Hindu, Muslim and Christian faith- based. Tamil festivals. Click here to go the webpage. Hindu, Christian and Muslim Festivals for the year 2. PONGAL. Pongal is one of the major festivals for Tamils and often referred to as . Many extend these to a fourth day called . On. Bhogi day, a bon fire is lit with all the agricultural and household wastes. On the Pongal day, Sun makes its moves towards north/enters Makara raasi (the zodiac sign of. Capricorn the goat) and marks the beginning of Uttaraayana punyakaalam. Traditionally, this period. Bhishma of Mahabharata chose to die. After he fell to the arrows of Arjuna Bhishma used his boon to choose. He waited on a bed of arrows to depart from this world only during this period. To formers Pongal marks the beginning of the harvesting season. People take oil bath early in. Sweet pongal and special sweets are prepared for the. Freshly cut Sugarcane is used for decoratation and later consumption by all. Mattu Pongal is a celebration by the agrarian community that thankfully acknowledges the. The animals are decorated and are included in some races, both to. The festival is known as . As a mark of dedication and respect, people engage in . They exit the path miraculously without being scorched. Kartikeya. On this day, the deities are. In the evening. people generally go to a nearby temple where in the company of many others they. They do not sleep that night. In the rituals, leaves of a. Bilva (Aegle marmelos/wood apple) are traditionally used in the services. Indian Mathematician Bhaskaracharya's calculations. Ugadi day from the sunrise on as the beginning of the new year, new. Special dishes are prepared for the occasion: Mixed rice made. Indian house names, naming a home, names for grahapravesh, hindu home names. The largest resource of Hindu and Indian boy and girl baby names, You will find rare, uncommon, religious and traditional names here. Known as 'The French Riviera of the East' Time to visit: November to February Auroville, an experimental township Learn a craft at Sita, a Franco-Indian cultural centre French cuisine Many shops are closed for lunch and early at night, even on Sunday. Founder-Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) Listen and read his amazing lectures that changed the entire world. Srila Prabhupada’s position of Founder-Acarya Become a member! We would like to encourage more devotees to. Please download Trasnlit98 (0.2 MB) and Sanskrit98 (0.1 MB) fonts to be able to view this page properly. After downloading the zip file, unzip it and install fonts in the fonts directory (Windows) Audio files 1.Vakratunda Mahakaya (0. Tamarind Paste (known as Puliyotharai /pulihora/puliogure. Tamilnadu, Andhra pradesh and Karnataka). As with the Pongal day for Tamils. Ugadi day celebrations are marked by literary discussions, poetry recitations. Such community celebrations are. I was searching for a true Guru and with the devine help I met Babaji on the at the Anjanyer temple in Colindale,London. It was one of the memorable day in my life. During darshan Babaji. At that time, Sai Geetha, Swami’s pet-elephant, had a huge vaulted roofed enclosure right in front of the Senior Boys’ Hostel. Apparently, hearing the sound of the siren, she rushed towards the gate and had it not been for her caretaker, she would have crushed it. The birth anniversary of our great Guru, Swami Sathyananda Saraswathy, is being celebrated and honoured at Sree Ramadasa Ashram, Ramagiri. Daily Havan and Annadaan are being conducted from 18-28 September. The charged spiritual atmosphere is setting. Hindu, Muslim and Christian faith-basedTamil festivals. Maha Sivarathri Maha Sivarathri is a festival day devoted to Lord Siva, celebrated on the amavaasai day in the month of Maasi. Sivaratri also signifies the end of winter and the arrival of spring. Rama temples but also in many other temples too. The ritual of Rama's. It is celebrated over a 1. Murugan Temples. Inscriptions indicate existence of these celebrations as. Chola King Rajaraja Chola. Baisakhi. The Hindu Solar New Year Day. People bathe in rivers and go to temples. Baisakhi is of special significance to the Sikhs. On. this day in 1. Guru Gobind Singh organised them into the 'Khalsa'. In Punjab, farmers start harvesting on this day with. Villagers perform the 'Bhangra' folk- dance. Located 2. 1 kms northwest of Madurai is a Vishnu temple called. Azhagar Temple. Here 'Vishnu' presides as Meenakshi's brother 'Kallazhagar'. A gold processional. Sundararajar is carried by devotees in procession from. Azhagar Kovil to Madurai for wedding ritual. Hundreds of special Mandapas. Madurai to welcome Kallazhagar. According to. the Legend, Kallazhagar arrived late for the marriage of his sister. Meenakshi. Taking note that the marriage has already taken place, he. Vaigai and walks through to nearby Vandiyur. On the. day of chitra pournami Andal in Sesha Vahanam and Rangamannar in Kudurai. Vahanam stop near a stream on the way to Thiruvannamalai where the . Prayers are made and offerings given. Goddess Kaveri deities made out of clays. This day is marked by religious festivity and. He is regarded as the epitome of. The modern day festivity recreates the birth of the Lord. It is celebrated. Mathura and Brindavan. The towns are. colorfully decorated wearing a festive look. The main temple at. Mathura and Brindavan are bedecked with flowers and Lord Krishna is clothed. The rituals begin ahead of time in the evening and culminate. Krishna's birth. A crawling image of Krishna is cradled. Hare Rama Hare Krishna. In South India, Janmashtami or Gokulashtami, as it is called, is celebrated. Lord Krishna. People usually observe fast on this day. In the. houses, mango leaves are tied to the doorways to mark the auspicious. Colorful floral designs are drawn on the front yard. Inside the. house, a small woodden mandapam is erected and decorated with flowers. An icon of a crawling Krishna in a silver cradle or leaf. In some houses, a typical setting of Gokulam is. Devaki, Vasudeva with little Krishna perched. Krishna's. legends. Small foot marks produced by impressions with rice powder mixed. Krishna into. peoples' homes. Janmashtami The birth anniversary of Lord Krishna, the incarnation of Vishnu and the. Bhagavad Gita (Song Celestial), is observed all over. It is. celebrated with special eclat at Mathura and Brindavan where Lord. Krishna spent his childhood. Night- long prayers are offered and religious. Scenes are enacted from Lord Krishna's early. Ganesh Chaturthi is a festival in his honour and is. Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. People mostly worship Him asking for siddhi, success in. He is worshipped before any venture is started. He is also. the God of education, knowledge and wisdom, literature, and the fine arts. During long periods of anti- British rule protests and. Century, more and more people become unduly. Maharashtra. This lead to development of religious. Ganesha Chaturthi as a major community event. To appreciate this. Mumbai where preparations begin months in advance. On the day of the Chaturthi, i. This immersion is accompanied by drum beats, devotional. Grand processions of all Gods and goddesses. Vijaya Dashami is preceded by the Aayudha Pooja on the Mahaanavami day. Buses, trucks and huge. Dussehra and Durga Puja Among the most popular of all festivals, it symbolises the triumph of good. Every region observes this 1. In. the North, 'Ram Lila' recitations and music recall the life of the legendary. Rama. Large fire cracker- -stuffed effigies of Ravana, symbolising. In Kulu against the. In Karnataka, Dussehra is celebrated with. In Bengal and the East, it is called. Durga Puja'. Images of Goddess Durga are worshipped for four days and. Vijayadashmi or Dussera. Vijayadashmi or Dussera, the day of victory, after nine days of battle is. Hindu families. Dussera is one of the four auspicious days of. On the same day, Rama, an avatar of Vishnu fought Ravana, a ten. On this day their teachers would draw the symbol of. Saraswati, the Goddess of Learning on their slates. On Vijayadashmi, people. People light. lamps and adorn doorways with flower garlands to welcome Rama, Sita and. Lakshmana home after fourteen years of exile. Narakchaturdashi is a. Krishna who rescued 1. Naraka's bondage. In India, Deepavali is synonymous with the nightly. In South India, Deepavali celebrations begin at dawn as early as around. The family members are given an oil massage. New clothes and exchange of gifts goes without saying. On Deepavali day, everywhere in India, at dusk when darkness unfolds itself. And watch out as you look up to the. Hundreds of fire crackers can be seen glowing and then bursting as. Deepavali is incomplete without the multi- colored and noisy fire crackers. The festival of lights is one of the most beautiful of Indian festivals. It. comes 2. 1 days after Dussehra and celebrates the return of Rama to. Ayodhya after his 1. Countless flickering oil lamps and lights. The trees are smiling with their. With the harvest having been completed. Gulal (colored powder) is sprinkled on each other by elders and children. All superficial social barriers are pulled down by. It. heralds the end of winter. Men, women and children revel in throwing. Greetings. and sweets are exchanged. The most exciting part of the festival is the. An over- the- top. Dances and songs proclaim. It is one of the most. Parsee festivals. There are at least five reasons for this. The first concerns his birth. He was born. to serve a mission, a . It was a full- moon day when. Prince Siddhartha (the name means one whose purpose has been achieved) was born. Sal tree, in the beautiful grove of Lumbini. Nepal. He was born to Suddhodana, the ruler of Kapilavastu, on. Nepalese frontier, and his queen Mahamaya, the princess of Koliyas. Lumbini. or Rummindei, the name by which it is now known, is 1. Varanasi. and within sight of snow- capped Himalayas. The prince's family name was Gotama. Sarnath has a colorful fair and procession of relics, at a. Buddha preached his first sermon. It is believed that the holy Quran. Muslims, came into existence during this month. But he was. chosen by God to be His messenger. Whenever any problem arose, He would get. He would become red and would speak out spontaneously. It is a message from God to the. This is the holy month of Ramadan, the month of fasting. Soum (fasting) is. Rozah in Urdu. Fast is observed for the entire month (Lunar) of. Ramadan every year by the followers of Islam. Fasting through out the month of Ramzan. Muslims. But exceptions are made in the case of the sick and the. It is an. occasion of feasting and rejoicing. The faithful gather in mosques to. The Muslims traditionally offer the sacrifice. Bakrid, also known as Id- Ul- Zuha. Haj pilgrimage at Mecca. The significance of the festival is. Prophet Ibrahim. According to popular belief. Prophet Ibrahim was put to a tough test by Allah to prove his faith. He was asked. to sacrifice his son Ismail and without any hesitation Prophet Ibrahim blindfolded. Mount of Mina near Mecca. When Prophet. Ibrahim opened his eyes, he was astonished to find a goat lying upon the altar and. Ismail standing in front of him. Ever since, faithfuls of Islam the. Their. selfless sacrifice, service to humanity and protection of their religious order resulted in. Remembering him and following the path shown by him. This in fact is the greatest message. Muharram. Commemorates the martyrdom of Imam Hussain, the grandson of the holy. Prophet Mohammed, and observed by the Shi'ite Muslims, who take out. Tazias', which are paper and. Karbala in Iraq. The processions. Lucknow. In parts of the South, tiger. It is believed. that Muhammad (PBUH) was sent by God as the last messenger for the renaissance of. Islam. Processions are taken out.
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