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Collection of Season Words (kigo) for Haiku from the Indian Subcontinent.
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Dr. Gabi Greve, Daruma Museum, Japan
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<br>Gabi Grevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16362456518166174106noreply@blogger.comBlogger253125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15205060.post-1123463828639534682022-08-27T13:59:00.000-07:002022-08-29T20:55:35.086-07:00Welcome !<a href="http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:78%;">[ . BACK to Worldkigo TOP . ]</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-size:130%;color:#993399;"><strong>Welcome to the World Kigo <span style="color:#ff0000;">India </span>Database !</strong></span><br />
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<span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="color:#ffffff;">... .... ...</span> The India Saijiki</span> </strong></span><br />
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<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2006/12/getting-to-know-india.html">Getting to Know India</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.exoticindia.com/article/">Indian Art, Articles </a><strong>Exotic India</strong> by Nitin Kumar<br />
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<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2005/06/festivals-india.html">Festivals of India, all are kigo </a><br />
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<span style="font-size:130%;">A special thank you goes to <strong>Kala Ramesh</strong> for her countless contributions and fruitful cooperation </span><br />
<span style="font-size:130%;">with this INDIA saijiki.<br />
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<span style="font-size:85%;">Gabi Greve, December 2006<br />
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<span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">List of seasonal words (kigo) from India </span></strong><br />
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According to the classical text of the <a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2006/06/ritusamharam.html">Ritusamharam</a> we will introduce <strong>six haiku seasons in India</strong>, two more that the four seasons of the Japanese Saijiki.<br />
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Each Indian seaseon comprises only two months, whereas in the Japanese saijiki, each season (except the New Year), comprises three months and is divided in <strong>early, middle and late</strong> part of the season.<br />
<a href="http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2006/12/seasons-and-categories.html">Seasons and Categories</a> Learn the Basics of World Kigo.<br />
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<strong>The rainy season (tsuyu)</strong> is covered as a Japanese kigo for Mid-Summer.<br />
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<strong>Frost,</strong> which comprises November and December, is an ALL WINTER kigo in Japan.<br />
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November and December comprise kigo for <strong>early and middle winter</strong> in Japan, check it here: <a href="http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/japanese/haiku/saijiki/4wi.html"><span style="font-size:78%;">http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/japanese/haiku/saijiki/4wi.html</span></a><br />
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Other poets say many parts of India have only THREE seasons:<br />
<b>Summer, Winter and Monsoon</b> !<br />
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<span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Here are the six seasons for INDIA</span></strong><br />
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<strong>Spring - called Vasant(Basant)</strong> - in the months of Chaitra and Vaishakh<br />
approximately March and April<br />
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<strong>Summer – called Grishma</strong> –in the months of Jaishthya and Aashadh<br />
approximately May and June<br />
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<strong>Rains – called Varsha</strong> - in the months of Shravan and Bhadrapad<br />
approximately July and August<br />
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<strong>Autumn called Sharad</strong> - in the months of Aashwin and Kartik<br />
approximately September and October<br />
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<strong>Frost – called Hemant</strong> – in the months of Margshishya and Pousha<br />
approximately November and December<br />
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<strong>Winter - called Shishir</strong> - in the months of Magh and Phalgun<br />
approximately January and February<br />
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<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2006/07/seasons-by-narayanan.html">Haiku about each season<br />
by Narayanan Raghunathan</a><br />
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<strong>About the climate, see also:</strong><br />
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<strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">.. .. .. <a href="http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2006/07/spring-haru.html"><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Spring </span></strong></a><strong>(March - April)</strong></span></strong><br />
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<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2005/01/ambedkar-memorial-day.html">Ambedkar Jayanti, Memorial Day </a><br />
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<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2005/06/festivals-india.html">Baishakhi Festival </a><br />
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<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2005/03/chidambaram-dance-festival.html">Chidambaram Dance Festival </a>in honour of Shiva<br />
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<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2012/02/falgun.html">Falgun, month of falgun, Phalguna</a><br />
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<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2005/06/flame-of-forest-tree.html">Flame of the Forest (Butea monosperma, Delonix regia) </a>Two Trees with orange blossoms. Gulmohar<br />
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<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2005/07/goa-carnival.html">Goa Carnival </a><br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.jp/2013/03/golu-doll-festival.html">Golu Doll Festival </a> Kolu<br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.jp/2006/07/spring-vasant.html">Gudi Padva Festival, Gudhi Padva</a><br />
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<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2005/06/festivals-india.html">Hanuman Jayanti Festival </a><br />
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<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2010/03/bearded-vulture.html">Himalayan Bearded Vulture chicks </a><br />
Gypaetus barbatus aureus, a kind of Lammergeier<br />
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<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2012/03/hola-mohalla-festival.html">Hola Mohalla festival </a><br />
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<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2005/08/holi-festival.html">Holi Festival</a>.. Dol Yatra (the Swing Festival)<br />
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<a href="http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2005/03/cow-ushi.html">Jallikattu Bull Fight during Pongal Festival</a><br />
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<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.jp/2012/05/kanjak-puja-ritual.html">Kanjak Ashtami Puja </a>and Navaratri <br />
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<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2006/03/kite-flying.html">Kite flying </a>India, Pakistan<br />
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<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2005/06/festivals-india.html">Mahavir Jayanti Festival </a><br />
<a href="http://kenyasaijiki.blogspot.com/2006/01/mango.html">Mango blossoms </a><br />
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<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2010/05/marathi-new-years-day.html">Marathi New Year's Day</a> Ugadi, Yugadi, Gudipadva<br />
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<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2010/07/neem-azadirachta-indica.html">Neem blossoms, neem tree, magosa (Azadirachta indica) </a><br />
and some food: Ugadi Pachadi<br />
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<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.jp/2013/03/nowruz-new-year.html">Nowruz, Newroz - "Persian New Year" </a> <br />
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<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2005/06/festivals-india.html">Pesakh Festival </a><br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2006/07/spring-festivals.html"> Pongal</a><br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2005/06/festivals-india.html">Pooram Festival </a><br />
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<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2005/06/festivals-india.html">Ramnavami Festival </a><br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2005/06/festivals-india.html">Ramzan Id Festival </a><br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.jp/2006/07/spring-festivals.html">Ratha Saptami, Rathasapthami, Magha Saptami Festival </a> <br />
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<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2006/07/shiva-ratri-night.html">Shiva Ratri Night, Festival </a>India, Nepal, Hindu Communities<br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2006/07/spring-festivals.html">Spring Festivals (Vasannta Utsav, India)</a> also worldwide<br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2006/07/spring-vasant.html">Spring in India (vasant, basant)</a><br />
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<a href="http://happyhaiku.blogspot.com/2006/11/trumpet-flower.html">Trumpet tree, golden yellow trumpet tree (Tabebuia chrysantha)</a> India<br />
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<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.jp/2012/03/hola-mohalla-festival.html">Vaisakhi festival, Punjab </a> and Bhangra dance<br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2005/06/festivals-india.html">Vasant Navratri Festival </a><br />
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<strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">.. .. .. <a href="http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2006/07/summer-natsu.html"><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Summer </span></strong></a><strong>(May - June)</strong></span></strong><br />
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<a href="http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2005/01/azalea-tsutsuji-satsuki.html">Buddha's Birthday, Buddha Purnima </a><br />
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<a href="http://kenyasaijiki.blogspot.com/2005/03/cassia-blossom.html">Cassia blossoms (Cassia fistula) </a>... amaltaas, Amaltas, bendra lathi, aragvadha and other names<br />
In Punjabi: ਅਮਲਤਾਸ<br />
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<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2005/07/ganges.html">Ganges (Ganga) flowing down </a><br />
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<a href="http://kenyasaijiki.blogspot.com/2006/01/mango.html">Mango fruit</a><br />
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<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2006/04/pipal-tree-ficus-religiosa.html">Pipal tree (Ficus religiosa) </a>Peepul, peepal or bo tree<br />
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<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2006/07/summer-in-india.html">Summer in India, find more kigo</a><br />
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<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2006/06/rollerskates.html">Rollerskates</a><br />
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<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2006/08/tukaram-celebrations.html">Tukaram Celebrations </a><br />
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<a href="http://kenyasaijiki.blogspot.com/2006/11/water-shortage.html">Water shortage</a> (for various reasons)<br />
. . . <a href="http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2005/04/drought-hideri.html">drought </a>(not enough rain)<br />
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<a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/worldkigoparkinglot/message/804">World Music Day </a><br />
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<strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">.. .. .. <a href="http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2006/01/monsoon.html"><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Monsoon, the Rains </span></strong></a><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">(July - August)</span></strong></span></strong><br />
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<a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kigohotline/message/3745">Bodh Gaya, Bodhgaya bomb blast, July 7, 2013 </a> <br />
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<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2005/07/guru-teacher.html">Guru Poornima/ Guru Purnima </a>Teachers Day<br />
full moon day in the Hindu month of Ashad (July-August)<br />
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<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2005/09/independence-day-india.html">Independence Day (India)</a> August 15, 1947<br />
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<a href="http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2005/10/juggernaut-festival-jagannath-india.html">Juggernaut Festival (India) </a><br />
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<a href="http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2006/01/monsoon.html">Monsoon rain, details </a>..(India, South Asia)<br />
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potholes in the road<br />
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<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.jp/2012/08/raksha-bandhan.html">Raksha Bandhan - Bond of Protection - Rakhi Purnima </a><br />
