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Thursday, February 4, 2016

Indian Festival Calander Year 2016

Here is Some Information about Indian Festival Date, Day wise calander.





Date
Day
Festival  Name
6 Jan 2016
Wednesday
Saphala Ekadashi
15  Jan 2016
Friday
Makar Sankranti/Pongal/Lohri
16 Jan 2016
Saturday
Guru Gobind Sinh Jayanti
20 Jan 2016
Wednesday
Pausha Putrada Ekadashi
23 Jan 2016
Saturday
Subhash Chandra Bose Jayanti
24 Jan 2016
sunday
Thai Pusam
26 Jan 2016
Tuesday
Republic Day
4 feb 2016
Thrursday
Shattila  Ekadashi
12 Feb 2016
Friday
Vasant Panchami / Saraswati Puja
18 Feb  2016
Thursday
Jaya Ekadashi
22 Feb 2016
Monday
Magh Purnima
7 March 2016
Monday
Maha Shivratri
13 March 2016
saturday
Baisakhi/ Vaisakhi
20 March 2016
Sunday
Parshi New Years
23 March
Wednesday
Choti Holi, Holika Dahan, Falgun Purnima
24 March
Thursday
Holi, Dhuleti 
8 April 2016
Friday
Ugadi ,Gudi Padva/ Chatra Navratri,
9 April 2016
Saturday
Cheti Chand
14 April  2016
Thursday
Tamil New Year
15 April 2016
Friday
Ram Navmi / New Year in Bengal and Assam 
21 April 2016
Thursday
Hazarat Ali Birthday
22 April 2016
Friday
Hanuman Jayanti
3 May  2016
Tuesday
Vallabhacharya jayanti
9 May 2016
Monday
Akshay Tritiya
12 May 2016
Thursday
Ganga Saptmi
13 May 2016
Friday
Durga Ashtami
20 May 2016
Friday
Narasimha Jayanti
21 May 2016
Saturday
Vaisakhi Purnima/ Buddha Purnima
1 June 2016
Wednesday
Apara Ekadashi
4 June 2016
Saturday
Vat Savitri Vrat /Shaneshwar Jayanti
16 June 2016
Thursday
Nirjala Ekadashi /Bhim /Gayatri Jayanti
30 June 2016
Thursday
Yogini Ekadashi
4 July 2016
Monday
Somvati Amavashya
6 July 2016
Thursday
Jagganath Puri rath Yatra
7 July
Friday
Eid al-Fitr,Ramadan
15 July  2016
Friday
Devsayani Ekadashi
30 July  2016
Saturday
Kamika Ekadashi
5 Aug 2016
Friday
Hariyali Teej
15 Aug 2016
Monday
Independenceday
18 Aug 2016
Thursday
Rakhi/ Rakshabandhan/ Purnima
22 Aug  2016
Monday
Nag Pancham
23 Aug 2016
Tuesday
Randhan Chath
24 Aug 2016
Wednesday
Shitla Satam
25 Aug 2016
Thursday
Gokul Ashtmi/ Krishna Janmashtami
26 Aug 2016
Friday
Parna /Gokul Utsav
28 Aug 2016
Sunday
Aja Ekadashi
4 Sep 2016
Sunday
Haritalika Teej
5 Sep 2016
Monday
Ganesh Chaturthi / Jain Samvatsari
14 Sap 2016
Wednesday
Onam /Gauri Vrat Start
17 Sep 2016
saturday
Pitru Paksha Shradh begins
30 Sep 2016
Friday
Mahalaya
1 Oct 2016
Saturday
Navratri Begin
2 Oct 2016
Sunday
Gandhi Jayanti
9 Oct  2016
Sunday
Durga Ashtami
11 Oct 2016
Tuesday
Vijaya Dashami / Dussehra
18 Oct 2016
Tuesday
Karva Chouth
26 Oct 2016
Wednesday
Rama Ekadashi
27 Oct 2016
Thursday
Vag Baras
28 Oct 2016
Friday
Dhanteras
29 Oct 2016
Saturday
 Kali Chaudas / Narak Chaturdasi
30 Oct 2016
Sunday
Diwali/ Dipavali
31 Oct
Monday
Gujarati New Year /Bali Pratipada
1 Nov 2016
Tuesday
Bhai Dooj/Bhai Beej /Yama Dwitiya
6 Nov 2016
Sunday
Chath Puja
7 Nov 2016
Monday
Jalaram Jayanti
11 Nov 2016
Friday
Tulsi Vivah/ Pooja
14 Nov 2016
Monday
Guru Nanak Jayanti/Nehru Jayanti
16 Nov 2016
Wednesday
Sabarimala Mandala Kalam begins
21 Nov 2016
Monday
Kalbhairav Ashtami
4 Dec 2016
Saturday
Vivah Panchami
10 Dec 2016
Saturday
Gita Jayanti
12 Dec 2016
Monday
Id- e-Milad
13 Dec 2016
Tuesday
Sri Dattatreya Jayanti
21 Dec 2016
Wednesday
Shortest Day of Year
24 Dec 2016
Saturday
Saphala Ekadashi
25 Dec 2016
Sunday
Christmas/ Natal


