Naag Panchami

Vasant Navratri: seeking blessings of Goddess Durga | Dates, Significance

Most people associate Navratri with the click of dandiya sticks and the swish and swirl of lehngas, but what most may not know is the fact that Navratri is celebrated five times a year… This year Vasant Navratri will be celebrated from 11th-19th April, 2013.   April celebrates Vasant Navratri (a.k.a Basant or Chaitra Navratri). [...]

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Indian Festivals in July

“Rangeela rangeela desh merra rangeela” the song of Hindi movie Fanaa rightly describes India, the land of colors and festivals. One can savor festivals and fairs whole round the year so it would be appropriate to say that Indians eulogize more festivals in a year than there are days. For Indians festivals mean resonant colors, [...]

Guru Purnima, Kite Festival, Mango Festival, Naag Panchami, Rath Yatra, Saral Festival