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Losar Festival

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Losar is a Tibetan Buddhist festival, based on the Buddhist calendar and celebrated by people in Bhutan, Tibet and certain groups of people in Nepal and India. The word Losar is derived from the Tibetan words ‘lo’ which means ‘year’ and ‘sar’ which means ‘new’. This holiday is celebrated on ...

Chhath Puja

admin 11-13-2018 12:07 PM

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Chhath is an ancient Hindu festival, celebrated more specifically by the states of Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha and Uttar Pradesh, as well as the Madhesh region of Nepal. The festival is also observed in areas where migrants from those areas have a presence and so it is also prevalent in all ...

Festival Of Onam

admin 08-22-2018 12:11 PM

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Onam is a major, annual harvest festival, celebrated by the Malayalis with great enthusiasm and joy, in Kerala and all over the world. It is an ancient Hindu festival of the state which celebrates the harvest of rice. It is the New Year day for Malayali Hindus and the Malayalam ...

Rituals Observed During Ramadan

admin 06-13-2018 04:05 PM

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Ramadan is a festival, celebrated by millions of practising Muslims all across the world, during the ninth month of the Muslim Calendar. This period mostly coincides with the months of June or July as per the Gregorian calendar and is considered as Islam’s holiest month. This festival is also very ...

Shimla Summer Festival

admin 06-12-2018 01:02 PM

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Shimla during May and June, bursts into a riot of colours and freshness, ready to welcome summer. There’s plenty of cheer and gaiety all around at this marvelous hill station in Himachal Pradesh, as this is the period when everything in this hill city is lush green and colourful and ...

Yercaud Summer Festival

admin 05-16-2018 04:36 PM

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The month of May is one of the busiest and bustling times in Yercaud. The annual summer festival held at this hill town in Tamil Nadu is a much awaited and looked forward to event. The festival of Lord Servarayan, the presiding deity of the Shevaroy Hills is celebrated during ...

Ooty Flower Festival

admin 05-14-2018 05:41 PM

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Summertime in Ooty (officially known as Ootacamund), the ‘queen of hill stations’, located in Southern India, is one of the best times to visit and rejoice in the beauty of the sights and sounds of these hills. The panoramic view of gardens, green hills, waterfalls, lakes, wildlife and an altogether ...

Festival Of Easter

admin 03-29-2018 01:03 PM

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Easter is the most important and the oldest festival of the Christian Church. It celebrates the resurrection of Lord Jesus Christ and is held between the 21st of March and 25th of April, on the first Sunday after the first full moon following the period of Equinox. Easter and the ...

The Goan Carnival 2018

admin 02-07-2018 03:47 PM

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A carnival usually refers to an annual festival/ travelling funfair involving processions, music, dancing and the use of masquerade. As compared to the carnival festivals held the world over, the Goan Carnival held in February every year, is celebrated on a much smaller scale, but is still the largest in ...

Festival Of Mahashivratri

admin 02-06-2018 03:16 PM

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Mahashivratri is one of the most significant sacred festivals of India and is celebrated on the new moon day in the month of Magha according to the Hindu calendar. This year Mahashivaratri will be celebrated on the 13th of February 2018. This festival is celebrated each year in honour of Lord ...