Articles by Karuwaki
Significance of Chaitra Navratri!
The word Navaratri means 'nine nights' in Sanskrit, nava meaning nine and ratri meaning nights.While the Sharadiya navratri is more famous there are four Navratri festivals which are named after the …
Chaiti Mangalabara Puja!
Chaitra Mangalabar or Chaiti Mangalabar is a series of vrat observed on Tuesdays during Chaitra month in Odisha.Women worship Ma Mangala for the well being of their families. She is known …
climate change due to air conditioning & the solution to keep the earth cool!
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's announcement of five emissions pledges at the global climate meet in Glasgow in October 2021 was a promise to take steps towards controlling India's emissions. India…
Gujjiya! The signature sweet of Holi!
With Holi festivities just around the corner, I came across a video with a catchy headline "Holi special Gujjiya making in mega factory in Ghaziabad "!The demand for this particular sweet has increas…
World Wildlife Day!
Today,3rd march is world wildlife day....to protect and raise awareness of the multitude of benefits that we get from flora and fauna.Earth is home to innumerable species, and each one of them plays …
Shiva, its symbolism, the significance and essence of Mahashivratri!
Shiva the auspicious, as we know him today is an amalgamation of various older non-Vedic and Vedic deities. He is the great ascetic, the master of fertility, the master of poison and medicine, and L…