Mata Shailputri
Hindu festival
Ganesh Utsav
Ganesh Utsav is being marked from 7th September to 17th September this year. Ganpati Bappa’s murtis are being installed at various Mandirs and venues on 6th and 7th September with great pomp and splendor of joyous processions. Published in August 3024 edition of Hindu Deep by Hindu Council of Kenya
Somvati Amavasya
A Hindu festival celebrated during the holy month of Shravan.
The Raksha Thread!
A festival highlighting the bond between brothers and sisters. Rejoicement and merriment prevails as the sister ties the symbolic thread on her brother’s wrist and he vows to protect her from harm
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....
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....
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!
5160th Geeta Jayanti!
5160th Geeta Jayanti By Sikiladi Geeta Jayanti is the auspicious day of the advent of Shrimad Bhagwad Geeta, the Holy Scripture of all Hindus. In Dwapur Yug on this day the most talked about dialogue occurred between Shri Krishna and his companion friend Arjun on the battlefield of Kurukshetra wherein Shri Krishna, an incarnation of Bhagwan Vishnu imparted … Continue reading 5160th Geeta Jayanti!
Gita Jayanti!
December 22nd, 2023 marks the 5160th anniversary of the Holiest of Holy Hindu Book Bhagwad Geeta. The Book of all books is a treasure trove of Vedanta Knowledge and the righteous way of living. Greetings to all my readers on this auspicious day that is being marked by Geeta Chanting all over the world. Sikiladi
Sikiladi 