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How do people celebrate Diwali in India?

How do people celebrate Diwali in India?

Diwali, ‘Festival of Lights’, is celebrated with great fervor and gaiety. Diwali is celebrated by young and old, rich and poor, throughout the country to dispel darkness and light up their lives. The festival symbolizes unity in diversity as every state celebrates it in its own special way. The celebration of the four-day festival commences on Aswayuja Bahula Chaturdasi and …

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What is Diwali and how is it celebrated?

What is Diwali and how is it celebrated?

Diwali is the one Hindu festival that unites the whole of India. It is traditionally known as the “festival of lights”, for the common practice is to light small oil lamps (called diyas) and place them around the home, in courtyards, gardens, verandahs, on the walls built around the home and also on the roof tops. In cities, especially, candles …

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With which arrow did Lord Rama killed Ravana?

Rama Navami Festival Images

While a furious battle between Rama and Ravana was under way, the great rishi Agastya came close to Rama and told him about the secret as to how Ravana would be killed and told Rama to pray the Sun in order to kill the demon king of Lanka. Then Rama prayed the Sun, and purified himself with water-sipping, and was …

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Which is the Chariot Festival of India?

Car Festival of Lord Jagannath

Every year in mid-summer, Lord Jagannath, with his elder brother Balabhadra and sister Subhadra, goes on vacation, traveling on grand chariots, from his temple in Puri, to his garden palace in the countryside. This belief of the Hindus has given rise to one of the biggest religious festivals in India – the Rath Yatra or the Chariot Festival. This is …

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What is Ghazwa-e-Hind? Islam’s Prophetic War against India

Ghazwa-e-Hind

What every Indian should know about the Islamic doctrine that prophesizes Islamic rule over India and the conversion of all Hindus to Islam As per Tarek Fatah: The issue of ‘Ghazwa-e-Hind’ (Islam’s Prophetic War against India) came up for discussion on my new talk show in India on Zee News. Two facts emerged: First Islamic clerics didn’t wish to discuss …

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How many brother did Lord Rama have?

Rama Navami

Lord Rama had three brothers; Lakshman, Shatrughna and Bharata. Dasharatha was a descendant of Raghu and was the father of Rama, the heroic prince of the Ramayana and an avatara of the god Vishnu according to Hindu tradition. Dasharatha had three wives namely, Kaushalya, Sumitra and Kaikeyi. Rama was the son of Kaushalya, Lakshman and Shatrughna were the sons of …

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गणेश चतुर्थी उत्सव का आरंभ कब और कैसे हुआ

गणेश चतुर्थी उत्सव का आरंभ कब और कैसे हुआ

गणेश चतुर्थी उत्सव का आरंभ: अष्टसिद्धि दायक गणपति सुख-समृद्धि, यश-एेश्वर्य, वैभव, संकट नाशक, शत्रु नाशक, रिद्धि-सिद्धि दायक, ऋणहर्ता, विद्या-बुद्धि-ज्ञान तथा विवेक के प्रतीक माने जाते हैं। शिव पुराण के अनुसार गणेशावतार भाद्रपद के कृष्णपक्ष की चतुर्थी के दिवस पर हुआ था। शिव – पार्वती ने उन्हें अपनी परिक्रमा लगाने से प्रसन्न होकर सर्वप्रथम पूजे जाने का आशीष दिया था जो …

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