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Yaoshang: The Holi of Manipur

10 March 2014 5:25 AM IST
Lathmar Holi of Brijbhoomi - Mathura, Vrindavan and Barsana – is very well known. The seven day long festivity of Holi in Brijbhoomi gets emulated...

Chapchar Kut: Rhyming with nature

3 March 2014 3:52 AM IST
At the end of February, when winter starts receding, Mizos, the residents of northeastern state Mizoram, prepare the land for fresh planting. There...

Mahashivratri: The night of Shiva worship

24 Feb 2014 3:09 AM IST
Mahashivratri, the night of the worship of Lord Shiva, is an auspicious and important festival celebrated across the country. The Shaivites celebrate...

Invoking the Mother Goddess

17 Feb 2014 2:53 AM IST
Right from Vedic Age to Modern India, South India remained the epicenter of art, culture and religion. There are several temples of world fame...

Ravidass Jayanti: The man who puts karma above caste

10 Feb 2014 4:47 AM IST
The full moon day or Magh Purnima in the month of Magh is celebrated as Guru Ravidass Jayanti across the country. The day is marked as the birthday of...

Vasant Panchami: Variedly hued festival of knowledge

3 Feb 2014 3:12 AM IST
The festival of light Diwali is celebrated across the country to worship Lakshmi, who is acknowledged as the goddess of wealth and prosperity, while...

Mauni amavasya: The day of practising silence

27 Jan 2014 3:49 AM IST
The amavasya of Magh month is known as the Mauni amavasya. The day is also celebrated as the birthday of Manu rishi. It is believed, Lord Brahma gave...

Netaji: The monumental man

19 Jan 2014 10:33 PM IST
On 15 August 2013 we had celebrated the 66th anniversary of Independence of the country. Scores of patriots sacrificed their lives to free country...

Makar Sankranti: Harvest Sun’s bounties

13 Jan 2014 3:59 AM IST
Lohri and Makara Sankranti - both the festivals are known as the harvest fiesta. Celebrations of Lohri are restricted to Punjabi communities across...

Celebrating warrior, philosopher and poet Guru

6 Jan 2014 3:20 AM IST
Admiration for warrior-Guru Govind Singh among the Sikhs is second only to the founder of the religion Guru Nanak. Guru Govind Singh was the tenth and...

The New Year Chronicles

29 Dec 2013 7:01 AM IST
Once mere a date of the new month, the 1 January has acclaimed the celebratory status across the country in particular and across the globe in...

Merry Christmas: The Yuletide for coming together

23 Dec 2013 2:40 AM IST
Christmas is the annual commemoration to mark the birth of Jesus Christ. A widely observed cultural holiday, celebrated on 25 December by billions of...
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