Category Archives: Festivals
Pancha Ganapathi Festival – answer to Christmas
Happy Pancha Ganapati! When I saw this headline in the e-mail I wondered what it was. Fueled by curiosity I read further and was pleasantly surprised to know that this was an annual gift-giving festival conjured by Hindus residing in … Continue reading
New Year or not?
One of the greatest ways the western christian world has managed to convince the rest of the world is to make sure that their calendar is accepted across the world. The whole world is currently following the “Common Era” which … Continue reading
Is this a Gesture of Sensitivity???
I was surprised to read this screaming headline in the Times of India:
This Christmas: Give Gifts with a Difference
Christmas is just round the corner and we are all scrambling around to get the right gifts to our loved ones. Perfumes for sister, jewellery for mom, watch for dad, iPod for brother, etc etc.. the list goes on and … Continue reading
Trendy Budget Eyeglasses for the holidays
Are you planning to get a new look this holiday season so you could surprise your friends and family? Maybe you could impress that special person you are looking at but not yet made the moves? How would you start? … Continue reading
Send a part of yourself with Christmas cards!
It is christmas time and all of us are definitely getting our friend and family lists together to send out greeting cards, gifts and remembrances. This is an annual ritual followed by every christian across the world. I have always … Continue reading
Thanksgiving celebrations at ISKCON, Dallas
One of the most beautiful features of Sanatana Dharma or Hinduism is its capacity to influence and at times absorb and assimilate every external influence that tries to modify or eliminate it. One of the most blatent examples I have … Continue reading
Thanksgiving Party Report
Yesterday I blogged about getting ready to go to the Thanksgiving party organized by CCCCD and now I am writing my experience of attending the same. The well orchestrated party had a set agenda with the following items: 1. Prayer, … Continue reading
Thanksgiving Party today
Thanksgiving is one of the most important festival holidays in the North American continent. According to Wikipedia This is a form of a harvest festival which dates back according to research to 1621 AD but popular notion pegs the date … Continue reading