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Category: Festivals of India
Since then, this day is celebrated as 'Ganesh Chaturthi'. It is said that the celebration of this festival was started by Shivaji, the great Maratha ruler, to promote culture and nationalism.
Category: Festivals of India
Around the year 30 CE (Christian Era), there lived a Messiah named Jesus in Galilee. It is said that hundreds of years before the birth of Jesus, the prophets of Israel had predicted: “Behold! A virgin will give birth to a son. The Lord Himself shall advent.” And these words indeed came true. A virgin named Mary became pregnant through the power of the Holy Spirit of God.
Category: Geography of India
The rivers of Peninsular India are rain fed rivers and do not carry water during the summer season. Most of the rivers either originate in the Western Ghats or the Eastern Ghats.
Category: Festivals of India
Dussehra falls on the tenth day of the month of Ashvin (September-October according to the Gregorian calendar). The previous nine days of the month are spent in the worship of Goddess Durga.
Category: Festivals of India
Durga Puja is the most important festival of Bengal. It is performed twice a year: in the beginning of summer, and winter season. The Puja continues for nine days.
Category: Geography of India
The Peninsular Plateau lies south of the Northern Great Plains. The Central Highlands and the Deccan Plateau are the two divisions of the Peninsular Plateau.
Category: Festivals of India
This is the festival that everyone has been waiting for. It is Diwali! The Festival of Lights! Diwali or Deepavali is celebrated in grandeur throughout India. It is one of India's most important and biggest festivals.
Category: Festivals of India
To Christians, the highlight of this Christmas celebration is the Christmas mass. At this mass, usually held at midnight, Christians gather together, light candles and sing carols and hymns, rejoicing the birth of Jesus.
Category: Geography of India
The Himalayas are the natural northern boundary of the Republic of India. The entire Himalayan Mountains are classified into – 1. the Western Himalayas, 2. the Central Himalayas and 3. the Eastern Himalayas.
Category: Festivals of India
Bakrid is celebrated to commemorate the great religious leader Prophet Ibrahim’s unmatched faith and obedience to Allah. According to Islamic belief, Allah once decided to test Prophet Ibrahim.
Category: Festivals of India
At the Baisakhi Fair in Anandpur, Guru Gobind Singh chose five volunteers of five different castes and asked them to offer their lives. He took one of them into a tent. After a while, the Guru came out with his sword smeared with blood.