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.

Kottiyoor Utsavam – Hindu Festival

Kottiyoor Utsavam - Hindu Festival

Kottiyoor is a very old Hindu pilgrim center dedicated to Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati in Kannur district, Kerala. The temple is located on the attractive Sahya hill range valley and is blessed with abundant natural attractiveness and the medicinal waters of the river Bavali. The Vaisakha Maholsavam festival is held every year throughout the months of May to June. …

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मूसेम – खानाबदोशों का उत्सव – Tan-Tan Moussem Tribal Festival

मूसेम - खानाबदोशों का उत्सव - Tan-Tan Moussem Tribal Festival

रेगिस्तान में लगे इस विशाल शिविर के बीचों-बीच एक खाली स्थान में कई तरह के खेल व अन्य पारम्परिक कार्यक्रम आयोजन होते हैं। इनमें घोड़ों पर होने वाली रोमांचक दौड़ तथा पारम्परिक युद्ध कौशल का प्रदर्शन भी शामिल हैं। मोरक्को के तान-तान नामक स्थान पर हर वर्ष विशाल सहारा रेगिस्तान के अलग-अलग स्थानों पर रहने वाले खानाबदोश एक विशेष उत्सव …

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Parashurama Jayanti

Parashurama Jayanti

Devam naumi ramapathim ranapatum baswath kireedanchitham, Kodandam sasaram karena dadhtatham vamena chanyena cha, Aartha thrana patum kutaramasatham kandacchidam bhasuram, Smasru prasphurithananam surathanum ramam sada saswatham Parashurama the sixth incarnation of Vishnu is the epitome of valor and devotion towards parents. Once his father, Jamadagni got angry with his wife Renuka and ordered Parashurama to murder her. Parashurama obeyed him and …

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Garden Tourism Festival, Garden of Five Senses, Said ul Ajaib, Saket, New Delhi

Garden Tourism Festival, Garden of Five Senses, Said ul Ajaib, Saket, New Delhi

Garden Tourism Festival from 19-21 February, 2016, from 11.00 am to 8.00 pm, at Garden of Five Senses, Said ul Ajaib, Mehrauli Badarpur Road, South of Saket, New Delhi (Nearest Metro Station “SAKET”). Theme of this Garden Festival is Garden for Environment and Health. Delhi Tourism organizes this festival to celebrate the flowers in bloom every year. Come and enjoy …

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अचलेश्वर मेला, बटाला, पंजाब

अचलेश्वर मेला, बटाला, पंजाब

बटाला से 7 कि.मी. दूर जालन्धर रोड पर श्री कार्तिक स्वामी का श्री अचलेश्वर महादेव तीर्थ है। हर वर्ष दीपावली के 9 दिन बाद यहां मेला लगता है। इस बार यह 20-21 नवम्बर को है। प्रचलित कथाओं के अनुसार भगवान शंकर जी व मां पार्वती ने अपने पुत्रों कार्तिक जी व गणेश जी का बुद्धि परीक्षण कर श्रेष्ठ को अपना …

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Shri Baba Bisa Bhakt Puranmal Mandir Mela, Kasan Village, Gurgaon

Shri Baba Bisa Bhakt Puranmal Mandir Mela, Kasan Village, Gurgaon

Not very far from the glitter and grunge of Gurgaon is a shrine that can trace its history back to the late 12th century. Every September, following the monsoon’s retreat, in the month of Bhadra, the shrine’s home -the village of Kasan -becomes the tableau of a fair thronged by many multitudes. Kasan, a settlement like countless others on the …

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