Introduction: The festival of Rath Yatra has tremendous importance in Indian culture. This festival refers to the Lord Jagannath. During this Yatra the God i.e. Lord Jagannath travels with Balabhadra (Brother) and Subhadra (Sister), from His holy temple located in Puri to visit His Aunt’s temple. This Yatra is also known as the Chariot festival. Celebration The three deities Lord [...]
Festivals celebrated by Jews in India! The Jews have their own holy days. Passover is one of the most important religious festivals in the Jewish calendar. Jews celebrate the Feast of Passover (Pesach in Hebrew) to commemorate the liberation of the Children of Israel who were led out of Egypt by Moses. Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year festival [...]
Festivals of Christians Celebrated in India! With a large number of Christians in the population, it is but natural that all Indians are familiar with their festivals. Easter is a solemn occasion. It celebrates the return to life of Jesus Christ after his crucifixion. Easter is mostly observed on the first Sunday after the first full moon following the first [...]
Here is your short paragraph on Zoroastrian Festivals: Zoroastrianism is the religion preached by the holy Prophet Zarathushtra or Zoroaster of ancient Iran. It was the religion of the ancient Iranian people and today only a small segment of Zoroastrians (also known as Parsis) living in various parts of the world, particularly in India and Iran. Originally these people hailed [...]
Here is your short paragraph on Yom Kippur: This is the holiest day in the Jewish calendar that occurs in the month of September or October, observed on the tenth day of the seventh month in the Hebrew calendar. After kindling the Yom Kippur lights at home on the eve of the day, the family, generally dressed fully in white, [...]
Here is your short paragraph on Wangala Festival: For Garos in Meghalaya, Saljong is the God of Fertility. The deity is represented by the sun and is honoured because he is the care-taker of all crops and without his blessing no harvest would be reaped. He is worshipped during Garos most significant festival of Wangala, but the actual sacrifice to [...]
Here is your short paragraph on Yaosang Festival: This festival is observed in the Manipur Valley and is somewhat similar to the Holi Festival. The Yaosang falls on the full-moon day of the month of Lamdra (Phalgun) and lasts for five days. On the inaugural day, the villagers construct a small hut made of bamboo and straw at an open [...]
Here is your paragraph on Vaishnodevi Shrine: Situated in Jammu, this cave shrine is in the Trikuta mountains. This is one of the most significant pilgrimage centres for Hindus. Devotees trek 14 kms to worship at the rock formations that represent the divine aspects of goddesses Kali, Lakshmi and Sarasvati. A legend about Vaishno Devi that in Treta Yuga, when [...]
Here is your short paragraph on Visvakarman Puja: Visvakarman is the divine architect of the universe, the personification of creative power which 'welds heaven and earth together'. Visvakarman not only represents supreme creative power but also universal knowledge and wisdom. He is both the establisher (dhatar) and the disposer (vidhatar). Satapatha Brahmana (XIII. 7, 1f) mentions that Visvakarman performed a [...]
Here is your short paragraph on Unakuti Mela: This fair is held in hilly region of Kailasahar sub-division of the territory of Tripura state. The fair is also called 'Astamir Mela' and 'Baruni'. It occurs on the eighth day of the bright fortnight of the month of Chaitra and continues for two days. It commences in the night of the [...]