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Bihu is the main festival of Assam. It is celebrated in Assamese community all across the globe. There are three Bihu festivals viz Bohag Bihu, Magh Bihu and Kaati Bihu. All the three Bihu variance are related to farming ode. It is the season of flute and “dhool” along with the sweet tune of “Pepa” [...]
Complete list of dates and time of all major Hindu festivals. India is a large democracy and there are many small and big festivals from different regions. Hindu festivals 2012 Some regional festivals have not been included as they are not celebrated all across the Indian sub continent. Those have been added up in the regional list which [...]
Gudi Padwa more commonly pronounced as Gudhi Padwaa is a major Marathi festival of the southern India. The word gudi is a Marathi translation of the Hindu month “Chaitra” which is the first month of the Hindu calendar. The word Padwa has been derived from the Sanskrit literature which means “First”. It is hence celebrated [...]
Definition Hindu Brahmin A person is said to a brahmin if he is born to a brahmin family but there is more to the “definition” than just this inheritance by birth. Varna classification clearly states that the aforesaid condition is the only possible scenario for being a brahmin but the sacred texts and religious books have [...]
Ever wondered who is the founder of Hinduism? Almost 99 percent of the world religion has a founder or someone who has laid down the principles of the flourished religion. Say for example Christianity was founded by Jesus Christ or as critically acclaimed Paul, Islam was founded by Hazrat Prophet Mohammed, similarly Buddhism was founded [...]
India is a vast country with Hinduism as its root religion. This religion has spread through out the world with many regional influences and many cosmopolitan influences. In its own country it is spread out to more than 35 major sects and 20 massive communities, each having a separate identity of their own.
This Mantra is used in conjunction with Lord Ganesh. Usually this mantra can be heard being played during Ganesh Chaturthi and all festive occasions related to the holy Ganesh, the Son of Lord Shiva and Sati Parvati. Vakratunda mahakaya Meaning Before we explain what this mantra means you should know the full mantra both in [...]
What are The Vedas? Vedas are the oldest surviving ephemeris, which defied the destructive blasphemy of timeline and still breathes its testimony to the present living civilization. It would be wise to mention here that it is one of the very few oldest written compilation of human chronological existence, which also cites the facts and [...]
The Hindu Goddess Saraswati is regarded as the fountain of knowledge and wisdom. She is the sole authority who governs the book of knowledge along with Music, Science, technology and arts. She is also referred to as mother of “the Vedas” and “Vak Devi”, the goddess of voice. In the traditional Hindu mythology it is [...]
The greatness of a civilization is not only represented with how liberal or vast it is, but also with how powerful knowledge it possesses. It has been mentioned in every religion, that some words or alphabets have special powers and when these words are joined together, they form a very powerful sacred chant. Sacred chants are an indispensable [...]
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