Holi- A Festival Of Pranks Too….
Sonal Kulshrestha Here in America, the desi community ends up celebrating Holi practically like a season, over 2-3 weeks- as there are the large scale community level celebrations organized by the temples…
Festivals
Diwali- A Festival Of Light
Here in America, we often get requests from our kids’ elementary school teachers to do a presentation on Diwali for the kids in their class. And our elementary-school-going kids love…
Karva Chauth
A Hindu Festival for the Beloved HAPPY KARVA CHAUTH to all the wonderful women all over the world celebrating this very glamorous festival as you pray for your husband’s long…
Ganesh Chaturthi
Why Is Ganesh Chaturthi Celebrated? Ganesh Chaturthi is celebrated by Hindus from Maharashtra state of India and some other parts of South of India to honor Lord Ganesh, the Hindu…
Rakshabandhan – A Brother-Sister Festival
Also called Rakhi, Raksha Bandhan is one of the two Hindu festivals that celebrates the brother-sister ties. The tie of sibling love is recapitulated with the tying of Rakhi, a…
Happy Holi
Holi, the festival of colors, is the second most important festival celebrated in India, the first one being Diwali, our festival of lights. Indians all over the world celebrate this…