“Om Namo Shivaya”. This mantra will be sung throughout India today to honor the god Shiva. For today is Maha Shivatri, the night of Shiva. According to the Hindu Moon Calendar, this Hindu feast day is always on the 14th day of the New Moon. There is disagreement about the exact occasion of the holiday. […]
The tourist season is slowly coming to an end, but peace and quietness in the Kullu Valley in Himachal Pradesh is still not there! For in October most weddings (determined by a priest astrologically), the seven-day international Dussehra festival and many other important holy holidays take place, such as Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday on October 2 […]