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<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.jp/2012/07/sawan-month.html">Sawan, Month of (Savan) in Punjab </a> <br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2006/07/senior-citizens-day.html">Senior Citizen's Day, August 21 </a> <br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2006/07/serpent-festival-nag-panchami.html">Serpent Festival (Nag Panchami) (India) </a>Snake Festival<br />
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<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2006/08/tagore-rabindranath.html">Tagore Memorial Day </a> Rabindranath Tagore<br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2006/08/trekking.html">Trekking</a> , Trek<br />
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<a href="http://kenyasaijiki.blogspot.com/2006/09/umbrella.html">Umbrella </a><br />
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<strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">.. .. .. <a href="http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2005/01/autumn-aki.html"><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Autumn </span></strong></a><strong>(September - October)</strong></span></strong><br />
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Autumn in India<br />
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<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.jp/2012/08/alma-gooseberry.html">Amla, aamla, amalika - Indian gooseberry </a> Phyllanthus emblica <br />
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<a href="http://happyhaiku.blogspot.com/2006/09/chandrika-soap.html">Chandrika Soap</a> "the moon-faced one"<br />
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<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2006/02/navarati-and-dussera-celebrations.html">Dussera, Dasara, Dussehra: Day Of Victory </a><br />
..... Navaratri : Nine Nights Of Festivities. Bomma kolu. pavadai skirts.<br />
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<a href="http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2005/04/divali-india.html">Divali (Diwali, India) </a><br />
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<a href="http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2005/06/fog-mist-haze-and-more.html">Fog, Mist, Haze and more </a><br />
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<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2005/07/ganesh.html">Ganesh Chaturthi Festival</a><br />
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<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.jp/2013/08/janmashtami.html">Janmashtami, Krishna Janmashtami, Jayanti . . . </a> - "Gita Jayanti"<br />
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<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.jp/2013/11/kartik-purnima-festival.html">Kartik Purnima festival </a> <br />
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<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.jp/2013/10/karva-chauth-festival.html"><span style="font-size:100%;">. Karva Chauth - Karwa Choudh festival . </span> </a><br />
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<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2005/11/khadi.html">Mahatma Gandhi - Birthday </a> <br />
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<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.jp/2013/09/mata-amritanandamayi.html">Mata Amritanandamayi - Birthday </a><br />
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<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.jp/2013/11/muharram-festival.html">Muharram festival </a> <br />
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<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.jp/2005/06/festivals-india.html">Onam festival - Kerala </a> <br />
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<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2006/04/parijaat-blossoms.html">Parijaat blossoms, Night Jasmine (Nyctanthes arbor-tristis ) </a><br />
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<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.jp/2013/08/janmashtami.html">Radha Astami - birth of Goddess Radha </a> <br />
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<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2006/07/sesame.html">Sesame (til, tila, gingili) </a><br />
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<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.jp/2013/10/sharad-purnima-festival.html"><span style="font-size:130%;">. Sharad Purnima harvest festival . </span> </a><br />
Kojaagari Purnima / Kumar Purnima <br />
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<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.jp/2013/10/smog-black-smog.html">smog, black smog - kaala dhua or dhua</a> <br />
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<a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/worldkigoparkinglot/message/800">Teacher's Day, Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan Memorial Day</a><br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2006/08/tiger-dance.html">Tiger Dance (Huli Vesha, Puli Vesha)</a><br />
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<a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/worldkigoparkinglot/message/504">Vailankanni (Velankanni), Festival in Chennai, India</a><br />
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<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2006/11/world-peace-day.html">World Peace Day and Ahimsa </a><br />
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<strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">.. .. .. <a href="http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2005/06/frost-shimo.html"><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Frost </span></strong></a><strong>(November - December)</strong></span> </strong><br />
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<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2005/06/frost.html">Frost in India</a><br />
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<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.jp/2013/12/angelee-deodhar-contributions.html">Hornbill Festival, Nagaland </a> <br />
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<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2006/02/nehru-memorial-day.html">Nehru, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru’s Memorial Day, Children's Day</a><br />
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<strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">.. .. .. <a href="http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2006/11/winter-fuyu.html"><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Winter </span></strong></a><strong>(January - February)</strong></span></strong><br />
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<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2010/03/bikaner-festival.html">Bikaner Camel Festival, Rajasthan </a><br />
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<a href="http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2005/07/rice-gruel-kayu.html">Congee, rice porridge, kanji </a>... hot cereals<br />
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<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2005/03/coral-tree.html">Coral Tree Blossoms (Erythrina indica) </a>Tiger's claw, Sunshine Tree<br />
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Damsel crane<br />
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<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2012/02/gujarat-violence.html">Gujarat violence 2002, Gujarat pogrom </a><br />
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<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.jp/2013/06/lohri-festival.html">Lohri festival </a> Punjab<br />
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<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.jp/2013/06/lohri-festival.html">Makara Sankranti festival </a> <br />
and <i>teel barfi</i> and <i>mejis</i> and <i>Bihu</i><br />
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<a href="http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2012/02/takana-mustard-greens.html">Mustard greens (sarson) </a> Punjab<br />
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<a href="http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2006/02/new-year-shin-nen.html">New Year </a><br />
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<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2005/06/festivals-india.html">Poush-Magh Festival</a><br />
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<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2006/06/republic-day.html">Republic Day</a> January 26<br />
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<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2006/11/winter.html">Sugar cane</a><br />
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<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.jp/2013/01/thaipusam-festival.html"><br />
Thaipusam festival </a> <br />
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<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2006/08/tiruppavai-of-andal.html">Tiruppavai of Andal (Andaal) </a>Tamizhnadu, Tamil Nadu<br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2006/08/tumeric-ukon.html">Tumeric, fresh (kurkuma, ukon)</a><br />
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<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2006/11/winter.html">Winter in India</a> A few more kigo ...<br />
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Cultural Keywords from India </span></strong></span><br />
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<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.jp/2012/04/agni-v-missile.html">Agni, God of Fire and Agni V missile </a><br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2012/01/golden-temple-amritsar.html">Amritsar and Golden Temple </a><br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.jp/2012/02/nihang-warriors.html">Anand Karaji - Sikh wedding ceremony </a><br />
<a href="http://dragondarumamuseum.blogspot.jp/2006/02/seal-01.html">Ashoka, Ashoka Maurya, King Ashoka </a> (304 BCE - 232 BCE) <br />
and the Ashoka tree (Saraca asoca)<br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2005/01/ayurveda.html">Ayurveda and Massage </a><br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2005/01/anklets-payal.html">Anklets (payal)</a> , Bracelets, Bangles<br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2005/01/aum.html">Aum</a> (阿吽) A-Un, Om<br />
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<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.jp/2012/08/babbler-turdoides-striata.html">Babbler bird (Turdoides striata) </a><br />
<a href="http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2005/02/bamboo-take.html">Bamboo </a>. An Asian Plant<br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2005/02/banyan-tree.html">Banyan Tree</a><br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.jp/2012/08/baobab-tree.html">Baobab tree (Adansonia digitata) </a><br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2005/02/basil-tulsi.html">Basil, Holy Basil (tulsi, tulasi, thulasi) </a><br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.jp/2012/09/beas-river.html">Beas River </a> <br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2005/02/bells-temple-bells.html">Bells, Temple Bells in India </a><br />
<a href="http://traveloguegokuraku.blogspot.com/2011/02/benares-varanasi.html">Benares and the Burning Ghats - Varanasi </a><br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2005/02/bhagavad-gita.html">Bhagavad Gita </a><br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2005/08/holi-festival.html">Bhang, Bhaang </a>Drink<br />
<a href="http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/11/railway-haiku.html">Bikaner </a>.. a town in Rajasthan<br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2012/02/bindi-red-dot.html">Bindi, the Red Dot decoration </a><br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2009/10/birla-planetarium.html">Birla Planetarium, Chennai </a><br />
<a href="http://darumasan.blogspot.com/2005/12/haiku-and-daruma-san.html">Bodhidarma, Daruma san in Japan</a><br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2005/02/bombay-mumbai.html">Bombay, Mumbai </a><br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2005/02/buddha.html">Buddha, Shakyamuni, Shaka </a><br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.jp/2013/12/angelee-deodhar-contributions.html">- Bhushan - Professor Satya Bhushan - </a> <br />
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<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.jp/2013/04/chandigarh.html">Chandigarh Town - Open Hand, Rose Garden, Rock Garden </a> <br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.jp/2013/11/chhath-festival.html">Chhath festivals </a> <br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.jp/2012/07/kala-chana-chickpeas.html">Chickpeas (kala chana) </a> Cicer arietinum. Bengal gram<br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2005/08/holi-festival.html">Chillum, chilum, cheelam </a>.. pipe<br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2005/08/chittorgarh-fort.html">Chittorgarh Fort (Rajasthan)</a><br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2005/03/coconut-tree.html">Coconut, Coconut palms </a>Philippines, India<br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2005/03/cow-pashu-gai.html">Cow (Pashu, Gai)</a> The Holy Cow of India<br />
<a href="http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2009/07/karee-curry.html">Curry (karee カレー) </a>Curry rice and other curry dishes<br />
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<a href="http://traveloguegokuraku.blogspot.jp/2007/01/dal-lake.html">Dal Lake, Kashmir </a><br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2005/01/ambedkar-memorial-day.html">Dalit (Untouchables) </a><br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.jp/2012/08/damaru-drum.html">Damaru drum, damru </a> <br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2005/04/dance.html">Dance, dancing </a><br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.jp/2012/07/dargah-islamic-shrine.html">Dargah Sufi Islamic Shrine </a>Sufism<br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2005/04/delhi.html">Delhi, Old Delhi, New Delhi</a><br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2012/03/dhobi-cast.html">Dhobi cast - washers</a><br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.jp/2012/09/marigold-tagetes.html">Doli, bridal palanquin </a> <br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2012/02/dukh-bhanjani-beri-tree.html">Dukh-Bhanjani Beri tree </a> Golden Temple, Amritsar<br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2012/02/dukh-nivaran-shrine.html">Dukh Nivaran shrine </a> Punjab<br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2012/02/dupatta-scarf.html">Dupatta scarf </a><br />
