What is Krishna Janmashtami and why is it celebrated?

Krishna Janmashtami (Devanagari कृष्ण जन्माष्टमी, IAST: Kṛṣṇa JanmāṣṭamÄ«), also known simply as Janmashtami or Gokulashtami, is an annual Hindu festival that celebrates the birth of Krishna, the eighth avatar of Vishnu. According to the Hindu lunisolar calendar, it is observed that the eighth day (Ashtami) of the Krishna Paksha (dark fortnight) in the month of […]

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Medical insurance may soon cover dental, infertility fixes

Medical insurance may point to more inclusive healthcare policies for patients, the insurance regulator has removed around 10 items, including procedures such as dental, stem cell, infertility, and psychiatric treatment, from the list of “optional covers” for health insurance. The Insurance and Regulatory Authority of India (IRDAI) in a notification Monday said in a partial […]

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World Forgiveness Day

The 7th September is celebrated as “World Forgiveness Day”. This day is a day to forgive and be forgiven, Forgiveness Day is a chance to set things right. It is said that “Forgiveness offers the possibility of two types of peace: peace of mind — the potential healing of old emotional wounds, and peace with […]

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World Coconut Day

Coconut day or Nariyal Purnima a ceremonial day observed by Hindu fishing communities in western India particularly around Mumbai and the Konkan coast. It is held on the full-moon day of the Hindu month of Shravan which falls around July or August. The ocean was worshipped with rice, flowers and coconuts as offerings. Another ceremony […]

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International day of the victims of enforced Disappearances

The International Day of the Disappeared, on August 30 of each year, is a day created to draw attention to the fate of individuals imprisoned at places and under poor conditions unknown to their relatives and/or legal representatives. The impulse for the day came from the Latin American Federation of Associations for Relatives of Detained-Disappeared […]

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krishna Janmashtami

Krishna Janmashtami (Devanagari कृष्ण जन्माष्टमी, IAST: Kṛṣṇa JanmāṣṭamÄ«), also known simply as Janmashtami or Gokulashtami, is an annual Hindu festival that celebrates the birth of Krishna, the eighth avatar of Vishnu. It is observed according to Hindu luni-solar calendar, on the eighth day (Ashtami) of the Krishna Paksha (dark fortnight) in the month of Bhadrapada […]

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Kumbh Mela

Kumbh Mela or Kumbha Mela (/ËŒkÊŠm ˈmeɪlÉ™/ or /ËŒkÊŠm məˈlɑː/), inscribed on the UNESCO’s Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, is a mass Hindu pilgrimage of faith in which Hindus gather to bathe in a sacred or holy river. Traditionally, four fairs are widely recognized as the Kumbh Melas: the Haridwar Kumbh Mela, […]

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