Makar Sankranti is perhaps the only Indian festival whose date always falls on the same day every year i.e. the 14th of January. Can you guess why? This is because the festival of Sankranti is based on the solar calendar unlike the rest of Indian festivals, which are based on the lunar calendar. Makar literally [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Indian festivals’
Makar Sankranti
Posted in My Side of Coin, tagged Indian festivals, Lohri, Makar Sankranti, Pongal, Tilgul on January 14, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Celebration!
Posted in Photography, tagged Celebration, Diwali crackers, Fireworks, Happy Diwali, Indian festivals, Photography on October 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Wish you all a very Happy Diwali and prosperous New Year @Shruti.
Shravanmasi…harsha manasi… Festival Season has arrived!
Posted in My Side of Coin, tagged Festivals in India, Indian culture, Indian festivals, Monsoon, Nature, Shravan, Shravanmasi harsha manasi on August 1, 2009 | 14 Comments »
India is well known for Festivals and Food along with its Culture. After getting a huge response for my previous blog narrating ‘Indian Culture”, this time I thought to write about the Festivals! “Shravanmasi harsha manasi…hiraval daate chohikade! Kshanat yete sarsar shirave…kshanat firuni unh pade!! ” – Baalkavi. These are my favorite lines from a [...]
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