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Wednesday, February 3, 2016

Holi Festival Celebration in Indian States

Holi Festival is Celebration in whole india. It is one of the major festivals in India and is celebrated with extreme enthusiasm and joy.People have celebrate with joy and happiness.The Holi festival celebrate two days festival.The primary day of Holika Dahan and the second day of Dhuleti.The different states people celebrate different type celebration Holi Festival.All indian states celebrate different types holi festival.Here is Some Information about Holi Festival Celebration Some Indian states.

Holi Festival in Gujarat 

In Gujarat Holi Festival two days celebration.Gujarati People celebrate this festival with lot of joy.They get together at Darbargarh and also arrange fairs at Chhota Udaipur and the Rajpipla hills. Dangs Darbar, Satpura and north Gujarat are full of fairs even after Holi. Holi in Gujarat is also known as Hulosani. They light Holika with the fire brought from the temple of Mata. People offer, raw mangoes, coconut, corn, toys made of sugar, khoya to the Holika. The ash from the pyre of Holika is used in the preparation of idols of goddess Amba. Young women wishing for a handsome groom decorate these idols with flowers.
Holi Festival in Rajasthan

In Rajasthan Grand celebration of Holi Festival.Holi festival is very Faimous in Rjasthan.People come back nativ place to celebrate holi festival.They celebrate Koda Maar Holi.Men who throw colour or water are whipped by their victims. A night before the full moon, crowds of people gather together and light huge bonfires to burn the residual dried leaves and twigs of the winter.They threw Coloured water and Gulal one onother.While men enjoy the punishment, the women too seem to love inflicting it.The Elephant festival arrenge in Jaipur during holi.Brightly decorated elephants adorned with scarves, embroidered head-plates, velvet parasols, ear danglers, gold embroidered rugs and large anklets parade through the streets.They are sing folk songs,folk Dance, and different types celebrate like Mali Holi,Gair at Godaji,and Bikaner special Dolchi Holi.

Holi Festival in Uttar Pradesh

The Colourful festival Holi is Grand celebration in Uttar Pradesh.There are two days festival celebration in Up.The First day is Holika Dahan its known as choti holi ,and second is Colours day or Dhuleti.first day evening people fire holi, and second day they play with colours.They drink Bhang.In Birth place of Krishna radha in Mathura Vrindavan special celebration of this festival.The streets are filled with people dancing to the tunes of folk music. Gulal and colored water are thrown at each other. Drenched in colors, the people thoroughly enjoy the festival.People apply it on each other as well as to the feet of the elders of the family. Pichkaris having different shapes and sizes overflow in the shops of Uttar Pradesh.People makes sweets and special recipes and distributes each other.
Holi Festival in Madhya Pradesh 

Madhya Pradesh is Known for its historical and cultural heritage, dense jungles, explicit wild life, the best folk art, handicrafts and its amusing tourist destinations.Holi festival is all Mp people celebrate with full of joy.The Madhya Pradesh cities and towns of the state become cheerful as well as colorful during Holi celebrations. Capital city Indore witnesses a galore of celebrations continuously for five days. The concluding day is called Pancham Holi. On days one, a bonfire is organized by the different temples. Day two is the time when the real extravaganza begins. On this day, people bid goodbye to winters and welcome the new season by coloring each other with colors and sharing sweets. Singing, dancing and the traditional beats of Dhol add to the gaiety of the occasion. Five days after Holi, Rang Panchami is celebrated by the tribal community of the state.

