Indian Festival  

Holi, the festival of colours is all about good food and celebrations. It is that time of the year when friends and family gather to prepare delicious snacks and sweets throughout the week, as preparations for Holi begin well in advance. Here's a list of 10 traditional Holi dishes you must enjoy this year.

February 21 marks this year’s Maha Shivaratri – one of the biggest festivals of Hindus that is celebrated with devotion and enthusiasm in the honor of Lord Shiva. Maha Shivaratri, which literally means ‘The Great Night of Lord Shiva’, is celebrated on the Chaturdashi of Krishna Paksha in Phagun, the Hindu lunar month. Lord Shiva is the focus of the festival, who is part of the Hindu trinity which also includes Brahma, who created the universe and Vishnu, who preserved it. Let’s find out more about this festival in this episode of Culture ‘Shauk’ with Sunita Iyer.

 

Vasant Panchami refers to the religious Hindu festival of Saraswati Puja or Shree Panchami. It is a seasonal spring festival which is observed in many regions of the India. The festival also marks the start of preparation for Holika and Holi, which take place forty days later. Let’s find out more about the significance and importance of this festival in this episode of Culture Shauk with Sunita Iyer.

Watch the video to know the significance of fasting during the Karva Chauth festival

With the festival of Raksha Bandhan fast approaching, celebrations broke out across India. Army personnel who were part of the rescue operations in flood-hit regions received rakhis from those they rescued.