Dussehra

Celebrate Dussehra with Hindu Calendar

Celebrate Dussehra with Hindu Calendar

Dussehra, also known as Vijayadashmi, is a major Indian festival celebrated on the tenth day of Ashvin month according to the Hindu calendar. Replete with symbolism about vanquishing evil and about having reverence for all aspects of life, Dussehra is celebrated to signify the victory of Prince Ram over evil […]

MAHA SHIVARATRI in Benares by Yannis Tritsibidas. ΜΑΧΑ ΣΙΒΑΡΑΤΡΙ, Μπενάρες, Γιάν.Τριτσιμπίδα

MAHA SHIVARATRI in Benares by Yannis Tritsibidas. ΜΑΧΑ ΣΙΒΑΡΑΤΡΙ, Μπενάρες, Γιάν.Τριτσιμπίδα

documentary of a 14 minute duration, filmed in Benares (Varanasi) India, 2002 film director Yannis Tritsibidas photography Odysseus Pavlopoulos editing Lambros Skarlas scientific advisor dr Demetrios Vassiliades narrator Gregory Karr production Yannis Tritsibidas-Gina Petropoulou The Maha Shivaratri’s festivities in Benares(Varanasi) celebrates Shiva’s wedding with Parvati. This fest of fertility is […]

Guru Purnima with Amma 2002

Guru Purnima with Amma 2002

Amritapuri, July 24 Today marked the second time in 15 years that Amma has been in Amritapuri for Guru Purnima, the day of paying homage to the lineage of Guru. Read & See More: http://v.amritapuri.org/2002/44.aum Full Article: http://www.amritapuri.org/10844/gp02.aum

Teaser Chhath – le festival du Soleil

Teaser Chhath – le festival du Soleil

Dans l’hindouisme, le pur et l’impur sont les notions fondamentales qui régissent la société indienne. En découlent des codes moraux et sociaux qui déterminent le rôle et la place de chaque individu suivant son degré de pureté : les castes. Ainsi régulée, la vie d’un hindou suit son cours…Et parfois, […]