Christmas @ Kukatpally
Ankur Children @ Inter School Challenge (RADCLIFFE SCHOOL)
Dancing
Thirsty Crow
Old Man and 4 Sons
Vegetable Fun Fair - Chandanagar
Field Trip - Veg Market - Kukatpally
Field Trip - Post Office - Chandanagar
Diwali Celebrations - Kukatpally
Children's Day - Kukatpally
Birthday Celebrations @ Kukatpally
Janmashtami@ Kukatpally
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Janmashtami & Independence Day @ Chandanagar
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Festivals of INDIA and their Importance - Krishna Janmashtami
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Eight days after the full moon of Shravan, falls the festival of Janmashtami, the birthday of Lord Krishna. Krishna Janmashtami is an important festival in the Hindu calendar. The first day is Krishnashtami or Gokulashtami. The second day is called Kalastami or more popularly Janmashtami. It is celebrated with great devotion through out the country. Vrindhavan, Mathura, Dwaraka are the most popular Krishna temples as it is beleived that Lord Krishna lived here. In all these locations, janmashtami is celebrated with lot of splendour. The image of the infant Bala Krishna is bathed and is cradled in the midnight time. The conch shell is blown and the devotees celebrate the birth of the Protector of the world by singing devotional songs and by dancing with great joy. In these places Janmashtami celebration has a special significance as these places has an association with Lord Krishna. So the rituals associated with the festival are followed. In some part of the North India, Krishna Jayanthi is celebrated for three days. The first two days are celebrated in a colorful manner. On the second day of the festival a popular ceremony known as 'Dahi Handi' takes place where the pot containing curd or butter or milk is broken by the youths. Dahikala or Govinda, as the festival of tying pots of yogurt and milk, and breaking them is called, is a special event in Mumbai and other cities of Maharashtra.
In Braja Mandala, especially Gokula and Mathura, this festival is celebrated with great possible religious fervor and enthusiasm and the chanting mantras are echoed in the air. People from distant places congregate to Mathura and Vrindavan on this day to participate in the festival. The piety and fast observed on this day ensure birth of many good sons, and salvation after the death. Reading and recitation of the Bhagvatam and Geet Govindam are most recommended on this day. The number of temples dedicated to Sri Krishna is few. The reason being that people have taken to worship him through paintings and not through temple images. The Rajagopalaswami temple in Mannargudi in the Tiruvarur district, BalaKrishna temple at Udupi, Krishna temple at Guruvayur and Pandavadhoothar temple in Kanchivaram are dedicated to the memory of Vishnu's incarnation as Sri Krishna. In these places this day is celebrated with great grandeur and devotion.
Independence Day @ Kukatpally
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Ugadi & Birthday Celebration @ Chandanagar
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Holi Celebration Pictures @ Chandanagar
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Festivals of INDIA and their Importance - HOLI
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The festival of Holi is the celebration of colors in our lives. The festival has different aspects to its celebration. Like it is a celebration of good over evil, a carnival of colors, a community festival, a secular festival and a tradition of ancient spring rites. The main celebration takes place on the full moon day of Phalguna.
The real essence behind its celebration is the community flavors of it that bridges the social gap. People of all religion and caste color each other with gulal and other form of dyes. They also visit homes, distribute sweets and greet each other. Men, women, adult and children all take part in dances and other cultural programs.
It's the time of the year when roadside stalls throughout the country bear tables covered with bags of colorful powder, called gulal. Holi, is the exuberant festival of color.
The Hindu calendar uses lunar months, and Phalguna typically runs from the latter half of February through the first half of March. The crops have been harvested, so farmers have more free time and some money to celebrate the end of winter. With Holi, this celebration is an ecstatic burst of color. In the past, the color came from flowers that blossom only during the festival. Now, however, the powder is often created artificially.
On the eve of Holi, bonfires are burn at many street corners. Everybody celebrates Holi in a festive mood. It is that time of the year when everyone forgets everything and takes part in the celebration of colors. Holi is celebrated in all parts of the country from north to south and from east to west with the same enthusiasm and joy. Holi, is a spring festival it is celebrated in the month of March.
Though the festival originated in the northern part of India, Holi has assumed a national flavor over the ages. Despite being a Hindu festival, it is now celebrated in a secular spirit. The entire nation takes part irrespective of race, culture and ethnic background. It is the spirit of Holi, which binds them together. People from different strata comes together to enjoy the colors of life.
Chandanagar School Pictures
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