Culture

Happy Makar Sankranti, Pongal, Bhogi, Lohri

January 14th (15th if Leap Year) is celebrated as an auspicious day in Hindu calendar and celebrated across India and some neighboring countries. It is named differently in different parts of the country, popularly named as Sankranti in central part of India, Pongal in Tamil Nadu, Lohri in Punjab, Dahi Chura in Bihar, Khichadi Sankranti …

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Ganesh Chaturthi

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Ganpati Bappa Morya!!!! Yes, we have heard these words echo across the county. It marks the arrival of Ganesh Chaturthi or Vinayak Chaturthi. It is one of the most celebrated festival in India especially across Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and couple of other states. It is celebrated to honour the birth of Ganesha, …

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Onam Festival

Onam is the most imortant festival of kerala. The celebrations lasts for ten days. Of the the ten days, Atham and the tenthday, Thiru Onam are the great important. Religious and traditional people of Kerala sincerely follow all the customs and traditions set by their ancestors. A number of cultures programmes, dances, songs, and feats …

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Happy Folklore Day

Happy  Folkare Day. On 22 August 1846.William John Thomas, a British writer had coined a word Folk Lore, published in a magazine The Adhiniyam.It was specified that this word shall be used universally. Our Dhakshinyata Folklore Samastha(FOSSILS) started  Folklore Day from 1998 onwars. It collects details not only on rivers, buildings, sculptures, vasthu-samskruthi, but also of …

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