The Kamakhya Temple Kamakhya Temple Kamakhya Temple is a famous Hindu temple which was built by devotees in reverence towards the mother Goddess Kamakhya or Sati, who was one of the numerous incarnations of Goddess Durga or Goddess Shakti. The Kamakhya Temple is situated on the Nilachal Parbat or Kamagiri in the western part of the beautiful city Guwahati in Assam, India. Kamakhya Temple is the heart of Assam and every year a large number of visitors come here. According to the Kalika Purana, Sati the wife of Lord Shiva (Mahadeva, one of the holy Trinites according to the Hindu Mythology) took her life at a ‘Yagna’ ceremony that had been organized by her father Daksha (Prajapati). Daksha did not like Shiva and he always insults Shiva but when his daughter was married with Lord Shiva then he felt more insult and then only he insulted both of them (Sati and Shiva) and then he told them to never come back in front of him. After a few days Daksha had organized a Yagna where all t...

About the colorful festival – Holi Holi the festival of colors Holi is a popular festival to all age people in India. It is a traditional Hindu festival which means festival of colors. It is the festival of color and love, as well as the triumph of good over evil. It is meant for the end of winter and the beginning of spring and takes place over two days. It is a festival of spring which always falls on Purnima, or the day of the full moon. Holi has been celebrated in the Indian subcontinent for centuries and it is still widely celebrated as a religious festival. It is celebrated in many places around the world. Holi goes on for a night and a day, beginning on the night of the Purnima falling in the month of Phalguna, which falls somewhere close to the finish of the month February and the center of March. The primary night is also known as Holika Dahan or Chhoti Holi and the next day is popular as Holi or Rangwali Holi. HOLIKA DAHAN Holika Dahan is celebrated by burning H...

DIWALI – THE FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS A DIYA                           Diwali is a festival of lights. Diwali is one of India’s biggest festivals which is celebrated with joy. Diwali is also known as ‘Deepawali’ which has a deep meaning about the festival. The term ‘Deepawali’ means rows of lighted lamps. Diwali is the most important Hindu holiday celebration which usually lasting five days and celebrated during the Hindu Lunisolar month Kartika or between mid-October and mid- November. Diwali is symbolized the spiritual victory of light over darkness, good over evil, knowledge over ignorance and it gives an inspiration too. In India the Diwali is likely a fusion of harvest festival in ancient times and in several places it still relates as a harvest festival. The diyas (lamps) are mentioned as the symbolizing parts of the sun and it is believed as by lighting up...

HINDI The main language of India is Hindi. Hindi is an Indo- Aryan language which is  also known as Khadi Boli or Khari Boli.   Hindi is the primary tongue of about a third of India’s 2 billion people. Hindi is the fourth most spoken first language in the world. Outside of India, Hindi is also spoken in Bangladesh, Nepal, Australia, Bhutan, Canada, Belize, Germany, New Zealand, Philippines etc. You can easily image that a large majority of people speak Hindi.  The term Hindi originally was used to refer to inhabitants of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. The Hindi and Hindu terms are derived from the Sanskrit word Sindhu which is refers to the river Indus. Another name of Hindi is Hindavi or Hindui was often used in the past. Like other Indo-Aryan languages, Hindi is a direct descendant of an early form of Vedic Sanskrit. On 14 th September, 1949, the Constituent Assembly of India adopted Hindi written in the Devanagari Script as the official language of the Republic India....

INDIAN DISHES Indian Thali Indian cuisine consists of various spices, herbs, fruits and vegetables. Indian cuisine consists of a regional and traditional cuisine native to the Indian subcontinent. India is a very large country and it consists of mountains, plateaus and plains. Some places are extremely cold while other places are hot and dry. Because of this, the farmers grow many kinds of food-grains, vegetables and fruits in India. The two most common food-grains in India are wheat and rice. Indian edibles are delicious and nutritionally balanced. No country uses a wider range of spices in its cuisine than India. Those spices give Indian food its distinctively fragrance and flavor. Here we will discuss about some most commonly used paneer dishes, chicken dishes, and fish dishes also with the main food roti and rice. ROTI Roti is a Roti with Sabji main edible in India. Most of the people eat roti in their daily meal. Roti consists of fiber, which helps lower blood cholesterol ...

About Indian Sweets and Desserts Indian sweets are famous for its variety of colors, textures and shapes. Every sweet has its own identity and they are famous by their names. Desserts are not only use after the meal but also make your festival celebration. Centuries ago, people invented ‘mithai’ and it became gain its popularity and now also the elders make different sweets and desserts in their homes. Let’s take a look for India’s most famous sweets and desserts list: LADDU Laddu The name of this sweet identifies its shape in India. Laddoo are sphere-shaped sweet which are typically made from gram flour, fat (ghee/ butter/ oil), milk, nuts, semolina and sugar. There are also varieties of this sweet such as moti choor laddoo, boondi laddoo, besan laddoo, suji laddoo, etc.   KAJU BARFI Kaju Barfi There are also only ‘barfi’ made by the Halwai; but kaju barfi gives another pleasure to the buyer. Kaju barfi’s main ingredients are cashew nut, cream, sugar, milk. It i...