INIDIA believes in Festivals..! 🌠

VARANASI, THE SPIRITUAL CAPITAL OF INDIA AND THE SECOND HOME OF SHIVA Mahashivratri is a festival dedicated to SHIVA, known as "   the destroyer God " in Hindu trinity. In Hinduism, Shiva is worshipped as a supreme being who creates, protects and transforms the universe. It is the belief of Hindu that Mahashivratri is the night of the wedding of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati and is observed by chanting mantras, fasting and meditating. Varanasi, being the headquarter of Shiva’s command, celebrates Shivratri with extra zeal and passion. ' Kashi Vishwanath Temple ' (the highest seat of Lord) along with other 5000 Shiva temple is decorated and thousands of devotees visit the temples in serpentine ques right from the dawn. Shivratri Celebrations in  the Temple On Shivaratri, worship of Lord Shiva continues all through the day and night. Every three hours priests perform ritual pooja of Shivalingam  by bathing it with milk, yogurt, honey, ghee, sugar, and water amidst the...

Ahmedabad during Uttarayan, the kite flying festival in India An event is best experienced at the heart of all the action. A perfect example of this is  Makar Sankranti  or  Uttarayan  – the kite flying festival we attended in Ahmedabad, Gujrat. While the evening was spent in the old lanes of Ahmedabad flying kites with the entire city, the morning was for the International Kite Festival under the bright blue skies at the banks of the river Sabarmati, admiring kites in all shapes and sizes soaring up in the sky. It was an experience we will cherish forever. The entire city – with friends, families and relatives – was gathered on rooftops. Everyone was engaged in a kite flying frenzy. The significance of  Makar Sankranti (Uttarayan) Unlike other Hindu festivals which follow the lunar motion, Makar Sankranti follows the movement of the sun. It marks the beginning of the sun’s transition into the zodiac of Capricorn ( Makar =Capricorn,  Sankranti = transi...

WHY YOU MUST VISIT KOLKATA DURING DURGA POOJA, ATLEAST ONCE IN A LIFETIME ?           FIRSTLY, we must know about the reason and belief of INDIA behind this grand celebration of DURGA PUJA. As per Hindu scriptures, the festival marks the victory of goddess Durga in her battle against the shape-shifting asura, Mahishasura. Thus, the festival epitome the victory of good over evil, though it is also in part a harvest festival celebrating the goddess as the motherly power behind all of life and creation. NAVRATRI, (Sanskrit: "nine nights") in full SHARAD NAVRATRI held in the honor of the divine feminine. It occurs over 9 days during the month of Ashvin according to the Hindu calendar. It often ends with the Dussehra also known as VIJAYADASHMI in almost every part of India.      FOOD, FUN AND FROLIC- IT'S A CARNIVAL IN KOLKATA DURING DURGA PUJA. VISIT THE CITY TO SEE FOR YOURSELF! LET'S  talk about Kolkata and it's  Durga Puja. Nothing can co...