A Bangalore based NGO, Milaap is all set to light thousands of households across several villages in rural West Bengal this Diwali. The project is aimed at providing electricity to 1500 poor households in villages of West Bengal. These villages are yet to be electrified and they still rely on kerosene lamps to light up […]
Diwali
Buddhi Diwali in Himachal Pradesh
Diwali in Himachal Pradesh is called Buddhi Diwali and the unique thing about this is that it is celebrated almost a month later. This year the celebrations will start on the new moon day on November 25, 2012. Buddhi Diwali is mainly celebrated in Ani and Nirmand in Kullu district, Shillai in Sirmaur district and […]
Sri Ravishankar to celebrate Diwali in Gujarat (Art of Living Diwali)
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Spiritual guru and the founder of The Art of Living Foundation will visit Gujarat to address his followers in three cities during Diwali celebrations through a series of congregations. During Diwali festival , he would visit Anand, Ahmedabad and Vadodara between November 10 to November 17 and hold Mahasatsangs which would […]
Emami’s Starmark launches special Diwali collections
Starmark which is an Emami group venture set up an exhibition to greet Diwali with almost 500 different types of diyas and candles of diverse sizes, rangolis, gifts and many more to light up the festive mood of the people. It was inaugurated on Friday in Kolkata. The Diwali special collections was launched by Kolkata based model […]
Diwali in Montana State University, USA
Montana State University’s Indian Student Association will celebrate Diwali, the traditional Indian Festival of Lights, with a banquet of traditional Indian food and entertainment set from 5:30-8 p.m. Sunday, November 18, 2012 in the MSU Strand Union Ballrooms. The celebration, which is open to the public, will include presentations about India, a variety of entertainment […]
Diwali Cards from NGO’s
This Diwali, you could spread some cheer among the less fortunate by shopping for Diwali cards from NGO’s. This way the money earned from these procedings would help the kids of these organisations. We have tried to list out a few of them for your convenience. Koshish – Centre For The Deaf Charity: Everything from […]
Diwali 2012 in Los Angeles, USA
The Tanzore Restaurants in Los Angeles is organising the Diwali Festival in USA. Diwali is a colourful event in Los Angeles and many Indian communities attend the festival along with friends and family. The Diwali Dinner and Club Night is organised on Friday, November 9th at 6.00 pm. It is the 6th annual Diwali celebration […]
Diwali Trading Muhurat 2012 Time, Samvat 2069
Diwali is considered the best and auspicious time for trading. It is the great time for starting new deals in stock markets (share markets). As per the National Stock Exchance (NSE) / Bombay Stock Exchance (BSE)’s official press release about Diwali trading muhurat 2012 time on Diwali 2012 (13 November 2012), the start time and […]
Aurangabad Tirupati Special Trains during Diwali 2012
South Central Railways, SCR, will run special trains between Aurangabad and Tirupati during Diwali festival season 2012 in November. The train number 07405 will ply between Aurangabad and Tirupati once in a week. No. 07405 Aurangabad-Tirupati train will depart Aurangabad on November 9 (Friday) at 6.40 p.m., arrive/depart Vijayawada on November 10 at 11.45 a.m./12.00 […]
Johannesburg has already started Diwali planning
Johannesburg in South Africa has already started planning for this year’s Diwali, Hindu festival of lights, which falls on November 13, 2012. In a release published on the official website of the City of Johannesburg, organizers want to make “Diwali in Jozi” “as inclusive as possible”. They are seeking active participation of various cultural organizations […]
Diwali (Deepavali), the festival of lights: Diwali Festival
