Happy Holi everyone.
Nice pictures over at The Big Picture (from 2010). A video from the annual Holi celebrations in Spanish Fork, Utah below the fold. Continue reading
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Shubh Diwali
Dear all,
Here’s wishing you a happy and prosperous Diwali.
A bit about what Diwali is about from a previous year’s post follows. Continue reading
Sri Ganesh Chaturthi Greetings
श्री वक्रतुण्ड महाकाय सूर्य कोटी समप्रभा निर्विघ्नं कुरु मे देव सर्व-कार्येशु सर्वदा॥
Shree Vakratunda Mahakaya Suryakoti Samaprabha
Nirvighnam KuruMe Deva Sarva-Kaaryeshu Sarvada॥
Nirvighnam KuruMe Deva Sarva-Kaaryeshu Sarvada॥
“O one with the curved trunk and immense body, one with the brilliance of ten million suns, please do remove obstacles to all my actions always.”
The translation lacks the poetry of the Sanskrit verse but it would have to do.
Happy Holi
Happy Holi everyone.
One of the biggest Holi events in the US is held in the Sri Krishna Temple in Utah. This video is from 2012.
Below the fold are a few pictures of Holi around the US. Source USA Today.
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Diwali Greetings
Diwali Greetings. I wish you a joyous and prosperous New Year.
I am going to be celebrating Diwali on board a flight from SFO to Seoul, on my way to Mumbai. When I arrive Monday night, flying across India I am sure to see fireworks from the air.
UPDATE Nov 1st: Arrived at the Mumbai airport early morning today.
Happy Ganesh Chaturthi — the Chicago edition
Ganesh, the Lord of Beginnings, the Remover of Obstacles is without doubt the coolest of gods. He goes places. Here’s him in the home of Molly and Prashant and their children Ria and Joydeep in Chicago. I stopped here on my way from the East coast to San Jose.
Open Thread: Happy Diwali Edition
Greetings and Happy Diwali to all sentient beings. This is an open thread. Feel free to ask me anything.
