Nathalie travel to North India in the month of October 2017 for 15 days with her beautiful daughter Kalena. She visited India on the time of Pushkar Fair.
Here are few words of appreciation from Nathalie:
Dear Navin we had a wonderful time in Ranthambore. We saw 2 tigers, and kaléna tooks great pictier that she is so proud, you was right, you made our tour unforgetable, and with our anges helps this trip finish like in paradis, with the white lotus center, witch is in fact an ashram, I could not expect better place to finish our stay. they came to take us at the train station in a VIP van..soon you will see the picture. we got amaising massage I could not it is existe, 4 hands and so much hot oil..kaléna loves it too…we visite also a monk skool in the ashram and gave them the reste of kaléna toy and balloon…thanks a lot lot for your kindness and all our best friendship to you wife son and daughter Sana best indian friend of kaléna..and also to asho, nice guy who has just to learn to keep cool in trafic.. lot of love fro us nata et kaléna, which went back to skool this morning !
Tiger Sighting in Ranthambore – 2017Tiger Sighting captured by our client
Nathalie also described her visit to India in her blog:
People of different caste and of different regions used to wear different type of turbans according to their convenience and local factors at different occasions.
You can identify an individual’s caste, creed , religion, region based on his “Paag” , and ”Style of wrapping”.
The style of turban changes every 15 km. And there are more than 1000 kinds of turban types and their styles of wearing.
In Rajasthan turbans are according to Different Communities and Different Occasions.
UN secretary yesterday in the world conference declared Kerala as the Environment capital of the world. He appreciated the Environment awareness of the people of this small south Indian state, known as God’s own country.
They voluntarily leave their vehicles in their garages on few days of every month reducing environmental pollution, and Global warming.
He urged all countries to follow this practise, widely known as ‘Hartal’
Kerala in past 6 months had 79 Hartals which help reduce carbon from air tremendously !!
Dassa Hara is a Sanskrit work which means removal of ten bad qualities with in you:
Ahankara (Ego)
Amanavta (Cruelty)
Anyaaya (injustice)
Kama Vasana (Lust)
Krodha (Anger)
Lobha (Greed)
Mada (Over Pride)
Matsara (Jealousy)
Moha (Attachment)
Swartha (Selfishness)
Hence, also know as Vijaydashmi signifying ‘Vijaya’ (victory) over these ten bad qualities.
Happy Dussehara
Dussehra Festival Celebrations
Dussehra, also known as Vijayadashmi, is a major Indian festival celebrated on the tenth day of Ashvin month according to the Hindu calendar. This day falls in the month of September or October. The day culminates a 9 day fasting period of Navratri in the Hindu culture. The day also coincides with immersion of the idol of Goddess Durga. The day is celebrated to commemorate the killing of Ravana by Lord Rama. The day also celebrates the killing of demon Mahishasur by Goddess Durga. Dussehra celebration spreads the message of the victory of good over sin.
Il était une fois un roi démon du nom de Hiranyakashyap qui a gagné sur le royaume de la terre. Il était si égoïste qu’il commandait tout le monde dans son royaume d’adorer que lui. Mais à sa grande déception, son fils, Prahlad est devenu un ardent dévot du Seigneur Narayana et a refusé d’adorer son père.
Hiranyakashyap a essayé plusieurs façons de tuer son fils Prahlad mais le Seigneur Vishnu l’a sauvé à chaque fois. Enfin, il a demandé à sa sœur, Holika d’entrer dans un feu ardent avec Prahlad sur ses genoux. Car, Hiranyakashyap savait que Holika avait une aubaine, grâce à quoi, elle pourrait entrer dans le feu indemne.
Traîtreusement, Holika cajolé jeune Prahlad asseoir sur ses genoux et elle se prit place dans un feu ardent. La légende veut que Holika a dû payer le prix de son désir sinistre par sa vie. Holika ne savait pas que le don a travaillé seulement quand elle est entrée dans le feu seul.
Prahlad, qui a gardé en chantant le nom du Seigneur Narayana pendant tout ce temps, est sorti indemne, comme le seigneur l’a béni pour son dévouement extrême.
Ainsi, Holi tire son nom de Holika. Et, est célébré comme une fête de la victoire du bien sur le mal.
Holi est aussi célébré comme le triomphe d’un dévot. Comme la légende représente que quiconque, de quelque manière forte, ne peut pas nuire à un vrai dévot. Et, ceux qui osent torturer un vrai dévot de Dieu est réduit en cendres.
Célébration de la Légende
Même aujourd’hui, les gens adoptent la scène de la «combustion de Holika en cendres» chaque année pour marquer la victoire du bien sur le mal.
