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There is a sudden shift in the drinking habits of tea drinkers, across many countries and including India of course. In India green tea is a fad in many homes, that is now quickly becoming an alternative or in addition, to the conventional black colored tea with its addition of milk and sugar.
Karva Chauth, a one-day annual festival once celebrated traditionally throughout the states of North India and in Gujarat, has assumed the dimensions of a rigid national observance of fasting and piety by women in all strata of society, across India.
Dushhera or Dasara is one of the most celebrated festivals of Hindus across the world, and a culmination of the nine nights or Navaratri, observed as a celebration of victory of good over evil. Celebrated on the 10th day of the bright fortnight of the Hindu month Ashwin, it has many relevant stories about the celebration attached to it. Diwali the festival of lights is celebrated 20 days after this auspicious festival.
Say Burra Bazar (also spelt as Bara Bazar) meaning Big Market to any Kolkata resident and the face lights up. Known as the Mecca of shopping for the very rich and the hoi polloi, the traditional buyer and the adventurous treasure hunter, the young and the old, this familiar and popular destination for various reasons is always bustling with multitudes of enthusiastic buyers.
For a God who is so popular, Lord Ganesh is naturally welcomed with a lot of pomp and grandeur. Most cities and towns across the country have idols from less than a foot to a foot or two in height for worship in households to the ones in sizeable pandals measuring about 10 or 12 feet in height.
Come 5th September, 2015, it’s Janmashtami once more. Also known as Krishna Jayanti, Gokulashtami and some other names, this celebration is for the birthday of the popular Hindu deity, the eighth avatar of Vishnu, Lord Krishna.
The festival celebrated with joy and gusto across the state and enjoyed to the hilt, Onam is not merely celebrating an occasion, it is tasting tradition and taking in the sights, watching a picture unfold and enjoying the scenes as they flash by, trying to enjoy every bit of it yet feeling that a lot more had been missed. Onam cannot be taken in one go. But the feel of Onam can have you coming back for more. Plan your trip, make your reservations, land there and just enjoy!
For something that was a rare phenomenon a decade or so back, the recent spurt in a whole lot of individuals of Indian origin occupying top-notch positions in multi-national conglomerates and global entities would if the trend continues become run-of-the-mill some more years hence. Some of the cream companies in the areas of IT, ITES, social media, that have a large presence of youth and known for path-breaking initiatives like Microsoft, Google, Adobe, Cognizant, MasterCard are brilliant showcasing examples of how the young Indian is perceived today.
The Rath Yatra or Chariot festival, is an annual affair held in Puri, Odisha, India, eagerly awaited and heavily participated in, by people from all over the country and also has plenty of tourists and visitors who come to Puri, only for this occasion.