Hinduism
Janki or Sita Navami
Sita Navami is an important day of Hindu religion. This day is celebrated as the birth anniversary of Goddess Sita. Married women observe a fast on the day of Sita Navami and pray for the […]
Religion
Hinduism
Parashurama Jayanti
Parashurama Jayanti is celebrated as the birth anniversary of Lord Vishnu’s sixth incarnation. The birth anniversary of Parashuram ji every year comes during the month of Vaishaksha during the Shukla paksha Tritiya. Bhrigureshtha Maharishi Jamadagni […]
Festival
Ramadan for Non-Muslims: Eid Mubarak
Ramadan is also known as Ramzan in South Asia and Hari Raya Pauso in Indonesia which has the largest Muslim population in the world. Indeed, about 50% of the world’s Muslims (800 million) […]
Hinduism
Varuthini Ekadashi
Varuthini Ekadashi, also known as Baruthani Ekadashi, is a Hindu holy day, which falls on the fifteenth lunar day of the Hindu month of Chaitra. Varuthini Ekadashi falls in April or May. Like all Ekadashis, […]
Religion
Guru Tegh Bahadur – Hind ki Chadar
Guru Tegh Bahadur Jayanti 2022 or Prakash Parv 2022 is being celebrated on April 21 to mark the birth of the Ninth Guru of Sikhism, Guru Tegh Bahadur. This year marks the 400th year of […]
Breaking News
Prime Minister Modi pays glowing tribute to the Sikh Gurus
Recalls the sacrifice of Guru Tegh Bahadur, releases commemorative coin and postage stamp NEW DELHI (TIP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday, April 21, 2022, released a commemorative coin and postage stamp to mark the […]
Hinduism
Hanuman Jayanti
To mark the birth of Lord Hanuman, Hanuman Jayanti is celebrated all over India in the month of Chaitra in Hindu calendar. The great Hanuman is known for its great strength, power and his immortal […]
Christianity
Good Friday
Good Friday is one of the most significant festivals for Christians as it commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus. It is one of the seven days of the holy week where Christians recall the events that […]
Religion
Significance of creation of Khalsa
The creation of the Khalsa by Guru Gobind Singh was the greatest achievements of his genius. It gave birth to a movement which had far reaching effects. It brought a new belief into being and […]
Festival
The Creation of Khalsa
Following the death of Teg Bahadur, Guru Gobind Singh (1666-1708), the most important of all the Gurus with the exception of Guru Nanak, assumed leadership of the Sikhs. Gobind Rai, whose name was altered to […]
Festival
The Invincible Spirit of Optimism-‘Charhdi Kala’
“The Spirit of Charhdi-kala is all about rising to the occasion, whenever standing up and speaking out becomes quintessential, whether for one’s own rights or to protect another who is being subjugated, oppressed, tormented and […]
Hinduism
Ram Navami – the day Lord Rama was born
Ram Navami is the celebration of the birth anniversary of Lord Rama, who is believed to be the seventh incarnation of Lord Vishnu on Earth. Lord Rama’s birth was intended to end the rule of […]
Hinduism
Papmochani Ekadashi
Papmochani Ekadashi is an important day in Hinduism. Papmochani Ekadashi is observed on the Krishna Paksha Ekadashi of Chaitra month according to the Hindu calendar. There are about 24 to 26 Ekadashi in a year […]
Hinduism
Sheetala Ashtami
Sheetala Ashtami is also known as ‘Basoda Puja.’ It is a Hindu festival dedicated to Goddess Sheetala which is observed on the eighth day of the Krishna Paksha, the dark fortnight of the moon during […]
Hinduism
Amalaki Ekadashi
Phalguna Shukla Paksha Ekadashi is known as Amalaki Ekadashi. Amalaki Ekadashi falls between Maha Shivaratri and Holi. Currently it is observed in month of February or March in English calendar. Parana means breaking the fast. […]
Hinduism
Phulera Dooj: the festival of flowers
The festival of Phulera Dooj is considered as auspicious and supreme day. This festival is celebrated in all regions of North India especially this festival is an important day in the areas of Braj, Mathura […]
Hinduism
Mahashivratri, ‘The Great Night of Shiva’
Mahashivratri, “The Great Night of Shiva” is a night of special spiritual significance. The fourteenth day of every lunar month or the day before the new moon is known as Shivratri. Among all the twelve […]
Hinduism
Shiva and Shakti: Divine union of consciousness energy
In the Tantric cosmology, the whole universe is perceived as being created, penetrated and sustained by two fundamental forces, which are permanently in a perfect, indestructible union. These forces or universal aspects are called Shiva […]
Hinduism
Magha Purnima
Magha Purnima is an important day for Hindus that falls on the ‘purnima’ (full moon day) in the month of ‘Magha’ in the traditional Hindu calendar. This date roughly corresponds to the months of January-February […]
Religion
Guru Ravidas: Mystic poet-saint of the bhakti movement
Guru Ravidas was a poet-sant of the Bhakti movement and founder of the Ravidassia religion. He was a suave socio-religious reformer, a thinker, a theosophist, a humanist, a poet, a traveler, a pacifist, and above […]
Featured
BSF to start Beating Retreat along international border in Rajasthan by March
Special Correspondent JAIPUR (TIP): On the lines of Wagah-Attari border’s Beating Retreat, Border Security Force (BSF) will soon open a border tourism spot in Rajasthan’s International Indo-Pak border in Jaisalmer district at Babliyan post to […]
Hinduism
Mauni Amavasya
Mauni Amavasya, the word Mauni means silence, on this day any person remains silent all day and this is a kind of fast. Which is done on the day of Mauni Amavasya. Mauni Amavasya is […]
India
Mountaineer Major HPS Ahluwalia dies at 85
NEW DELHI/NEW YORK (TIP): Indian mountaineer and Padma Shri Awardee Major HPS Ahluwalia has died at the age of 85. The Indian Spinal Injuries Centre founder breathed his last on Friday, January 14, 2022, according […]
Asia
Gurmat Sangeet legend Prof Kartar Singh passes away
LUDHIANA/NEW YORK TIP): Padma Shri awardee Gurmat Sangeet legend Prof Kartar Singh (94) passed away in Ludhiana on January 2, 2022, according to a belated report. Prof Kartar Singh won several prestigious honors for his […]
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Guru Gobind Singh Sahib ji sayeth “Acknowledge Entire Humanity as One Race”
Commemorating the 356th Sacred Anniversary of his Blessed Advent in the city of Patna, State of Bihar in India, the disciples of Guru Gobind Singh Sahibji offer homage to the multi-dimensional Prophet, the Beacon-of-Light, who […]