Dans plusieurs Etats de l’Inde, en particulier dans le nord, les effigies de Holika sont brûlés dans les grands feux qui sont allumés Il y a même une pratique de hurling bouses de vache dans le feu et en criant des obscénités comme si au Holika. Ensuite, partout on entend des cris de «Holi-hai! Holi-hai! ‘.
La tradition de la gravure «Holika» est religieusement suivie dans le Gujarat et Orissa aussi. Ici, les gens rendent leur gratitude à Agni, le dieu du feu en offrant gramme et les tiges de la récolte en toute humilité.
En outre, le dernier jour de Holi, les gens prennent un peu de feu du feu de joie dans leurs foyers. On croit que, en suivant cette coutume leurs maisons seront rendus purs et leurs corps seront exempts de la maladie.
À plusieurs endroits, il y a aussi une tradition de nettoyage des maisons, enlever tous les articles sales autour de la maison et de les brûler. les bactéries de la maladie d’élevage sont ainsi détruits et l’état sanitaire de la localité est améliorée.
The Legend
There was once a demon king by the name of Hiranyakashyap who won over the kingdom of earth. He was so egoistic that he commanded everybody in his kingdom to worship only him. But to his great disappointment, his son, Prahlad became an ardent devotee of Lord Naarayana and refused to worship his father.
Hiranyakashyap tried several ways to kill his son Prahlad but Lord Vishnu saved him every time. Finally, he asked his sister, Holika to enter a blazing fire with Prahlad in her lap. For, Hiranyakashyap knew that Holika had a boon, whereby, she could enter the fire unscathed.
Treacherously, Holika coaxed young Prahlad to sit in her lap and she herself took her seat in a blazing fire. The legend has it that Holika had to pay the price of her sinister desire by her life. Holika was not aware that the boon worked only when she entered the fire alone.
Prahlad, who kept chanting the name of Lord Naarayana all this while, came out unharmed, as the lord blessed him for his extreme devotion.
Thus, Holi derives its name from Holika. And, is celebrated as a festival of victory of good over evil.
Holi is also celebrated as the triumph of a devotee. As the legend depicts that anybody, howsoever strong, cannot harm a true devotee. And, those who dare torture a true devotee of god shall be reduced to ashes.
Celebration of the Legend
Even today, people enact the scene of ‘Holika’s burning to ashes’ every year to mark the victory of good over evil.
In several states of India, specially in the north, effigies of Holika are burnt in the huge bonfires that are lit. There is even a practice of hurling cow dungs into the fire and shouting obscenities at it as if at Holika. Then everywhere one hears shouts of ‘Holi-hai! Holi-hai!’.
The tradition of burning ‘Holika’ is religiously followed in Gujarat and Orissa also. Here, people render their gratitude to Agni, the god of fire by offering gram and stalks from the harvest with all humility.
Further, on the last day of Holi, people take a little fire from the bonfire to their homes. It is believed that by following this custom their homes will be rendered pure and their bodies will be free from disease.
At several places there is also a tradition of cleaning homes, removing all dirty articles from around the house and burning them. Disease-breeding bacteria are thereby destroyed and the sanitary condition of the locality is improved.
A proper VISA to enter and stay in India & Nepal is a must.
Do not encourage beggars.
Don’t trust strangers with money. Trust your hotel, but not people you may bump into on the streets.
Don’t offer bribes to get any job done. Use consultants or trade and industry associations. If you expect favors, let them come free or not at all.
It is advisable to cover yourself with travel insurance for thefts, loss and medi-claim.
Carry proper maps of the places proposed to visit in India/Nepal, as signboards are often absent.
Try to reach a station during daytime if traveling on your own.
Always use tourist assistance desk for proper advice.
Women traveling alone in certain deserted places should avoid walking at odd hours.
While changing money, insist on getting encashment certificate.
Do not checkout of the hotel in hurry. While checking out it has been noticed in some hotels, the extras are unreasonably charged which the guest hurriedly pays without cross-checking.
Do not leave your cash and valuables in your hotel rooms. Keep your cash divided in different pockets.
Take care of proper disposal of your rubbish always whether you are exploring desert, or Himalayas or beaches or anywhere else.
Don’t accept offers of visiting anyone’s home unless you are confident of the person.
Use licensed guides for sightseeing.
Always use strong suitcases/baggage, as mishandling is common at airports/stations.
Don’t tip unreasonably and unnecessarily in a hotel.
In Monsoon time avoid night stay in the desert.
Most of the monuments give very good discount for students from all over the world. They must carry there valid school identity card.
