The festival of Saraswati Puja
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The festival of Saraswati Puja
Saraswati Puja or Vasant Panchami is the festival of scholars. On this day, goddess Saraswati is worshipped. She is considered to be the goddess of knowledge, art and music.She holds the veena ( a musical instrument) and also referred as Veena Vadini. This … Continue reading
Seven little known facts of Bhima
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Bhima - a wise person
Contray to belief that he was strong and could be easily provoked, few of know that he was a level headed person and he had a good sense of good and bad. Following are the few stories which uncover a part of him, which is sensitive. Read on.
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Seven unknown facts of Lord Hanumana
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Lord Hanumana
Lord Hanumana is famous for his devotion towards Lord Rama. He helped him tremendously in getting back Sita from the clutches of Ravana, the demon king. His famous exploit was burning the Lanka city. Here are few more facts about him, which are not famous but interesting.Birth … Continue reading
The meaning and importance of Shivlinga
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What is Shivlinga?
Lord Shiva is worshipped in the form of linga from ancient times. Lord Shiva is one of the trinity of Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh and even considered to be supreme lord. He has been worshipped by various devtas (gods) in Hindu mythology and by Vishnu Dashavatara's. But why in the … Continue reading
108 names of Lord Shiva
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108 Names of Lord ShivaLord Shiva, one of the holy trinity of gods, is believed to play the role of the destroyer to this universe. He is father of Lord Kartikeya and Lord Ganesha and is married to Goddess Parvati. There are various names of lord Shiva with Mahadeva being the … Continue reading
The festival of Mahashivaratri
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Mahashivaratri festival
Lord Shiva, the god of destruction from the trinity of Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh is worshipped on this festival. This day falls in the month of falgun, fourteenth day of krishna paksha, as per the hindi calendar.How puja is performed?
On this day,devotees visit the … Continue reading
Seven unknown facts from Mahabharata about Bhishma Pitamah
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Seven untold and unknown facts about Bhishma Pitamah from Mahabharata
Bhishma, or Devvrata will be known in the history as one of the great warriors who adorned this earth. The story of his birth was and his death were strange, but even stranger were his deeds on this planet. We all know … Continue reading
Bhishma and Parshurama – Two great warriors
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The battle between Bhishma and Parshurama
Amba's abduction
Bhishma (son of Shantanu and Ganga) was a great archer and a warrior. He is known for his vow of celibacy and skills in the Mahabharata. He had the task of finding a bride for his half-brother, Vichitravirya. He abducted princesses … Continue reading
La Tomatina – The tomato festival in Bunol (Spain)
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La Tomatina
The History
Bunol, Valencia is famous for Tomatina festival, which is held in every year in the month of August. Its start dates back to 1945, when during a brawl, some people used the tomatoes available nearby as weapons to throw on each other. Soon police intervened and brawl was … Continue reading
Jewish festivals
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Jewish festivals
Jewish community observes a number of festivals throughout the year. These festivals have their own significance and vary from being a simple rest day to celebrate the harvest.
Shabbat is the weekly rest day. This day, public transport and businesses are closed. Rosh Hashanah is … Continue reading
Baisakhi – The festival of new year
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Baisakhi - The festival of North India
Baisakhi or Vaisakhi, is an important festival of Hindus and Sikhs as it marks the beginning of the new year. In April, this day marks the beginning of the Hindu solar new year. In fact this day is celebrated all over the country as new year day under … Continue reading
The festival of Makar sankranti
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First major festival of the year
14th January is very auspicious from Hindu religion point of view. On this day, sun transits into capricorn(makar) rashi. Makar Sankranti thus means - transition to capricorn. On this day, new things are started and believed that new endeavours will be successful. … Continue reading
The festival of Lohri (The bonfire festival)
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Lohri - The Bonfire festival of India
Lohri is the time when harvesting is celebrated. It is the Indian festival of bonfire, other being Holi.Lohri is celebrated on winter solstice and it coincides with the festival of Makar Sankranti. This is an important festival of Punjabi's.According … Continue reading
What is Folk Art
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Indian, Japanese and Chinese Folk Art
Folk art is any form of art which is local to a particular geography, and may have slowly gained the stature of importance. A folk art is not limited to any particular discipline. for example, music, painting and even sports can take the form of a folk … Continue reading
The festival of colours – Holi
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Holi - The colour festival
Holi, the festival of colors, is one of the important festivals of India, including Navaratri, Diwali and Eid.Holi is a very popular festival of colours of Hindus. It is celebrated on the last full moon day of lunar month Phalguna. This festival marks the onset … Continue reading
Dashavatara – Indian mythology
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Dashavatara
Dashavatar is ten incarnations of Lord Vishnu. In Indian mythology, Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh (Shiv) are symbols of creator, saviour and destroyer. Whenever there is a decline of religion and a rise of irreligion, Vishnu incarnates himself to protect the good, to destroy the wicked, … Continue reading
The story of Goddess Lakshmi
The story of Goddess Lakshmi
Lakshmi, The Hindu Goddess is Goddess of wealth, beauty and fertility. Her four hands represents the four goal of human life , dharma, kama, artha and moksha. She is also called Sri or Thirumagal because she is endowed with six auspicious and divine qualities … Continue reading
Seven unknown facts about Lord Kartikeya
Lord Kartikeya
Lord Kartikeya, the son of Lord Shiva and Parvati, is the worshipped prominently in south India. He is known by different names - Lord Swaminatha, Lord Murugan, Skand and more. There is an interesting story of a competition between two brothers, Lord Ganesha and Lord Kartikeya and … Continue reading
Seven unknown facts of Lord Rama
Seven unknown and untold facts about Lord Rama
Happy new year 2015. Freeflow presents seven facts about Lord Rama to you to start your year. Have a great time ahead.Lord Rama is one of the incarnation of Lord Vishnu. His incarnation was to end the life of Ravana, who had a boon which made him … Continue reading
Malai Mandir and festival of Skanda Sashti
Malai Mandir
Malai Mandir is a place to experience divine feelings, peace. Situated at the heart of Delhi, This temple complex houses the temples of Shri Swaminatha Swami, Shri Karpaga Vinayakar, Shri Sundareswarar, Devi Meenakshi, The Navagraha Sannidhi, Shri Idumban Sannidhi, Shri Adi Sankara … Continue reading