Rama Navami

Ram Navami in 2012 is on Sunday, the  1st of April . Ram Navami falls on the ninth day of the Hindu lunar year (thus named Chaitra Masa Suklapaksha Navami). Ramanavami is celebrated as the birthday of Lord Rama on the ninth day ( navami ) after the new moon day in the Hindu month of Chaitra (1st April 2012). The ideal life of Rama, who was an a…

Utkal Divas (ଓଡ଼ିଶା ଦିବସ)

Odisha Day  ( ଓଡ଼ିଶା ଦିବସ ) ( Utkala Divas  or  Odisha Day ) is celebrated on 1 April in  Odisha  in the memory of the formation of the state as a separate province on 1 April 1936. [1]  After losing its complete political identity in 1568 following the defeat and demise of the last  Hindu  king Mukunda Dev , efforts resulted into the formation of a p…

Pakhala Bhata 20th March

Pakhaḷa  ( Odia ) :  is an  Odia  term for an  Indian  food consisting of cooked  rice  washed or little fermented in water. The liquid part is known as Toraṇi. It is popular in  Orissa ,  Bengal ,  Assam ,  Jharkhand  and  Chhattisgarh . The Bengali name for this dish is  Panta Bhat . Eating pakhal has been recommended to prevent  heat stroke  in hot wea…

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Holi Hai !

Holi  (होली), is a religious spring  festival  celebrated by Hindus.  Holi  is also known as festival  of Colours. The main day, Holi, also known as  Dhuli  in Sanskrit, also  Dhulheti ,  Dhulandi  or  Dhulendi , is celebrated by people throwing scented powder and perfume at each other. Holi is celebrated at the end of the winter season on the last…