HOLI-2013

Sri Krishna and Sri Radha

HAPPY HOLI TO ALL VISITORS. MAY GOD BLESS YOU.

Holi is a festival that is usually celebrated right after winters. It is celebrated in the month of March-April. This is a colorful festival celebrated with much joy and fervor all over northern India. The most famous Holi is played in Vrindavan-Mathura regions of the state of Uttar Pradesh. This year holi is celebrated on 27^th March.

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Below are some scenes captured at Belur Math during on 27.3.13 morning celebration:

KUMBH MELA PHOTOS- 2013

The Kumbh Mela at Allahabad is believed to be the largest religious gathering on earth. It is held every 12 years on the banks of the 'Sangam'- the confluence of the holy rivers Ganga, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati. 

The Mela alternates between Nasik, Allahabad, Ujjain and Haridwar every three years. The one celebrated at the Holy Sangam in Allahabad is the largest and holiest of them.

Kumbh means a pitcher and Mela means fair in Hindi. The pilgrimage is held for about one and a half months at each of these four places where it is believed in Hinduism that drops of nectar fell from the Kumbh carried by gods after the sea was churned. The festival is billed as the "world’s largest congregation of religious pilgrims". There is no scientific method of ascertaining the number of pilgrims, and the estimates of the number of pilgrims bathing on the most auspicious day may vary; approximately 80 million people attended on 14 February 2013.

SOURCE: kumbhmelaallahabad.gov.in; en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Kumbh_Mela

Below Photos get some glimpses of the Kumbh Mela held recently at Allahabad.

RAMAKRISHNA BIRTHDAY PHOTOS

SRI RAMAKRISHNA BIRTHDAY PUBLIC FUNCTION WAS HELD ON 17.3.13. HERE ARE SOME PHOTOS OF THE OCCASION.