Archive for the ‘Hindu Holidays’ Category

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Onam, Thiruvonam or Sravanmahotsav is the biggest festival in the Indian state of Kerala. Onum Festival falls during the Malayali month of Chingam (Aug - Sep) and marks the homecoming of legendary King Mahabali. Onum  festival will be celebraeted for ten days as they show  best of Kerala culture and tradition. Intricately decorated Pookalam, ambrosial Onasadya, breathtaking Snake ... Full story

Ganesh Chaturthi greetings or Vinayaka Chavithi greetings are hot searches on internet as the Ganesh Chavithi is on August 23 in 2009. As the Ganesh Chaturthi festival starts, people are prepared to celebrate it with great fervor and enthusiasm. In the times of computers and internet people prefer to send online greetings instead of postal greetings. So ... Full story

Ganesha Chaturthi, Vinayaka Chavithi or  Ganesha Festival is celebrated on the 4th day of the bright half of Bhadrapad. This festival marks the birthday of Lord Ganesh.Lord Ganesha or Ganpati is one of the most popular deities in the Hindu religion. On the occasion of the Ganapati festival, a large number of idols are made of ... Full story

Dahi Handi is celebrated on Janmaashtami or Krishna Janmashtami in Mumbai, Pune & rest of Maharashtra state in India with enormous zeal and enthusiasm. What is Dahi Handi The handi is a clay pot filled with buttermilk that was positioned at a convenient height prior to the event; the topmost person on the human pyramid tries to break ... Full story

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Sri Krishna Jayanti  or Sri Krishna Jayanti  is noted as  the birth of Lord Krishna or  Lord Vishnu  and this festival will fall in the month between August-September and this holy-day is widely celebrated all over places in India. The festival is called in different names ... Full story

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varalakshmi vratam or nomu holiday on Friday 31 July 2009 varamahalakshmi festival 2009, varalakshmi pooja,varalakshmi nombuvaralakshmi, varalakshmi pooja, Varalaksmi Vratha is a sacred day in Hinduism. The ceremony is performed by married Hindu ladies on the Friday before the full moon in the month of Sravana in the Hindu calendar . Those who cannot perform it ... Full story

Ram Navami is a Hindu Vaishnava holiday which falls on the ninth day of the Hindu lunar year (thus named Chaitra Masa Suklapaksha Navami). Ram Navami is the celebration of the birthday of Rama, a divine figure in Hinduism. History behind Ram Navami In the Ramayana, Dasarath, then king of Ayodhya, had three wives named Kaushalya, Sumithra and Kaikeyi. Their greatest worry was that they had no ... Full story