Diwali Diwali (also spelt Divali in other countries) or Dīpāvali (Tamil: தீபாவளி‚ Gujarati: દિવાળી‚ Hindi: दिवाली‚ Kannada: ದೀಪಾವಳಿ‚ Konkani: धाकली दिवाळी‚ Malayalam: ദീപാവലി‚ Marathi: दिवाळी‚ Nepali: दिपावली‚ Oriya: ଦୀପାବଳୀ‚ Sanskrit: दीपावली‚ Telugu: దీపావళి‚ Urdu: دیوالی)‚ also popularly known as the Festival of Lights‚ is an important 5-day festival in Hinduism‚ Sikhism and Jainism‚ occurring between mid-October and mid-November. Diwali is an official holiday in India [1]‚ Guyana‚ Trinidad &
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Himachal Pradesh: the Land of Gods. 10/7/2011 ROSHNI RAMCHANDANI Himachal Pradesh: History and Geography Pre History & Early History The history of Himachal Pradesh dates back to around two million years. At this point of time‚ people lived in the foothills of Himachal Pradesh. These original inhabitants of Himachal‚ the Kols and the Mundas‚ were forced by the people of the great Indus valley civilization to move up to the hills. The Indus valley civilization prospered here between 2250
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diversities are in terms of the languages spoken‚ religions followed‚ food habits all of which add to rich Indian culture. Four of the world’s major religions — Hinduism‚ Buddhism‚ Jainism and Sikhism originated in this country. Many festivals like Diwali‚ Holi‚ Eid‚ Christmas are all celebrated by sharing sweets with family‚ neighbours and friends. One of the most outstanding thing is the culture and manners youngsters are taught here‚ the way they respect their parents and all elders. India
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JAI NARAIN VYAS UNIVERSITY‚ JODHPUR PROGRAMME OF EXAMINATION ACCORDING TO JNVU SYLLABUS B. A. Final Examination‚ 2014 (For Private‚ Ex.‚ One/ Supplementary & Additional only (Except Regular) Day & Date Saturday February 22‚ 2014 Tuesday February 25‚ 2014 Friday February 28‚ 2014 Monday March 03‚ 2014 Wednesday March 05‚ 2014 Friday March 07‚ 2014 Wednesday March 12‚ 2014 Friday March 21‚ 2014 Time and Subjects/Papers (Morning Session) 7.00 a.m. to 10.00 a.m. 7.00 a.m
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mera desh Padya:Sur ke padya‚Sawan nirmaan Vyakaran sambandhi Prashana‚Apathit Gadyansh - 2‚ Nibandh - 2 (Varnatmak aur Vicharatmak) Patra - 2 (Aupcharik‚ Anaupcharik)‚ UT‐2 Project SECOND TERM UT-3 Shram ki pratistha Vyakaran sambandhi Prashana Gadya Sahitya:Sachhi Veerta‚Bheer me khoya admi Padya:Nity ke dohay‚Jeevan ka jharna Ram sugreev maitry Vyakaran sambandhi Prashana‚Apathit Gadyansh - 2‚ Nibandh - 2 (Varnatmak aur Vicharatmak) Patra - 2 (Aupcharik‚ Anaupcharik)‚ PRE BOARD EXAM Gadya Sahitya:
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FESTIVAL 1) EID UL FITR 2) EID UL ADHA Eid is a Arabic word it means festival. There are two big festivals in Muslim culture 1) Eid ul Fitr and 2) Eid ul Adha. These two Eids festivals we celebrated in two different Islamic Lunar months all around the world. On the day of Eid people enjoy and express happiness and offer prayers in the form of group.....usually they gather in an Open land or in a Mosque and tonnes of people join together and pray in congregation and ask Allah ( The God ) for
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As a Canadian high school student living in Alberta I only consider myself as part of the nation I was born in‚ which is Canada. My parents were born in Pakistan and almost all of my family is in the Middle East‚ although a few also reside in areas such as Australia and the United Kingdom. Despite this‚ I have only been to these areas once in my lifetime‚ and during that time I was barely a year old. This is why I do not consider myself a part of any other nation besides Canada. The culture and language
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What is Navratri? Navratri‚ is a festival of worship and dance. The word Navaratri literally means nine nights in Sanskrit; The festival is celebrated for nine nights every year during September or October based on Hindu calander. There are many legends attached to the conception of Navratri like all Indian festivals but all of them are related to Goddess Shakti (Hindu Mother Goddess) and her various forms. Navratri is divided into three-day sets‚ each devoted to a different aspect of the supreme
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Lohri‚ is celebrated every year on 13th of January. It is a festival to worship fire. Lohri Festival is celebrated with great pomp in North India. At this time Earth starts moving towards the sun marking the auspicious period of Uttarayan. First Lohri is very important for the newly wed and the new born babies as it marks fertility. At night‚ people gather around the bonfire and throw til‚ puffed rice & popcorns into the flames of the bonfire. Prayers are offered to the bonfire seeking abundance
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or a specific concept within a given religion. Samskaras - a purificatory ceremony or rite marking a major event in one’s life. Festival - a day or period of celebration‚ typically for religious reasons Christmas - the annual Christian festival celebrating Christ’s birth‚ held on 25 December in the Western Church. Easter - the most important and oldest festival of the Christian Church‚ celebrating the resurrection of Christ and held
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