Art and Culture

Name of Festival Features Buddha Purnima Birth anniversary of Lord Buddha. Ploughing Festival This festival is celebrated as Buddha’s first moment of enlightenment. Hemis Gompa The festival is held at the Hemis Gompa Monastery in Ladakh to celebrate the birth … Continue reading →

Name of Festival Features Mahavir Jayanti It is held to celebrate the birth anniversary of Lord Mahavira who was the 24th Tirthankara. Paryushana It is celebrated for eight days in the month of Bhadrapada (August/September) by the Svetambara sect.  The … Continue reading →

Name of Festivals Features Gurpurab Although Gurpurabs are celebrated for the birth anniversaries of all the 10 Sikh gurus, the most important are Guru Nanak and Guru Gobind Singh. Other important Gurpurabs are to commemorate the martyrdom of Guru Arjan … Continue reading →

Christmas: This day is celebrated all across the world as the birth anniversary of Jesus Christ. It falls on the 25th of December every year. Easter: This is the day celebrated for the resurrection of Jesus Christ. According to the … Continue reading →

Name of Festival  Features Eid-ul-Fitr This is celebrated by the Muslim community worldwide. The festival falls after the last day of the holy month of Ramadan (Ramzan), which is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. During the month of … Continue reading →

Name of Festival Features  Diwali or Deepawali It is the festival of lights celebrated on the New Moon (Amavasya) day in the month of Kartik which generally falls in October and November. The day before the festival is called Naraka … Continue reading →

National Festivals National festivals are celebrated on the occurrence of great historical events of national importance. A strong feeling of patriotism in the minds of Indians is inculcated through these festivals. India celebrates three National Festivals namely: 26th January – … Continue reading →

Vikram Samvat The Vikram era started 57 years before the Christian era, i.e. around 57 BCE, and is in force in almost all of India except the region of Bengal. 57 BCE is the zero year. It is said to … Continue reading →

Orthodox School This school believed that Vedas were the supreme revealed scriptures that hold the secrets to salvation.  They did not question the authenticity of the Vedas.  They had six subschools that were called the Shada Darshana: Samkhya, Yoga, Nyaya, … Continue reading →

Silambam State: Tamil Nadu Features Majorly weapon used “Silambam staff” as a weapon. Silambam art also used animal movements of the snake, tiger, eagle forms. Footwork patterns also play a key role here. Another part of Silambam is Kuttu varisai, … Continue reading →