Ganpati at Shri Sanatan Dharam Sabha Mandir, Nairobi Festive fervor! Sacred Chanting! Spiritual bonding! Lavish Altar! Ganpati calling!
Hindu festival
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Pongal, Sankranti & Uttarayana In gratitude for agricultural abundance Comes this festive Tamilian observance Gift giving, feasting and home visiting A rice and milk dish with Jaggery sweetening The four day festival of Gregorian calendar Comes the Harvest significance of Thai Pongal Kite flying, bon fires and Surya Puja in the river The arts … Continue reading Soaring The Skies
SPRING FESTIVAL
Unity in diversity seems to be the theme for January.A festival celebrated at the same time under different names in different regions in India. It is even celebrated with a varied spirit everywhere.
LOHRI
Lohri a north Indian festival is celebrated around harvest time in mid January. Traditional attire, traditional food, song and dance encircling bonfires is a common sight at most squares in Punjab and many other parts of Northern India.
This is also an occasion to give adulations and honour a newly wed bride into the family as well a welcome to new borns in the family.
CHETI CHAND
The Sindhi New Year is known as Cheti Chand as it is observed at the beginning of the Sindhi Month Chet.