Goddess Shailputri (?????????) Origin – Shailputri- in Sanskrit, “Shail” means mountains, “Putri” means daughter, the daughter of the King of the Mountains Himavan or Lord Himalaya. She is also known as Hemavati and Parvati. Goddess Shailputri got married to Lord Shiva. In her previous birth she was Goddess Sati who sacrificed herself in the fire. Navratri Day […]
Navratri Navdurga Navdurga means Nine Goddess Durga the manifestation of Durga in nine different forms. According to Hindu mythology, Navdurga originates from Goddess Parvati who is considered supreme power among all Goddesses. Conceptually Navdurga is the life phase of Goddess Parvati. Navdurga are worshipped in India by Hindus during the festival of Navratri (Nine Divine Nights). These nine forms of […]
Navratri Food Items for Fast The fast of Navratri is observed from the first day to the ninth day. Many people only eats fruit during the nine days fast while many other devotees take a single meal either complete food with salt or food without salt (food for fast) during the day/night. Non-vegetarian […]
2014 Chaitra Navratri Dates Navratri Day 1 Pratipada March 31, 2014 GhatsthapanaShailaputri Puja Navratri Day 2 Dwitiya April 01, 2014 Sindhara DoojBrahamcharini Puja Navratri Day 3 Tritya April 02, 2014 Gauri TeejSaubhagya Teej Varad Vinayaka Chauth Chandraghanta Puja Navratri Day 4 Chaturthi April 03, 2014 Kushmanda PujaNaag Puja Lakshmi Panchami Navratri Day […]
2014 Chaitra Navratri Chaitra Navratri is nine days festivity which starts on the first day of the first month of Hindu lunar calendar, Chaitra. It is observed during the Shukla Paksha (Waxing phase of moon) and falls in the month of March or April. It is also known as: Vasant/Basant Navratri as it […]
FIFA World Cup 2014 The first FIFA World Cup took place in Uruguay from 13 July to 30 July 1930. The 20th FIFA World Cup, is scheduled to take place from 12 June to 13 July 2014. This international men’s football tournament will going to hold in Brazil this year. After 1950, it will be the second time that Brazil has hosted […]
Life is very funny,a superstar of cricket who helps india to win first T20 world cup and also the player who helps india to win 2011 cricket world cup championship after 28 year is now blamed for india loss in recently concluded T20 world cup 2014. In this world cup , India looks like […]
Ram Navmi Ram Navami or Sri Ram Navami is celebrated as the birthday of Lord Rama or Ramachandra, seventh incarnation (Avtar) of the Dashavatara of Lord Vishnu. Lord Ram was born at noon (12pm) in Ayodhya in India as a son of the King Dasharath and Queen Kausalya. The Rama Navami is a Hindu festival […]
The Great Pyramid of Giza, Egypt (honorary wonder) The Great Pyramid was built by the Egyptian pharaoh Khufu (Cheops), a king of the fourth dynasty to serve as his tomb and was constructed in about 2560 B.C. over a 20-year period. The Great Pyramid is the largest of three Pyramids at Giza, outside modern Cairo. […]
Machu Picchu, Peru Machu Picchu is the city in the clouds. Built 8,000 feet above sea level in the 15th century by emperor Pachacutec, this ancient Incan city of sparkling granite is nestled between two peaks – Machu Picchu (Old Peak) and Huayna Picchu (New Peak) at an elevation of 7,710 feet. It was hidden […]