India:a land of festivals

Chhath Puja: The festival of Sun  Chhath Puja is a really important festival in Northern India, especially in the states of Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh, as well as some central regions of Nepal. It's an ancient Hindu Vedic festival. In this festival, the tradition is to watch the sunrise and worship the sun god. Not only in Bihar, but this festival can be seen celebrated in many parts of India. People from different sects and communities celebrate is with much joy and festivity. It is considered to be the most eco-friendly Hindu Festival. Traditions and Rituals                                   As compared to some other festivals of India, Chhath Puja is not comprised of worshipping any statue . It is instead a tradition of worshipping the sun god. The rituals are rigorous and observed over a period of four days. It includes holy bathing, staying in the water f...

Origins of Durga Puja    Durga is an ancient deity of Hinduism, according to various archaeological and textual pieces of evidence found by our archaeologists. However, the origins of Durga Puja are very clear and undocumented; as no proper mention of date and time is found anywhere. Some of the surviving manuscripts from the 14th Century have laid down some guidelines for Durga Puja, while historical records suggest royal and wealthy families were sponsoring major Durga Puja festivities since at least the 16th century. The 11th or 12th Century Jainism text Yasatilaka written by Somadeva about a festival and annual dates that were dedicated to a warrior goddess, celebrated by the king and his armed forces and the description mirrors attributes of Durga Puja.                                     The word Durga , and other related terms appear in Rigveda hymns and At...

Durga Puja: The Festival Of Power Durga Puja is one of the important religious festivals in India that is celebrated across the country with much pomp and grandeur. It is generally based on the Hindu religious mythology of Goddess Durga who represents the Good, win over the Evil, which is represented by a demon Mahisasura. In Indian mythology, it has been said that the fight between the goddess Durga and Mahishasura continued for a total of 10 days. In Northern India, they celebrate Navaratri where the fast and pray the Goddess Durga, on whose name the festival is, and on the 10th day, Dussehra is celebrated; that marks the goddess's victory.         In Bengali culture, the main puja starts from Saptami , that is the 7th day of the fight. Saptami , Ashtami , Navami , and Dashami are the main days of celebration which are 7th,8th,9th and 10th days of the fight; respectively. On the 10th day,i.e, Dashami , the clay idols are immersed in water...

India:A land of festivals India,as many will know has a vast area of traditions and cultures.It is very vast and vivid and there are many states in India,with their unique cultural and traditional views and values.Due to this varied kind of people and cultures and religions,India is so diverse and unique.Festivals keep all round the year,unlike many Western countries where they have only a handful at the end of the year. Here we can see above a very bright and colourful picture with a collage of different festivals of India.on the top from first it is the festival of colours that is Holi;next up is Raksha Bandhan;then there is festival of lights Deepawali;then is Durga Puja/Dusshehra,at bottom from left its a South Indian festival Onam;then is Lohri;after that Ganesh Chaturthi;then at least Islamic festival Eid.