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<a href="http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/04/earthquake-jishin.html">Earthquake</a><br />
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<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2005/06/food.html">Food from India</a><br />
- - - <a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2012/02/punjabi-food.html">Food from Punjab </a><br />
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<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2006/07/soccer.html">Football, Soccer </a><br />
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<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2005/07/ganesh.html">Ganesh</a> The elelphant-headed god<br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2005/07/ganges.html">Ganges, the Holy River </a>Ganga<br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.jp/2005/08/himalaya.html">Gangotri, origin of the River Ganges </a> <br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.jp/2013/02/garhwali-songs.html">Garhwali songs</a> <br />
<a href="http://happyhaiku.blogspot.jp/2006/10/waterwheel.html">gharat or water flour mills </a> <br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.jp/2012/03/punjabi-ornaments.html">Giddha dance </a> Punjab<br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.jp/2012/08/giddarpirhi-mushroom.html">Giddarpirhi mushroom (Trametes versicolor) </a> <br />
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<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.jp/2013/01/gilli-danda-game.html">Gilli-Danda game</a> <br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2006/07/r-k-singh.html">Guava tree </a>myrtle family Myrtaceae<br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.jp/2012/06/gurbani-hymns.html">Gurbani hymns </a> Punjab<br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2005/07/guru-teacher.html">Guru (teacher) </a>Sensei (Japan)<br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2012/02/guru-granth-sahib-book.html">Guru Granth Sahib - Adi Granth scripture </a><br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.jp/2013/11/guru-nanak.html"><span style="font-size:130%;">. Guru Nanak and Guru Nanak Gurpurab . </span> </a><br />
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<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2012/01/harike-wetland.html">Harike Wetland, Punjab </a><br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2006/01/henna-mehandi.html">Henna (mehandi)</a><br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.jp/2013/10/hijra-and-eunuch.html">hijra and eunuch </a> <br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2005/08/himalaya.html">Himalaya</a> Mountains<br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.jp/2013/12/angelee-deodhar-contributions.html">- Hindu babies - </a> <br />
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<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2005/09/incense.html">Incense</a><br />
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<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2006/04/pipal-tree-ficus-religiosa.html">Jal-trang instrument </a><br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.jp/2012/07/japji-hymns.html">Japji Sahib, Japji hymns </a> Punjab<br />
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<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.jp/2012/05/kabir-poet.html">Kabir, Sant Kabir, the Poet </a><br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2012/01/kahwah-tea.html">Kahwah tea </a><br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.jp/2012/07/kalyani-raga.html">Kalyani, kalyan, kalyaan - raga music </a><br />
<a href="http://dragondarumamuseum.blogspot.jp/2006/02/seal-01.html">Kamadeva, Kāmadeva, Kama </a> <br />
<a href="http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2006/04/pilgrimage-henro-05.html">Kamakhya Temple near Guwahati in Assam </a><br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.jp/2012/03/kachnar-tree.html">Kachnar tree, orchid tree </a> Bauhinia variegata<br />
<a href="http://traveloguegokuraku.blogspot.jp/search/label/Kashmir">Kashmir</a><br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2005/11/khadi.html">Khadi</a> handspun cotton. Mahatma Gandhi.<br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.jp/2006/06/rice.html">Kharif crops and <b>Rabi</b> crops n India </a> <br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.jp/2010/07/koel-koil-kuil-bird.html">Koel, Koil, Kuil, Koyal (Eudynamys scolopacea) </a>oni kakkoo bird (Japan)<br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2006/07/spring-festivals.html"> Kolam, kollam, kulam - flower decorations </a><br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2005/02/bhagavad-gita.html">Krishna </a><br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2005/11/kumbh-mela.html">Kumbh Mela, Kumbmela, Kumbha Mela</a><br />
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<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2005/12/labyrinth-mandala.html">Labyrinth </a><br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2011/10/lingam.html">Lingam, Shiva Linga </a><br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2005/12/lotus-padma.html">Lotus (padma)</a><br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2005/10/lotus-temple-delhi.html">Lotus Temple Delhi </a><br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2005/12/lucknow.html">Lucknow</a><br />
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<a href="http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2006/01/mandala.html">Mandala </a><br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.jp/2008/01/mangalsutra-marriage-token.html">Mangalsutra marriage token, Thaali </a><br />
<a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/worldkigoparkinglot/message/2322">Marathon Boy Budhia Singh </a><br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.jp/2012/09/marigold-tagetes.html">Marigold garlands - Tagetes and Calendula </a><br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2006/01/meditation-dhyana.html">Meditation (dhyana) </a><br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2006/01/meera-saint.html">Meera, a Saint </a>Meerabai, Mirabai, Mira<br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2006/01/monkey.html">Monkey, Hanuman, Langur </a><br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2006/01/moon.html">Moon, waxing (moondraam pirai) </a><br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.jp/2012/07/moti-bagh-palace.html">Moti Bagh Palace </a> Punjab, Patiala<br />
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<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2006/01/music-of-india.html">Music of India</a><br />
..... <a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2006/01/music-raagam.html">Music: Raagam</a><br />
..... <a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2006/01/music-shruthi.html">Music: Shruthi</a><br />
..... <a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2006/08/tansen.html">Tansen</a> The Musician<br />
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<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.jp/2012/09/mynah-bird.html">Mynah bird, myna </a> India. Fam. Sturnidae <br />
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<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2012/02/nath-nose-ring.html">Nath - nose ring </a><br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.jp/2013/12/angelee-deodhar-contributions.html">- Navy Day Celebration </a> <br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2012/02/nihang-warriors.html">Nihang warriors </a><br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2012/01/vasant-panchami-festival.html">Nirala, Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala' </a>Poet, Painter<br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2012/02/nishan-sahib-flag.html">Nishan Sahib flag, Punjab</a><br />
... Kalasa, khanda, chakram, kirpan<br />
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<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.jp/2012/03/punjabi-ornaments.html">Ornaments from Punjab </a><br />
Saggi Phul, Giddha, Jhumka Earrings<br />
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<a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/worldkigoparkinglot/message/491">Panchatantra, a Fable</a><br />
<a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/worldkigoparkinglot/message/2311">Papaya </a>Carica papaya<br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.jp/2012/04/parikrama-circumambulation.html">Parikrama circumambulation </a><br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.jp/2012/10/pashmina-shawl.html">Pashmina shawl, Kashmir </a> <br />
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..... <a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2006/04/philosophy-mythology.html">Philosophical and Mythological Haiku from India </a><br />
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<a href="http://kenyasaijiki.blogspot.com/2005/06/frangipani-plumeria.html">Plumeria, Champa, Frangipani</a><br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2012/01/phulkari-embroidery.html">Phulkari embroidery </a> Punjab<br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.jp/2012/07/kala-chana-chickpeas.html">Prasad, Prasād, Prasada offering </a> - "gracious gift"<br />
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<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.jp/2007/06/puja-pooja-prayer.html">Puja, pooja, prayer </a><br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/search/label/Punjab"><span style="font-size:130%;">. - - - - - Punjab - Haiku from Punjab - パンジャブ . </span> </a><br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.jp/2013/05/punjabi-university.html">Punjabi University </a> <br />
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<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2012/02/dupatta-scarf.html">Punjabi apparel </a><br />
... Patiala salwar trousers, pauncha ankle cuff<br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2012/01/punjabi-jutti-shoes.html">Punjabi Jutti shoes </a><br />
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<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.jp/2013/04/urs-death-anniversary.html">Qawwali - devotional music </a> <br />
<a href="http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.jp/2012/06/honeysuckle-nindo.html">Quisqualis indica. Chinese honeysuckle </a><br />
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<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.jp/2012/08/raga-chandar-kauns.html">Raga Chandar Kauns, Chandarkauns Moon raga </a> <br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2006/06/rain.html">Rain</a> <br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2012/02/raj-kapoor.html">Raj Kapoor - actor </a><br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.jp/2012/08/tuberose.html">Rajanigandha (Polianthes tuberosa) </a><br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.jp/2013/11/rangoli-decorations.html">rangoli flower decorations </a> <br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2006/06/rice.html">Rice, Basmati Rice</a> <br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2012/01/ropar-town.html">Ropar town, Punjab </a><br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.jp/2012/03/rudraksha-tree.html">Rudraksha tree - "Rudra's eyes" mala </a><br />
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<a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kigohotline/message/3752">sadhu - holy man </a> <br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2006/07/sandalwood-chandan.html">Sandalwood (chandan)</a><br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2012/01/vasant-panchami-festival.html">Saraswati, Sarasvati deity</a><br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2006/07/sari.html">Sari</a> Dress for Ladies<br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2012/01/sarovar-sacred-pool.html">Sarovar - Sacred Pool </a><br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2012/01/sassui-punhun-folktale.html">Sassui Punhun folktale, Sassi Punnun </a><br />
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<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2012/01/shisham-tree.html">Shisham tree - Dalbergia sissoo </a><br />
<a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/worldkigoparkinglot/message/493">Shivaji's forts</a><br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.jp/2013/10/shraddha-devotion.html">Shraddha devotion - Sraaddha </a> <br />
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<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2006/07/silence-maun.html">Silence (maun)</a><br />
..... <a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2006/07/silence-by-narayanan.html">The Infinite Cosmoses Of Infinite Silences </a><br />
by Narayanan Raghunathan<br />
..... <a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2006/07/silence-and-stones.html">Silence and Stones</a><br />
..... <a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2006/07/silence-haiga.html">Silence and Haiga</a><br />
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<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.jp/2013/10/sindoor-red-powder.html">sindoor, sindooram - red powder </a> <br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2012/01/sirhind-canal.html">Sirhind canal - Punjab </a><br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2012/02/sleshmantak-ban-forest.html">Sleshmantak ban Forest </a> Nepal<br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2006/07/spices.html">Spices of India, an overview </a> <br />
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<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.jp/2013/12/sukhna-lake.html">Sukhna Lake - Punjab </a> <br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2006/07/sun-dinesh.html">Sun (dinesh, dinesha)</a> "He who is the lord of the days" <br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2006/07/sun-god-aditya.html">Sun god (aditya)</a> (India), Sun Godess Amaterasu Omikami (Japan)<br />
..... including suriya namaskar and the gayatri mantra<br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2006/10/sunbirds.html">Sunbirds</a><br />
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<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.jp/2012/06/sutlej-river.html">Sutlej River </a><br />
