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Govinda

Saturday, August 15, 2009

Since yesterday was Janmashtami, I wanted to write a post on Krishna, one of the incarnations of Vishnu.
During the festival of Janmashtami, families often have traditions of making butter for Krishna or singing bhajans and praying to Him. As a common tradition in the southern region of India, on the eve of Janmashtami, little footsteps [...]

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Holi: The Festival of Colors

Sunday, March 15, 2009

This past weekend, Dharma celebrated Holi, the festival of colors, with food and kabbadi in Leverett Old Library, followed by the core event of rang, or colors, in the MAC Quad. Nice weather and a diverse turnout made for a great day of fun!
But throughout all this celebration, I did not know what the purpose [...]

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