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• Mantra Meditation

  

  The word mantra comes from the Sanskrit, “mantrana”, meaning suggestion. Mantras are sacred, potent words, which yield tremendous results in the physical, menta... Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2015 TRAVEL

• Goddess Kali

  

  Kali is thought to have originated as a tribal goddess indigenous to one of India’s inaccessible mountainous regions. The Matsyapurana gives her place of... Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2015 TRAVEL

• Muqbool Fida Hussain

  

  (1915 – 2011), popularly known as simply MF, was an Indian modernist painter who is said to have produced over 50,000 works of art in his career. Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2015 TRAVEL

• Shirdi SaiBaba

  

  Shirdi Sai Baba, also known as Sai Baba of Shirdi, was an Indian guru, yogi and fakir who is regarded by his Hindu and Muslim followers as a saint. Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2015 TRAVEL

• The Sun

  

  is a huge ball of incandescent plasma at the center of our Solar System. It accounts for more than 99.86% of the mass of the Solar System, and provides all the... Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2015 TRAVEL

• The Supernatural Aghori

  

  The Aghori is considered to be a religious cult that broke away from the overarching Hindu religion in the 14th century AD. In Hindu mythology, it is believed... Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2015 TRAVEL

• Nowruz – Iranian Festival of Spring

  

  Nowruz is the traditional Iranian festival of spring which starts at the exact moment of the vernal equinox, commencing the start of the spring. It is considere... Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2015 TRAVEL

• National Apple Harvest Festival

  

  The National Apple Harvest Festival, which is held during the first two full weekends in October, has been celebrating beautiful crafts, great music and... Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2015 TRAVEL

• Vesak Poya – The Festival of Lights

  

  Vesak is known as the festival of light, a very appropriate name since almost all the decorations are in the form of illuminations. Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2015 TRAVEL

• Tamshing Phala Choepa

  

  is a festival, which is held at Tamshing monastery in Bumthang, and which is headed by Ringpoche, the 11th incarnation of Pema Lingpa. Tamshing monastery belong... Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2015 TRAVEL

• Health Benefits of Red Wine

  

  Red wine has well known health benefits. However, drinking any alcoholic beverage in excess can lead to alcoholism and the serious health problems associated... Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2015 TRAVEL

• The Temple of Heaven

  

  is considered the most holy of Beijing’s imperial temples. It has been described as “a masterpiece of architecture and landscape design”. Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2015 TRAVEL

• Shravanabelagola

  

  is situated about 150 km northwest of Bangalore, the capital of Karnataka. The town has been a prominent centre for Jain art, architecture, religion and... Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2015 TRAVEL

• Shinto Shrine

  

  s are places of worship and the dwellings of the kami, the Shinto “gods”. Sacred objects of worship that represent the kami are stored in the innermost chamber... Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2015 TRAVEL

• Ta Prohm

  

  is locating southwest of the East Mebon and east of Angkor Thom. Ta Prohm is the undisputed capital of the kingdom of the Trees’. Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2015 TRAVEL

• Venice’s Carnival

  

  takes place in February, in the days leading up to Shrove Tuesday. It used to last ten days but now in order to extend this high-earning tourist season, events... Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2015 TRAVEL

• Agitagueda Art Festival

  

  Every July, as part of Agitagueda art festival, hundreds of vivid umbrellas are hung over promenades in the streets of Agueda, a municipality in Portugal. Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2015 TRAVEL

• Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta

  

  This fiesta is celebrated in New Mexico, US and is one of the biggest hot air balloons festival. It goes on for about 9 days and hundreds of balloons touch the... Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2015 TRAVEL

• Great Mud Festival

  

  The Boryeong Mud Festival is an annual festival which takes place during the summer in Boryeong, a town around 200 km south of Seoul, South Korea. Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2015 TRAVEL

• The Elephant Festival

  

  is an annual festival which is held every year in the Pink City, Jaipur. This matchless event is organised on the full moon day of Phalgun Purnima which falls i... Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2015 TRAVEL