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<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2006/08/taj-mahal.html">Taj Mahal</a> ... "the Taj"<br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2010/02/tamil-haiku.html">- Tamil, Tamiz - Haiku in Tamil </a><br />
<a href="http://haikuandhappiness.blogspot.com/2008/07/tantra.html">Tantra </a><br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2006/08/temple.html">Temples in India </a><br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.jp/2013/02/thar-desert.html">Thar desert </a> <br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2006/08/tiger-dance.html">Tiger</a><br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2008/06/towns-of-india.html">Towns of India and haiku </a>Asansol, Bangalore, Contai, Hardwar, Mysore, Sambalpur<br />
<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2006/08/trekking.html">Trekking</a> Treck, Trecking<br />
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<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.jp/2013/04/urs-death-anniversary.html">Urs -death anniversary </a> <br />
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<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2006/11/window.html">Window </a> <br />
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<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2006/12/yoga.html">Yoga </a><br />
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<span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;"><strong>.. .. .. .. .. Welcome to India !</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>An Overview of India</strong></span><br />
<a href="http://www.tourisminindia.com/indiathedestination/index.htm"><span style="font-size:78%;">http://www.tourisminindia.com/indiathedestination/index.htm</span></a><br />
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In our Kigo Database Library:<br />
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<a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/worldkigolibrary/message/58">The Symbols of India</a><br />
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<strong>GENERAL</strong><br />
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<a href="http://www.india.gov.in/">National Portal of India </a><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size:130%;">EDUCATION</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Krishnamurti Foundation India / Journal<br />
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Articles in the Journal broadly cover the areas of philosophy and practice in education. The authors of the articles have been deeply moved by questions of life and education raised by the philosopher J. Krishnamurti, and their ongoing enquiry into such questions is reflected in their teaching and writing. This aspect of the Journal widens its scope and relevance to far beyond the classroom, indeed to the heart of learning and life itself.<br />
<a href="http://www.journal.kfionline.org/about.asp"><span style="font-size:85%;">http://www.journal.kfionline.org/about.asp</span></a><br />
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<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2006/12/haiku-in-india.html">... The Haiku Scene in India </a>: World Kigo Database<br />
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<strong><span style="color:#990000;">............................. Nature</span></strong><br />
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<a href="http://www.birding.in/">Birds of India</a><br />
With 1250 species of <a href="http://www.birding.in/birds.htm">birds</a>, India is a paradise for bird watching.<br />
The <a title="Indian Blue Peacock" href="http://www.birding.in/birds/Galliformes/indian_peafowl.htm">Blue Peafowl</a> is the national bird.<br />
For birding in India, 13 bio-geographical regions can be identified depending upon bird distribution: Trans Himalayan, Western Himalayas, Eastern Himalayas, Desert, Semi-arid, Gangetic plain, Central India, Deccan Plateau, Western Ghats, Eastern Ghats, North East, Coasts and the Andaman Nicobar Islands.<br />
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<span style="font-size:85%;"></span><a href="http://www.haryana-online.com/flora.htm">Flora of Haryana </a><br />
Haryana has a forest covered land of about 3.5 per cent of the total area. A thorny dry deciduous forest, pine and thorny shrubs can be found all over the state.<br />
<a href="http://www.haryana-online.com/Flora/sal.htm">Sal trees</a> (Shorea robusta)<br />
<a href="http://www.haryana-online.com/Flora/tulsi.htm">Tulsi</a> (Ocimum sanctum)<br />
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<span style="font-size:85%;">Copyright © Haryana Online</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.haryana-online.com/fauna.htm">Fauna of Haryana </a><br />
Haryana became a new state of India on 1st November, 1966, with Chandigarh as its capital.<br />
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<a href="http://www.tourisminindia.com/indiainfo/cityguide/calcutta/index.htm">Calcutta</a><br />
<a href="http://www.tourisminindia.com/indiainfo/cityguide/chennai/index.htm">Chennai</a><br />
<a href="http://www.tourisminindia.com/indiainfo/cityguide/delhi/index.htm">Delhi/New Delhi</a><br />
<a href="http://www.tourisminindia.com/indiainfo/cityguide/mumbai/index.htm">Mumbai</a><br />
<a href="http://www.tourisminindia.com/indiainfo/cityguide/thiruvananthapuram/index.htm">Thiruvananthapuram </a><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">Welcome to Incredible India !<br />
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Namaskar, welcome to Incredible India, where culture echoes, tradition speaks, beauty enthrals and diversity delights.<br />
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Bounded by the majestic Himalayan ranges in the north and edged by an endless stretch of golden beaches, India is a vivid kaleidoscope of landscapes, magnificent historical sites and royal cities, misty mountain retreats, colourful people, rich cultures and festivities.<br />
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<a href="http://india-tourism.com/">http://india-tourism.com/</a><br />
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<strong><span style="color:#990000;">............................. Indian Art</span></strong><br />
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<a href="http://www.exoticindia.com/article/">Indian Art, Articles </a><br />
Exotic India by Nitin Kumar<br />
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<a onmousedown="return clk(this.href,'res','1','')" href="http://www.artindia.net/">Art India Net</a><br />
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an exclusive site on Indian Performing and allied arts.<br />
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<a href="http://www.indiaart.com/">India Art</a><br />
Information on visual arts, including paintings, crafts, art education and so on<br />
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<a href="http://www.saigan.com/heritage/">Indian Heritage - info on Indian art & culture</a><br />
Indian Heritage, information on all topics relating to Indian art, culture and tradition<br />
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<a href="http://prabhu.50g.com/">PRABHU'S WEB PAGE ON INDIAN COINAGE</a><br />
to explain the evolution of coinage and its role in understanding the history of India. By Govindraya Prabhu S.<br />
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<a href="http://www.harappa.com/">HARAPPA ... Glimpses of South Asia before 1947</a><br />
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<strong>Indian Poetry and Writing</strong><br />
<span style="color:#990000;">Boloji.com</span> includes IndiaNest.com and PoeticNest.com<br />
<span style="font-size:78%;"><a href="http://www.boloji.com/index.htm">http://www.boloji.com/index.htm</a></span><br />
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<a href="http://www.sailusfood.com/">Sailus Kitchen with Seasonal Recipies </a><br />
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<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2005/06/food.html">Food from India</a> used as KIGO<br />
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<span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;"><strong>.. .. .. .. .. Welcome to India in Japan !</strong></span><br />
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Nihon to Indo Koryu no Rekishi 日本とインド 交流の歴史<br />
<span style="font-size:130%;">Japan and India: the History of Exchanges</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.sanseido-publ.co.jp/sinagire/jap_indo.html"><span style="font-size:85%;">© PHOTO 三省堂 </span></a><br />
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<a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/worldkigolibrary/message/240">. . . . . History of Indians in Japan </a>WDK Library<br />
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<a href="http://www.post.japanpost.jp/english/kitte_hagaki/stamp/tokusyu/2002/0412/"><span style="font-size:85%;">© PHOTO Japan Post and Stamps about India</span></a><br />
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<span style="color: #993399; font-size: 130%;"><b> Sukhna Lake </b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc6600; font-size: 130%;"><b>Explanation</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sukhna Lake(Hindi: सुख़ना) in Chandigarh, </span><br />
India is an artificial lake at the foothills of the Himalayas, the Shivalik hills. This 3 km² rainfed lake was created in 1958 by damming the Sukhna Choe, a seasonal stream coming down from the Shivalik Hills. Originally the seasonal flow entered the lake directly causing heavy siltation. To check the inflow of silt, 25.42 km² of land was acquired in the catchment area and put under vegetation. In 1974, the Choe was diverted and made to bypass the lake completely, the lake being fed by three siltation pots, minimising the entry of silt into the lake itself.<br />
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The creation of the lake was one of the greatest gifts from Le Corbusier and the Chief Engineer P L Verma to the city of Chandigarh. To preserve its tranquility Corbusier insisted that it be forbidden to motor boats and the top of the dam (promenade) prohibited to vehicular traffic. The lake is fringed by a golf course to the south, and Nek Chand's famous Rock Garden of Chandigarh to its west.<br />
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<span style="font-size: 130%;">Sukhna lake--<br />
a mallard couple swims<br />
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Arvinder Kaur<br />
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<span style="font-size: 130%;">Sukhna lake--<br />
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hope<br />
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swans, one after another<br />
descending </span><br />
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/326285114152188/permalink/493942230719808/">- Shared by Neelam Dadhwal - </a><br />
<span style="font-size:85%;">Haiku Culture Magazine, 2014</span><br />
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<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.jp/2005/04/angelee-deodhar.html"><span style="font-size: 130%;">. WKD : Dr. Angelee Deodhar . </span> </a><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Bhushan, Professor Satya Bhushan</span><br />
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On 4th December haijin writing in Hindi pay a tribute to the late Professor Satya Bhushan pioneer of haiku in India and winner of the prestigious Masaoka Shiki International Haiku Award in 2002.<br />
<a href="http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/09/19/stories/2002091900140300.htm">- Reference - www.thehindu.com </a> <br />
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<span style="font-size: 130%;"> Haiku Diwas-<br />
friendship beyond boundaries <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hindu babies</span><br />
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In Hindu tradition, the hair from birth is associated with undesirable traits from past lives. Thus at the time of the mundan, the child is freshly shaven to signify freedom from the past and moving into the future. It is also said that the shaving of the hair stimulates proper growth of the brain and nerves, and that the sikha, a tuft at the crown of the head, protects the memory.<br />
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_haircut#Hindu_babies">- source : en.wikipedia.org </a> <br />
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<span style="font-size: 130%;">smoky December<br />
post harvest stubble burnt-<br />
my grandson's tonsure </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hornbill Festival</span><br />
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The unique Hornbill Festival, named after the bird, is one of the largest celebrations of the indigenous warrior tribes of Nagaland, in India's far north east region. The hornbill is particularly revered by the Nagas and is reflected in tribal folklore, dances and songs.<br />
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The festival is usually on every year from December 1-7. However, in 2013, it's being extended for a few extra days. It will conclude on December 10.<br />
It takes place at Kisama Heritage Village, around 10 kilometers from Kohima (the capital of Nagaland).<br />
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hornbill_Festival">- source : en.wikipedia.org </a> <br />
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<span style="font-size: 130%;">loud cackling<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Navy Day Celebration </span><br />
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India would celebrate the 42nd anniversary of the Indian navy this year (2013) on 4th of December in order to remember the daredevil attack on the naval base of Pakistan, at Karachi. In order to celebrate this occasion, the Western Naval Command of the Indian navy (headquarter is Mumbai) bring their ships and sailors for making the celebration excellent.<br />
<a href="http://www.indiacelebrating.com/events/navy-day/">- source : www.indiacelebrating.com </a> <br />
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<span style="font-size: 130%;"> Navy Day-<br />
the sea and sky become<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Friday the 13th </span><br />
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The fear of Friday the 13th has been called <b>friggatriskaidekaphobia</b> (Frigga being the name of the Norse goddess for whom "Friday" is named in English and triskaidekaphobia meaning fear of the number thirteen), or paraskevidekatriaphobia[8][9] a concatenation of the Greek words Paraskeví (Παρασκευή, meaning "Friday"), and dekatreís (, meaning "thirteen") attached to phobía(, from phóbos, , meaning "fear"). The latter word was derived in 1911and first appeared in a mainstream source in 1953. <br />