Holi Festival in  Maharashtra Mumbai

This legend is remembered by hanging a potful of buttermilk during Holi. Men clamber on top of one another and try to reach the pot. One that succeeds in breaking the pot is named Holi King of that year.Doing such things revives Acts of Krishna. Physically challenged people also actively take part in this festival. Even Bollywood celebrities play with color during this festival. Holi is a major festival in Mumbai and is celebrated with great enthusiasm. It is usually celebrated in the month of March i.e. Phalgun. Holi festival is an indication of summer. People from all religions, caste and creeds come together and celebrate this festival. This festival strengthens our culture of secularism. That is why this festival is regarded as the friendliest festival. It is a fun-filled festival. It is indeed a colorful festival. People throw colored water, sing, and dance during this festival. People generally wear disposable clothes when they are playing Holi… …Even Bollywood celebrities play with color during this festival. The color, gaiety and joy associated with this Holi festival change the lives of many in Mumbai. The Holi Festival of Mumbai brings happiness, prosperity and peace to everyone. On this occasion people in Mumbai send sweets, gift articles to each other. During this festival people of Mumbai wipe colors and spray water on each other. Holi gives a break from hectic life of Mumbai. The Mumbai Holi festival is a chance to renew love, to recharge your energy.An atmosphere of oneness prevails in Mumbai during this colorful Holi festival.The color, gaiety and joy associated with this Holi festival change the lives of many in Mumbai. The Holi Festival of Mumbai brings happiness, prosperity and peace to everyone. On this occasion people in Mumbai send sweets, gift articles to each other. During this festival people of Mumbai wipe colors and spray water on each other. Holi gives a break from hectic life of Mumbai. The Mumbai Holi festival is a chance to renew love, to recharge your energy.An atmosphere of oneness prevails in Mumbai during this colorful Holi festival.

All Indian states celebration large and grand celebration of holi festival. All of wishes Happy Holi.......

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Monday, February 1, 2016

Holi Festival- About Holi Festival-Holi Festival History-Holi Festival Significance-Holi Festival Celebration-Holi Festival What App Sms-Holi Facebook Sms-Holi Greetings and Screps-Holi Pictures

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About Holi Festival


Holi is Festival of Colours.It is Known as Vasanta Utsav.It is Celebrated all over India.Holi festival is two days festivals.1st day is "Holi Dahan" and 2nd day known is "Dhuleti."Holi is the festival of fun and playing with colours which people throw on each other.Holi is known as the festival of colors, and the colors overcome the barriers of language and convey true feelings. Holi Festival is Coming on Full-moon night According to Hindu Gujarati month Falgun and English Calander March month.Holi festival is Hindu Festival.Holi Fire is lit on Full-moon night(Falgun Purnima).According to mythology, the festival is celebrates the killing Holika, the sister of Hrinyakashyapu.Holi is celebrated as the victory of Prahlada over Holika.on the day of holi ,a big fire is lighted the evening.People worship the fire with flowers and coconuts.Some people observe a fast off that day.They brake theor fast only after the darshan of the holi fire.The Day after holi is celebrated as "Dhuleti".It is a festival of colours.This day people play with colours.people sprinkle Gulal,colours and coloured water on  one another.Brightly coloured powders are applied on faces, and there is plenty of music, dance and sweets.Water balloons, dry colours, and washable dyes are used to douse just about anyone in sight on the roads on the day of Holi. The vibrant use of colours symbolises the advent of a colourful and prosperous spring season.There is merriment every where.They dance and sing to the beat of the drums.People make differents types of Recipes and distributes each others.Ritual is said to be based on the above story of Krishna and Radha as well as on Krishna's playful splashing of the maids with water, but most of all it celebrates the coming of spring with all its beautiful colors and vibrant life.Holi festival celebrated whole imdian stats different types.People have lot of fun this day.

