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Holi
Festival of Colors. Holi is the festival of freedom from social norms. Colors and ‘gulal’ are showered on the people dressed up in white clothes and the whole community seems to merge into one big fraternity under the guise...
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Indian classical dance
Gestures of the Hand Indian classical dance employs a set of codified hastas (hand gestures) from the Abhinaya Darpana (ancient text on Indian classical dance) to denote people, places, themes and ideas. Each gesture has many d...
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The Position of Widows in Hindu Society
In Hindu tradition widows can choose to remarry or remain single. Widows who intend to stay single dedicate their life to the upbringing of their family, to live for a cause or to live in the pursuit of spiritual enlightenment....
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Indian Widows
Dreams shattered into a nightmare. Samantha Kommal married her high school sweetheart Neville Pillay after 7 years of courtship. Their dreams shattered into a nightmare when he passed on a year and a half later leaving her 7 mo...
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Incense
It joins heaven and earth. The oldest source on incense is the Vedas, specifically, the Atharva-veda and the Rigveda. Incense-burning was used both to create pleasing aromas and as a medicinal tool. Its use in medicine is consi...
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Diwali – Floats on the streets of Durban
The experience made me feel like a celeb! It was heartening to note that our culture is still very rich in South Africa and enjoyed and celebrated by the youth as well. Diwali, an occasion to rejoice and pray to the Goddess Lak...
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Scientific Reasons for Visiting a Temple
Scientifically, we require positive energy for a healthy life. There are thousands of temples all over India in different sizes, shapes and locations but not all of them are considered to be built the Vedic way. Generally, a te...
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Message for Diwali
A safe , healthy and blessed year ahead to all those who celebrate Diwali. Every year on the dark night of Diwali the sound of firecrackers announces the celebration of our favorite festival. Homes are decorated, gifts are gi...
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Sri Krishna Celebrations in India
Celebrated to bring unity amongst the youth. Janmaashtami, popularly known in Mumbai and Pune as Dahi Handi, is celebrated with enormous zeal and enthusiasm. The handi is a clay pot filled with buttermilk that is positioned at ...
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World Hindi Conference 2012
The Ninth World Hindi Conference was held. It was held in Johannesburg, South Africa from 22-24 September 2012. The Ministry of External Affairs, with the support of the Hindi Shiksha Sang Africa (in particular, the Gauteng Bra...