonal transition, longer days, and gratitude for the harvest.

Lohri 2026 falls on January 13, celebrating North India's winter harvest with bonfires, folk songs, and offerings. The festival honors nature, marks seasonal change, and features the legend of Dulla ...

When singing the famous Lohri song, 'Sundar Mundariye', you must have encountered the word 'Dulla Bhatti'. For the uninitiated, the wordings of the famous punjabi folk song are: "Sundar mundariye, hoe ...

Punjabi Lok Virasat Academy will organise an online international symposium and a 'kavi darbar' on Dulla Bhatti’s martyrdom day. The organisers said that thinkers and writers from across USA, Canada ...

Farmers burn copies of the recent agricultural reform laws and pictures of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi as they celebrate Lohri festival on the outskirts of Amritsar on January 9. | Narinder ...

As winter slowly loosens its grip over North India, the festival of Lohri arrives as a joyful marker of seasonal change. Celebrated every year on January 13, Lohri signals the end of the coldest days ...

Emperor Akbar (above) is believed to have shifted his capital from Fatehpur Sikri to Lahore to counter Dulla Bhatti's rebellion. Surrounded by thousands of others, there is nothing remarkable about ...