Varsha Pirappu Vishu is the first day in the first Malayalam month of Medam (March-April) and Varsha Pirappu is the Tamil New Year. Vishu is celebrated in Kerala with much fanfare. The traditional rituals followed in the festival is believed to usher in another year of P for the Keralites. On the previous night of Vishu, fresh agricultural produce such as rice, paddy, cucumber, jack-fruit, coconut and ripe plantains are decorated...

Vishwakarma Day Vishwakarma, the god of architecture and engineering, is offered puja in the month of September by most of the industrial houses, artists and weavers. According to mythology, the whole universe including earth and heaven are created by Vishwakarma. The credit for inventing Vajra and other weapons of early civilization goes to Vishwakarma. Vishwakarma is regarded as the supreme worker, the very essence of excellence and quality in craftsmanship. Vishwakarma...

Vanamahotsava Vanamahotsava’s literal meaning is the festival of forest. Its celebration in this modern and industrial era means a lot for the lives on this unique earth. Vanamahotsava is an annual festival of planting trees on a nation-wide scale. It was initiated in 1950. The theme of celebration of Vanamahotsva is to focus attention on the virtues of tree planting. The celebration of Vanamahotsva starts at the beginning of the rainy...

Urs Urs is a Muslim festival celebrated to commemorate the death anniversary of Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti. However, very often the celebration of Urs is attended by people of other religions too. Urs is observed during the first six days of the Islamic month of Rajah and thousands of Muslims from India as well as from foreign countries come to the graves to pay homage to the great saints. According to the...