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Dhanu Sankranti: Celebrating Krishnalila in Odisha

16 Dec 2013 1:42 AM IST
In Vaishnavism, Vishnu is the ultimate Guru. He is celebrated in different avatars, which takes regional forms. In Odisha, the worship of Vishnu is...

Gita Jayanti: Celebrating the treatise

9 Dec 2013 1:39 AM IST
To commemorate the teachings of Bhagavad Gita, which is set in a narrative framework of a dialogue between Pandava prince Arjuna and his guide Lord...

Gita Jayanti: Celebrating the treatise

9 Dec 2013 1:39 AM IST
To commemorate the teachings of Bhagavad Gita, which is set in a narrative framework of a dialogue between Pandava prince Arjuna and his guide Lord...

The seer who saw life as divine

2 Dec 2013 2:58 AM IST
On coming Friday falls the death anniversary of Sri Aurobindo, one of the earliest spiritual seers of modern India. Born on 15 August, 1872, Aurobindo...

The Guru who martyred for freedom to practise faith

24 Nov 2013 6:02 AM IST
Guru Tegh Bahadur, the ninth Sikh Guru undertook the supreme sacrifice for the protection of the most fundamental of human rights — the right of a...

Celebrating unity of god

18 Nov 2013 3:26 AM IST
Guru Nanak Jayanti, the most auspicious of the Gurpurabs celebrated by Sikh community globally commemorates the birth of its founder Guru Nanak. Sikhs...

Chhath puja: Worshipping sun god

11 Nov 2013 3:38 AM IST
Once least known and celebrated only in Bihar and some parts of Uttar Pradesh, the Chhath puja is an ancient Hindu festival and only Vedic festival...

Light, smiles, Diwali: Festival for all to glitter

4 Nov 2013 1:34 AM IST
Diwali is said to be the biggest and the brightest of all Hindu festivals. It’s the festival of lights (deep meaning light and avali a row and the two...

Decoding Dhanteras: Ode to the glitter of gold

28 Oct 2013 3:43 AM IST
After almost 20 days of paying obeisance to mother of goddess Durga, now it’s time to welcome goddess of prosperity Lakshmi with the celebration of...

Karwa Chauth: Celebration of matrimony

21 Oct 2013 4:20 AM IST
Around this time of the year, the festival season is in the full swing. Durga Puja, Dusshera and Diwali is interspersed with another important...

Discovering Dussehra: Overcoming 10 sins

14 Oct 2013 4:34 AM IST
Dusshera is celebrated across the country on the tenth day of the Indian lunar calendar month of Ashwin. This year it is going to be celebrated on 13...

Putting the House in order

14 Oct 2013 3:02 AM IST
The Supreme Court in last few days has passed certain orders on much-awaited election reforms and there is a feeling that these steps could completely...
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