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Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23240) 26 Feb

During spring there are different types of germs that appear in the air due to retreat of winter. In the hindu festival holi which is festival of colours the gulal that is used stops skin ailments. They are very good for the...

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The snake crackers dont create sound but spread out like snake

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23240) 28 Oct

During diwali, the Hindus use different crackers. The snake cracker is one of the types of cracker. But it does not make any sound. It just spreads out like a snake. Children love them a lot as they look like...

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The snake crackers look like snake

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23240) 23 Oct

During diwali hindus used different crackers. There is a snake cracker which does not make any sound. They are black in colour and shapes up like a snake. Children find them fascinating when they are lit...

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I love the conch diya

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23240) 20 Oct

In diwali different types of mud diya are created. One form of diya is the conch diya. It looks like a conch. In every pious occassion for the Hindus the event begins by blowing the conch. There is oil put on top and the cotton is...

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In diwali in India hindus put green lights in the entrance

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23240) 17 Oct

The entrance are considered to be sacred. During the diwali the hindus put green lights. The doors are given coating of God pictures. Diwali is the time when hindus share sweets good wishes worship Goddess Laxmi and Goddess...

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Happy mahalaya to everyone

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23240) 21 Sep

Today is happy mahalaya to everyone in every part of the world. It is the day when Durga puja begins. Hindus give holy ganges water and do tarpan for their fathers mothers and relatives who died.

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Happy Ganesh Puja

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23240) 26 Aug

All the Hindus in every part of the world worship Lord Ganesha the elephant God. The idols of Lord Ganesha are decorated with flowers and mantras are chanted. Sweets and fruits are offered. Devotional songs are sung for Lord...

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On the day of raksha bandan in calcutta the shops are well decorated

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23240) 10 Aug

There is a good thing of festivals of Hindus in India. The shops are very well decorated. They are decorated with flowers. The shops sell better quality cakes pastries on the day of Raksha Bandhan. Children are...

Happy Rathyatra to everyone

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23240) 27 Jun

In India the Hindus celebrate happy Rathyatra. Lord Jagannath and his brother sister Balaram and Subhadra are considered to go for chariot journey. Idols of the lords are put in the chariot and they are pulled by devotees. Puri in...

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Yesterday it was neel shasti for the Hindus

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23240) 13 Apr 25

The Hindus in India did neel shasti puja yesterday. There is a shivalinga on which milk and water are poured. Lord Shiva is offered aparajita flowers which look blue, dhatura flower and akondo garland. Fruits and sweets are also...

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There is lovely alpona and rangoli given in Saraswati puja

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23240) 2 Feb 25

For Hindus in India cleanliness is next to Godliness. the houses are cleaned up on the day of Saraswati puja. There is lovely alpona given with rice husk which looks white. Also rangoli is given. Flowers like marigold are offered...

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The arati done in Saraswati puja is great way of worshipping the Goddess

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23240) 2 Feb 25

Goddess Saraswati is worshiped all over the country by the Hindus. There is arati done with giving incense sticks dhuni, camphor and other ingredients. Mantras are chanted and children offer puja to get blessings of Goddess of...

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In Saraswati puja in bengal food is offered to the Goddess of wisdom

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23240) 2 Feb 25

In bengal there is saraswati puja today. Goddess Saraswati is the goddess of wisdom. Hindus all over the country clean up their houses and set the idols of the Goddess in their houses. Food is offered to Goddess in the form of...

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The green lights used during diwali are soothing

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23240) 4 Nov 24

Many Hindus in india buy the different types of lights and decorate their houses. These lights are used for 3 to 4 months and continued to be kept till end of winter. The green lights which are power saver create a soothing...

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The Ganesha diya is sacred for the Hindus

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23240) 28 Oct 24

When the mud pradip or diya are lit up in diwali each of them have a relevance. Ganesha diya is made in the shape of the Elephant Lord Ganesha. It looks like face of elephant. The diya is lit up by pouring oil and adding cotton ....

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From Dhanteras hindus start cleaning up the room

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23240) 28 Oct 24

For the Hindus in India, Diwali is the festival of lights. It is the time Hindu Lord Ram defeated Ravana and returned back to Ayodhya to continue his rule and he celebrated diwali. Bengalies also have kalipuja that is puja of...

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In India the dussehra and durga puja had gone

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23240) 18 Oct 24

At the end of Durga puja in Bengal, all the Hindus visit the houses of friends and neighbours. They distribute sweets. Dussehra is also a festival which demonstrates victory of goodness over evil. After these festivals the people...

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Happy Ganesh puja to everyone

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23240) 7 Sep 24

Happy ganesh puja to everyone in every part of the world. Today for the Hindus it is the puja of the elephant God Lord Ganesha. Hindus buy clay idols of the Lord and worship the God for 10 days. Every day flowers fruits and sweets...

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In sweet shops ratha pastries are sold

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23240) 10 Jul 24

On the occasion of ratha in the sweet shops in India ratha pastries are sold. There are wheels created like chariots. It is a sweet dish. Hindus buy the sweets and offer them during the puja and the festival.

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On the day of Rathyathra children pulled the rathas

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23240) 9 Jul 24

Rathyatra is a festival for Hindus where the Ratha of Lord Jagannath is pulled in Puri, Orissa. In other places, children buy small chariots and idols of Lord Jagannath, Balaram and Shuvadra. The chariots are decorated and...

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