‘Poojan dyo gangaur, o sa mahne poojan dyo gangaur…’ When these melodious Marwari lyrics are floating in the air, no prize for guessing, the beautiful Marwari women, all adorned, are ready to celebrate the most important and the most anticipated festival of Rajasthan – Gangaur. The vibrant, vivid, richly cultured, princely state of India – Rajasthan celebrates Gangaur in...
Navratri Dates 2013 Navaratri in 2013 will be celebrated during 5-12 October 2013 Navratri Ghatsthapana- October 5, 2013 Navratri Chandra Darshan- October 6, 2013 Navratri Sindoor Tritiya- October 7, 2013 Navratri Varad Vinayak Chaturthi and Lalit Panchami- October 8, 2013 Navratri Upang Lalita Vrat – Lalitha Panchami- October 9, 2013 Navratri Saraswati Awahan- October 10, 2013 Navratri Saraswathi Puja...
Ganesha Chaturthi 2013 Date 9 September 2013 Ganesh Chaturthi (गणेश चतुर्थी) is the birth festival of the Elephant God of Hindus known by numerous names, most famous ones being Ganesha, Vinayaka, and Ganapati. According to Hindu mythology, Lord Ganesha is the son of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati. It is said that on the day of Ganesh chaturthi, Lord Vinayaka bestows...
Goa, apart from its tourism, is known for its extravagant festival celebrations and carnivals. Sao Joao Feast of St John the Baptist is no exception as this Goa festival is also celebrated with much enthusiasm, especially by the young men and women of Goa! Sao Joao’s festival is being celebrated for about 175 years now to pay tribute to...
Gudi Padwa 2013 Date Gudipadva, the Marathi new year day will be celebrated on 11 April 2013 Gudi Padwa is one of the major festivals of west india celebrated in Maharashtra. Gudipadva is the new year day celebrated by Marathi community on the first day of the Chaitra month of Hindu Calender. This day corresponds to a day either...
