Time: September – October (Hindu month of Aswija) Venue: Vithappa, Bagalkot, Karnataka State, India Significance: Held in honor of Sri Vithappa Highlights: Village fair and religious procession accompanied by drummers Sri Vithappa fair is the popular fair held in the honor of the Vithappa deity in the village Vithappa. The first fair was held 200 years back since then the …

A Chase of Cheers: Mr. Lootgia Ram’s car had been stolen. And old Mr. Ram had gone crazy about it. Uncle Samanta had taken up the case. Of late he had been trying his hand at chasing criminals. At sixty-one he was full of enthusiasm in his new interest. “This must be the work of Karchori Lal,” he observed as …

Name: Bhupen Hazarika (Sudha Konthi) Born: 8 September 1926 Sadiya, Assam Province, British India Died: 5 November 2011 (aged 85) Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Occupation: Poet, Lyricist, Songwriter, Composer, Singer, Music Director, Filmmaker Spouse(s): Priyamvada Patel (1 Child) Awards: Bharat Ratna (2019) (posthumously) Padma Vibhushan (2012) (posthumously) Padma Shri (1977) Dadasaheb Phalke Award (1992) Padma Bhushan (2001) …

Event Name: Payippad Boat Race Location: About 35 km from Alappuzha near Harippad, Kerala Time: August – September (Chingam month of Malayalam calendar) Payippad Boat Race: About The state of Kerala in India is a tourist’s delight with its amazing beautiful back waters that run throughout the state. The best way to enjoy these back waters is to witness the …

Aranmula Vallamkali is an annual water sports meet especially for boat races held in Aranmula district Kerala. The water fiesta is organized during Onam in the month of September. This world famous fiesta owes its origin to the Sree Parthasarathy Temple situated on the banks of the Pamba River. Parthasarathy Temple Boat Race: Vallamkali refers to the boat race competition …

Nuakhai or Nuankhai is an agricultural festival mainly observed by people of Odisha. Nuakhai is observed to welcome the new rice of the season. According to the calendar it is observed on panchami tithi (the fifth day) of the lunar fortnight of the month of Bhadrapada or Bhadraba (August-September), the day after the Ganesh Chaturthi festival. This is the most …

श्री गणेश मंत्र देता है सौभाग्य – समस्त देवताओं में प्रथम पूजनीय श्री गणेश को विघ्नहर्ता, बुद्धि, सुख एवं सौभाग्य प्रदान करने वाले देवता की संज्ञा दी गई है। किसी भी शुभ कार्य के आरम्भ में भगवान श्री गणेश की पूजा-अर्चना करने का विधान है। कहते हैं कि महादेव पुत्र श्री गणेश के नाम का शुद्ध चित्त भाव से चिंतन …

क्या तुम ला-इलाहा-इल्लल्लाह का मतलब भूल गए? – गणेश चतुर्थी पर तिलक लगाए शाहरुख को समझाया ‘इस्लाम’ “क्या हाथी के सिर वाला व्यक्ति वाकई होता है? क्या तुम मुसलमान हो? अगर हो तो यह शिर्क है। शिर्क़ का मतलब अल्लाह के अलावा दूसरे को भी मानना या बोलना… जो आपने अभी बोला वो भी शिर्क है।” गणपति उत्सव के मौके …

Why Lord Ganesha Has Only One Tusk? Story – 1 Lord Ganesha and Mooshika Why Lord Ganesha Has Only One Tusk? Here are two stories of how Ganesha lost one of his tusks. Lord Ganesha loved to eat. One evening, having stuffed himself to capacity, he decided to take a post-prandial ride on his favored mount, Mooshika, a rat or …

Why Hindus celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi? Ganesha Festival is a day on which Lord Ganesha, the son of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati, is believed to bestow his presence on earth for all his devotees. It is also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi or Vinayaka Chavithi in Sanskrit, Kannada, Tamil and Telugu, Chavath in Konkani and Chathaa in Nepali Bhasa. Why Hindus …