Dussehra Greetings for Students And Children: In the months of Ashwin and Kartik, Hindus observe a 10 day ceremony of fast, rituals and celebrations to honor the triumph of Lord Rama over Demon Ravana. Dussehra also symbolizes the triumph of warrior Goddess Durga over the buffalo demon, Mahisasura. Thus, it is a celebration of victory of good over evil. This …
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Durga Puja Pandals: Durga Pooja is a ten days long festival celebrated with great pomp and show in Northern and Eastern part of India. The preparation for this pooja and celebrations begins days before the festival. Generally, the Durga Pooja is done on a community level and the idols and pandals (tents) for the Pooja are arranged by the pooja …
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Durga means the one who is difficult to reach. Devi Durga in the Hindu religion is the name of the Goddess who is the reincarnation of “Shakti“. She is also known by many other names like Parvati, Ambika or Santoshi Mata. Destroyer of demons and demolishes evil, she is worshiped during the ten days long festival of Durga puja. During …
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Durga Puja Origin Story: Durga Puja finds its origin in the Hindu mythology. Goddess Durga is regarded as the deity of power. She entered the earth with the aim to kill the demon Mahishasura, who set out to conquer the world with his tyranny and invincible power. Due to her victory over him, Goddess Durga is sometimes referred to as …
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Durga Puja Greetings: Durga Pooja is one of the major Hindu festivals in India. It is celebrated with great pomp and show in the northern states of India like West Bengal, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Orissa and eastern states of Tripura. The atmosphere in these states turns completely festive and people over enthusiastically participate in every little activity related to the …
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Decked up in their best, residents of West Bengal state of India plunged into festivities and merriment on Monday marking the first day of Durga Puja – the biggest festival in this part of the world. Chants of ‘Jai Durga‘ and ‘Bolo Durga Mai Ki Jai‘ reverberated across the state with every city, small town and village joining in the …
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Navratri Festival Greetings: All nine days during Navratri are dedicated to nine forms of Goddess Shakti. Shardiya Navratri falls in the month of September or October. The nine days festivity culminates on tenth day with Dussehra or Vijayadashami. Navratri is a time where nine forms of Hindu goddesses like Durga, Bhadrakali, Amba or Jagadamba, Annapurna, Sarvamangala, Bhairavi, Chandika or Chandi, …
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Ganesh Chaturthi Greetings Cards: Ganesha Chaturthi is the Hindu festival celebrated in honour of the god Ganesha, the elephant-headed. The festival, also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi, is observed in the Hindu calendar month of Bhadrapada, starting on the shukla chaturthi. Listed are some of our popular Ganesh Chaturthi greeting cards, which can be used for sending to friends, family members …
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Onam Greetings: Onam is the biggest and the most important festival of the state of Kerala. It is a harvest festival and is celebrated with joy and enthusiasm all over the state by people of all communities. According to a popular legend, the festival is celebrated to welcome King Mahabali, whose spirit is said to visit Kerala at the time …
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Janmashtami Greetings For Students And Children: Janmashtami also known as Gokulashtami marks the celebration of the birth of Lord Sri Krishna. Sri Krishna was born in the ‘Rohini’ nakshatra (star) to King Vasudeva and Devaki Devi on the eighth day of the dark fortnight in the month of Saravana. This festival is also known as Sri Krishna Jayanti and Krishnashtami. …
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