Holi is a very beautiful festival of India. it is popularly known as festival of colours. people wish happy holi each other by playing with colours.
People from all community celebrate this colourful and enjoyable holi festival of holi. they use dry and liquid colours to enjoy holi festival. at every home ladies prepare spacial delicious dishes for family members.
Date of Event : 23rd March 2016
Holi – Festival of Colours
Holi Festival In India
India is a land of rich culture and festivals are an integral part of every Indian’s life. HOLI is one of that. Indian festivals are source of celebration and joy. HOLI means festival of different colours. The festival of joy and happiness. The Hindu festival of colors celebrated in mid Spring every year.
On this Holi festival all people comes together and play with different colours. On this day all enemies becomes friends. All childrens, men ,women play with full of joy. This festival made by Hindu religion. It is the one of the most big and famous festival in India. On this day holiday must given in all. all friends, relations giving a greeting card to each others. School, college and in industrial area. On this day all eat the prasad called BHANG.
The festivals in India are just as vibrant as its cultural fabric. They are colorful, full of life and most of all touch the very soul of its people. The entire country is lit up with colours and water. Holi is one occasion when sprinkling colored powder (gulal) or colored water on each other breaks all barriers of discrimination so that everyone looks the same and universal brotherhood is reaffirmed.
Holi Spring Festival, Significance, Story And History of Holi
The Indian festival holi comes in the months of march – april and this season is known as as spring season. everywhere we can see the scenery of yellow, red and pink flowers. spring season is most beautiful season for different types of plants and trees. this season is the symbol of natural beauty. holi festival falls on the Phalgun Purnima or we can say pooranmashi. prahlad, holika and others are the legends of holi. the significance of holi is also very interesting.
Significance and history of Holi, Story of Holi
There is a very interesting story behind the celebration of holi. Once there was a king named hiranya kaship. he was granted a boon by lord Brahma, which made him impossible to die. he got arrogant and then he attacked on the earth and heaven. He said to people that stop worship to god and start to pray me.
His own son names Prahlad was a big devotee of lord vishnu. hiranya kaship said him to stop his prays to lord vishnu. but Prahlad have not done this so. then hiranya kaship given him poision, but that poision turned to nectar for prahlad. hiranyakaship tried a lot to kill his own son prahlad but not succeed in his mission. at last he said him to sit on the lap of his sister “holika” (who could not die by fire). by doing this holika was died and prahlad was safe by the gress of lord vishnu.
The burning and death of hiranyakashipu’s sister Holika is later celebrated as Holi festival in India. this was the victory of right on the wrong one. this was the victory of prahlad’s pray, holiness.
so this day become more famous in the history of India. after some time Lord Vishnu self came in the form of a Narasimha(half man and half lion god) and then he killed hiranyakaship. he was killed at dusk, on the half of entrance at house, on the lap of god vishnu and mauling him with claws.it was the smart way to kill hiranya kaship by lord vishnu. lord Brahma’s granted boon was not broken but hiranya kaship was killed.
Holi Holiday and Nach Lyrics
Holi holidays are so speacial holidays for Our Indian people. people used to celebrate this holi festival by dance, nach, sung song, wish each other and singing of songs specialize phagwah. so many dance sequences are pictured related holi on Hindi or regional films. some of them are so famous, and people used to dance, naach while playing or singing those holi songs.
Rang barse bheege chunar wali is the one of best holi song which was pictured on amitabh bachchan and he have sung himself in his own speacial style. there are so many famous songs and different dance, naach styles to holi. a lots of holi songs lyrics for dance or naach are available on various websites over the Internet.
Holi Mela, Holi Kids Games and Holi Essay
Holi is a most popular festival for small kids, younger boys and girls. people celebrate this festival with a great charm and joy. big shopping malls and shops give special discounts on these festival days. they organise mela and give things on attractive prices and discounts. some of them also provide finance schemes on there products.
School going kids used to play colourful games on holi. some of those boy and girls throw liquid ink of there fountain pen on each other.
it’s there way to get enjoyed on holi. teachers used to say them to write an essay on holi festival during these holi vacations. Parents of those children’s give them new toys and attractive gifts on the day of holi. they want to make a good and memorable holi for there children’s.
There are so many ways to get enjoy on holiday of holi festival for parents, school going boys and girls. small kids used to celebrate this holiday in playing with different colours.
Holi Songs, Music Albums, Holi Geet, Phagwah And Poems
Holi Festival is again here and it is the festival of colour and enjoyment. there are so many Hindi and regional films having holi song sequence. some of the holi geet, holi songs, phagwah and poems are so famous even today. holi phagwah is like local songs which are made to be sung on this day of holi festival. many famous Indian poets have also wrote interesting and meaningful poems on holi.
