festivals

Navaratri Colours 2012

Submitted by vijaysowmya on Sun, 10/14/2012 - 21:32
Dear friends... In Maharashtra and Gujarat there is a custom of wearing different colour dress during Navarathri days. Students, working class prefer to wear them for the nine days. Usually this appears in local news papers just before the festival.. Here is the colour code for this year's Navarathri. NAVRATRI 9 COLOUR 2012 Pratipada - October 16, 2012 (Tuesday) - Red

Utthana Dwadasi or Ksheerabdhi Dwadasi (Tulasi Vivaha)

Submitted by lakshmiraghu on Fri, 11/13/2009 - 22:03
Lord Vishnu, after a long war, killed demon Shankasura and went to sleep in his ocean of milk on Ashadha Sukla Ekadasi day. While the Protector was asleep, the world and humans were vulnerable to destruction by evil powers. On Kartika Sukla Dwadasi day, Vishnu woke up (Utthana means getting up) to perform His duty. It was on this day that the lord married Tulasi (born by churning of the ocean of milk). To celebrate the day, Hindu families keep a basil platform (vrindavan) on the right side of the house.

Dasara at my house - Bangalore

Submitted by lakshmiraghu on Fri, 11/13/2009 - 02:24
Hi all , enclosed photos of Dasara dolls display in my in-law's house at Bangalore, usually they keep this for display for more than one month, every year along with display they also arrange on the floor about some theme. This year its was life history of Sri Sri Vijayendra swamiji (guru of Sri Sri Raghavendra swamiji). Just for info his Moola Brindavan is located at Kumbakonam at Tamil Nadu.

Dasara at my house - Bangalore

Submitted by lakshmiraghu on Fri, 11/13/2009 - 02:23
Hi all , enclosed photos of Dasara dolls display in my in-law's house at Bangalore, usually they keep this for display for more than one month, every year along with display they also arrange on the floor about some theme. This year its was life history of Sri Sri Vijayendra swamiji (guru of Sri Sri Raghavendra swamiji). Just for info his Moola Brindavan is located at Kumbakonam at Tamil Nadu.