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Spread a new cloth on a raised platform: Place a handful of grains in the center and, on this, place a kalash (pitcher) made of [...]

India, a land of varied cultures comes to light with its many magnificent festivals. The rich diversity available in India is well captured through the festivals of India. There exists a freedom to practice any religion in India as long as it doesn’t contribute in disturbing the communal harmony of the country. Festivals of India [...]

Naraka Chaturdashi, also known as “Chhoti (small) Diwali” or Kali Chaudas is a Hindu festival, which falls on the second day of the festival of Diwali.
Kali means Dark (evil) and Chaudas – Fourteenth. Thus, celebrated on the 14th day of the dark half of Ashwin (Ashwin 29th), Kali Chaudas is the day allotted to the [...]

Dhanteras marks the first day of five-days-long Diwali Festival. Dhanteras Festival, also known as Dhantrayodashi or Dhanwantari Triodasi, falls on the auspicious thirteenth lunar day of Krishna Paksha in the Hindu month of Kartik (October/November). In the word Dhanteras, “Dhan” stands for wealth. On Dhanteras Goddess Laxmi is worshiped to provide prosperity and well being. [...]

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May the joy, cheer,
Mirth and merriment
Of this divine festival
Surround you forever.
May the happiness,
That this season brings
Brighten your life
And, hope the year
Brings you luck and
Fulfills all your dearest dreams!
Happy deepavali…..
Aai aai diwali aai,
Saath me kitni khushiyan layi,
Dhoom machao, mauz manao,
Aap sabhi ko diwali ki badhai.
Happy Diwali.
Ajse aapke yahan dhan ki barsat ho,
Maa laxmi ka vass ho,
Sankaton [...]

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With Barack Obama taking over as the US President Tuesday, a leading industry lobby has identified five areas that it hopes the new leadership will address to deepen India-US synergy.
The Obama inauguration 2009

The wish list prepared by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Ficci) includes support to the nuclear deal signed between [...]

Americans can expect the Inauguration to be the main news story on January 20, 2009. Most U.S. news outlets that air Inauguration coverage will also post that coverage online either in real time or later in the day. This article tells individuals where to watch the Inauguration online and highlights some Presidential quotes from previous [...]

An adventure fable sourced from the vast collection of stories from popular children’s magazine Chandamama would be out on big screen soon. The monthly has tied up with Thiruvanthapuram-based Toonz Animation Ltd to produce a full length animated feature film based on a story from the vast library of Chandamama on an estimated budget of [...]

Director : Madhur Bhandarkar
Cast : Priyanka Chopra, Kangana Ranaut, Mughda Godse
The only unreal aspect about Madhur Bhandarkar movies are the disclaimer tag before the opening credits. Sure the characters and situations in his films are influenced, if not aped, from real-life and paradoxically this is the most original inspiration in our imitated industry.
One [...]

Jennifer Love Hewitt says she would love to don outfits resembling those of Angelina Jolie for Halloween.
The ‘I Know what You Did Last Summer’ actress revealed that she and her fianc? Ross McCall intended to look like Brangelina for the spirited season, reports China Daily.On being questioned how she would manage to do that, [...]

British Hindus celebrated a White Diwali amid unseasonal snowfall Tuesday, but refused to allow the chill to dampen spirits.
Snowflakes mixed with fireworks as up to two inches of snow settled in parts of Britain – a rare occurrence in October – and nighttime temperatures fell to minus four degrees Celsius in the eastern parts [...]

A 50 feet high heap of cow dung symbolising Goverdhan hill and temples organising Chhappan Bhog, which comprises 56 preparations for Lord Krishna, were the highlights of a special puja held in Uttar Pradesh Wednesday, a day after Diwali.
Goverdhan Pujas were held all over Lord Krishna’s Braj Bhoomi comprising Vrindavan, Goverdhan, Mathura and Agra.
Huge ‘goverdhans’ [...]

NEW DELHI: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar and RJD chief Lalu Yadav on Monday strongly condemned the killing of a youth from the state in a shootout in Mumbai. ( Watch )
A pistol-wielding Patna youth was killed when the police in a double-decker BEST bus fired at him, leading to his death. The [...]