Hindus and Sikhs celebrated Diwali in a big way this year with Mahautsav, a 30-hour concert and film premiere. Mahautsav, which is being touted as the biggest and longest South Asian event in the history of...
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According to a survey done by an airfare deals website, Diwali happens to be one of the top five festivals of the world that shouldn’t be missed. The festival of lights is no longer limited to Indian shores – in fact, it’s as famous as Bollywood all over the world. From...
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Diwali a most cherished festival of India and arguably it is the festival for all walks of life.
Millions of dollars are burnt in the form of Fireworks and each family has the share in it. Even a...
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Diwali begins on October 17, and people around the world are starting to prepare. Diwali (also called Deepavali) is the Festival of Lights in Hinduism, as well as in Buddhism, Sikhism, and Jainism. Diwali is...
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The price of gold keeps on rising and has hit an all-time high of $1,040.15 per ounce after the dollar loses some of its value. The last time gold hit a new high, 1,032.80, was in March 2008. Gold and other metals have become increasingly popular among investors as the dollar...
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Urban India is progressing fast and aping the west in every posisble way. Love marriages, Live in relationship and extra marital relationship are not very uncommon in urban India. But in some part of the country their rural cousins are still living in stone age. Deep rooted...
The place resounded with the sound of devotional songs, temple bells and loud firecrackers. All around, there was illumination. I attended the Diwali celebrations at the Swaminarayan temple a short while ago. It...
One of India's major holidays, the 'Festival of Lights' known as Diwali (or Deepavali) is being celebrated on October 28, 2008. The festival is an important symbolic 'renewal of life' that is celebrated by...
" 2008-10-28 06:30:06 - The Most colorful festival of Indian subcontinent is being celebrated today as the entire country goes worshiping Goddess Lakshmi and Lord Ganesha,as Lakshmi the Goddess of wealth and...
As Diwali 2008 is about to start (October 28), the BBC shares Some Diwali Basics with us as well as ways for British schools to get kids to know about it.As I mentioned in 2007, the holiday season usually sees the release of a number of movies hoping to break through.No big...
October 21, London- The pioneer of Manipur and Tagore dance has done it again. Bithika Raha, the woman behind Nrityakala The Rhythm, has organised another evening of dazzling dances to mark the festivities of...
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While Hollywood is under the spell of the writers strike, Bollywood is offering a slew of new releases for Diwali. I am not a specialist of the genre so I turned to the Movie Page of online Indian community site Sulekha to get the temperature of the holiday.
I forgot about the yearly November Novel Writing Month event or should we call it a marathon until Burstblog mentioned it today in step with National Blog Posting Month, another motivational undertaking. Is exhaustion the main result of these contests?
A Happy Diwali to all 2008 Oct 28 The Most colorful festival of Indian subcontinent is being celebrated today as the entire country goes worshiping Goddess Lakshmi and Lord Ganesha,as Lakshmi the Goddess of...
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