by CulturoAdmin | Apr 28, 2020 | Fairs & Festivals of India
Fairs & Festivals of Punjab: Baba Bakala: It celebrated on every amavas (moonless night) and on the day of the ‘Raksha Bandhan’. Chhapaar Mela: It is celebrated every September in village Chhapaar (Ludhiana) to propitiate, ‘Guga’ or ‘Goga-the Zahir Pir’, who is... by CulturoAdmin | Apr 28, 2020 | Fairs & Festivals of India
Fairs & Festivals of Jammu and Kashmir: Hemis, Mansar and Mel Lozar are the three important festivals of Jammu and Kashmir. Hemis Festival: This is celebrated every year in the month of June in the Hemis monastery in Ladakh to mark the birth anniversary of Guru... by CulturoAdmin | Apr 28, 2020 | Fairs & Festivals of India
Fairs & Festivals of Andaman & Nicobar Islands: Island Festival, Port Blair (March) and ‘Ossuary Feast’ (Pig Festival) are the important festivals of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Fairs & Festivals of Assam: The three Bihu festivals — Bohag Bihu... by CulturoAdmin | Apr 7, 2020 | Fairs & Festivals of India
Mahavir Jayanti: Mahavira Jayanti is the main Jain festival which is held to celebrate the birth anniversary of Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankara and the founder of Jainism. It is observed on the first day of the month of Bhadrapad. The festival is marked by great... by CulturoAdmin | Apr 7, 2020 | Fairs & Festivals of India
Buddha Purnima: Buddha Purnima or Buddha Jayanti, the birth anniversary of the Buddha, is celebrated in April/May. Referred as the Saga Dasa in Sikkimese and Vishakha Puja in the Theravada tradition, it is the most important of all the Buddhist festivals. Fa-Hien, the... by CulturoAdmin | Apr 7, 2020 | Fairs & Festivals of India
The Parsi festivals or Gahambars are sombre events meant for introspection and religious discourses. Initially these festivities were agricultural in nature, but with the spread of Zoroastrianism they assumed religious significance. Parsis believe that there are six... 