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friday_the_13th">- source : en.wikipedia.org </a> <br />
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<span style="font-size: 130%;">by the time I say<br />
<i>friggatriskaidekaphobia </i><br />
I am no longer scared </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Quema del Diablo - <b>Guatemala</b></span><br />
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7 December : Quema del Diablo is celebrated across much of the country but you’ll witness the best festivities in the capital city and Antigua.<br />
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In local traditions, the devil lurks in the corners of homes, beneath beds and among garbage. Each year, as a prelude to Christmas, homes are cleaned and on 7 December the rubbish is collected in the streets. Often, an effigy of the devil is thrown on top, just to really sort him out. At 6pm the piles of garbage are set alight, chasing out the evil spirits and ushering in a devil-free Christmas season. To accompany the burn there might be marimba bands and there will certainly be fireworks. . . another rocket up the fleeing devil’s behind.<br />
<a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/guatemala/guatemala-city/travel-tips-and-articles/77562#ixzz2mVmdkpvB">- source : www.lonelyplanet.com </a> <br />
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<span style="font-size: 130%;">Quema del Diablo-<br />
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samba amid fireworks </span><br />
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<span style="color: #993399; font-size: 130%;"><b> Pushkar Fair - Pushkar Mela </b></span><br />
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The Pushkar Fair is India's greatest tribal gathering, featuring performances by musicians and dancers from Thar Desert. Pushkar in Rajasthan is usually crowded with visitors during its Pushkar Fair and every November, it gets even more crowded, with thousands of people- cattle traders, shopkeepers, merchants, dancers, musicians and artisans among them- congregating at Pushkar for a five-day long event which holds the distinction of being India's largest cattle fair. The fair is a memorable one with cocktail of sights, smells and sounds. <br />
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For the space of five days, Pushkar's narrow lanes are the scene for hectic trade and barter, for merrymaking and rejoicing- and despite the fact that the increasing commercialisation of the Mela has made it a whole lot more touristy than before, it continues to be a delightful experience. This is by far and away the best time to visit Pushkar, and what with the fair draws a huge number of visitors from across the globe. <br />
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Events during Pushkar Fair 2013<br />
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<b>Camel race contest</b> is usually the first event during Pushkar fair. The camels are decorated in finery and are raced to reach the finishing line before the music stops (something like musical chairs). Vying for the first prize the camel is judged upon its speed its equipment and ornaments, its capacity to interpret and carry out its masters' commands are the criteria of selection.<br />
How can we forget to mention the well-known longest moustache, matka phod and bridal competition that attract thousands of tourists all over the world.<br />
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List of Pushkar Fair Events:<br />
Camel Race<br />
Gorband - Camel Decoration<br />
Camel and Horse Dance<br />
Kabbadi Match (Local v/s Visitors)<br />
Cultural Programmes<br />
Turban Tying and Tilak Competition<br />
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<b>Pushkar</b> is one of the five sacred dhams (pilgrimage site) for devout Hindus. The story goes that when Sati died, Lord Shiva cried so much and for so long, that his tears created two holy ponds – one at Pushkara in Ajmer in India and the other at Ketaksha, which literally means raining eyes, in Sanskrit. It is from this name that the word Katas is derived. It is often called "Tirth Raj" – the king of pilgrimage sites – and has in recent years become a popular destination for foreign tourists.<br />
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Pushkar is one of the oldest existing cities of India. It lies on the shore of Pushkar Lake. The date of its actual origin is not known, but legend associates Lord Brahma with its creation.<br />
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<span style="font-size: 130%;">Pushkar Fair-<br />
after praying to Brahma<br />
we watch camels race </span><br />
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<span style="color: #993399; font-size: 130%;"><b> Guru Nanak </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Guru Nanak Gurpurab</span> also known as Guru Nanak's Prakash Utsav, celebrates the birth of the first Sikh Guru, Guru Nanak. This is one of the most sacred festivals in Sikhism. Apart from Sikhs, Hindus and other followers of Guru Nanak's philosophy also celebrate this festival.<br />
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The festivities in the Sikh religion revolve around the anniversaries of the 10 Sikh Gurus. These Gurus were responsible for shaping the beliefs of the Sikhs. Their birthdays, known as Gurpurab (or Gurpurb), are occasions for celebration and prayer among the Sikhs.<br />
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<b>Guru Nanak,</b> the founder of Sikhism, was born on 15 April 1469 in Rai-Bhoi-di Talwandi in the present Shekhupura District of Pakistan, now Nankana Sahib. His birth is celebrated on Kartik Poornima, i.e., the day of the full moon in the month of Kartik. In the Gregorian Calendar, the celebration usually falls in the month of November, but its date varies from year to year, based on the traditional dates of the Indian calendar.<br />
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Vela. <br />
The day begins with the singing of <b>Asa-di-Var</b> (morning hymns).<br />
This is followed by any combination of Katha (exposition of the scripture) and Kirtan (hymns from the Sikh scriptures), in the praise of the Guru.<br />
Following that is the <b>Langar</b>, a special community lunch, which is arranged at the Gurudwaras by volunteers. The idea behind the free communal lunch is that everyone, irrespective of caste, class or creed, should be offered food in the spirit of seva (service) and bhakti (devotion).<br />
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<span style="font-size: 130%;">Guru Nanak Gurpurab<br />
after singing the <i>Asa-di-Var</i><br />
we prepare the <i>langar</i> </span><br />
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<span style="color: #993399; font-size: 130%;"><b> Muharram festival </b></span><br />
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***** Location: India<br />
***** Season: Autumn<br />
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Muharram is a month of remembrance & Modern Shia Meditation that is often considered synonymous with the event of Ashura. Ashura, which literally means the "Tenth" in Arabic, refers to the tenth day of Muharram. It is well-known because of historical significance and mourning for the martyrdom of Hussein ibn Ali, the grandson of Muhammad.<br />
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Muharram is the first month of the Islamic calendar. Some Muslims fast during daylight hours on the ninth and 10th or 10th and 11th days of the month. They may also attend special prayer meetings in mosques or private homes. Not all Muslim groups observe this occasion in the same manner. Some Muslims regard Muharram as the month of mourning, commemorating the Battle of Karbala.<br />
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The <b>Pulikali,</b> also known as the tiger dance, is part of the Muharram celebration in Kerala. Some Muslims paint their bodies with <b>tiger markings</b>, wear masks, and parade through streets, playing, dancing and mimicking a tiger. This is done to idealize the valor of Immam Hussain (or Husayn ibn Ali), the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad.<br />
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<span style="color: #993399; font-size: 130%;"><b> Kartik Purnima festival</b></span><br />
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***** Location: India<br />
***** Season: Autumn <br />
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Kartika Poornima (Kartika purnima) <br />
is a Hindu, Jain and Sikh holy festival, celebrated on the Purnima (full moon) day or the fifteenth lunar day of Kartika (November–December). It is also known as Tripuri Poornima and Tripurari Poornima. It is sometimes called Deva-Diwali or Deva-Deepawali - the festival of lights of the gods.<br />
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Tripuri Poornima or Tripurari Poornima derives its name from Tripurari - the foe of the demon Tripurasura. In some legends of Kartik Poornima, the term is used to denote the three demon sons of Tarakasur. Tripurari is an epithet of god Shiva.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Journey to Bali</b> (Bali Yatra)</span><br />
It is Kartik Purnima today, an auspicious day in Indian calendar. Centuries back the traders (Banik) from the east coast of India, primarily from Kalinga (present Orissa) used to take long journeys by sea routes to Sri Lanka (Singhal), Singapore (Singhpur), Bali, Java, Sumatra, Borneo, Cambodia (Khamboj) for business. Immediately after the SW monsoon, the North-west monsoon sets in favouring their voyage to South East Asian countries. The important ports then were Tamralipta (now in West Bengal), the mouth of the river Mahanadi and Kalinga Patnam (now in Andhra Pradesh).<br />
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The auspicious day to start the journey was the fullmoon of Kartik (Oct-Nov). This is known as Bali Jatra in Orissa, meaning journey to Bali island. To commemorate this historical day, people of Orissa, specially the girls, sail paper boats with a small lamp in rivers, canals or even ponds.<br />
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On this Bali Jatra day a great fair is arranged on the bank of river Mahanadi in Cuttack; near the ancient 9-floor fort known as Barabati. People besides sailing different types of fancy boats, go on boating in the moonlit night. Different variety of eateries are served. A large number of showrooms and shops are erected for this occasion. Thousands of people enjoy and do shopping during the entire night.<br />
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This fair has great historical and political importance. In ancient times India had established a great friendship and trade contacts with our south east neighbours. Those were India's prosperous period. However, during the British rule such trade and relaships were snapped. Even after independence India looked towards west and did not revive this tradition. This was a pity, since we lost friendly contacts with these countries and could not push a healthy trade.<br />
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It is worth noting that the Angkor Wat complex in Cambodia, contructed in 12th century by Suryavarman II in Hindu style under the influence of Kaling and Chola kings of Tamilnadu, underlines the bilateral relations of India with south asian countries. Angkor Wat adorns the national flag of Cambodia. The temple was first dedicated to Lord Vishnu, and later on Lord Buddha. It is one of the most architectural splendours of the world.<br />
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Can we again revive our old contacts and gain goodwill among our neighbouring countries!<br />
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<span style="font-size: 130%;">North East Monsoon --<br />
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We can, just by tuning to our hearts and sending prayers for connection...and like the adage goes, where the heart is, we are, aren't we?!<br />
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<span style="color: #993399; font-size: 130%;"><b> Chhath festival </b></span><br />
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Chhath<br />
is an ancient Hindu festival and only Vedic Festival dedicated to the Hindu Sun God, Surya and Chhathi Maiya (ancient Vedic Goddess Usha). The Chhath Puja is performed in order to thank Surya for sustaining life on earth and to request the granting of certain wishes.<br />
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The Sun, considered the god of energy and of the life-force, is worshiped during the Chhath festival to promote well-being, prosperity and progress. In Hinduism, Sun worship is believed to help cure a variety of diseases, including leprosy, and helps ensure the longevity and prosperity of family members, friends, and elders.<br />
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The rituals of the festival are rigorous and are observed over a period of four days. They include holy bathing, fasting and abstaining from drinking water (Vratta), standing in water for long periods of time, and offering prashad (prayer offerings) and arghya to the setting and rising sun.<br />
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Although it is observed most elaborately in Bihar, Jharkhand, Eastern UP and the Terai regions of Nepal in modern times, and is more prevalent in areas where migrants from those areas have a presence, it is celebrated in all regions and major urban centers in India. <br />
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Chhath puja is performed on Kartika Shukla Shashthi, which is the sixth day of the month of Kartika in the Hindu Calendar. This falls typically in the <b>month of October or November</b> in the Gregorian Calendar.<br />
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It is also celebrated in the summer (<b>March–April</b>), on Chaitra Shashthi, some days after Holi; this event is called Chaiti Chhath. The former is more popular because winter is the usual festive season in North India, and Chhath, being an arduous observance, requiring the worshipers to fast without water for around 36 hours continuously, is easier to undertake in the Indian winters.<br />
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<span style="font-size: 130%;">by the river Ganges<br />
my parched throat<br />
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<span style="color: #993399; font-size: 130%;"><b> rangoli decorations </b></span><br />
