After the successful celebrations of The 350th Parkash Utsav of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji in Patna, Bihar which celebrated as a festival with international grandeur. Bihar’s soil is going to witness one more big event 34th Kalchakra puja initiated by His Holiness Dalai Lama in Bodh Gaya, Bihar. This 10 day long Kalachakra Puja has began from January […]
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Pongal holiday is optional now from compulsory list of holidays: The central government on January 9 removed the Pongal holidays from compulsory list of holidays to optional holidays . Pongal is a Tamil harvest festival. Thai Pongal is a four-day festival which according to the Gregorian calendar is normally celebrated from January 14 to January 16. This corresponds to […]
Kartika Poornima or Kartika purnima or Tripuri Poornima or Tripurari Poornima 2016: This is a Hindu and Jain holy festival. This festival is celebrated on the Purnima (full moon) day or the fifteenth lunar day of Kartika generally falls in November or December month. It is sometimes called Deva-Diwali or Deva-Deepawali – the festival of lights of […]
Maharishi Valmiki or Balmiki Jayanthi day 2016 or महर्षि वाल्मीकि जयंती 2016 in Hindi. Valmiki is also known as Maharishi Valmiki or known as the Adi Kavi i.e. the first poet of Sanskrit language. Maharishi Valmiki’s birth anniversary which is also known as his Valmiki Jayanti is celebrated on Ashwin Purnima as per Hindu lunar calendar. Ramayana which consists of […]
In Nepal, There is a tradition of worshipping young pre-pubescent girls as manifestations of the divine female energy or devi in Hindu religious traditions. The ritual holds a strong religious significance in the Newar community that seeks divine blessings to save small girls from diseases and bad luck in the years to come. The History of Kumari […]