Republic Day Essay No. 01 Republic Day is celebrated annually on January 26, in New Delhi, the capital of India, state capitals and Union Territories. India became independent on August 15, 1947, but it was on January 26, 1950, when the constitution of India was adopted that India became a sovereign democratic republic. Since then, this day began to be observed as India’s Republic Day. The day is celebrated at New...

Ravidas Jayanti Ravidas Jayanti is celebrated in North India in `Magha’ (January-February) in honour of the birthday of Ravidas. He hailed from Varanasi and lived during the first quarter of the 14th century. Ravidas was born in 1376 in a family of cobbler. He was a devout worshipper of Lord Rama. His father did not like his activities and therefore ordered Ravidas to leave the house. After that Ravidas took up...

Rath Yatra Rath Yatra is an unusual festival in the memory of an eighty-year old event. In the month of Ashada, this celebration takes place in the state of Orissa. Rath Yatra means a ‘Chariot ride’, which is preserved as the gateway to heavens by the devotees. The ritual ride is observed in the Jagannath temple in the city of Puri in Orissa. The Jagannath temple is a trinity abode or...

Ramzan The holy month of Ramzan is very auspicious to the Muslims the world over. It is celebrated the day after the crescent (Id Ka Chand) is sighted. The Muslims are ordered to observe fast for 30 days starting with the sighting of the new moon and end it after seeing the new moon the next month. It is believed that the holy Quran came into existence during this month. The...

Ram Navami Ram Navami falls on the ninth day of the Shukla Paksha in the month of Chaitra. The day commemorates the birth of Lord Rama. It is believed that Lord Rama was the seventh ‘avatar’ of Lord Vishnu. Ramayana, an ancient Hindu epic, explains that king Dasharatha of Ayodhya had three wives. But he could not parent a child. Forgetting a son, he observed a yagna to please and seek...

Raksha Bandhan Essay No. 1 Raksha Bandhan is a festival celebrating the bond of love between a brother and sister. It falls during the month of `Sharavan’ on the day of the full moon. On this day sisters tie rakhis made of threads on the wrists of their brothers for their long and happy life and the brothers vow to take care and protect their sisters. According to legend, the festival...

Pushkar Fair Pushkar is the mellow, quiet and interesting little town of Rajasthan. In the Hindu month of Kartik this town and its environs come alive as the much anticipated annual cattle fair begins. At this time, the town is thronged with tribal people from all over Rajasthan, pilgrims from all over India and filmmakers and tourists from all over the world. Tents and campsites suddenly spring up to accommodate the...

Purim and Pesah Purim is a Jewish festival and it is celebrated in the month of March. It is also called the ‘festival of lots’. During Purim, prayer, gifts, feast and giving alms are the main activities of Jews. Jews celebrate this festival to rejoice the escape of the Jews from the stronghold of the Persian king. According to the mythology, the king of Persia was bent upon killing all the...