hindu festival
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Last Sunday was Makar Sankrant which every Indian will tell you marks the beginning of the sun’s journey to the Northern hemisphere. This is celebrated with kites and the blue skies are suddenly populated with hundreds and thousands of brightly hued kites. Since last year, however, I find that there are no kites flying outside Read more
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Welcome back! Last week there was a sensational revelation in the papers : a huge fortune was discovered in the vaults of the Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple at Thiruvanantapuram. This magnificent temple is priceless enough without this material wealth as it has the most gorgeous carvings and statue of the Lord. With such earthly riches at Read more
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Coconut Day is one of my favourite celebrations because from this day on the seas get calmer, the skies get bluer, the clouds whiter, the days sunnier and the rain begins its journey back to where it came from. Traditionally this is the day when people offer coconuts to the sea though honestly speaking, I’ve Read more
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