Some music artists of film industry also made music and video albums on the theme of holi festival of India. at lord Krishna’s temples, every year phagwah can be sung by the devotees.
they sung various phagwa songs and enjoy them self. some peoples used to play local musical instruments like chang, dholak, mangira and dhapli during this songs.
Holi Hindu Holiday, Holi Festival Celebrations In India
Holi is the second most popular Hindu festival of India after Diwali or deepavali. the holi festival can be celebrated for two days at many places. first day is called as “holi” and the second day celebrated as “dhulandi” or “dhureli“. these two days are also Holiday and all offices, schools and govt. offices are closed on these two days, and then the celebration goes on. Small childrens and younger always wait for this holiday to come.
Ladies and girls prepare delicious food and sweet dishes at home for there family and then they celebrate these holiday as holi festival. special pooja, rangoli other activities are the main attractions of this festival at home. at the second day of holi people plays with a lots of colour. they used to throw colours on each other and give blessings to them. people also give gifts greeting cards and flowers to there relatives and friends and wish them.
Holi Recipes, Holi Foods Recipe
Holi is a very special day of hindu people. women make sweet dishes and delicious food for family on this day of holi at home. there are a lots of special food recipe ideas to make something delicious here is the way to make “Sweet Rice”
on the day of holi festival.
Here we have provided recipe for sweet rice. it is a very tasty food. we Hope that you enjoy cooking and eating this delicious food on Holi festival.
Holi Recipe, Holi Foods Recipe To Make Sweet Rice –
Ingredients for making Sweet Rice –
Basmati Rice – 1 Cup
Cardamom – 4
Cashew nuts – 10 No.
Ghee – 2 Tbsp
Grated Coconut – 1 Cup
Milk – 1 Cup
Salt – Just A Pinch
Sugar – 1 Cup
Directions to Cook
First of all Cook rice for an hour then cook with milk, salt and some water. In a pan, make sugar syrup with some water. then add the cooked rice, 1 tbsp ghee, cardamom and then stir it for about 5-10 minutes in low flame till all water is absorbed. Fry cashew nuts and coconut in 1 tbsp ghee till it goes golden color and add to the rice mixture. Serve it and decorate it with Some Cashew nuts.
The first written evidence of the Kumbh Mela can be found in the accounts of Chinese monk Xuanzang (alternately Hsuan Tsang) who visited India in 629–645 CE, during the reign of King Harshavardhana. However, similar observances date back many centuries, where the river festivals first started getting organised. According to medieval Hindu theology, its origin is found in one of the most popular medieval puranas, the Bhagavata Purana. The Samudra manthan episode (Churning of the ocean of milk), is mentioned in the Bhagavata Purana, Vishnu Purana, the Mahabharata, and the Ramayana.
The extreme limit of cultivation is at Korzok, on the Tso-moriri lake, at 4,600 m are widely considered to be the highest fields in the world.
The highest fields in the world
2. The Bailey Bridge is the highest bridge in the world
A Bailey bridge between the Suru River and Dras River in Ladakh, India is the highest bridge in the world at an altitude of 5,602 metres above sea level. It was built in 1982 by the Indian Army.
The Bailey Bridge is the highest bridge in the world
3. Only place in India where Twin Humped Camels can be found
The Bactrian camel (two-humped) is a large, even-toed ungulate native. The Bactrian camel has two humps on its back, in contrast to the single-humped dromedary camel, they are rare compared to single hump camels. These camels are one of the main attraction of the Nubra valley in Ladakh.
Only place in India where Twin Humped Camels can be found
4. Ladakh is home to the Mystical Magnetic Hill
Magnet Hill is a so-called “gravity hill” located near Leh in Ladakh, India. The “Hill” is located on the Leh-Kargil-Srinagar national highway, about 30 km from Leh, at a height of 11,000 feet above sea level. The alignment of the road with the slope of the background can give the illusion that cars are able to drift upwards.
Ladakh is home to the Mystical Magnetic Hill
5. Ladakh is the Highest Plateau in the state of Kashmir
Ladakh is the highest plateau of state of Kashmir with much of it being over 3,000 m. It extends from the Himalayas to the Kunlun Ranges and includes the upper Indus River valley.
6. The Pangong Lake in Ladakh is one Of the Highest Salt Lakes in the world
Pangong Tso means “high grassland lake” in Tibetan language , also referred to as Pangong Lake, is an endorheic lake in the Himalayas situated at a height of about 4,350 m. During winter the lake freezes completely, despite being saline water.
Ladakh is the Highest Plateau in the state of Kashmir
