Indian Festivals

Indian Festivals are celebrated by varied cultures and through their special rituals add to the colours of Indian Heritage. Some festivals welcome the seasons of the year, the harvest, the rains, or the full moon. Others celebrate religious occasions, the birthdays of saints and gurus (revered teachers), or the advent of the New Year. A number of these festivals are common to most parts of India. However, they may be called by different names in various parts of the country or may be celebrated in a different fashion.

Vrishabha Sankranti Information For Students

Vrishabha Sankranti

Vrishabha Sankranti: The transition of Sun from Mesha rashi to Vrishabha Rashi takes place during Vrushabha Sankraman. It is the beginning of Vrishabha season as mentioned in the solar calendar. The day is famously celebrated as Brusha Sankranti in Odisha. Rituals of Vrishabha Sankranti: Gifting cows is considered to be auspicious on this festival. Devotees specially visit Lord Vishnu temples …

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Easter Festival: Resurrection of Jesus Christ

Easter

Easter marks the resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is a day of great rejoicing and merry-making. It is celebrated in March-April between 22nd March and 25th April on the Sunday following the full moon. Easter ceremonies correspond to Passover, the Jewish festival. It symbolizes the ultimate victory of good over evil. Feasts are given, sweets exchanged and processions taken out …

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यूं मनाया जाता है अप्रैल फूल दिवस

यूं मनाया जाता है अप्रैल फूल

अप्रैल फूल दिवस भारत देश के साथ-साथ विश्व के अनेक देशों में भी मनाया जाता है। इस दिन लोग यह कोशिश करते हैं कि दूसरे को किस तरह मूर्ख बनाया जाये। वैसे मूर्ख बनाने की परंपरा काफी प्राचीन है। शोधशास्त्री इस अप्रैल फूल दिवस की शुरुआत फ्रांस में ही हुई मानते हैं। अप्रैल फूल धीरे-धीरे विश्व में फैल गया। फ्रांस …

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अप्रैल फूल डे का इतिहास और प्रचलित कहानियां

अप्रैल फूल डे का इतिहास

यूं तो हर रोज आप अपने दोस्तों के साथ मस्ती करते होंगे, उन्हें परेशान करते होंगे, जोक मारते होंगे लेकिन जैसे कि वैलेंटाइन डे को प्रेम दिवस कहा जाता है और सभी प्रेमी-प्रेमिका इस दिन का इंतजार करते हैं ऐसे ही कुछ खास बात है अप्रैल फूल डे में भी। पहली अप्रैल यानि कि अप्रैल फूल डे जल्द ही आने …

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Chaitra Navratri 2020 Hindu Festival Information

Chaitra Navratri - Hindu Festival

Chaitra Navratri signifies the start of the Indian or the Hindu new year i.e. the 1st day or Prathama tithi of the Chitra Sudi, every year. Navratri, the festival of nine nights is dedicated to Goddess Durga and her nine forms. The nine days have great religious significance as Goddess Durga, the divine mother, had destroyed the evil force (in …

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Shekhawati Festival Information For Travelers

Shekhawati Festival

The Shekhawati Region, a land of Rajputs is an amalgamation of Indian art, culture and rural farm life along the vast semi-desert countryside of Rajasthan place. The havelis, lavish mansions and courtyard scattered throughout the countryside built during the 18th and 19th centuries are painted with colorful and beautiful picturesque of Indian culture and history. The Shekhawati Festival is organized …

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Pravasi Bharatiya Divas: Non-Resident Indian Day

Pravasi Bharatiya Divas: Non-Resident Indian Day

Pravasi Bharatiya Divas: Non-Resident Indian Day is a celebratory day observed (starting in 2015) on 9 January by the Republic of India to mark the contribution of the overseas Indian community towards the development of India. The day commemorates the return of Mahatma Gandhi from South Africa to Mumbai on 9 January 1915. Established in 2000, it is sponsored by …

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Shaheedi Jor Mela, Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab

Shaheedi Jor Mela, Fatehgarh Sahib

Shaheedi Jor Mela is a mela organised every year in December at Gurdwara Fatehgarh Sahib, in the Fatehgarh Sahib district of Punjab, India to pay homage to the martyrdom of Zorawar Singh and Fateh Singh, the youngest sons of the sikh guru Guru Gobind Singh. Zorawar Singh and Fateh Singh were imprisoned by the governor of Sirhind  – Wazir Khan. …

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युग प्रवर्तक भगवान वाल्मीकि जी

Valmiki

भगवान वाल्मीकि प्रकट दिवस पर विशेष महान योगेश्वर, महान तेजस्वी, युग प्रवर्तक आदि कवि, आदि गीतकार, संगीतेश्वर एवं करुणासागर भगवान वाल्मीकि जी पूरी दुनिया के कल्याण के लिए शरद पूर्णिमा को तमसा नदी के किनारे प्रकट हुए। आदि कवि भगवान वाल्मीकि जी ने श्रीराम के चरित्र पर आधारित महाकाव्य श्री रामायण की रचना की। इस महाकाव्य की रचना भगवान वाल्मीकि …

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