http://www.boloji.com Boloji is the world's biggest Articles Database. en-us Fri, 27 Apr 2012 04:00:00 GMT Fri, 27 Apr 2012 09:41:01 GMT http://www.boloji.com/specials/rss.xml Indian Solutions ideas@ekant.com (Ekant Solutions) ideas@ekant.com (Ekant Solutions) http://www.boloji.com/index.cfm?md=Content&sd=Articles&ArticleID=12582 Today is Janmashtami the birthday of Lord Krishna an auspicious day in India. People across the globe celebrate this day with joy and gaity. 10-Aug-2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.boloji.com/index.cfm?md=Content&sd=Articles&ArticleID=12582 http://www.boloji.com/index.cfm?md=Content&sd=Articles&ArticleID=12554 It is Friendship Day today. Imagine a world without war. Imagine good relation and friendship among all the nations. Would it not be another paradise. Every home will be sweet. Our society will be a satsangh . 05-Aug-2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.boloji.com/index.cfm?md=Content&sd=Articles&ArticleID=12554 http://www.boloji.com/index.cfm?md=Content&sd=Articles&ArticleID=12534 It is Rakhi Purnima today. Sisters tie rakhi on the wrist of their brother. It is an assurance that brothers will protect the sister. A very noble occasion and a very sensitive festival. 02-Aug-2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.boloji.com/index.cfm?md=Content&sd=Articles&ArticleID=12534 http://www.boloji.com/index.cfm?md=Content&sd=Articles&ArticleID=12352 The car festival Rath Yatra is celebrated in Puri Orissa on the second day in the bright phase of the moon in the month of Asadh. Thsi year it falls on June 21 2012. The three deities Lord Jagannath Lord Balabhadra and theeir sister Subhadra are taken out in a procession ib three specially decorated chariots. The visit Gundicha temple stay there nine days and return to their abode via their Mausi Maa. 20-Jun-2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.boloji.com/index.cfm?md=Content&sd=Articles&ArticleID=12352 http://www.boloji.com/index.cfm?md=Content&sd=Articles&ArticleID=12119 It is Easter today the day when Lord Christ resurrected three day after his Crucifixion. It is symbolic of life on the earth. Easter is celebrated with great ferver both by christians and non-chritians. 08-Apr-2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.boloji.com/index.cfm?md=Content&sd=Articles&ArticleID=12119 http://www.boloji.com/index.cfm?md=Content&sd=Articles&ArticleID=12109 It is Hanuman Jayanti today. Hanuman is the greatest devotee of Lord Ram. He helped Lord Ram in many possible ways in locating Sita in Lanka in making the bridge across the sea getting medicinal plant to revive Kakshman. Ramayan is in fact an adventure of Hanuman. 06-Apr-2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.boloji.com/index.cfm?md=Content&sd=Articles&ArticleID=12109 http://www.boloji.com/index.cfm?md=Content&sd=Articles&ArticleID=11924 Today is Mahashivaratri an auspicious day. It Lord Shiva s birth and wedding day. It is celebrated with great devotion and ferver across India and beyond. People take early bath fast offer payers and sing devotional songs for the happiness prosperity and success of their own and along with it for peace and happiness in the society. 20-Feb-2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.boloji.com/index.cfm?md=Content&sd=Articles&ArticleID=11924 http://www.boloji.com/index.cfm?md=Content&sd=Articles&ArticleID=11818 On Vasant Panchami day the fifth bright phase of lunar month of Magh Saraswati representing arts culture fines arts music painting education is worshipped. It is a sacred day to stary studies for the children start learning music and painting too. It is basically a celebration of Spring. 28-Jan-2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.boloji.com/index.cfm?md=Content&sd=Articles&ArticleID=11818 http://www.boloji.com/index.cfm?md=Content&sd=Articles&ArticleID=11779 When the sun enters the Zodiac sign Capricorn it is known as Uttarayan. In course of time the winter will recede and spring and then summer will set in. Sankranthi is a harvest festival known as Lohri in Punjab Haryana and other northern states. Young girls make beautiful rangolis in front ofthe houses. People take holy dips in rivers like the Ganges the Godavari and Cauvery and at different places in the sea. 13-Jan-2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.boloji.com/index.cfm?md=Content&sd=Articles&ArticleID=11779 http://www.boloji.com/index.cfm?md=Content&sd=Articles&ArticleID=11563 Deepavali a festival of light is celebrated across India and in other countries with fun and frolic. This year Deepavali will be celebrateed on Oct 26 2011. 