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[19 Mar 2011 | No Comment | ]
Holi – the festival of colours

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There was a mighty demon king named Hirnakashyipu who had won all the three worlds of heaven, earth and hell and had thus, become very proud.He went to the extent that he had enforced a law that everybody would worship him instead of gods and deities. However, his little son Prahlad refused to accept [...]

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Azadari, Festivals, Religion »

[23 May 2010 | One Comment | ]

Village Baragaon (Madva) is in Jaunpur of Uttar Pradesh state. It is 6 kilometers from Shahganj Railway station toward east-west direction at Lucknow road. It is famous for its unique Juloose-e-Ammari and azadari. Juloose-e-Ammari celebrated once in the year in the months of Rabi-Awwal.
In whole Ayaam-e-Aza (Muharram, Safar, and 8 day of Rai-Awwal) people [...]

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