Rama Navami  [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 485, Hits: 1110]
Ramanavami or the birthday of Lord Rama is a major Hindu festival celebrated...
Updated On: 4/8/2008
Tags: Birthday of Lord Rama, Major Hindu festival, Rama, Seventh incarnation of Vishnu, Treta Yuga, Adi Kavi Balmiki, Ramayana means Ways of Rama, Popular religious epic, Kaliyuga, Sri Rama-Panchayatan, Ayodhya, Birth place of Rama, Vasanta Navratra, Rama and Lakshmana, Ravana, Durga
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Baisakhi - derives its name from the month of Vaisakha  [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 416, Hits: 978]
For Hindus, it's start of new year, celebrated with requisite bathing, partying, and worshipping. It's believed that the goddess Ganga descended to earth thousands of years ago...
Updated On: 3/30/2008
Tags: Thirteenth of April every year, Baisakhi, Vaisakha, Shrines, Temples, Gurudawaras, Offer prayers, Worship, Bhangra dances, Sikh community, Guru Gobind Singh organised sikhs into Khalsa, Hindu Calendar, Goddess Ganga, Jammu Nagbani Temple, Vishu Kani, Bohag Bihu, Vaisakha bathing, Holy shrine of Badrinath
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Mahavir Jayanti  [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 385, Hits: 731]
The birthday of Lord Mahavira is observed by both the Digambra (Sky-clad) and Svetambra (White-clad) Jains on the 13th day of the bright half of the Chaitra month (March-April)...
Updated On: 3/29/2008
Tags: Birthday of Lord Mahavira, Svetambra, Digambra, Chaitra month, Jains in India, Jaina Shrines at Girnar, Palitana in Gujarat, Mahavirji in Rajasthan, Pawapuri and Vaishali Bihar, Vaishali, Mahotsava, Jaina scriptures, Trisala or Priyakarini, Spiritual evolution, Salvation
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Ambedkar Jayanti  [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 254, Hits: 596]
Architect of Indian Constitution and also known as Father of Indian Constitution...
Updated On: 3/28/2008
Tags: Father of Indian Constitution, Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, MHOW - Military Headquarter of War, Dalit Buddhist movement, System of untouchables, Constitution for the independent India, Dalit, Legends from Madhya Pradesh, Indian Constitution, Architect of Indian Constitution, Indian Freedom Struggle, India
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Holi - Festival of colours  [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 611, Hits: 2542]
Holi is one of the four most popular festivals observed by all without any distinction of caste, creed, status or sex...
Updated On: 3/8/2008
Tags: Full moon night of Phalguna, Cymbal and drums, Prahlad, Holika, Holi Festival, Indian Festival of Holi, India, Hindu Festivals, Great demon, Hiranyakashyap, Pradikshna, Festival of Colors
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Maha Shivaratri  [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 345, Hits: 1593]
Celebrating the festival of Shivaratri devotees observe day and night fast and perform ritual worship of Shiva Lingam to appease Lord Shiva...
Updated On: 2/21/2008
Tags: Lord Shiva and Parvati, Linga Purana, Om Namah Shivaya, Hindu mythology, Krishna Paksha, Panchagavya, Shivaratri Rituals, Shiva worshipper, Shankarji ki Jai, Hail Shiva, Bathing of Shivalinga, Traditions and Customs of Shivaratri, Om Namah Shivaya, Krishna Paksha, Goddess Parvati
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Milad - Un - Nabi  [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 721, Hits: 1274]
Also called Bara Wafat / Milad-Ul-Nabi - commemorates the birthday of Hazrat Mohmmad and fails on the twelfth day of Rabi-ul-Awwal month...
Updated On: 2/20/2008
Tags: Bara Wafat, Birth of prophet, Month of Rabi Awwal, Eid Milad-un-Nabi, Prophet Muhammad Birthday, Holy Prophet Muhammad, Birthday of Messenger, Mawlid, Mevlid Serif, Mawlid an-Nabi, Mawlid En-Nabaoui, Yawm an-Nabi, Eid, Islam
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Good Friday  [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 787, Hits: 1574]
while the sun's light failed, and the curtain of the temple was torn into two. Then Jesus crying with a loud voice, said...
Updated On: 2/19/2008
Tags: Crucifixion of Jesus Christ, Lord Christ Sacrificed, Christians Mourn, Christs Death, Observe Strict Fast, Deep devotion in Jesus Christ, Christian, Friday, Sad Friday, Holi Friday
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April Fool  [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 518, Hits: 1230]
April Fools Day celebrates all things silly, but if you find yourself on the receiving end of someone's practical joke, don't be discouraged - you're not alone...
Updated On: 2/18/2008
Tags: Pesce d Aprile, Playing pranks, Practical jokes, April Fools Day, April Noddy, Huntigowok Day in Scotland, European communications system, Gregorian Calendar, poisson d Avril
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Chinese New Year  [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 898, Hits: 1670]
Chinese New Year or Spring Festival or the Lunar New Year is the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays. It is an important holiday in East Asia...
Updated On: 2/13/2008
Tags: Year of Rat, Chinese New Year Festival, Major holiday for Chinese, Chinese Community Festivals, China, Lunar New Year, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Chinese populations, Official holiday in China, Ethnic Chinese, Qin Dynasty, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Sima Qian, Zhou Dynasty, First Emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang, Nian, Man-eating beast, Passover of Nian, Chunyun
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