25-Oct-2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.boloji.com/index.cfm?md=Content&sd=Articles&ArticleID=11563 http://www.boloji.com/index.cfm?md=Content&sd=Articles&ArticleID=10839 Baisakhi is celebrated in many parts of the country as a new year. It is essentially a harvest festival. 14-Apr-2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.boloji.com/index.cfm?md=Content&sd=Articles&ArticleID=10839 http://www.boloji.com/index.cfm?md=Content&sd=Articles&ArticleID=10836 Rama Navami is an auspicious day in India - the birth day of Lord Rama and Sita Rama kalyan i.e. the wedding day. Lord Rama is considered as an ideal king and an ideal human being too aptly called Maryada purush. 12-Apr-2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.boloji.com/index.cfm?md=Content&sd=Articles&ArticleID=10836 http://www.boloji.com/index.cfm?md=Content&sd=Articles&ArticleID=10794 Ugadi means New Era or new year and is celebrated in different states or regions by different names. 04-Apr-2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.boloji.com/index.cfm?md=Content&sd=Articles&ArticleID=10794 http://www.boloji.com/index.cfm?md=Content&sd=Articles&ArticleID=10714 Holi is a festival of colours played and celebrated on Phalguna purnima each year. It is a spring festival at the end of winter. 19-Mar-2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.boloji.com/index.cfm?md=Content&sd=Articles&ArticleID=10714 http://www.boloji.com/index.cfm?md=Content&sd=Articles&ArticleID=10677 Easter is a Christian festival commemorating the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. 12-Mar-2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.boloji.com/index.cfm?md=Content&sd=Articles&ArticleID=10677 http://www.boloji.com/index.cfm?md=Content&sd=Articles&ArticleID=10623 Mahashivaratri is an important festival marking the end of the winter. It is Lord Shiva s birthday and according to some his wedding anniversary. It is celebrated with great gusto and fanfare. 02-Mar-2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.boloji.com/index.cfm?md=Content&sd=Articles&ArticleID=10623 http://www.boloji.com/index.cfm?md=Content&sd=Articles&ArticleID=10533 Magh saptami is a spring festival in India. People take a dip in the ocean or rivers at the sunrise. 11-Feb-2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.boloji.com/index.cfm?md=Content&sd=Articles&ArticleID=10533 http://www.boloji.com/index.cfm?md=Content&sd=Articles&ArticleID=10525 Saraswati puja is performed on Magh panchami day. Saraswati is the goddess symbolic for education art and music. 07-Feb-2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.boloji.com/index.cfm?md=Content&sd=Articles&ArticleID=10525 http://www.boloji.com/index.cfm?md=Content&sd=Articles&ArticleID=10347 Milan Kundera the great Czech Novelist mentions in one of his novels that a nation or society that has no folk tales folk dances and folk festivals is a spiritually dead nation. In that sense India is spiritually ever alive as our nation is a paradise of folk festivals and dances. Among these festivals there are a few that still retain a pastoral flavour and convey an intense wistfulness that inexorably connects you to the village you grew up. For me one such festival is Thiruvathira and today it is celebrated all over Kerala. 29-Dec-2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.boloji.com/index.cfm?md=Content&sd=Articles&ArticleID=10347 http://www.boloji.com/index.cfm?md=Content&sd=Articles&ArticleID=10205 . 21-Nov-2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.boloji.com/index.cfm?md=Content&sd=Articles&ArticleID=10205 http://www.boloji.com/index.cfm?md=Content&sd=Articles&ArticleID=6707 . 19-Nov-2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.boloji.com/index.cfm?md=Content&sd=Articles&ArticleID=6707 http://www.boloji.com/index.cfm?md=Content&sd=Articles&ArticleID=6706 It is the darkest night of the year made the brightest. The dark of the night is subdued by thousands of oil lamps and electric lights. Continuous sounds of fireworks give a sense of exuberance. Happy faces exuding joy greet each other. Tinsel decorations on houses add a twinkle to the dark night. Temples and houses all over Fiji are decked up like a bride . Ah it is Deepawali the festival of lights. 05-Jun-2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.boloji.com/index.cfm?md=Content&sd=Articles&ArticleID=6706 http://www.boloji.com/index.cfm?md=Content&sd=Articles&ArticleID=798 Aranmula in Pathanamthitta district is famous as one of the five temple towns like Guruvayur. Other major temples associated with the worship of Lord Krishna are those of Trichambaram Tiruvarppu and Ambalappuzha. Lord Parthasarathy is the presiding deity of the Aranmula temple. There are five ancient shrines around Chengannur sanctified by the Pandavas. They are at Aranmula Arjuna Chengannur Yuddhishtra Tiruppuliyur Bheema Tiruvanmandur Nakula and Tirukkadittaanam Sahadeva . The Tamil hymns of Nammalwar of the 1st millennium CE glorify this legend. 