Tag Archives: Hindu festivals
Counting the Days of the Lunar Cycle Posted by Nitya on Sep 25, 2017
Last week, we reviewed counting and cardinal numbers in Hindi . Let’s extend this to counting the days of the lunar cycle, and an introduction to ordinal numbers. The names for the days of the waxing/waning moon phase are “ordinal” in nature and are referred to by words that indicate their “position” or “order” in…
Dahi Handi Posted by Nitin Kumar on Aug 30, 2014
In many festivals in India, the festival of Janmashtami (also called Krishna Janmashtami) is an important festival which is celebrated all over India. Janmashtami (जन्माष्टमी) is celebrated on the occasion of birth of lord Krishna in the month of August. Especially in the state of Maharashtra, the festival is celebrated with much passion by reenacting the…
Janmashtami Posted by Nitin Kumar on Aug 11, 2012
India is a land of vast diversity. Because of its multi-cultural, multi-ethnic and multi-linguistic society, there are numerous festivals (उत्सव – Utsav) which are celebrated as per a particular community and region. However, there are some festivals which are celebrated all over India. One such festival is Krishna Janmashtami (कृष्ण जन्माष्टमी) or simply, Janmashtami. Janmashtami celebrates…
Sharana Navaratri Posted by kunthra on Oct 7, 2010
Sharana Navaratri is a festival occasion where the mother goddess is celebrated from a day to nine days. Different regions of India celebrate Navratri in different ways. In Tamil Nadu and other south Indian states, Navratri Golu is a practice where various idols and figurines are placed on varying steps. In West Bengal, a practice…