Diwali (Deepavali), the festival of lights, is the most celebrated Hindu festival in India and even in USA, UK, Australia, Malaysia, Singapore, etc.. Diwali is a five-day festival celebrated throughout the country on Kartik Amavasya, No Moon day in Kartik month. It falls in Ashwin month (Ashwayuja masam) in Marathi, Gujarati, Kannada, and Telugu calendars. Diwali 2012 date […]
Diwali celebrated at Heathrow-Birmingham airports with Bhangra, dhol
Travel retailer World Duty Free (WDF) Group reportedly celebrated Hindu festival of Diwali at key United Kingdom airports complete with Bhangra dancers and singers and dholis (dhol drum players). Dressed in traditional folk clothing, these performers energized Heathrow and Birmingham international airports throughout the afternoon and evening, while the WDF’s video screens featured Diwali messages […]
26 October 2011, Diwali, Deepavali, Today
26 October 2011, Today is Diwali or Deepavali, the festival of lights. Today is the third day of five-day Diwali celebrations. It falls on Amavasya in Ashwin month in Marathi, Gujarati, Telugu & Kannada calendars and on Amavasya in Kartik month in North Indian Hindi calendars. Lakshmi Puja is the main ritual of Diwali festival. […]
Diwali Lakshmi Puja 2011 Time, Muhurat for Lakshmi Pooja on Deepavali in all cities of India
Exact time or Shubh Muhurat for Diwali Lakshmi Puja may differ from region to region. Diwali Laxmi Puja 2011 date is October 26. To perform Lakshmi Puja on Deepavali, Pradosh kaal and Nishit kaal are very auspicious timings. These muhurats may vary day by day, but during Diwali 2011, Pradosh kaal is between 6.46 pm and 8.41 in the evening. Nishit […]
Diwali Sand Sculpture by Tarani Misro
On the occasion of Diwali, Tarani Misro designed a sand sculpture with a theme of diyas, Om (sacred symbol of Hinduism) and a female devotee worshipping the Om with lighting diyas. It is to note that Diwali 2011 date is October 26. Tarani Prasad Misro is a sand artist based at Srikakulam district of Andhra […]
25 October 2011, Kali Chaudas, Narak Chaturdasi, Roop Choudas
Today, 25 October 2011 is Kali Chaudas, Narak Chaturdasi (Chota Diwali) and Roop Choudas. It is the 2nd day of five-day Diwali festival celebrations. Hanuman Puja is also observed on this day in Gujarat and some other Western regions of India. Kali Chaudas (Kali Choudash Puja) falls on 14th day in Krishna Paksha of Ashwin […]
Eco-friendly Crackers – The Safest Way For Sparkling Diwali
Diwali (Deepavali), the festival of lights we celebrate it by lighting crackers. Can you imagine bursting crackers without polluting the environment? No need to imagine, you can even really see and experience the above said atmosphere. Eco-friendly cracker is the ultimate way to prevent environment while bursting crackers. Eco-friendly crackers have been availble in Indian market since […]
Lakshmi Mantras or Slokas – Simple Lakshmi Slokas to chant during Diwali
Diwali is celebrated to invite Goddess Lakshmi to our homes. Lakshmi Puja is also observed during Diwali. To perform the puja, some devotees recite much complex mantras but some complete the puja with simple Lakshmi stotras or slokas. Here are some simple Lakshmi stotras for Diwali. “Sarvagyay Sarvavarday Sarvadushtbhaydkree Sarvadukhaharay Devi Mahalakshmi Namostutay” “Siddhi Buddhipraday […]
Diwali 2011 in Dubai, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait Timings
Diwali Lakshmi Puja 2011 on 26 October in Singapore, Malaysia & Mauritius timings are given here. The muhurat of Pradosh kaala Lakshmi Puja & Mahanishita kaala Laxmi Pooja have calculated without Sthir Lagna. The puja timings are given here for UAE – Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah & Saudi Arabia – Jeddah, Riyadh, etc. Abu Dhabi, […]
Diwali Puja Time 2011 in Singapore, Malaysia, Mauritius
Diwali Lakshmi Puja time 2011 on 26 October in Singapore, Malaysia & Mauritius is given here. The muhurtham of Pradosh kaala Lakshmi Puja & Mahanishita kaala Laxmi Pooja have calculated without Sthir Lagna. The puja timings are given here for Singapore, Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) & Port Louis (Mauritius). Singapore, Singapore Pradosh Kaal Lakshmi Puja Muhurta […]