21-Aug-2011 04:00:00 GMT http://www.boloji.com/index.cfm?md=Content&sd=Articles&ArticleID=798 http://www.boloji.com/index.cfm?md=Content&sd=Articles&ArticleID=674 Vishu is a festival of nostalgic memories and they are invariably associated with my childhood . It reminds me of the sights sounds and smells of my soil. It renews my roots and identity. Those memories are as golden as the Kani Konna flower flower of cassia fistula tree . Vishu is one triumphant occasion when children s aspirations to become rich are richly rewarded. The Vishukaineettom Handsel or token money given as a blessing by elders to all younger ones in the family literally portrays prosperity that this festival rightly proclaims 14-Apr-2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.boloji.com/index.cfm?md=Content&sd=Articles&ArticleID=674 http://www.boloji.com/index.cfm?md=Content&sd=Articles&ArticleID=673 Mahashivarathri falls on the 14th Day of the Dark fortnight Krishna Paksha in the month of Phalguna February-March and is dedicated to the worship of Lord Shiva. This festival is purely religious in nature and universally observed by all Hindus. On this Day devout Hindus observe fasting throughout the day and other austerities 28-Sep-2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.boloji.com/index.cfm?md=Content&sd=Articles&ArticleID=673 http://www.boloji.com/index.cfm?md=Content&sd=Articles&ArticleID=672 Started in year 1905 Gwalior Mela envisioned by Late Maharaja Madho Rao Scindia is known for its cultural activities wherein topmost musicians poets cine heart-throbs dancers and singers are invited to perform. Dangals Mushairas Kavvalis Kavi Sammelans Cultural Evenings Music Nights and several other special activities well organized and are integral part of the Mela. Over 2 million people visit the Mela from all over India . 19-Nov-2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.boloji.com/index.cfm?md=Content&sd=Articles&ArticleID=672 http://www.boloji.com/index.cfm?md=Content&sd=Articles&ArticleID=671 Sivaratri dedicated to Lord Shiva is celebrated on the moonless night of the month of Phalguna which is the fourteenth day in the krishnapaksha or dark half. Owing to a special planetary conjunction spiritual practices done on this day are considered to be especially auspicious and beneficial. 28-Sep-2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.boloji.com/index.cfm?md=Content&sd=Articles&ArticleID=671 http://www.boloji.com/index.cfm?md=Content&sd=Articles&ArticleID=669 Shavuot the Festival of Weeks is the second of the three major festivals Passover being the first and Sukkot the third celebrating harvest season in Israel. Shavuot which means weeks refers to the timing of the festival which is held exactly seven weeks after Passover the Omer period . 28-Sep-2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.boloji.com/index.cfm?md=Content&sd=Articles&ArticleID=669 http://www.boloji.com/index.cfm?md=Content&sd=Articles&ArticleID=668 Diwali is celebrated all over India but in the Mithilanchal region of India in Bihar Diwali marks the beginning of a series of fun and festivities . 19-Nov-2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.boloji.com/index.cfm?md=Content&sd=Articles&ArticleID=668 http://www.boloji.com/index.cfm?md=Content&sd=Articles&ArticleID=667 As the name suggests the ritual is essentially to confer Raksha safety on the person you love. 28-Sep-2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.boloji.com/index.cfm?md=Content&sd=Articles&ArticleID=667 http://www.boloji.com/index.cfm?md=Content&sd=Articles&ArticleID=665 Elephant and Kerala are indivisibly related. Kerala must be the only place where a statue has been erected in the memory of an elephant Guruvayoor Kesavan who served the presiding deity of Guruvayoor for several decades. To add more an elephant race is conducted every year at Guruvayoor . 28-Sep-2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.boloji.com/index.cfm?md=Content&sd=Articles&ArticleID=665 http://www.boloji.com/index.cfm?md=Content&sd=Articles&ArticleID=664 Passover as the Jewish festival Pesach is popularly known begins on the 15th day of the Jewish month of Nissan the start of the spring season. It has both historical and agricultural significance. Agriculturally it represents the commencement of harvest in Israel. However the primary observances of Passover are related to the Jewish Exodus from Egypt and consequent redemption from slavery. The various rituals and observances associated with Pesach help us to understand this crucial narrative of collective Jewish memory. 