Buddha Purnima is one of the major religious festivals for the followers of Buddhism. It is celebrated to mark the birth, enlightenment and death anniversary of Lord Buddha. Lord Buddha was born in Lumbini, Nepal in Shakya clan as the son of King Shuddodhana and Maya Devi. Buddha’s childhood name was Siddhartha Gautam. After leaving […]

Baba Sodal Mela is one of the major festivals which is celebrated in Jalandhar, Punjab. This is the festival to remember the day when Baba Sodal, a local deity of Jalandhar city appeared before the devotees. The fair is organized in the vicinity of Sodal Baba Samadhi Sthal (tomb). Sodal Baba Mela has gained much

Shab-e-Miraj is a night-based journey which was done by Prophet Mohammad. The journey started from the holy mosque of Mecca via al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem and ended after reaching heaven. It is believed that in order to go to heaven, Prophet Mohammad took the ride of a magical horse named ‘al-Buraq’. Shab-e-Miraj is celebrated on

Shab-e-Barat is a festival that is widely celebrated by Muslims all over the world. Shab-e-Barat falls on the 15th day of the eighth month on the night of 14th and 15th Sha’ban. It is regarded as the night when the fortunes and destinies of people for the upcoming years are decided. It is also believed

Muharram is the first month of the Islamic Calendar. It is one of four sacred months of the year in which fighting and warfare are not allowed. As the Islamic calendar is the lunar calendar, the dates of Muharram vary from year to year in the Gregorian calendar. The tenth day of Muharram is known

As per the Islamic traditions, every Friday of the week is a special day to receive blessings and salvation. One of the festivals is Jamat-ul-Vida which means the Friday of farewell. It is also called ‘Jummat-al-Wida’ which tells about the good wishes of the holy Quran. On this occasion, people celebrate it by reading and

Id-ul-Fitr is one of the major festivals which is widely celebrated by Muslims across the world. On the occasion of Id-ul-Fitr, holidays are declared in almost all the countries where the Muslim population is living predominantly or have a good population. Id-ul-Fitr is the festival of breaking the fast at the end of the Ramadan

Hola Mohalla festival which is also known as Hola is a major Sikh festival which is celebrated at Anandpur Sahib in Ropar district of Punjab. The festival of Hola Mohalla is generally celebrated with an annual fair at Anandpur Sahib in the month of March. Holla Mohalla is celebrated on the second day of the

Guru Ram Das Jayanti is celebrated as one of the major festivals of the Sikh community. It is celebrated across India as well as abroad wherever the Sikh community resides. It is celebrated to commemorate the birth anniversary of Sikhism’s fourth guru, Guru Ram Das Ji. The birthday of Guru Ram Das is celebrated according

Guru Nanak Jayanti is the most sacred and important festival in the Sikh community of India as well as across the world. It is celebrated to mark the birth anniversary of the first guru of Sikhism and one of the writers of Guru Granth Sahib. The birthday of Guru Nanak Dev is celebrated on the