Holi Festival History

Holi is the day of victory of good over evil.As the story goes ,Prahalada worshipped Lord Vishnu.His father Hiranyakashyapu did not like thet.He ordeded Prahalada to stop worshipping Lord Vishnu.but the Prahalada did not obey.Getting angry with his son, Hiranyakashipu challenged Prahlad to sit on a pyre with his wicked aunt Holika who was believed to be immune to fire.Prahlad accepted the challenge and prayed to Vishnu to keep him safe. When the fire started, everyone watched in amazement as Holika was burnt to death, while Prahlad survived without a scar to show for it. The burning of Holika is celebrated as Holi. According to some accounts, Holika begged Prahlad for forgiveness before her demise, and he decreed that she would be remembered every year at Holi.
The festival is also believed to be a celebration of Radha's undying love for Lord Krishna. Still another mythological tale states that when Lord Shiva destroyed Kamadeva, he later resurrected him for the sake of his wife Rati. However, Kamadeva was brought to life only as a mental image. The festival is believed to celebrate that event.
Other legend of the holi in the Southern Indian regions is the legend of Lord Shiva and Kaamadeva. People celebrate holi festival to commemorate the sacrifices of Lord Kaamadeva for revoking Lord Shiva during his meditation in order to save the world.

Holi Festival Significance

Festival of Holi comes it brings with it the colors of life and colors of love. Colors fill our world with beauty. There is lot of significance of colors in our life.There are many type significance of Holi festival in our life like a Cultural Significance,Social Significance and Biological Significance.

Cultural Significance 
The cultural significance of Holi can be gauged from the fact that its origin derives reference from various mythological tales. This has led to a deep faith and respect towards the celebration of the festival, as Indians strongly believe in mythology. The moral behind all these stories is victory of good over evil, which is a lesson for the human race. The tales instill the faith of man into the ultimate power of God and his mercy over his devotees. Holi festival is the medium through which people are inspired to lead a virtuous life. Moreover, the festival is organized at the time when the harvest is at full bloom, giving people an opportunity to rejoice. 

Social Significance
Significance of HoliHoli helps to bring the society together and strengthen the secular fabric of our country. For, the festival is celebrated by non-Hindus also as everybody like to be a part of such a colouful and joyous festival.
Also, the tradition of the Holi is that even the enemies turn friends on Holi and forget any feeling of hardship that may be present. Besides, on this day people do not differentiate between the rich and poor and everybody celebrate the festival together with a spirit of bonhomie and brotherhood.
In the evening people visit friends and relatives and exchange gifts, sweets and greetings. This helps in revatalising relationships and strengthening emotional bonds between people. 

Biological Significance
Holi festival has its own scientifically approved biological significance. It has lots of beneficial effects on our body and mind as it brings lots of joy and fun. The time of holi celebration is estimated to be scientifically accurate.
It is celebrated at the end of the winter season and start of the summer season when people feels lazy and tired naturally. So, during this time holi brings lots of activities and joy to counteract the tardiness of the body. It rejuvenates the body by playing colors, eating delicious recipes and take blessings from the elders of the family.
At the festival of holi, there is a tradition of Holika Dahan. Scientifically it is to make the atmosphere safe and clean as winter and spring season provides the required environment for the growth of bacteria. Holika Dahan process at various places in the society all over the country increases the environment temperature by 145 degree Fahrenheit which kills the bacteria and other harmful insects.
At the same time people make round of the Holika known as the Parikrama which helps in killing the bacteria on their body. After completely burning of the Holika, people used of applying the ash (also called as Vibhuti) on the forehead by mixing with the sandal paste or new mango leaves which helps in promoting their health.
Playing colors at this event also has its own benefits and significance. It enhances the health of the body and mind. There is a tradition of making the houses clean and clear in order to get rid of the spiders, mosquitoes or others insects as well as to drive some positive energies within the home environment.See more information about Holi festival click below Links


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