Basant Panchami 2024 is here and this festival marks the end of winters and the beginning of Spring. If you are wondering why Basant Panchami is celebrated, this video will help you understand the reasoning and the mythology behind this festival. Also called as Vasant Panchami, this festival is considered to be one of the most auspicious days of the year to begin something new. This day is considered extremely auspicious for weddings too. Yellow colour is the highlight of the day and godess Saraswati is worshipped. Watch the video to know how you can use the auspicious energies of this day for your well being and good luck.
12 February,2024 06:00 PM IST
Valentine’s Day 2024 is here - a celebration of the love and affection between two loving partners. This brings us to the much-anticipated time for lovebirds when they make it an occasion to express how much they love each other. However, expressing love is not always easy and unique ideas for Valentine’s Day might not come quickly. But don’t you worry! We have got you covered. If you are in Mumbai and looking for date ideas for Valentines day, you are in luck. Because in this video, we have curated romantic things to do on Valentine’s Day in Mumbai. These romantic date ideas in Mumbai are bound to make your day. We have also suggested a One-day itinerary for Valentine’s Day in Mumbai. If you want to know how to make Valentine’s Day special, watch this video.
09 February,2024 06:00 PM IST
Diwali 2023 is here and considered one of the most powerful times of the year to manifest and be blessed with whatever you desire. Diwali as a festival is associated with peace, prosperity and happiness. This auspicious festival is associated with numerous rituals which are followed across various regions and cultures of India. However, a few rituals associated with the festival of Deepavali are common and one of them is worshipping Lord Ganesha and Goddess Lakshmi. But not many know that Goddess Saraswati should also be worshipped along with Lord Ganesha and Goddess Lakshmi on the day of Diwali pujan. Pandit Varun Shastri explains why Lakshmi, Ganesh, and Saraswati should be worshipped together during Diwali puja vidhi.
12 November,2023 04:08 PM IST
People visited Lucknow’s Chhappan Bhog store to buy Special World Cup Sweets on the occasion of Diwali 2023. On this festive season, special World Cup Sweets were made from 24-carat gold. To celebrate the tremendous performance of Team India in World Cup 2023, the store has decided to make the gold World Cup Sweets. The ingredients used for making this sweet dish are mostly procured from different countries. Sweets are an integral part of Diwali celebrations. Offering sweets to Lord Ganesha and Goddess Lakshmi is the norm. People also exchange sweets on Diwali. This year, Diwali 2023 will begin from November 10 and will end on November 15th.
12 November,2023 01:00 PM IST
Diwali 2023
Diwali 2023 is here and this means it’s the time when friends and families get together for mithais, conversations and a lot of fun. Diwali games are a fun way to engage with your loved ones. However, a few games can be a hard work to plan and execute, but worry not! In this Diwali special video, we explore some fun diwali party games that are easy to plan and a lot of fun. These Diwali fun games can be played as couple diwali games or as diwali group games. You can even play them as kitty party games. So, try out these best party games for Diwali with your friends and family as a diwali party idea and make this a Happy Diwali.
12 November,2023 07:40 AM IST
Diwali 2023 is here to light up our lives and hearts with its festive spirit. But really lights up Diwali are the twinkling diyas that represent spreading light in the darkness. In the heart of Mumbai, is one of the oldest potter’s communities in the lanes of Kumbharwada in Mumbai’s largest slum - Dharavi, that makes and sells diyas lighting up houses in Mumbai. The potters work over here for hours together to light up our Diwali with diyas. The Potters in shops and on the streets line up their creations - most of which are sold wholesale at cheap prices here. For Diwali shopping, head to this place in Mumbai to explore a huge variety of diya designs.
12 November,2023 07:39 AM IST
Diwali 2023 is here and the 5 days of the festivals is just about to begin. This year, Diwali will be beginning from November 10 and will end on November 15th. The entire 5 days of Diwali have one common theme - to be blessed with love, prosperity and auspiciousness. However, the 5 days of festival comes with different rituals. While the day of Dhanteras is known to be auspicious for buying gold and silver jewellery, the day of Diwali is known to invite the blessings of Lord Ganesha and Godess Lakshmi at home. Here is everything about the 5 days of Diwali and the rituals associated with them. Have a happy Diwali!
12 November,2023 07:39 AM IST
Diwali 2023 is here and so is the time to invite the blessings of Lord Ganesh and Goddess Laxmi into our homes. It is believed that on this day, Goddess Lakshmi visits her devotees and offers them gifts on this day. Hence devotees clean their houses and decorate their homes with marigold flowers, banana leaves, Ashoka leaves and mango leaves. The idols of Goddess Lakshmi and Lord Ganesha are installed and Ganesh - laxmi pujan is held. Lakshmi puja is one of the important rituals performed during the festival of Diwali. In this video, Panditji explains the Laxmi pujan vidhi in an easy way.
12 November,2023 07:38 AM IST
Dussehra 2023 is here and this day is considered to be one of the most auspicious days of the year. This festival of truth, dharma and karma comes once in a year signifying the victory of good over evil and marks new beginnings. In different regions and cultures of India, there are varied rituals associated with this pious festival for positivity and well-being that comes just after Navratri. The celebrations varies from region to region so are beliefs. From sighting a fish to eating Jalebis, here are 5 things to do on Dussehra that are considered to be auspicious and known to bring good luck.
02 November,2023 11:48 AM IST
In a concerted effort to strengthen the cultural and linguistic bonds between India and Lithuania, a Lithuanian Sanskrit scholar, Vytis Vidunas, and the Ambassador of Lithuania to India, Diana Mickeviciene, have embarked on a mission to explore the deep-rooted linguistic connections between Sanskrit and the Lithuanian language. Speaking on the importance of recognising the profound link between these two languages, Ambassador Diana Mickeviciene told that Lithuanian, as the "closest living sister language to Sanskrit," serves as a unique bridge between the two peoples.
24 October,2023 01:05 PM ISTADVERTISEMENT
