Tag Archives: Indian festival
Guru Purnima Posted by Nitin Kumar on Jul 8, 2012
Do you pay gratitude to your teacher? How do you value them in your life? Do they have influence in your success or failure? Today, I would tell you about a festival of India which is related to the teachers in this post. गुरु पूर्णिमा (Guru Purnima), which is also know as Ashadh Sukla Purnima…
Happy Diwali Posted by Nitin Kumar on Oct 25, 2011
हमारे हिंदी पृष्ठ के सभी साथियों को दिवाली की हार्दिक शुभकामनाये! Happy Diwali to our Hindi Page Community! 🙂 Yes, the biggest festival of India has already started with today. Let me show you what this festival is all about and how it is celebrated. Deepavali (from Sanskrit words, “Deep” for lamp and “Aavali” for…
Krishna Janmashtami Posted by kunthra on Sep 1, 2010
Krishna Janmashtami (कृष्ण जन्माष्टमी) celebrates the birth of Lord Krishna (कृष्ण). This year the festival will be celebrated in early September. Different regions place emphasis on different activities. In Tamil Nadu, the women make rice flour drawings on the ground. The drawings are thought to bring good luck to the household. My hands are way…
Rath Yatra Posted by kunthra on Jul 24, 2009
Rath Yatra is a famous celebration held every summer in India. Rath (रथ) means chariot and Yatra (यात्रा) means procession. Rath Yatra is celebrated in the city of Puri in the state of Orissa. On Rath Yatra, all three deities are paraded throughout the city for Darshan (दर्शन) or for public worship. The deities are, Jagannath…