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Makar Sankranti
(Excerpts from Pujya Bapuji’s Satsang) On the day of Makar-sankranti, the chariot of the Sun-god enters the Makar-rashi (one of the zodiacs). The process of entering a new sign of zodiac occurs every… more →
Jai Guru Dev
23 huge kite festivals around the world
wrote 6 days ago: BRIGHT KITES SKATE ACROSS the sky by the dozens — and sometimes the hundreds — in these worldwide ki … more →
Kite flying in Gujarat, wow!
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wrote 3 months ago: Enjoying the sights and sounds of Uttarayan! Are there any avid kite-flyers out there? You might en … more →
UTTRAYAN- Festival Of Kites @ UCF
wrote 3 months ago: Sangam, the Indian Student Association at UCF, invites you to UTTRAYAN, the festival of kites that i … more →
Looking to the Skies
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wrote 3 months ago: This slideshow requires JavaScript. I was 10 years old, on a family trip to India, when I first lear … more →
The Retired Kite Runner...
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wrote 4 months ago: Whenever i was asked to write an essay on my favorite festival in school, i would invariably write a … more →
Happy Makar Sankranti
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wrote 4 months ago: This slideshow requires JavaScript. मकर संक्रान्ती, माघी, तीला संक्रन्ती, माघे संक्रन्तीको उपलक्ष्यम … more →
Happy Uttarayan
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wrote 4 months ago: All the Best and stay safe! More about this wonderful festival can be found here. … more →
Happy Kite Free, Bird Friendly Uttarayan
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wrote 4 months ago: Makar Sankranti is known as the festival of kites. People express their joy and anticipation by flyi … more →
Happy Uttarayana, Happy Pongal, Happy Lohri, Happy Bihu
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Getting ready for Sankranti
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wrote 4 months ago: Three weeks before Sankranti, the streets of Ahmedabad go pink… a photostory… … more →
Skies of hope
wrote 4 months ago: On 14th January 2002, I saw a photo of a dead vulture in the newspaper. That was my first exposure t … more →
Save Birds on Uttarayan(Makar Sankranti)
wrote 4 months ago: Let birds have their share of sky this Uttarayan … more →
Uttarayan : Kites Galore
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wrote 4 months ago: Though I am not a native of Gujarat, this is my shot at describing the most energetic environment I … more →
Tilachya vadya (Sesame cakes)
wrote 4 months ago: With Makarsankranti coming up, I will be helping my mom make Tilgul….or rather the flat versio … more →
Tal Saankri for Jan 14th (Sesame seeds candy) By Pratibha Jani.wmv
wrote 4 months ago: Tal Saankri for Jan 14th (Sesame seeds candy) By Pratibha Jani.wmv Simple, quick and easy to make he … more →
Cinema in the Song: Dhund Hote Shabd Saare
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wrote 1 year ago: There is no doubting the fact that songs are an essential element of Indian cinema. It is what we ca … more →
TRIPup Ahmedabad: A New Way to Celebrate Uttarayan!
wrote 1 year ago: By: Nipun Parikh 14th January…. In many places around the world, January 14 may just be Janua … more →
Uttarayan, Festival of Kites
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wrote 1 year ago: Here’s a short warming up video to start the new (blogging) year. Watching and flying kites on … more →
