Lohri Greetings For Hindus Students And Children: The day begins with children collecting money from houses in the neighborhood. Children go from door to door singing songs in praise of Dulla Bhatti, a Punjabi version of Robin Hood who robbed the rich and helped the poor. These “visitors” are given either money or gajak, til bhuga, moong phali, gur and …
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Chhath Puja Greetings For Hindus: Chhath is a Hindu festival celebrated each year by the people very eagerly. This is very antique festival of the Hindu religion dedicated to the God of energy, also known as Dala Chhath or Surya Shashti. Indian People celebrate this festival to offer thanks to the Lord Surya for blessing the life on the earth …
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Durga means the one who is difficult to reach. Devi Durga in the Hindu religion is the name of the Goddess who is the reincarnation of “Shakti“. She is also known by many other names like Parvati, Ambika or Santoshi Mata. Destroyer of demons and demolishes evil, she is worshiped during the ten days long festival of Durga puja. During …
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Dussehra Greetings for Students And Children: In the months of Ashwin and Kartik, Hindus observe a 10 day ceremony of fast, rituals and celebrations to honor the triumph of Lord Rama over Demon Ravana. Dussehra also symbolizes the triumph of warrior Goddess Durga over the buffalo demon, Mahisasura. Thus, it is a celebration of victory of good over evil. This …
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Akshaya Tritiya Greetings For Devotees, Students And Children: Akshaya Tritiya which is also known as Akha Teej is highly auspicious and holy day for Hindu communities in India. It falls during Shukla Paksha Tritiya in the month of Vaishakha. Akshaya Tritiya falling on a Rohini Nakshatra day is considered very auspicious. The word Akshaya (अक्षय) means never diminishing. Hence the …
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Durga Puja Origin Story: Durga Puja finds its origin in the Hindu mythology. Goddess Durga is regarded as the deity of power. She entered the earth with the aim to kill the demon Mahishasura, who set out to conquer the world with his tyranny and invincible power. Due to her victory over him, Goddess Durga is sometimes referred to as …
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Durga Puja Pandals: Durga Pooja is a ten days long festival celebrated with great pomp and show in Northern and Eastern part of India. The preparation for this pooja and celebrations begins days before the festival. Generally, the Durga Pooja is done on a community level and the idols and pandals (tents) for the Pooja are arranged by the pooja …
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History of Durga Puja: Durga Puja also known as Durgotsab is an annual Hindu festival which celebrates worship of the Hindu goddess of power, Durga or Shakti. It is a nine days affair in which last six days are observed with complex rituals and intricate ceremonies as Mahalaya, Shashthi, Maha Saptami, Maha Ashtami, Maha Nabami and Bijoya Dashami. The dates …
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Durga Puja Customs: Durga Puja is celebrated with pomp and geity in West Bengal state of India and among the Bengalis all around the world. People enjoy all the ten days of the festival with a lot of fun and religious observance. In fact, Durga Puja is the most important festival for Bengalis. Kolkata, the capital city of West Bengal, …
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With catchy themes and concepts often reaching great artistic heights and big corporate involvement adding to the glitter, fun and fiesta, the contemporary Durga puja in Kolkata has evolved from what it was decades back. It now embraces those on the margins, and has truly become “glocal” – with both local and global elements – but at the same time …
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