Guru Ravidas Jayanti is the birth anniversary of Sant Ravidas who was one of the great mystic saints of the Bhakti Movement during the 14th to 15th centuries. The birth anniversary of Ravidas is celebrated on Magh Purnima, the full moon day in the month of February as per the Hindu calendar. Sant Ravidas was …
National Deworming Day is celebrated every year on 10th February in order to create the awareness among the children of 1 to 19 years age group about the harmful effects of worm infections. The day is observed to deworm all the schools including ‘Anganwadis’ by distributing the deworming tablets, running hygiene and health campaigns. Worm …
International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation is observed every year on 6th February by the United Nations with an aim to eradicate female genital mutilation around the world. The day galvanizes the support of the international community for ending the practice of female genital mutilation. The day is a part of combined …
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Ugadi is a festival celebrated mainly in the southern states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Karnataka which coincides with other festivals like ‘Gudi Padwa’ in Maharashtra and ‘Chaitra Navratri’ in eastern and northern part of India. Ugadi has the cultural, religious and natural importance which symbolizes the beginning of new era and the time of …
Ram Navami is a spring Hindu festival which is celebrated on the occasion of the birthday of Lord Rama. The festival is celebrated in the Chaitra month of the Hindu calendar and in the month of March and April according to the Gregorian calendar. Lord Rama has the credit of killing the demon king of …
Mewar festival is celebrated for welcoming the arrival of the spring season with all enthusiasm and honour in the city of Udaipur, Rajasthan, as once upon a time Udaipur was the prime city under the Mewar kingdom. Among all the festivals which are celebrated in Rajasthan, the Mewar festival is celebrated with much ecstasy and …
Mahavir Jayanti is the prime celebration for the people who belong to Jain community. Mahavir, who is also known as ‘Vardhman’ is the 24th and the last ‘tirthankara’ whose birth anniversary is celebrated every year. Mahavir was also a spiritual guide who gave five principles in his teachings also known as ‘Five Mahavrat’. These principles …
Hanuman Jayanti is celebrated as the birth anniversary of Lord Hanuman. Lord Hanuman is considered as true and only devotee of Lord Ram. Several texts like Ramayana and Shri Ramcharitmanas have described Lord Hanuman as the deity who assisted Lord Ram in every situation. Both religious texts describe Lord Hanuman as a symbol of power, …
Gangaur is a festival which is generally celebrated by married women in the states of Rajasthan and some parts of Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh. In this festival, married women worship Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati. As the name gangaur says, ‘Gan’ means ‘Shiv’ and ‘Gaur’ means ‘Parvati’. Married women worship Parvati to seek the blessings …
Chaitra Navratri is a Hindu festival which is mainly celebrated in the month of March or April. According to Hindu calendar, it is celebrated in the ‘Chaitra’ month. Navratri is celebrated mainly five times in a year viz, Chaitra, Shardiya, Magha, Aashaadha, Pausha Navratri. Mainly two Navratri i.e. Chaitra and Sharadiya Navratri are primarily celebrated …
