Raksha Bandhan

This festival is observed in the month of Shravan (July/August). Raksha Bandhan is also called with many other names- Rakhi, Rakkhari, Salono, Rakha-mangal, Rakhouni or Rakhi-Purnima. Literally, Raksha means protection, and Bandhan means a bond […]

Diwali, The Festival of Lights

Diwali is a distortion of the Sanskrit word ‘Deepavali’ meaning row or cluster of lights. This most celebrated festival of Hindus is called so because of the lights that form its main characteristic. Diwali is […]