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Rangoli, also known as kolam or muggu is a folk art from India. It is usually made during Diwali, Onam, Pongal and other Indian festivals. Typically consisting of bright colors, rangoli is a decorative design made in living rooms and courtyard floors during Hindu festivals . They are meant to be sacred welcoming areas for the Hindu deities. The ancient symbols have been passed down through the ages, from each generation to the next, keeping both the art form and the tradition alive. The patterns are typically created with materials including colored rice, dry flour, (colored) sand or even flower petals. Similar practices are followed in different Indian states: in Tamil Nadu, there is Kolam in Tamil Nadu; Mandana in Rajasthan; Chowkpurna in Northern India; Alpana in West Bengal; Aripana in Bihar; Chowk pujan in Uttar Pradesh; Muggu in Andhra Pradesh and others.<br />
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The purpose of rangoli is decoration, and it is thought to bring good luck. Design depictions may also vary as they reflect traditions, folklore and practices that are unique to each area. It is traditionally done by women. Generally, this practice is showcased during occasions such as festivals, auspicious observances, marriage celebrations and other similar milestones and gatherings.<br />
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Rangoli designs can be simple geometric shapes, deity impressions, or flower and petal shapes (appropriate for the given celebrations), but they can also be very elaborate designs crafted by numerous people. The base material is usually dry or wet granulated rice or dry flour, to which sindoor (vermilion), haldi (turmeric) and other natural colors can be added. Chemical colors are a modern variation. Other materials include colored sand and even flowers and petals, as in the case of flower rangolis.<br />
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<span style="font-size: 130%;"><strong>kolam, kollam, kolum </strong><br />
Threshold Design in Tamil Nadu</span><br />
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These patterns are normally called "Kolum." O sounds like Oh. U sounds like bun. Kohlum. When the symmetrical pattern is decorated in colors using colored sand or flower, then it is called <strong>rangoli</strong>.<br />
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The design or pattern is not symmetrical sometimes, but it is just a continuous line that curves around to make a beautiful border or design at the Center of the yard. . The threshold desing is compared to African sand drawings.<br />
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These patterns or designs were created in the olden days (according to Tamil literature) using rice flour. Holding a handful of flour in their right hand, the woman will uniformly drop the flour to make a line through her thumb and pointer and keep on moving her hands to make the curve or the dots. Nowadays, women use powder made out of stone. (Stone is crushed and sold commercially).<br />
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The patterns are very complicated and huge during festival months. The temples will have complex patterns that will cover thousands of square feet. Sometimes, several women together will create one large design.<br />
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<span style="font-size: 130%;"><b>Onam festival</b> - Kerala </span><br />
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<b>Onam is a harvest festival celebrated in Kerala, India</b>. <br />
It is the harvest of paddy. The legend has it that the great king Mahavali was so generous that he almost gifted anything any one asked. The gods in heaven got scared that he may become the king in the heaven. So, they requested Lord Vishnu to get rid of him. Lord Vishnu in the shape of a dwarf (Vaman incarnation) requested for three steps of land. Mahavali immediately donated without knowning its implication.<br />
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Vishnu put one foot on the ground that covered the earth, the second foot occupied the sky and there was no place for the third step. Vaman, therefore, offered his own head and Vishnu pushed him down into the Nerherland.<br />
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However, Mahavali was loved by everybody for his good nature and virtue, and returns to earth on the day of Onam. Onam is celebrated for 10 days. People don new dresses, prepare lovely dishes, eat on banana leaves and young girls make flower designs like carpets to welcome King Mahavali.<br />
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The flower arrangements for '<b>rangoli</b>' during Onam are the highlight of the artistic minds of the pretty Kerala girls. <br />
Happy Onam to everybody.<br />
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<span style="font-size: 130%;">diwali rangoli...<br />
towns and cities light up<br />
to diyas </span><br />
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smog (from burning little straw)<br />
in Hindi Language - <b>kaala dhua or dhua</b><br />
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In most of North Indian fields at the end of autumn or early winter, corn is harvested leaving a little portion of straw above the fields and since they could flatten the tires of tractors, the farmers burn them down. Later they plough the fields with their tractors. The smog is seen rising from fields this time.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Delhi smog blamed on burning straw</span></b><br />
November 2012<br />
Farmers who burn straw are being blamed by officials for causing heavy smog over the Indian capital, Delhi, and sending air pollution way above recommended levels.<br />
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The haze was caused by fires in neighbouring states and not due to pollution by vehicles, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said.<br />
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Environmental groups maintain pollution by vehicles is the main cause.<br />
Winter smogs are common in Delhi, but this year's haze has been severe.<br />
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<span style="font-size: 130%;">early winter-<br />
smog clears the corn fields<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sindooram (Sanskrit) </span>and Telugu,Tamil,Kannada,Malayalam or Sindoor (Hindustani: सिन्दूर or سندور, Gujarati: સિંદૂર) <br />
is a traditional <b>red or orange-red colored cosmetic powder</b> from India, usually worn by married women along the parting of their hair. Use of sindoor denotes that a woman is married in many Hindu communities, and ceasing to wear it usually implies widowhood. The main component of traditional sindoor is usually vermilion.<br />
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Sindoor is traditionally applied at the beginning or completely along the parting-line of a woman’s hair (also called maang) or as a dot on the forehead. Sindoor is the mark of a married woman in Hinduism. Single women wear the dot in different colors ("bindi" in Hindi) but do not apply sindoor in their maang. Hindu widows do not wear sindoor, signifying that their husband is no longer alive.<br />
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A version used in Hindu rituals or puja is known as Kumkum. This lends itself to the name of a wedding ritual in some Hindu communities, known as 'Haldi-Kumkum'. The sindoor is first applied to the woman by her husband on the day of her wedding and is called as Sindoor Dana ceremony. After this time she must apply this every day herself in the parting of her hairline.<br />
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The wiping off of the sindoor is very significant for a widow. There are many rituals associated with this practice. The most common being the mother-in-law or older sister-in-law wiping off the sindoor when the woman becomes a widow. The widow will break her bangles and remove her bindi as well. Many Hindu women will remove their nose ring and toe rings as well. The parting of hair is symbolic of river of red blood full of life. When the sindoor is removed then the river becomes barren, dry and empty. This custom is prevalent in rural areas and is followed by all castes and social ranks.<br />
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The red sindoor is significant for the married woman as she is full of colour. When she becomes a widow she adopts the white dress and removes all colour from her face including the bright red sindoor.<br />
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Methods and styles of applying the sindoor vary from personal choice to regional customs. Many new brides will fill the whole hair line with sindoor, while other married women may just apply a red spot at the end of the hair line and forehead. Recently, a triangle shape on the forehead pointing towards the nose, added with a diamond bindi for fashion is being worn by younger women.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Karwa Chauth (Hindi: करवा चौथ) </span><br />
is an annual one-day festival celebrated by Hindu women in North India, the Indian state of Gujarat and parts of Pakistan in which married women fast from sunrise to moonrise for the safety and longevity of their husbands.<br />
The fast is observed in the states of Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Haryana, Indian Punjab, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat.<br />
The festival falls on the fourth day after the full moon, in the Hindu lunisolar calendar month of Kartik. Sometimes, unmarried women observe the fast for their fiancés or desired husbands.<br />
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<b>Karwa </b>is another word for pot (a small earthen pot of water) and chauth means 'fourth' in Hindi (a reference to the fact that the festival falls on the fourth day of the dark-fortnight, or krishna paksh, of the month of Kartik).<br />
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It is uncertain how the festival originated and how it came to be celebrated only in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent. One hypothesis is that military campaigns and long-distance travel usually resumed around the time of the festival, as the area dried and numerous rivers of the region (see Sapta Sindhu) subsided from the effects of the monsoon. Women observed the fast to pray for the safety of their husbands at this time as they ventured away from home. The festival coincides with the wheat-sowing time (i.e., the beginning of the Rabi crop cycle). Big earthen pots in which wheat is stored are sometimes called karwas, so the fast may have begun as a prayer for a good harvest in this predominantly wheat-eating region.<br />
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Karwa Chauth <br />
is an auspicious day and is mainly celebrated by newly weds in India, specially in Punjab, Haryana, Rajsthan, western UP, although it is observed all over India at the present time. On this day, the fourth day after the Sarad Purnima, the newly weds get dressed up gorgeously, sometimes in the bridal dresses, apply mehendi on their hands and fast from the sunrise to the moonrise in the evening. They offer prayers to Lord Shiva, his consort goddess Parvati and son Lord Ganesh for the long lives of their husbands.<br />
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When the moon rises they watch the moon through a sieve, then their husbands and in turn the husbands offer water to break their fasts and give gifts. The newly weds observe this in their mothers homes and the mothers-in-law bring them new dresses, ornaments and gifts.<br />
At present women of all ages and unwed girls for their fiancés celebrate this function, too.<br />
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<span style="font-size: 130%;"> karwa chauth --<br />
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In the culture of South Asia, hijras /eunuchs are physiological males who have feminine gender identity, adopt feminine gender roles, and wear women's clothing. The Hijra sanaths (Hindi: हिजड़ा, Urdu: ہِجڑا, Kannada: ಹಿಜಡಾ, Telugu: హిజ్ర Punjabi ਹਿਜੜਾ) are also known as chhakka in Kannada and Bambaiya Hindi, khusra (ਖੁਸਰਾ) in Punjabi and kojja in Telugu.<br />
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In Pakistan, the hijra gender role includes true intersex people (khusras), crossdressers (zenanas) and eunuchs (narnbans).<br />
Hijras are also known as Aravani/Aruvani or Jagappa in other areas.<br />
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Hijras/Eunuchs have a long recorded history in the Indian subcontinent, from antiquity, as suggested by the Kama Sutra period, onwards. This history features a number of well-known roles within subcontinental cultures, part gender-liminal, part spiritual, and part survival.<br />
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In South Asia, many hijras live in well-defined, organized, all-hijra communities, led by a guru.These communities have sustained themselves over generations by "adopting" young boys who are rejected by, or flee their family of origin. Many work as sex workers for survival.<br />
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The word hijra is a Hindustani word, derived from the Arabic root hjr in its sense of "leaving one's tribe," and has been borrowed into Hindi. The Indian usage has traditionally been translated into English as "eunuch" or "hermaphrodite," where "the irregularity of the male genitalia is central to the definition."owever, in general hijras are born with typically male physiology, only a few having been born with male intersex variations. Some Hijras undergo an initiation rite into the hijra community called nirwaan, which refers to the removal of penis, testicles and scrotum.<br />
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Since the late 20th century, some hijra activists and Western non-government organizations (NGOs) have been lobbying for official recognition of the hijra as a kind of "third sex" or "third gender," as neither man nor woman.<br />
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<span style="font-size: 130%;">autumn breeze —<br />
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springtime son . . .<br />
khusras coerce the family<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Sharad Purnima or Kojaagari Purnima<br />
or Kumar Purnima </span><br />
is a harvest festival celebrated on the full moon day of the Hindu lunar month of Ashvin (September–October). It marks the end of monsoon. <br />
There is a traditional celebration of the moon and is also called the 'Kaumudi celebration', Kaumudi meaning moonlight.<br />
