Hindu festivals

HINDU FESTIVALS Hinduism is the world's oldest religion. Its roots date back to 4000 BC. Hinduism is widely spread out in India and around South-East Asia. Hinduism is a polytheistic religion, believing in many gods. Most of the festivals in Hinduism are centered on one or more gods. Hindus celebrate thousands of festivals every year at every part of the world. Each of the Hindu festivals is celebrated in a similar manner. They all include chanting prayers to the gods and making sweets or snack

time of festival and the color of the festival and it is reflected in the agricultural fields which are decorated with yellow flowers of the mustard crop. People dress in yellow saris or shirts or accessories. Some add saffron to their rice than eat yellow cooked rice Basant Panchami, one of the most popular festivals of Hindu, is dedicated to goddess Saraswati, the deity of knowledge and all forms of arts. Every year this special occasion falls on the panchami Tithi according to Hindu mythology

undoubtedly the brightest and the biggest among the festivals of Hindu religion. The word Diwali means a row of light and is derived from the two words ‘deep’ which means light and ‘avali’ which means a row. The celebration lasts for four days and each of the days has different tradition but the night of main festival coincides with darkest new moon night of Hindu calendar. Generally this festival comes in the month of October or November. During the festival, the whole country gets illuminated with light

Hindu is the oldest religion on earth. Hinduism doesn’t have a single founder, a single holy text, or a central religious authority. Most forms of Hinduism view other Gods and Goddesses as manifestations or aspects of that supreme God or Goddess. About 14% of the world’s population is Hindu. According to the yearbook of “American and Canadian churches” they were about 1.5 million Hindus in the US during 1999. There are many different kinds of celebrations. They're about apes holidays in the Hindu

American culture has become a melting pot, filled with the influence of every person that has entered its borders. With the rise of the technological age, there is Internet access and increased traveling that has led to acquired languages and cultures from across the globe. All over, cultural restaurants, dances and shopping centers are becoming successful out the exploitation of lifestyles from thousands of miles away. In the music industry, it is common to see artist borrow aspects from different

Hinduism for India By Samuel MiltonHinduism For India Culture of India The culture of India's way of living of the people of India. India's religions, language, music, dance, food and architecture changes from place to place in different parts of the country. History of Hinduism Hinduism is the major religion for India, 79.8% of the population are identifying themselves as Hindus, which means that there 96.63 of Hindus in India. Most of the Hindus in India belong to Shaivite and Vaishnavite

society. Hindu religion is the most commonly practiced religion in India, according to the 2011 census (Shrivastava, 2015). Movies that are against the religious credences of the audience are considered blasphemy or attack on the religious sentiments of the community (Qadri & Mufti, 2017). Om Jai Jagadish (2002), Hum Saath-Saath Hain (1999) and Hum Aapke Hain Kaun (1994) are some of the movies that represented a typical Indian, Hindu family by utilizing traditional costumes and festival celebrations

Pi thanked Vishnu, the second god in the Hindu triumvirate, for introducing him to Christ, he said “I came to faith through Hinduism and found God’s love through Christ but he wasn’t done with me yet”. God presented himself as Allah which lead Pi to the Muslim religion, he would put on his prayer

A Hindu ( pronunciation (help·info), Devanagari: हिन्दु) is an adherent of Hinduism, a set of religious, philosophical and cultural systems that originated in the Indian subcontinent. The vast body of Hindu scriptures, divided into Śruti ("revealed") and Smriti ("remembered"), lay the foundation of Hindu beliefs, which primarily include dhárma, kárma, ahimsa and saṃsāra. Vedānta and yoga are one of the several core schools of Hindu philosophy, broadly known as the Sanātana Dharma. The word Hindu is

decorative dot that was traditionally worn by Hindu women in the middle of the forehead (Antony, 2010). Bindi is a word that was obtained from the Sanskrit (a sacred language of Hinduism) word bindu meaning “drop” or “dot”. Bindi has been interpreted throughout India in ways of having spiritual devotions in relation to the Hindu religion and is also an indication of one being married. Although it maintains a traditional meaning to those from India and the Hindu religion, it has since then become that of