Sunday, 29 July 2012

Ganesha Chaturthi

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  The Ganesha festival is celebrated on the fourth day of the month of Bhadrapad in the Hindu calendar. According to the Gregorian calendar, this falls between the months of August and September. Clay idols of Lord Ganesha are lovingly brought home and worshipped with great devotion. He is propitiated with great reverence particularly in the state of Maharashtra. It was Lokmanya Tilak who realized...

Vaagh Baras

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The twelfth of the dark fortnight is called the Vaagh Baras, popularly the festival of tiger, depicted in the Rangoli, the floor design with the powder colouurs. The tribal people worship tiger images, but the learned people consider this festival to be the festival of Saraswati Goddess - the deity of knowledge. They identify This festival to be Vaag Baras. Vaag- originally Vaag in Sanskrit means Speec...