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At night, <b>goddess Lakshmi</b> is worshiped and night vigil is observed. According to a folk-tale, once a king fell on evil days, and was in great financial straits, but then his queen observed this fast and night vigil, and worshiped the goddess of wealth, Laxmi. Consequently, they were blessed by the goddess and they regained their prosperity.<br />
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It is also believed that on this day as moon and the earth are very close to each other, the moon rays have certain healing properties of nourishing the body and the soul.<br />
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<b>Sharad Purnima is known as Kumar Purnima or Lakshmi Puja</b> in Odisha, an eastern state of India. Kumar Purnima is the full-moon day in the month of Ashvin in October. This autumn festival is one of the most popular and important festivals of Odisha. 'Kumar' or Kartikeya, the handsome son of Shiva was born on this day. He also became the God of War. As young girls always wish for a handsome husband, they propitiate Kumar who was most handsome among the Gods. But, peculiarly enough there is no ritual for the God, instead the Sun and the Moon are worshiped.<br />
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<b>The importance of Sharad Purnima</b><br />
Sharad Purnima, also known as Kojaagari Purnima, is celebrated on a full moon day of the Hindu lunar month of Ashwin. It is also known as Kaumudi (moonlight) celebration, as it is believed that on this day, the Moon through its beams showers amrit or elixir of life on earth. The brightness of the full moon brings special joy, especially after monsoon.<br />
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The ‘Sharad’ in Sharad Purnima signifies the ‘Sharad ritu’ (season) of the year. Basically a harvest festival, it also has religious significance. It is believed that whoever worships Goddess Lakshmi on this night and observes a fast is blessed even if Lakshmi Yoga does not exist in his/her horoscope. <br />
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Another belief is that Goddess Lakshmi was born on Sharad Purnima. Anyone observing this fast avoids solid foods. Upon completion of the fast, he/she must first taste a mixture of cold milk and rice flakes. <br />
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Today is autumn fullmoon, Kumaar Purnima, an auspicious day for worshipping the goddess of wealth (Lakshmi) in some regions in India, and for offering prayers to moon in other regions, specially in Odisha on the east coast of India. On this day young girls in Odisha offer prayers to Moon in order to be blessed with young and handsome bridegrooms. <br />
Lovely dishes are prepared, girls sing folksongs and dance delicately.<br />
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autumn full moon --<br />
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"Shraddha" is a Sanskrit word which has no equivalent in English, at best it can be understood as faith with love and reverence. It means devotion or passion towards anything or god.<br />
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Hindu ritual performed for one's ancestors, especially deceased parents.<br />
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<b>The Shraadha period</b><br />
in Hindu amanta calendar ( ending with amavasya ), second half of the month Bhadrapada is called Pitru Paksha: Pitripaksha or Shraddha paksha and its amavasya ( new moon ) is called sarvapitri amavasya. This part is considered inauspicious in muhurtshashtra (electional astrology). At this time (generally September) crops in India and Nepal are ready and the produce is offered as a mark of respect and gratitude (by way of pinda) first to the ancestors be they parents or forefathers before other festivals like Navaratri begin.<br />
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Many people visits Hindu pilgrimage site to perform, Shraadha ceremonies, like Haridwar, Nashik, Gaya etc. Haridwar is also known for its Hindu genealogy registers.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Śraddhā (श्रद्धा, shraddhaa), </span><br />
the Sanskrit term for "faith", in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism. <br />
Can be a girl's name in countries like India.<br />
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<b>Mātā Amṛtānandamayī Devī </b><br />
(born as Sudhamani Idamannel on 27 September 1953), <br />
primarily known simply as Amma ["Mother"], is a Hindu spiritual leader and guru, who is revered as a saint by her followers. She is widely respected for her humanitarian activities.<br />
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She has been described as "the hugging saint".<br />
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<b>A mountain of love</b><br />
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The world celebrates Mata Amritanandamayi's 60th birthday today, Sep 27, 2013.<br />
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Mighty mountains break down with the passage of time to pebbles, gravels and sand grains. Has anybody any time observed sand grains, gravels and pebbles growing into mountains. Perhaps never. But it has happened in the case of Mata Amritanandamayi. Born in a poor environment and tortured by everybody, including parents and siblings, nobody could stop this lotus to bloom to unfold her beauty of mind and the fragrance of her heart.<br />
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Affectionately called as the 'hugging mother', Mata Amritanandamayi has lighted up the fire of love, friendship, peace and kindness among millions across the world. She has conquered the world without any weapon. She has wiped tears of million eyes, spread the light of education by helping the poor children, given shelter to the homeless, specially to the 2004 Sumatra tsunami victims and provided work to countless poor women. An incarnation of love, she has stood tall over decades by humanitarian activities. Love is her religion and kindness is her morning prayer.<br />
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Let us all come together to celebrate her birthday today. <br />
May she live long and pour on the mankind her love and blessings!!<br />
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<span style="font-size: 130%;">morning lotus --<br />
the sunrays wake up<br />
a sleeping bud </span><br />
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<b>Krishna Janmashtami </b><br />
also known as Krishnashtami, Saatam Aatham, Gokulashtami, Ashtami Rohini, Srikrishna Jayanti, Sree <b>Jayanti</b> or sometimes merely as Janmashtami, is an annual commemoration of the birth of the Hindu deity Krishna, the eighth avatar of Vishnu.<br />
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The festival is celebrated on the eighth day (Ashtami) of the Krishna Paksha (dark fortnight) of the month of Bhadrapada (August–September; However, in both traditions it is the same day. So, we have works like Vishnudharmottara Purana saying Krishna Ashtami is in the Bhadrapada month and Skanda Purana stating that it falls in the month of Shravana) in the Hindu calendar. Rasa lila, dramatic enactments of the life of Krishna, are a special feature in regions of Mathura and Vrindavan, and regions following Vaishnavism in Manipur.<br />
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While the Rasa lila re-creates the flirtatious aspects of Krishna's youthful days, the Dahi Handi celebrate God's playful and mischievous side, where teams of young men form human towers to reach a high-hanging pot of butter and break it. This tradition, also known as uriadi, is a major event in Tamil Nadu on Gokulashtami.<br />
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<b>Today is Radha Astami. </b>(September 13, 2013)<br />
Radha, it is believed, is no different from Krishna. <br />
Both Radha and Krishna srt the ball of romance rolling in the minds of Indians. Love is sublime and love is sensual, too. Love is life and life is loe. Love and life are inseparable. These form two poles of the magnet. It is the front and rear end of the same boat to ferry all in the ocean of life.<br />
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On this auspicious day let us celebrate life, let us celebrate love, let us offer our prayers to Radha. Her union with Krishna forms the cosmic energy that drives man to be creative, and her separation from Krishna prompts man to transcend space and time to achieve superior goals. There can't be Krishna without Radha. <br />
Life is incomplete without love. Glory to Radha rani.<br />
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<span style="font-size: 130%;">Radha in smiles--<br />
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the human tower<br />
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<b>Today is Janmastami</b><br />
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Lord Krishna was born on this day. The Lord is very special to all Indians. He is worshipped not just a Creator or an Avtar (incarnation) but as one who has set standards in every aspect of life - war and peace, art and literature, love and life, friendship, protection of virtue, relationship as a son, a brother, a friend, a lover, and even a king! He was equal to his friends and enemies.<br />
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On His sacred birthday let us embibe His divine qualities to create a better and happier society based on love, affection, friendship and peace.<br />
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His affection to mother Yashoda is beyond every emotions. His love for Gopis, specially Radha, is exemplary. His four hands are symbols of four aspects of life: lotus for love of beauty and nature, conch is part of music and partly to give a wake-up call to rise above self, mace to discipline who errs and wheel (chakra) to move, to progress and initiate course corrections for the guilty.<br />
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Lord Krishna stands for love and virtue. May He bless us all on His birthday.<br />
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<b>Janma</b> means birth and <b>astami</b> means eighth, here eighth day according lunar calendar, i.e. he was born on eighth day of the dark phase of this lunar month. <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">"Gita Jayanti"</span> is the birthday of Bhagvad-Gita, the sacred text of the Hindus. It is celebrated on the 11th day of the waxing moon of Margaseersha month (December- January) in the Vedic almanac. It is believed the immortal "Bhagavad Gita" was revealed to Arjuna by Sri Krishna himself in the battlefield of Kurukshetra (in present day Haryana, India) a little over 5000 years ago. The text is written in third person, narrated by Sanjaya to King Dhritarashtra as it transpired between Sri Krishna and Arjuna. Sanjaya, the secretary of the blind King Dhritarashtra, had been blessed by his Guru, Vyasadev, with the power to remotely view the events taking place on the battlefield as they transpired.<br />
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Gita Jayanti Festival as the name suggests is a unique and exceptional festival dedicated to the birth of Srimad Bhagvad Gita, the holy book of Hindus. The festival is celebrated mainly in Kurukshetra, Haryana. The festival is very sacred to Hindus and is celebrated with immense devotion and dedication.to be the land where the essence of real Hinduism found place.<br />
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<b>Virat Swaroop = </b><br />
The full form showing complete Godly manifestations of Shri Krishna on request of Arjuna on Kurukshetra battlefield while preaching sacred Gita.<br />
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">The origin of haiku in P</span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">u</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">njabi<b> </b>begins with<b> Prof Puran Singh’s</b> translation of Hokku by Basho, Issa and Buson and his own collection of hokku <b><i>Achan Chet Udarian</i></b><i> </i>in the early 20<sup>th</sup> century.<br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">Then many poets came to write haiku in Hindi and Punjabi, chief among these was <b>Prof Satya Bhushan Varma, </b>the first Indian scholar of Japanese, who was a pioneer of haiku in several languages. He started the first haiku club in India and began publishing haiku in Hindi, Punjabi and several other Indian languages, in a bimonthly inland format called <b>Haiku Patrika</b> in the seventies.<b> </b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">Mr Satyanand Java, Satyapaul Chugh, Urmila Kaul, Mohan Ktiyal and Devki Aggarwal were well known for their Punjabi haiku. <b>Amrita Pritam</b> translated some haiku into Punjabi in a journal called <b>Nagmani.</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">In 2000 </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">Mr.<b>Kashmiri Lal Chawla </b>who was influenced by Hindi haiku founded the Muktsar group of poets to write haiku in Panjabi.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">Around <b>2000</b> in Punjab, haiku was introduced by <b>Parminder Sodhi</b> in his book of translations of Japanese haiku <b><i>Japani Haiku Shairi </i></b><i>.</i></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">Mr. Amarjit <i>Sathi</i> Tiwana</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;"> greatly influenced by Mr.Sodhi’s book, started writing and promoting Punjabi haiku in <b>2003 </b>and created a <b>Panjabi Haiku Blog </b>in 2007 (<a href="http://haikupunjabi.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">haikupunjabi.wordpress.com</a>). In this online project he introduces contemporary and classic haiku from around the world to speakers of Punjabi daily. There are 5 editors and over 200 contributors.<br />
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</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">In <b>2007</b> he also started the Punjabi<b> haiku</b> <b>group</b> on Facebook which has 8 Admins and about 2000 members. From Punjabi Haiku Group on Faceboo<b>k </b>developed the <b>Punjabi Haiku forum.</b> Mr Tiwana has taken the promotion of haiku as his life work.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">In <b>2008</b> he brought out his first book of haiku <b><i>Nimakh </i>(</b>time taken to blink an eye<b>) </b>and poet Iqbal Deep brought out his collection <b><i>Kshin.</i></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">In <b>2009,</b> <b>Mr Davinder Poonia</b> published <b><i>Kaniyaan</i> </b>and<b> Mr.Amarjit <i>Sathi </i>Tiwana </b>along with poet<b> Gurpreet </b>his second book <b><i>Harey Harey Taarey,</i> </b>a collection of 135 children’s haiku from around the world. This book has been placed in many schools in Bhatinda and Mansa districts of Punjab and distributed free to introduce school children to haiku. <br />
