Published in The Asian Weekly, Edition 713,(May 10 - 16, 2024) Credits: Mother Earth picture from Social Media
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Festivals
Navratri
Navratri festival of spiritual play.... A nine day ritual of fasting to pray.... No mood sullen, no mind grey.... Her divinity brings a joyous spray....
Sindhi New Year
This auspicious day symbolizing the New Year of Hindu Sindhi community worldwide observed with huge fanfare coincides with Gudi Parva, Ugadi, and Vishu as per the Vikram Samvat calendar.
Hindu New Year!
Hindu New year is marked world over nearly at the same time period as Easter is marked by Christians and culmination of Ramadan and Eid celebrations. What more evidence can one get that We are all ONE despite different practices, regions and skin tones. Read on to find more as my compilation of a few ways various in which The Hindu New Year celebrations are carried on by different people in their own varied ways yet with a similarity of each following religious practices.
Sikh New Year
the Nanakshahi calendar and its new year begin with the month of Chet (Mid-March) that corresponds to the beginning of the season of Basant (Indian Spring) and also coincides with the Spring Equinox. As such, the Nanakshahi calendar sits in harmony and is in perfect sync with natural and celestial events.
Colors of Spring: The Holi Poem
Enhancing Kanha’s symbolic love affair.......... Red gulal brings charm to the holiday gear............. Playfully youthful pink gulal dominant........ Invoking compassion and care element....
Invest in Women
With a purple sheen mark her dignity & justice..... With Hope and Purity uphold her bold promise...... Invest in Women & let her upgrade her credentials....... Invest in Women: Accelerate Progress of essentials.......
Tyauhar ke rang, Mausam ke sang: Ek Kavya sandhya
Gratitude to be able to coordinate yet another poetic forum for the Hindu Council of Kenya {HCK} under the guidance of Sujatha Kotamraju to showcase the Six Indian seasons and festivals related to them along with poets from the 44th tribe of Kenya.
Vasant Panchami!
I seek your blessings Mata Saraswati in each world that I write professionally or personally. I seek your blessings in each word that I pen down in prose or poetry. Sikiladi I seek your blessings in each word that I speak on stage or off stage, in the boardroom or onscreen. I seek your blessings … Continue reading Vasant Panchami!
Expressing Love through spirituality
Whilst lovers mark the Valentine’s Day as their Day of 💕 Love 💗 various posts by spiritual groups encourage towards universal ❤️ love, parental love, societal love . ❤️Happy Valentine's Day❤️ What is love? Love is when my mom kisses me and says mera bachha lakhon me ek hai… Love is when you come back … Continue reading Expressing Love through spirituality
