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• Indian Festival Karwa Chauth, Part 4: Tradition of Henna

  In Events, Women / 29 December 2009 / 0 comments

  

  Henna Mehandi has its own significance in India and middle-east. It is like a tradition in India, and women used to adorn their hands and feet by using Henna Mehndi. Henna Mehandi is basically a [...]

• Indian Festival Karwa Chauth, Part 3: Gift Giving

  In Events, Women / 29 December 2009 / 0 comments

  

  In spite of being one of the toughest fast, Karwa Chauth is always looked forward and is welcomed by married woman with great fervor. One of the reason behind this joy and happiness is the [...]

• Indian Festival Karwa Chauth, Part 2: Celebrations

  In Culture, Events, Women / 29 December 2009 / 0 comments

  

  This festival comes 9 days before Diwali on ‘kartik ki chauth’, i.e., on the fourth day of the new moon immediately after Dusshera, in the month of ‘Karthik’ (October-November). The day of Karwa Chauth is [...]

• Indian Festival Karwa Chauth, Part 1: Origin

  In Culture, Events, Women / 29 December 2009 / 0 comments

  

  The fast of Karwa Chauth is of particular importance to all Hindu married women in India. They believe that the festival ensures prosperity, longevity and well-being of their husbands. The origin of this festival was [...]

• What are Chortens? A Guide to the Buddhist Monuments of India

  In Culture, Religion / 15 November 2009 / 1 comment

  

  “The basic structure of a Chorten consist of a square foundation symbolizing the earth, a dome symbolizing water, and thirteen tapering steps of enlightenment symbolizing the element of fire. These steps lead to a stylized [...]

• Trekking the Char Dham Yatra in Sacred Waters by Stephen Alter

  In Media, Religion / 22 September 2009 / 0 comments

  

  In this book to read, Stephen Alter, an Indian born American, gloriously describes his experience trekking the Char Dham Yatra. What is so impressive about this feat is that he did it the traditional way, [...]