Diwali

Festivals are celebrated with families, relatives, friends and the communities, generally at home and public places and at temples. Some of the biggest festivals of the year are Diwali, Navrartiri, and Holi. Diwali, the festival of lights, is the largest festival of the year, which is celebrated around October and November. Diwali signifies good over evil and light over darkens. Decorating homes, preparing sweets, lighting oil lamps, all for the enlightenment of one’s souls. Navaratri, is the…

incontrovertibly has a belief of birth, death and rebirths that’s controlled by what is known as Karma. Its religious practice as Hindu believes in supreme God. Hindus celebrate holy days known as Diwali or the festival of lights which is one of the most popular celebrations. The celebration of Diwali last five days with a theme and belief of victory of evil, knowledge instead of ignorance and light instead of darkness. Hinduism remains what is known as the predominant religion of…

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Contents 1. Introduction 2. Worship 2.1. Experience 2.2. Deity 3. Life Cycle 3.1. Marriage 3.2. Death 4. Festival 4.1. Diwali 4.2. Holi 5. Performance 5.1. Ramlila 5.2. Ramayana 5.3. Durga 6. Gurus 6.1. Anand ma 6.2. Radha 7. Caste system 7.1. Dalit 7.2. Brahmin 8. Diaspora 8.1. Pittsburg 8.2. Hindu 9. Identity 9.1. Militant Hinduism 9.2. Tolerant 9.3. Hindu Hinduism 9.4. Interlogue 10. Conclusion 1. Introduction The book is a collection of 12 essays on different walks of Hindu life…

Diwali has been modified in different parts of the country but the burning of crackers and fireworks tend to remain same. I was happy to see people taking a step forward to encourage eco-friendly fireworks and crackers that helped to deteriorate pollution…

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of Futures contracts or in the form of a hedging instrument. To understand this better, let’s take an example of a jeweller. He anticipates that Gold prices in the month of October is going to rise owing to the increased in demand during incoming Diwali season. He buys a future contract at MCX (Multi-Commodity Exchange) and locks the price in the month of August. This helps him avoid the losses in case the prices in the month of October increased. Another example could be based on the fact that…