A very cloudy Sunday morning, Navratri reaching its final day and the auspiciousness of Ram Navami festival. Most temples in Nairobi had a day full of programs to mark the holy occasions yet I decided to skip attending the prayers in Nairobi and joined the Hindu Council of Kenya convoy to Machakos to attend the … Continue reading Hindu Sanatan Mandir, Machakos
Ram Navami
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.
SILENT CELEBRATION
Celebrating festivals in the confines of individual homes is the new wave brought in by the Pandemic of Covid 19. The various socially interlinking apps have become a crucial factor of uniting cultures whilst maintaining social distancing.