religion


Goa is a very small state (in comparison with the other Indian states) of South India, located in South to Maharastra (Bombay state). The capital is Panaji. This state is bordered by Arabian Sea through 101km of coast. The highest point is Sonsogor (1,167m). Goa people (around 1,5 million inhabitants) […]

Goa: a new season begins!


Yesterday, Indians began to celebrate the famous festival Navaratri. This Hindu festival goes on during 9 nights and 10 days. It celebrates the female pantheon and ends on 22th of October. The word Navaratri comes from two Sanskrit words: “nava” and “ratri” which mean respectively “nine” and “nights”. During those […]

Navaratri, Hindu Goddesses’ Festival


Joyeux Ganesh Chaturthi
This year Ganesh Chaturthi occurs on the 17th December 2015. This Hindu festival celebrates Ganesh’s birth, the God with elephant head, son of Shiva and Pârvatî. This celebration is also known under the name of Vinayaka Chaturthi or Vinayaka Chavithi according to the tongues. The date of Ganesh Chaturthi celebration […]

Happy Ganesh Chaturthi



Aïd el-Fitr is celebrated on the 18th of July 2015 in India. For Muslims, it marks the end of the Ramadan, month of fast and prayers. The Aïd takes place the day after the end of the Ramadan, as in the morning of the 18th, together in the city’s biggest […]

Aïd in India


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



Jainism was born in India about the same period as Buddhism and today Jains are 0,05% of India’s population. It was established by Mahavira in about 500 B. C. Mahavira like Buddha belonged to the warrior caste. Mahavira was called Jinameaning meanings the Big Winner and from this name was […]

What is jainism?


Hinduism is the religion of the majority people in India and Nepal. This is the 3rd largest religion after Christianity and Islam. Unlike most other major religions, the Hindu religion has no single founder, no single scripture and no commonly agreed set of teachings. This is not a single religion, […]

What is Hinduism?


Festival
Gurunanak Jayanti is celebrated to mark the birth anniversary of the 1st Guru and the founder of the Sikh religion Guru Nanak Dev. The birthday of Guru Nanak Dev falls on Kartik Poornima (full moon day) in the month of November and this year it is on 6th of November. […]

Gurunanak Jayanti festival