Hindu Festivals & Rituals

Rites, Importance and Stories related to Origin of Hindu Festivals & Rituals

Skin Care This Holi!

There is no festival more vibrant, colorful and exhilarating than Holi. Everyone wants to enjoy it – to dance in clouds of gulal and to get soaked in shower of colored water. Yet many of us suffer from skin problems, allergies, breakouts and irritations later on. The result is not just spoilt clothes and floors, [...]

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Thu, February 25 2010 » Festivals, Miscellaneous » No Comments

Special Holi Celebrations in Pushkar

With still some days to go before the festival is celebrated all across the world, people in Pushkar (in Rajasthan) celebrated Holi in their own special way. They celebrated the festivals with flowers instead of the colors as is the general practice. Here is an excerpt from the news story in Yahoo: On Saturday (Feb.20), [...]

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Sun, February 21 2010 » Festivals, News » No Comments