Shakuni – in Mahabharata Shakuni’s character cannot be underestimated in the context of Mahabharata. He has been a highly intelligent person and a brave warrior. He had been a matermind to lot of plots to help Duryodhana gain upper hand on Pandavas. The most notorious and damage inflicting was the game of dice. Pandavas losing […]
Gudhi Padwa This day is also the first day of Chaitra Navratri and Ghatasthapana also known as Kalash Sthapana is done on this day. Being the first day of the first month of a year, Gudhi Padwa festival is the New Year’s Day for Marathi people. On this day, a gudhi is prominently displayed in traditional Maharashtrian households. A gudhi is yellow
Sachin Tendulkar and Amitabh Bachcan – My Heroes The great man has retired. There will be no more upper cuts or paddle sweep. So what? There are enough memories of his exploits which will remain with us. People often argue what is so great about him. The argument will stretch that he got out when
Some famous curses are detailed which are related to Karna, Durvasa. Even Lord Rama was cursed and so was Lord Krishna. Very interesting facts are here.
Kumbh Mela is a sacred and mass Hindu pilgrimage. It occurs four times in twelve year at four different places in India. Allahabad (Prayag) at the confluence of Ganga and Yamuna and Saraswati river. Haridwar (Uttar Pradesh) along Ganga river. Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh) on the bank of kshipra river. Nasik (Maharashtra ) on the bank
Following are the incidents where Durvasa has been involved with various people which resulted in curse. This is in continuation from this article. Curse on Durvasa by sage Orga Once Durvasa saw a Gandharva playfully bathing in a river with his wife . The sage was influenced by the scene and he desired to marry
“Revenge is a dish best served cold” How true this line is in context of Mahabharata. It is believed that Mahabharata is a symbol of victory of truth over lies, but here are few incidents related to revenge. Based on these we can say that this epic from Indian mythology contains lots of hatred as
Hand made posters of Mughal-e-Azam and Sholay (Hindi Movies) Those who have started seeing movies couple of decades ago or before, will surely relate to the film posters, which were painted by artists. In the hindi movie Mera Naam joker, Raj Kapoor’s heroine played Meenu Master, whose earnings came from painting hoardings. Here are some
Orange Festival across the world This is a festival of fun and frolic is celebrated in Europe and United states among other places. Such as Netherlands, Dunedin and Tamenglong. In North america, this is known as Orange Blossom festival and celebrated in the month of April. These can be compared to the Indian festival Holi.
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 and makar sankranti celebrated. On this day, new endeavors are undertaken with a belief that they will be successful. This day is one of the harvest days for