Louisiana, located in the southeastern United States, Louisiana lies entirely within the Gulf Coastal Plain. It is shaped like a capital L, approximately 530 km (330 mi) at its widest, and about 450 km (280 mi) from north to south. Louisiana is bordered by Mississippi on the east, the Gulf of Mexico on the south, Texas on the west, and …

ईमानदारी का सबक: गिरधारी चाचा हमारे विद्यालय की बगल में ही चाट-पकौड़ी का ठेला लगाते थे जिस पर वह गर्मा-गर्म पूरियां, छोले, गोलगप्पे और चाट बेचते जिनकी प्रसिद्धि बहुत दूर-दूर तक थी। वह सुबह उठकर ठेला लगाते थे। उनके ठेला लगाने भर की बस देर होती, ग्राहक उन्हें चीटियों की मानिद घेर लेते। हमारे स्कूल के नजदीक ही बस स्टैंड …

Navratri Customs: Navratri is a very important and popular festival of India. It comes twice on a year, once around March-April and the second time, around September-October. The nine days and nights of Navratri are entirely devoted to Mother Goddess. Throughout this period, fasts, strictly vegetarian diets, japa (chanting mantras in honor of the Goddess Shakti), religious hymns, prayer, meditation …

Why we worship Mother Goddess on Navratri? We think this energy is only a form of the Divine Mother, who is the mother of all, and all of us are her children. “Why mother; why not father?“, you may ask. Why we worship Mother Goddess on Navratri? Let me just say that we believe that God’s glory, his cosmic energy, …

What is Navratri Kolu or Navarathri Golu? Bommai Kolu or Bommala Koluvu is the artistic display of dolls by women during Navratri and Dussehra in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and among certain communities in Kerala. The dolls, called Kollu or Golu, represents the durbar or assembly of Goddess Durga. This assembly is held just before Mother Goddess ventures on …

Why Navratri comes twice a year? Every year the beginning of summer and the beginning of winter are two very important junctures of climatic change and solar influence. These two junctions have been chosen as the sacred opportunities for the worship of the divine power because: Navratri comes twice a year The festival of Navratri occurs twice every year. One …

Durga Puja Coloring Pages: Colors never fail to attract kids and so Maa Durga coloring pages are the best option to engage them and also induce the spirit of the Durga Puja festival. Choose from our exciting collection of Goddess Puja Coloring Pages. Durga Puja Coloring Pages Durga Puja is a Hindu celebration of the Mother Goddess and the victory of the …

क्यों फटते हैं बादल: रिमझिम बारिश में भीगना और बारिश के पानी में कागज की नावें तैराना किसे अच्छा नहीं लगता। बारिश हमारी धरती और पर्यावरण को पानी का आपूर्ति ही नहीं करती, यह मानव, पशु-पक्षियों और पेड़ पौधों के लिए फायदेमंद भी है। लेकिन कभी-कभी यही बारिश विकराल रूप धारण कर लेती है तथा चारों ओर तबाही का कारण …

Guru Ram Das Biography: The real name of Guru Ram Das Ji was Bhai Jetha Ji who became an orphan at the age of 7. Later he became the servant of 3rd Guru Amar Dass Ji and also his son-in-law. Guru Ka Chak or Ram Dass Pura which later became the focal point for the Sikh Tradition with the name …

Indira Gandhi was the first women Prime Minister and an important world stateswoman. She was born in Allahabad, in the state of Uttar Pradesh. She was the only child of Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India. She was a great crusader of world peace. When she was just 13 years old, Indira organized a ‘Monkey Army’ (Vanar Sena) …