The New Year’s Eve is one day that is looked forward to by all and is one of those days which is a favourite amongst festivals. Come December 31,and every one is ready to forgive all the grudges of the year, and all the misgivings and each individual resolves to make the following year very successful and much better than the previous years. In today’s society, New Year’s Eve is normally observed by having get together, gatherings, small parties and beautiful fireworks. Children,...

On December 10, there will be a total lunar eclipse. This is the second lunar eclipse of 2011. This total lunar eclipse would be seen in Northern Canada, Alaska, New Zealand, Australia, Eastern Asia and central Asia. People in Hawaii and North America can see the moon set in eclipse. The best places where the total lunar eclipse, 2011 would be visible is in Eastern and Central Asia where you can take the best photographs of the eclipse. Those in the western coastal areas of Canada and United States...

December is a month of calming down after the year’s jamboree of festivals. But on December 9,the land of Kutch in Gujarat in India comes alive with one of the most attended festival – The Rann Utsav . So if any of you has had any plans to lay back and reflect over the year that has passed, then just hold on and attend the Rann Utsav 2011 and top it as the icing on the cake of your life. This incredibly great getaway experience here in the land of Kutch takes you to a paradise that is...

Indian festivals have their own charm. There is something mystical and magical about these celebrations. Every festival that is observed in the country has a story or a legend behind it. Karthigai Deepam a festival for Siblings So come December 8, 2011 and it is time to celebrate the Karthigai Deepam. It is that time to make those tasty delicacies out of puffed rice and jaggery, and also prepare rice and lentil pancakes with butter. Besides this of course there are the festivities and the burning...

Music is the best medicine for all ailments. Musical therapy is the ideal way to live young, think young and stay young. Music festivals only endorse the fact that music is a universal language and is the binding factor of harmonious existence across the world. The Sawai Gandharva Sangeet Mahotsav or the Sawai Gandharva Bhimsen Music Festival is one such collaborated effort of music enthusiasts which fills the city of Pune in Maharashtra in India with a kind of energy that is enviable. This is actually...

On coming December 10, everyone will celebrate the full moon of the Indian month of Margashirsha with a lot of reverence in India. This is the day of Datta Jayanti which is a great day for all the devotees of Lord Dattatreya. Datta Jayanti is celebrated in respect of the great Lord Dattatreya. In times gone by, there was a time when the demonic powers increased on earth. So the deities wanted to do something about it. Lord Brahma ordered that Lord Datta take birth in various places in different forms...

“I would be able to give it to you only after Muharram is over.” Mushtaq told me with a tone of finality. I had to only accept it meekly and wait for the month to get over. Muharram is indeed a big occasion for my friend Mushtaq and I had to but agree that he could come over to my place only after that festival is over. This year Muharram started on November 26th and ends on December 26th. I decided I had to wait for Mushtaq to come back from his hometown, where he had gone to spend the...

It is not for any inconsequential reason that Kerala is called God’s own Country and I am proud to be from that pristine State. Ensconced in one such Kerala locale is Varkala the pride of many tourism fanatics and the joy of every person who lives here. Situated in the state of Kerala, Varkala is one place you should visit. Easily accessible by air, road or rail Varkala is a place that dates centuries back. I still remember how I went there with my husband and had the time of my life. We went...