Festival

The festival of Gudi Padwa (gudhi padwa)

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

Kumbh Mela

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

Orange festival

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.

Sun god visits his son, Shani

Makar Sankranti – 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 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

New year – across the world

Happy new year to everyone!!! Every year, new year is celebrated across the globe. There are different ways to celebrate the beginning. In following paragraphs, we will find that how this is celebrated across different regions and countries. New year all over the world Christians all over the world celebrate this day on first january,

Festivals of world – Chinese festivals (1)

Chinese festivals Spring festival is the most inportant traditional chinese festival. The spring festival is the Chinese new year. The origin of this festival is centuries old. A number of myths and traditions underline the significance of this Chinese new year. This marks the end of winter and lasts for 15 day. The 15th day

Dhanteras festival

The festival of Dhanteras Dhanteras festival is believed to mark the beginning of good times and celebrated a day before Diwali, a major hindu festival. Dhanteras holds special significance for the businessmen due to the customary purchases of precious metals on this day. Dhanteras indicates the beginning of Diwali celebrations. It is on this day on which

The festival of Teej

Teej festival Teej is a widely celebrated festival across India. People celebrate this festival in dedication to Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati. This festival is celebrated for marital bliss, well-being of spouse and children and purification of own body and soul. This festival is celebrated usually in the month of July-August, so it is also

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