Victorian premier John Brumby has offered an assistance of one million Australian Dollars for the construction of a Hindu cultural and education centre in Melbourne, Australia. Brumby announced the grant during a Diwali celebration event that attracted thousands of Indians as well as locals in the heart of city’s business district. The event is the […]
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Diwali at Gold Reef City, Sun City
The ‘Indianspice Diwali in Mzansi’ festival will be held 11 November 2012 at Gold Reef City at 10am and at the Valley of the Waves at Sun City on 13 November 2012. Two NGOs will benefit from the festival. The festival, also known as Deepavali or Divali, incorporates a row of lights or lamps, signifying […]
ZEE Diwali Mela in Houston, USA
Masala Radio and Tara Energy, in association with the Gujarati Samaj of Houston, India culture Centre (ICC), India House and the Hindus of Greater Houston presents a community wide Diwali celebration, ZEE Diwali Mela on Saturday, November 10th 2012 at Constellation Field, the brand new Skeeters Baseball Stadium. The Constellation Field will serve as a […]
Australia Solar Eclipse 14 November 2012: Time in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra, Perth
Australia will witness a partial solar eclipse on November 14, 2012. This Solar eclipse begins in the early morning on 14th November and ends in the morning. The duration of maximum solar eclipse or the greatest eclipse is about 4 minutes. Total duration of total eclipse is about 3 hours and 13 minutes. Total duration […]
Green Diwali: Bangalore NGO ‘Milaap’ aims to electrify 1500 villages in West Bengal
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 […]
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 […]
Deepavali Special Trains for Chennai, Nagercoil, Tirunelveli, Coimbatore, Tiruchchirappalli, Tuticorin
Southern Railway will run Special Trains 2012 for Diwali in Tamil Nadu: Chennai, Negercoil, Tirunelveli, Coimbatore, Tiruchchirappalli, Tuticorin. The advance reservation for Deepavali special trains 2012 will begin on 3rd November 2012. The following special trains will be run to clear the extra rush of passengers in connection with the Deepavali festival. 1) Nagercoil – Chennai […]
Sankashti Chaturthi, 2 November 2012
Today, 2 November 2012 is Sankashti Chaturthi. It falls on Friday & in Shukla Paksha of Kartik Month in North Indian Hindi calendars and Ashwin Month of Marathi, Gujarati, Telugu & Kannada Panchangas. The moonrise or Chandrodaya time on Sankashti November 2012 is: 8.42 PM. Sankashti Chaturthi of November 2012 is the final Sankashti in […]
Karva Chauth, 2 November 2012: Today
Today, 2 November 2012 is Karva Chauth. It is one of the biggest festivals in North India. Karva Chauth is mainly celebrated in Jammu Kashmir, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat. Karva Chauth is observed on fourth day in dark fortnight (Krishna Paksha) of Kartik Month as per […]
Hindus welcome Australia’s plan to introduce Hindi in schools
Hindus have welcomed Australian plans to introduce Hindi in country’s schools as outlined in the recently released “Australia in the Asian Century White Paper”. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, termed this development as a “step in the right direction” for Australia. This White Paper states: “All Australian students […]
Purnima: 29 October 2012
Today, 29 October 2012 is Purnima (Kojagari Purnima, Ashwin Purnima, Sharad Pournami). It falls in Ashwin Month as per all the calendars followed in North India, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh & Maharashtra. This Full Moon is known as Aippasi Pournami in Tamil calendar and Thula Masam Pournami in Malayalam calendar. Purnima begins at 11.19 PM […]
108 Feet Basaveshwara idol at Basavakalyan, Bidar
108 Feet giant Basaveshwara idol is constructed and getting ready for inauguration at Basavakalyan, a town in Bidar district of Karnataka. Basaveshwara (Basava / Bhakti Bhandari Basavanna) was a philosopher, statesman, social reformer and Saint from present-day Karnataka. The giant idol of Basaveshwara will be unveiled on 28 October 2012, Sunday. The construction of this […]
Shani Pradosh Vrat: 27 October 2012
Today, 27 October 2012 is Pradosh Vrat (Shani Pradosha Pujan). It is referred to as Shani Pradosh as it falls on Shanivara (Saturday). This Pradosh falls on Shukla Paksha in Ashwin Month as per all North Indian Hindi calendars and the Panchangams followed in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. This Shani Pradosh falls in […]
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 […]
Ekadasi, 25 October 2012
Today, 25 October 2012 is Ekadasi (Pasankusa Ekadasi). It is also known as Papankusha Ekadashi. Pasankusa Ekadasi falls on 11th day of Shukla Paksha of Ashwin Month in North Indian Hindi calendar, Marathi, Telugu, Kannada & Gujarati Panchangams. Pasankusa Ekadasi, the story of this Ekadasi, is mentioned in the Brahma Vaivarta Purana as a conversation […]
Dasara, Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami): 24 October 2012
Today, 24 October 2012 is Dasara, Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami). This day culminates Durga Puja in Bengal and Navratri celebrations all over India. Durga Visarjan is performed on this day. Shami Puja (Jammi Puja / Banni Puja) is a main ritual performed on Dasara day. Shami Tree is worshipped and offered prayers. The legend of Shami […]
32-Feet Bathukamma by TV5 at Necklace Road, Hyderabad
32-Feet Bathukamma was built by TV5 Telugu News Channel at Necklace Road, Hyderabad on 22 October 2012 on the occasion of Bathukamma Festival. To show and spread the Telangana culture and heritage, TV5 has taken this initiative of celebrating Bathukamma in a grand way. Along with the biggest Bathukamma ever, TV5 has also made arrangements […]
Kolkata Durga Puja 2012 images, Photos
Kolkata Durga Puja 2012 images and photos are uploaded here. Durga Puja has begun on 20th October in 2012 and will end on October 24 with Durga Bisarjan. Kolkata is a tremendous place to watch out Durga Puja celebrations. Entire Bengal celebrates Durga Puja in great manner. Thanks to Kiran Erukulla & Prashanth Reddy Sadhi […]