Posted in Buddhist festivals, Festivals in July, Religious Festivals on 31. Jan, 2010
Kathina Day is an important and auspicious day in the Buddhist calendar. On this day, the Buddhist people assemble in the temples and offer robes and other gifts to the monks.
Kathina is a Pali word used for the wooden frame on which the monks used to sew the scraps of clothes to make their robes. [...]
Posted in Festivals in July on 07. Jul, 2009
The world celebrates the month of July in different themes. Depending on the destinations, these themes are separated in categories. In arts, the Karlovy Vary Film Festival in Czech Republic is famous for national and international screenings, short films, and documentaries. The World Mountain Bike Bog Snorkeling Championship in Wales is a great bizarre theme.
The [...]
Posted in Festivals in July, Festivals in June, Hindu Festivals on 20. Jun, 2009
Rath Yatra, a major Hindu festival is celebrated with full zeal in the Eastern state of Orissa in Puri District. The festival is commemorated to refresh the memories of Karishna’s return to his native town Virndavan after a long separation from his people. In Hindi Rath means chariot and Yatra means pilgrimage.
This festival is celebrated [...]
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