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The festival of Akshaya Tritiya is celebrated by members of the Hindu and Jain community. It is also called as Akha Teej and Vaishaka Teej. In the year 2011, it will be celebrated in the first week of May. This festival is placed in the category of special occasions, in India. Akshaya Tritiya is celebrated […]
Meerut, India (CHAKRA) – Hanuman Jayanti greetings to everyone as it is the date of birth of Lord Shri Hanuman and is celebrated on the full moon (Purnima) day in the Hindu month of Chaitra (March – April) as per the traditional lunar Hindu calendar. Lord Hanuman is also known as Bajrang Bali and Anjaneya […]
India (CHAKRA) – Ram Navami (RamNomi) is the birthday of Lord Ram. This year (2011) Ram Navami will be celebrated on April 12th. It is the 9th day of the Hindu calender and coincides with the last day of Navaratras. The day begins with the prayers dedictated to Sun. It is celebrated with the procession […]
(CHAKRA) - The festival of colours, Holi is being celebrating on March 19th across the country. Holi is 1 of the most important festival of Hindu and for all Indian. According to the Hindi calendar, Holi is celebrated on the full moon day in the month of Phalgun. Holika Dahan is being celebrated on the eve of Holi. […]
Millions of Hindus celebrated the festival of Maha Shivaratri (Sivarathri) around the world on March 2nd and 3rd, 2011. The biggest celebrations occurred in India and Nepal. Maha Shivaratri means “The Night of Shiva”. The religious ceremonies mainly occur during night. This is a celebration observed in honor of Lord Shiva. Lord Shiva was married to Parvati on […]
(CHAKRA) Ganesh Chaturthi (also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi) festivals and celebrations have begun today all over the world. It is a Hindu festival for Lord Ganesha who is believed to have a presence on earth for all his devotees for the duration of this festival. Ganesh Chaturthi is observed in the Hindu calendar month of Bhaadrapada and therefore usually falls […]
(CHAKRA) August 24th, 2010 is a special day & week for both Buddhists (Hungry Ghost Festival) and Hindus (Raksha Bandhan). The Hungry Ghost festival is celebrated in a few countries such as various parts of China. The Hungry Ghost Realm is one of the Six Realms of Samsara, into which beings are reborn. Hungry Ghost celebrations can be […]
In Kerala the biggest festival is called Onam. Most commonly celebrated by Hindus and Malayalees based around the state of Kerala and signifies the home-coming of King Mahabali. Onam is also celebrated as the day of advent of Vamana and Bali. It marks the beginning of a new life. The festival is all about celebrating on the […]
Punjab (CHAKRA) – Wishing everyone a happy Vaisakhi on this auspicious day. Sikhs, Punjabis and Indians all over the world celebrate Vaisakhi (also known as Baisakhi) today. Vaisakhi is a historic harvest festival based out of the Punjab and Haryana area which starts a new harvest season as well as marking a new solar year. For Sikhs, […]
India (CHAKRA) – Hanuman Jayanti Greetings to everyone as it is the birthday of Lord Hanuman and is observed on the full moon (Purnima) day in the Hindu month of Chaitra (March – April) as per traditional lunar Hindu calendar. This year it is doubly auspicious as the Jayanti day falls on Tuesday or Mangalwar […]