Culture & Tradition of India

Muharram Shayari: Muharram is the first month of the Islamic calendar thereby, marking it as the Islamic New Year. One of the holiest months, Muharram is also associated with commemorating the martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hussain Ali, Prophet Muhammad’s grandson. The festival is observed for the first ten days of the month. While in India – Sunni Muslims observe the …

Muharram Celebration: Muharram marks the Islamic New Year for both Muslim communities, Sunnis and Shias. It is the first month in the lunar Islamic calendar and is one of the four most sacred months of the calendar where fighting is prohibited. The first ten days of the month mark the deadly battle of Karbala (City in Iraq), where Hazrat Imam …

Muharram Definition And Meaning – Muharram has great religious significance in the Muslim community. It is the first month in the lunar Islamic calendar. Muharram is one of the four sanctified months in the calendar, the other three being Dhul-Qa’dah, Dhul-Hijjah and Rajab. Since the Islamic calendar is a lunar calendar, the date of Muharram keeps on changing from year …

Akshaya Tritiya Celebrations: Akshaya Tritiya is one of the most auspicious days in the Indian calendar and Indians celebrate it with much reverence. The word Akshaya, originating from Sanskrit, refers to one that continues forever and Tritiya is the Sanskrit word for third. The day is celebrated across the country on the third lunar day of Bright Half in the …

Lord Mahavira: Mahavira is regarded as the man who gave Jainism its present-day form; although this is true only in the widest sense. He is sometimes wrongly called “the founder of Jainism“. Lord Mahavira is only this world’s most recent tirthankara (and will be the last one in this age). It may be more useful to think of him as …

Legends of Mahavira Jayanti: The two sects, namely the Digambara and the Svetambara, have slightly different stories related to the birth of Lord Mahavira. According to the Digambara school of Jainism, Lord Mahavira was born in 615 BC, but according to the Svetambara, he was born in 599 BC. Though the two sects believe that he was the son of …

Mahavir Jayanti Culture & Traditions – Founded in the 6th century BC, Jainism is one of the most significant religions of the world. The foundation and formation of the religion rested on twenty-four prophets (Tirthankaras) who arrived in the world to deliver the message of peace and tolerance to the people of the world and show the path of spiritual …

Mahavir Jayanti History and Origin of Jainism: Mahavir is the last and the greatest Tirthankar of the Jain religion, and Mahavir Jayanti is the birth anniversary of Lord Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankara. Mahavir Jayanti is celebrated in the first day of Bhadrapad, when there is a grand cradle procession, and a general celebration of the auspicious day. The two sects …

राम नाम उर मैं गहिओ जा कै सम नहीं कोई। जिह सिमरत संकट मिटै दरसु तुम्हारे होई।। जिनके सुंदर नाम को ह्रदय में बसा लेने मात्र से सारे काम पूर्ण हो जाते हैं। जिनके समान कोई दूजा नाम नहीं है। जिनके स्मरण मात्र से सारे संकट मिट जाते हैं। ऐसे प्रभु श्रीराम को मैं कोटि-कोटि प्रणाम करता हूं। रामनवमी का …

Ram Navami Poems: Rama Navami is one of the most popular festivals in India. It is celebrated with great zeal and enthusiasm throughout the country in order to commemorate the birth of Lord Ram. This occasion is considered to be an extremely auspicious and pious occasion by all the Hindus as Lord Ram is considered to be the incarnation of …