By: Krunal Patel So, we all know that on Holi, we light a fire (Holika Dahan) and play with colors. But, what a lot of us do not know is why we celebrate it. A long time ago, there was a king named Hiranyakashyapu. He did a lot of tapa and got a boon from Brahma. Hiranyakashyapu wanted to be immortal, and no one gets the boon of being immortal. Therefore, Hiranyakashyapu asked for a boon that he thought made…
By: Janki R. Patel Diwali is the Hindu Festival of Lights and it coincides with the Gujarati New Year. It symbolizes the victory of light over darkness and good over evil. We celebrate Diwali for five days, usually in late Oc tober or early November, based off of the lunar calendar. The first day is Dhanteras in which we seek blessings from Laxmi Mata of well-being and prosperity. Kali Chaudas is the second day and this is when we light…
By: Krishna Patel Gurupurnima is a very important day in our Hindu Dharam because it is the day that we honor our Gurus. A Guru is someone who gives us knowledge and guidance and only with the proper guidance from the right Guru are we able to attain salvation, or moksh. The word Guru means destroyer of darkness and that is what a Guru does. A Guru leads us away from the darkness of the…