Today is the beginning of my favorite month. Just like in god’s we have lord vishnu, in month’s we have “Shravana” or “Saawan”….. And what makes this most unique is: 1. It marks the beginning of festival season 2. It’s a month where people take “Baadha”, start reading religious texts and scriptures, worship and indulge in allied activities. It is…
Tag: Paryushan
Paryushan: One of the Unique festivals of India
Paryushan is the most important jain festival. What is so unique about this festival and what fascinates me to write this article? Normally, all the festivals are for celebrating, some one’s birthday, there’s a mythological story attached to it (like diwali, return of rama & enlightenment of mahavira, independence day, children’s day, holi – the story of prahlad, etc and…