Happy Vijayadashami 2025
Ravana takes centre stage on the last day of Dasara celebrations depicting the evil in our lives. A huge effigy…
Ravana takes centre stage on the last day of Dasara celebrations depicting the evil in our lives. A huge effigy…
We now acknowledge the importance of tools, vehicles, armoury, kitchen tools to carry on our day today life. Celebration of…
Today Ma Saraswathi is worshiped as part of the ten day Dasara celebrations. On this day prayers of Saraswathi is…
Why in North India, Ravana is burnt on Vijayadashami day? Because, on this day, Lord Rama killed the 10 headed…
As children, we would feel important on the day of Saraswathi Pooja during Dasara. Books were kept in front of Goddess…
Veeragase is a folk dance of Karnataka where the participants wear grand makeup and costumes and dance to folk music…
Most of the houses and temples in Mysore will have a frame of Mysore painting. Kodandarama painting was the most…
Today is Saraswathi Pooja celebrated during Dasara. Goddess Saraswathi, the god of vidya/education is worshipped by one and all with…
In North India, it is a practice to burn effigies of Ravana (Demon king of Sri Lanka) to signify good…
The eighth day of Dasara is celebrated as Durgashtami and Goddess Durga is worshiped across India. Wish you all a…
To commemorate this event, on Vijayadashami day, the leaves of Banni (Prosopis spicigera) tree are given to one another as…
In Mysore, during Dasara festival, there is a tradition of arranging dolls on 7 steps or 9 steps. Various dolls…
The 8th day of Dasara / Navaratri is Durgashtami. This is a state festival of West Bengal.
As children we were taught to chant Saraswathi shloka. I chant this to this day. Our elders always advised us…
Today is ashtami, the eight day of Dasara and it is Durgashtami. Mother Durga was born on this day to…
King Raghu of Raghuvamsha fame was a brave, generous, humble, and sensible ruler of Ayodhya. He had won many battles…
During Dasara, Saraswathi is worshiped and on this day few people choose to arrange the dolls. For the festival date…
The existence of Mysore State Anthem was bought to my notice by my uncle who in his primary school would…
The above picture was taken in Polali, Udupi District During Dasara in South Canara and Udupi district, people of a…