28-Sep-2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.boloji.com/index.cfm?md=Content&sd=Articles&ArticleID=664 http://www.boloji.com/index.cfm?md=Content&sd=Articles&ArticleID=663 There are a number of Muslim festivals like Muharram Bakri Id Ramzan Id-I-Milad Shab-I-Barat and others. A well-known peculiarity of Muslim festivals is this that they do not correspond to any particular date or month of the Gregorian Calendar as they are based on the Hegira which follows pure lunar reckoning. As such these Muslim festivals do not have months corresponding to seasons 28-Sep-2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.boloji.com/index.cfm?md=Content&sd=Articles&ArticleID=663 http://www.boloji.com/index.cfm?md=Content&sd=Articles&ArticleID=662 Mahalaya is an auspicious occasion observed seven days before the Durga Puja and heralds the advent of Durga the goddess of supreme power. It is an invocation and invitation to the mother goddess to rise awake and descend on earth and annihilate the evils of the world by her Supreme Goodness - Jago Tumi Jago Jago Durga...This is done through the chanting of mantras and shlokas and singing devotional songs. The day of Mahalaya ushers in the aura of Durga Puja. 28-Sep-2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.boloji.com/index.cfm?md=Content&sd=Articles&ArticleID=662 http://www.boloji.com/index.cfm?md=Content&sd=Articles&ArticleID=660 India is a land of festivals and festivities. These festivals are basically meant to express gratitude to the forces of nature that help the human beings to produce wealth of food from tilling the land to procreate and bring to life best offspring to harness energy resources from water air and sun energy. Thus sun air water rivers seas and ocean trees and forest that give us wood and herbs and roots as medicines became objects of worship. 19-Nov-2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.boloji.com/index.cfm?md=Content&sd=Articles&ArticleID=660 http://www.boloji.com/index.cfm?md=Content&sd=Articles&ArticleID=659 Diwali is the most joyous of all the festivals of Hindus. It is celebrated all over India with much gaiety and enthusiasm for four days in the months of October or November. This time of the year the kharip crop is harvested and cotton crop brings cash. Goddess Laxmi symbolizing prosperity and wealth is worshiped on the no moon day of the month of Ashwin according to Hindu almanac. It marks the beginning of New Year for Vaishya community - merchants businessmen and traders. Diwali is seen victory of good over evil of knowledge over ignorance of truth over untruth 28-Sep-2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.boloji.com/index.cfm?md=Content&sd=Articles&ArticleID=659 http://www.boloji.com/index.cfm?md=Content&sd=Articles&ArticleID=658 . 19-Nov-2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.boloji.com/index.cfm?md=Content&sd=Articles&ArticleID=658 http://www.boloji.com/index.cfm?md=Content&sd=Articles&ArticleID=656 Diwali and New Year have a special meaning for followers of Pushti Marga. This article aims to explore this ancient relationship. It will also describe some of the festivities and rituals taking place at Nathadwara during the festival period. As Rag Bhog and Shringar are so important to the Pushti sect the article will also describe some of the fascinating shringars and settings of this grand festival. Though the festival lasts for many days this article lists pageantry of five main days Vagh Basras Dhan Teras Kali Chudash Diwali and Annakut New Year. bechavats 19-Nov-2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.boloji.com/index.cfm?md=Content&sd=Articles&ArticleID=656 http://www.boloji.com/index.cfm?md=Content&sd=Articles&ArticleID=655 Diwali the festival of lights celebrates the abundance of autumn harvest. Dedicated to various Gods and goddesses the festival also marks an important date in the Indian calendar as this is the point from which we measure the Vikram Savant date line established by King Vikram who defeated the Huns and saved India from their potentially disastrous foreign rule. 19-Nov-2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.boloji.com/index.cfm?md=Content&sd=Articles&ArticleID=655 http://www.boloji.com/index.cfm?md=Content&sd=Articles&ArticleID=653 . 28-Sep-2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.boloji.com/index.cfm?md=Content&sd=Articles&ArticleID=653 http://www.boloji.com/index.cfm?md=Content&sd=Articles&ArticleID=651 Baisakhi marks the beginning of New Year particularly in the northern part of India. It is among the few Indian festivals that has a fixed date. Baisakhi is always on April 13th. In Kerala Baisakhi is called as Vishu and in Tamil Nadu it is celebrated as Puthandu . 28-Sep-2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.boloji.com/index.cfm?md=Content&sd=Articles&ArticleID=651