With Saraswati Puja (also called Vasant Pancami) around the corner, images of the Hindu Goddess Saraswati, patroness of the Arts, are in high demand for community prayers. Seema Kumari visited the idol makers of Patna, Bihar. They bring her to life every spring, on the fifth day of Vasant. The puja is incomplete without a […]
People who missed the republic day parade, here is the golden chance for you to have a glimpse of the event and to celebrate the spirit of India. Bharat Parv which is recognized as the National Festival is being celebrated in Delhi this year too. It started on 26th January 2020 and will continue till […]
This Deepawali a ‘Festival of Lights’ hold great significance for the people belonging to the Hindu faith. It is celebrated every autumn. One of the most popular festivals of Hinduism, Diwali symbolises the spiritual “victory of light over darkness, good over evil and knowledge over ignorance”. Diwali is the occasion of joyous celebrations. The delicious […]
Diwali is a festival of lights but the light from diya is diminishing due to the coming of Chinese lights or other artificial lights. The use of diyas have become limited. The easily accessible and pocket friendly Chinese lamps have taken over the traditional diya. Every year with the coming of Diwali the artificial lamp […]
After the heavy rainfall and flood like situation, common people in Patna are now facing with another problem, which is hike in vegetable price. For the poor the situation has become even worse as they don’t have enough money to buy their daily bread. Hike in vegetables price is something we cannot ignore because it […]
Chauthachandra (Chaurachan) is one such festival of Mithila in which the moon is worshiped with great pomp. Mithila culture has been promoting nature’s conservation and respect for centuries. Chaurachan prav is celebrated on the day of Ganesh Chaturthi in Mithila. In many place it is also known as chautchandra. On this day people of Mithianchal […]
कृष्ण जन्माष्टमी एक ऐसा पर्व जब भगवान कृष्ण ने इस धरती पर भाद्रपद माह की कृष्ण पक्ष की अष्टमी को मथुरा में जन्म लिया था, तब से आज तक इस दिन को बड़े धूम-धाम और हर्षोउल्लास के साथ मनाया जाता है। कृष्ण जन्मोत्सव आज 23 अगस्त और कल 24 अगस्त को कई जगहों पर मनाया […]
Every year, the birth anniversary of Lord Krishna is celebrated on the eighth day of the Krishna Paksha of Bhadrapada month. Lord Shri Krishna was born at midnight in Rohini Nakshatra. Sri Krishna is considered as one of the most powerful human incarnations of Lord Vishnu. The picture that emerges in our mind as soon […]
And again, Sri Lanka is numbed by explosions. This time it’s a shootout between Sri Lanka’s army troop and Islamic militants; a fierce gun battle erupted between them on Friday evening in Sainthamaruthu in Ampara, to the south of the town of Batticaloa, site of one of the Easter Sunday blasts at three churches and […]
Sir Easter Sunday bomb blasts at three churches and four hotels in Sri Lanka was a terrible bomb blast. It killed more than 310 people and wounded at least 500 innocents. This attack affected not only to Christians or Sri Lanka but to the entire world. The entire world is mourning with this grief. What […]
Amid the celebration of Easter, a series of bombing left Sri Lanka stunned. As it was a special day people came into large masses and also from villages afar. More than 320 were killed in this deadliest attack with at least 500 wounded. The blast targeted three churches and four hotels that are St. Anthony’s […]
छठ पूजा कार्तिक शुक्ल पक्ष के षष्ठी को मनाया जाने वाला एक हिन्दू पर्व है। सूर्योपासना का यह अनुपम लोकपर्व मुख्य रूप से पूर्वी भारत के बिहार, झारखण्ड, पूर्वी उत्तर प्रदेश और नेपाल के तराई क्षेत्रों में मनाया जाता है। छठ पूजा को देश के कई हिस्सों में बिहार और उत्तर प्रदेश से आये लोगों की पहचान के रूप में देखा जाता जाता है। यह पर्व सूर्य और उनकी पत्नी […]
