Karthika Deepam – Festival of gratitude

Usually Deepavali is celebrated as the Festival of lights. However, during Karthika masam (Karthigai in Tamil), when the full moon occurs in Krithika star, a festival of lights called Karthika Deepam is celebrated!

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Shivaratri – Sahasra lingam

Sahasra means thousand in Sanskrit. Sahasra lingam means one thousand Shiva lingams built into one main Shiva lingam 🙏🏻

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Vaikunta Ekadashi 2022

Beautiful celebrations for the past month in Bhooloka Vaikuntam (Sri Rangam). Interesting to see the custom of dolls being used to depict the celebrations during the month.

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Seasonal festivities in India – Navaratri and Durga Puja

While it is baking, Halloween and Thankgiving in this side of the world, how do Indians celebrate Fall season? Our cultures line up a series of festive occasions to induce a happy mindset, making sure we are focusing on happy thoughts and happy moments. How does that happen?

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