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What is Significance of Baisakhi? Vibrant Festival of Baisakhi is considered to be an extremely important festival in India for number of reasons. Apart from being important for the farmers as a harvest festival, the festival is of prime importance in Sikhism as a foundation day of Khalsa Panth. Besides, auspicious Baisakhi day is of importance for astrological reasons too! …

What is History of Baisakhi? Baisakhi or Vaisakhi Festival is celebrated as the Sikh New Year and the founding of the Khalsa Panth. History of Baisakhi traces its origin from the Baisakhi Day celebrations of 1699 organized by the Tenth Sikh Guru, Guru Gobind Singh to form Khalsa – Brotherhood of Saint Soldiers to fight against tyranny and oppression. What …

How is Hanuman related to Pandavas? The venerable ape also features in the great epic Mahabharata. How Hanuman met the valiant Bhima, one of the Pandava brothers is itself a marvelous tale. He recognized Bhima as his spiritual brother, since both were born with the blessings of Pavana, the Wind God, and promised to aid the Pandavas in the big …

Jains or Jainism believe that non-injury is the highest religion. (Basics of Jains) Jains aim to live in such a way that their jiva (soul) doesn’t get any more karma, and so that the karma it already has is either eliminated or helped to decay. They do this by following a disciplined life path. What are basics of path or …

Rama Navami celebrations in Rishikesh: Lord Rama was born on Navami Tithi during Shukla Paksha of Chaitra month. Each year this day is celebrated as birthday of Lord Rama. Lord Rama was born during Madhyahna period which is middle of Hindu day. Madhyahna which prevails for six Ghatis (approximately 2 hours and 24 minutes) is the most auspicious time to …

When is Rama Navami? There is one main Ram Navami celebrated annually, which falls on the ninth day (Navami) of the Shukla Paksha in the Hindu month of Chaitra (March-April). It marks the birth of Lord Rama. Occasionally, regional traditions or calendar differences might cause slight variations in dates, but it is fundamentally a single yearly celebration. Rama Navami: Date …

Why Navratri comes twice a year? Every year the beginning of summer and the beginning of winter are two very important junctures of climatic change and solar influence. These two junctions have been chosen as the sacred opportunities for the worship of the divine power because: Navratri comes twice a year: The festival of Navratri occurs twice every year. One …

8/3/2011 was the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day (IWD). In 1911 – the year the holiday was first celebrated internationally – women could not yet vote in most countries. Now, a number of women serve as presidents and in other positions of power. But there’s still more to do if women are to enjoy the same access and rights …

दुनिया में कोई ऐसा देश नहीं है जिसे पूर्ण रूप से हिन्दू राष्ट्र कहा जा सके, लेकिन कई ऐसे देश हैं जिनके राष्ट्रीय प्रतीकों पर हिन्दू देवी-देवताओं, चिन्हों और मंदिरों की तस्वीरें मिलती हैं। आज हम आपको ऐसे देश के बारे में बताने वाले हैं, जहां आधिकारिक रूप से एक भी हिन्दू नहीं रहता, लेकिन उसके राष्ट्रीय झंडे पर एक …

मंगल हमारे सौरमंडल में सूर्य से चौथा ग्रह है। यह केवल बुध से बड़ा है। वैज्ञानिकों का मानना है कि मंगल ग्रह पर पानी (मुख्य रूप से बर्फ के रूप में) मौजूद है। मगल ग्रह लाल क्यों है? यह ग्रह अपने अनोखे रंग के कारण शुरू से ही इंसानों के लिए आकर्षण का विषय रहा है। अपने जंग लगे रंग …