Ahead of Hindu festival Raksha Bandhan, which will be celebrated on August 13, people in Jaipur thronged local markets to buy sacred thread known as ‘Rakhis’. A wide variety of colourful ‘Rakhis’ embedded with precious stones are available in the markets. Raksha Bandhan occupies a special place in the Hindu religious calendar. The festival, symbolic [...]
Understanding of god God is omnipresent. To me, god exists in everyone. Every moment in front of another human is an opportunity to find god in his highest values and best self. Loving people unconditionally is what I think god is all about. As they say, anbe sivam (love is god). Spiritual practices I am [...]
Thousands of devotees of Lord Shri Balaji comes every day to Mehandipur Balaji to pay homage. It is the belief that lord Shri Balaji not only cure the “sankat” but also provide “riddi and Siddi”. Sri BALAJI Maharaj As the legend goes, around 1000 years ago the images of lord Shri Balaji, Shri Pretraj Sarkar [...]
Holi – the festival of colors, marks the triumph of goodness over evil. This brings in the opportunity to convey the the message of love, trust and brotherhood. Hence, people come together to celebrate this festival of colors with great zest. People get together to celebrate the fun and excitement of this colorful festival. Holi [...]
In spite of being such a colourful and gay festival, there are various aspects of Holi which makes it so significant for our lives. Though they might not be so apparent but a closer look and a little thought will reveal the significance of Holi in more ways than meets the eyes. Ranging from socio-cultural, [...]
Busy collecting balloons, coloured powders and pichkaris for Holi? How about investing in some mild cleansers, oils and caps to protect your skin and hair from harsh chemicals and the sun? Most of the powders used in Holi are not derived naturally and contain chemicals like mica and even lead that not only irritate the [...]
Holi is around the corner and so are ‘bhang thandai’ and ‘bhang pakoras’! But not everyone knows of the enormous health benefits of bhang – known as cannabis sativa in medical language – that is widely used in ayurvedic treatments. “The use of cannabis sativa in ayurveda varies according to the symptoms and causes of [...]
Holi ke rang mein’, ‘Rang barse bheege chunar wali’ and ‘Holi khele Raghuveera’ are some popular Hindi movie songs that captured the spirit of the festival of colours on the big screen. But recent years have witnessed a dearth of songs revolving round the festival, leaving audiences with no choice but to stick to the [...]