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Pongal Festival
Pongal,  one of the most important popular Hindu festivals of the year, is essentially an agricultural and harvest festival celebrated in Tamil Nadu.  The harvest festival is celebrated on January 15th this year.   What is Pongal? Many southern states in India celebrate Pongal as a thanksgiving for the good harvest […]

Pongal : The Harvest Festival

A small religious community, which exists mostly in Mumbai, is called Zoroastrianism. The follower of Zoroastrianism is called Parsi, because the religion arrives in India from Persia. This religion was established by Zarathustra in 6th or 7th century BC. The followers of Zoroastrianism were exiled from Iran in the 7th century […]

Zoroastrianism in India

buddhism
Buddhism evolved in India. There were periods in India’s past when Buddhism was dominant in this country. Today less then 1% of India’s population is Buddhist. Buddhism was established in about 500 BC. The religion began with a prince called Siddhartha Gautama. He belonged to an aristocratic family. As a prince […]

Buddhism in India

india map app
1. Chalo Delhi Discover the great Indian capital city with Bed&Chai Guesthouse! With this application you will get to know the good restaurants where to have a dinner, good bars where to have a drink, main monuments must to visit in Delhi, the markets for shopping and the difference between numerous […]

Best 9 Mobile Applications to travel in India

woodblocks
Woodblock printing is a technique for printing text, images or patterns widely used in Eastern Asia. Originating in China in antiquity, this is a method of printing on textiles and later paper. The woodblock printing remained the most common East Asian method of printing books and other texts, as well as images, […]

Woodblock printing in India

yoga
When you think about India, you think automatically about Bollywood, about the kingdom of holi cows and of corse about yoga. Moreover we recieve many recommendation requests for ashrams from our clients. Thus we decided to give you a list of ashrams as well as spiritual masters located in India. […]

Eat, pray, love or Ashrams guide book for yoga in ...

visit india
Top 10 Reasons Why You Should Visit India India is an incredible nation; one that should be on the list of every travel enthusiast’s must see places. The many treasures of India will fascinate the art, history, and culture buffs. That said, India is also home to some of the […]

10 reasons to visit India

Bir
Lover of extreme sports? Discover Bir, the best Asian paragliding spot India has not only the forts of Rajasthan and the southern beaches as tourist attraction. Rafting, skiing, or event hot air balloon ride are also possible! The best Asian paragliding spot, Bir Billing, is at 2 hours from Dharamsala, […]

Bir, Paragliding Paradise!

You could be an intern, a worker, an expat or a long term traveller around India. In any case you had to live there for a long period of time. You already know something about this country and some things are not too surprising for you any more. If you […]

40 signs which show that you’ve been in India since ...