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</div><div style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">There are several other blogs and individual pages of poets writing haiku in Punjabi, but nothing on an organized or regular basis.</span></div><div style="line-height: 14.4pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">In 2010, </span></b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">the<b> </b>world's second online Panjabi book <b><i>Trale Tupke</i></b> was released - is a Haiku Shayari written by <b>Mohan Gill </b>which has about four hundred haiku in it.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">In 2010, </span></b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">the <b>Panjabi Haiku Forum</b> in collaboration with the <b>Department of Punjabi at the Punjabi University, Patiala </b>organized the First International Punjabi Haiku Conference. A trilingual book in English, Hindi and Punjabi <b><i>Blue Sky Ringing</i></b> by the American poet <b>John Brandi</b>, with a <b>Panjabi translation</b> by Amarjit Sathi and translated into Hindi by Angelee Deodhar was released on this occasion,also <b>Mr</b> <b>Gurmeet Sandhu’s</b> <b>Khiwan</b> and <b>Darbara Singh’s</b> <b><i>Pal Khin.</i></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">On 8<sup>th</sup> March, the International Women’s Day, <b>the Second International Punjabi Haiku conference</b> was held at the Punjabi University, Patiala where poets from India and abroad came to share their haiku and its related forms. The inaugural session of the conference was presided over by the Vice Chancellor of the university Dr. Jaspal Singh and Dr. Dalip Kaur Tiwana, a famous Punjabi novelist.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">Five books of haiku were released on this occasion :</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">Haiku Bodh (Haiku Primer)</span></i></b><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">by Mr Amarjit Sathi Tiwana.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">Lishk </span></i></b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">by Mr Darbara Singh, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">Namolian </span></i></b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">by</span><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">Ms Arvinder Kaur,</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">One Moment Collection of Haikus, </span></i></b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">a trilingual book edited </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">and published by Dr. Mandeep Mann </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">Sargi Vela</span></i></b><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">by<b> </b>Mr.Kanwaljit Mangat.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">Of these the most significant one is the <b><i>Haiku Bodh (Haiku Primer)</i></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">by<b> Mr Amarjit Sathi Tiwana.</b>This book is the first of its kind and will be useful in introducing the novice poet to haiku and its related forms in Panjabi.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">All the delegates were given a trilingual copy of the conference anthology containing 114 haiku by 38 poets.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">The audience for haiku is large. There are 120 million Punjabi speakers, 80 million in Pakistan, 20-25 million in India and the rest spread around the world.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">Today, a decade after its origin, Punjabi haiku has come into its own and one can read it at various sites. There is no formal Punjabi haiku society and no membership fees. All the efforts to propagate haiku in Punjabi have been consistently made </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">by Mr Amarjit Sathi Tiwana, who has spent a lot of his own money to make books of haiku available in schools and libraries of various colleges and universities.</span></div><div style="background: white; line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: 8.4pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 8.4pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">However what is needed today is a bilingual/ trilingual approach so that Punjabi haiku can reach a much larger<b><span style="color: #333333;"> </span></b><span style="color: #333333;">audience. We must aim at a bilingual English- Punjabi web presence (site or blog) and make books which are bilingual, so that English language poets abroad and poets from other parts of India can understand the Punjabi haiku.</span></span></div><br />
Angelee Deodhar<br />
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<span style="color: #993399; font-size: 130%;"><b>Lohri festival </b></span><br />
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Lohri (Punjabi: ਲੋਹੜੀ (Gurmukhi), लोहड़ी (Devanagari), لوہڑی (Shahmukhi)) is an extremely popular festival celebrated by the Punjabi people. This agricultural winter festival is celebrated in Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, Uttrakhand and Jammu.<br />
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The origins of Lohri are many and link the festival to Punjab. Many people believe the festival was originally celebrated on winter solstice day, being the shortest day and the longest night of the year. With time, the festival spread to the states adjoining Punjab - Sindh, Jammu, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Delhi.<br />
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<b>Indian origins</b><br />
There are many origins of Lohri: all forming part of folklore. However, the main theme of Lohri is the belief that Lohri is the cultural celebration of the winter solstice. Lohri is meant to be celebrated on the shortest day of the year. A key feature of Lohri is the bonfire. Lighting of the fire has been common in winter solstice festivals throughout time: it signifies the return of longer days. For some the bonfire has a religious meaning, a remnant of pagan origins, perhaps? For others, the bonfire is no more than a tradition.<br />
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Going forward, instead of celebrating Lohri on the day winter solstice occurs, Punjabis celebrate it on the last day of the month during which winter solstice takes place. This is due to linking Lohri to the Bikrami calendar and the twinning of the festival with Makar Sankranti.<br />
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According to folk lore, in ancient times Lohri was celebrated on winter solstice day. It is for this reason that people believe the Lohri night is meant to be the longest night of the year and on the day after Lohri, day light is meant to increase. <b>The day after Lohri is celebrated as Makar Sankranti</b> when the days are meant to start getting longer.<br />
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However, scientifically, the shortest day of the year is around December 21–22 after which the days begin to get longer. Accordingly, winter solstice begins on December 21 or December 22 and Lohri ought to be celebrated on the day of winter solstice.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Makara Sankranti </span></b>is one of the most auspicious occasions for the Hindus, and is celebrated in almost all parts of India and Nepal in a myriad of cultural forms, with great devotion, fervour, and gaiety. It is a harvest festival.<br />
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Makara means Capricorn Zodiac Sign and Sankranti means transition of the Sun from one zodiac sign to another. Thus Makar Sankranti is the day that marks the transition of the Sun into Makara rashi (Capricorn) on its celestial path. The day is also believed to mark the arrival of spring in India.<br />
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Makara Sankranti is a solar event making it perhaps the only Indian festival whose date always falls on the same date on Gregorian calender every year: 14 January, with some exceptions, when the festival is celebrated on 13 January or 15 January.<br />
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richshaw pullers share<br />
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<span style="font-size: 130%;">late night...<br />
by the ember of Lohri<br />
the laughter of a family <br />
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Makar Sankranti ...<br />
when being heartful looms on<br />
the last piece of teel barfi<br />
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feasting in<br />
the mejis under the clouds<br />
drifting in spring</span><br />
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<b>teel barfi</b> - A sweet made up of sesame seeds and jaggery mostly and only in winter.<br />
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<b>mejis</b> - In Assam, people make huts known as meji to celebrate <b>Bihu</b> (a form of Makar Sankranti) with prayers, feasting, songs and dance.<br />
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<span style="color: #993399; font-size: 130%;"><b>Punjabi University</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Punjabi University </b></span><br />
is a higher education institute located in Patiala, Punjab, India. Punjabi University teaches and researches in science, engineering and technology, humanities, social sciences, performing arts and sports.<br />
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It was established on the 30 April 1962, and is only the second university in the world to be named after a language, after Hebrew University of Israel. Originally it was conceived as a unitary multi-faculty teaching and research university, primarily meant for the development and enrichment of Punjabi language and culture, but alive to the social and education requirements of the state.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Urs (from Arabic: عرس, literally "wedding") </span><br />
is the <b>death anniversary of a Sufi saint</b> in South Asia, usually held at the saint's dargah (shrine or tomb). South Asian Sufis are mainly Chishtiyya, and refer to their saints as lovers of God, the beloved. The death of a Sufi saint is regarded as <b>wisaal</b> (union with the beloved), and the death anniversary is celebrated as a wedding anniversary.<br />
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Urs rituals are generally performed by the custodians of the shrine, and usually include the singing of religious music such as qawwali. The Urs of Moinuddin Chishti at Dargah Sharif in Ajmer attracts more than 400,000 devotees each year.<br />
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is a form of Sufi devotional music popular in South Asia, particularly in the Punjab and Sindh regions of Pakistan, Hyderabad, Delhi and other parts of India. It is a musical tradition that stretches back more than 700 years.<br />
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Originally performed mainly at Sufi shrines or dargahs throughout South Asia, it has also gained mainstream popularity. Qawwali music received international exposure through the work of the late Pakistani singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, largely due to several releases on the Real World label, followed by live appearances at WOMAD festivals. Other famous Qawwali singers include Pakistan's Sabri Brothers, Bahauddin Qutbuddin and Aziz Mian.<br />
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eating fragrant saffron biryani<br />
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Chandigarh is a city and union territory in India that serves as the capital of two states which is Haryana and Punjab. The name Chandigarh translates as "The Fort of Chandi". The name is derived from an ancient temple called Chandi Mandir, devoted to the Hindu goddess Chandi, near the city.<br />
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The city of Chandigarh was the first planned city in India post independence in 1947 (pre-independence planned cities include Dispur in Assam, New Delhi in Delhi, Jaipur in Rajasthan, etc.) and is known internationally for its architecture and urban design.[4] The city has projects designed by architects such as Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Jane Drew, and Maxwell Fry. The city tops the list of Indian States and Union Territories with the highest per capita income in the country at Rs.99,262 at current prices and Rs.70,361 at constant prices (2006–2007). The city was reported in 2010 to be the "cleanest" in India, based on a national government study, and the territory also headed the list of Indian states and territories according to research condueted using 2005 data by Human Development Index.[7]<br />
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<span style="font-size: 130%;">Vernal equinox -<br />
the City Beautiful's roundabouts<br />
resplendent with flowers </span><br />
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<a href="http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.jp/2005/04/angelee-deodhar.html"><span style="font-size: 130%;">. Angelee Deodhar . </span> </a><br />
Chandigarh, 2013<br />
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<a href="http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.jp/2005/03/chrysanthemum-kiku.html"><span style="font-size:130%;">. Chrysanthemums Show in Chandigarh . </span> </a> <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Open hand in Chandigarh, </b></span><br />
India is one of the most significant monuments of the city. The credit for laying down its plan goes to Le Corbusier. It is located in sector 1 in the Capitol Complex. Chandigarh open hand monument has been designed in the form of a giant hand made from metal sheets that rotates like a weathercock, indicating the direction of wind. <br />
This giant hand is 14 metres high and weighs around 50 tonnes. The significance of open hand is that it conveys the social message of peace and unity that is "open to give & open to receive." <br />
Open hand is the city's official emblem.<br />
<a href="http://www.chandigarh.co.uk/tourist-attractions/open-hand.html">source : www.chandigarh.co.uk </a> <br />
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<span style="font-size: 130%;">spring rain-<br />
the Open Hand swings<br />
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<span style="font-size: 130%;">at open hand<br />
looking back at my life<br />
I smile </span><br />
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<a href="http://www.facebook.com/groups/326285114152188/">- Shared by Neelam Dadhwal - </a><br />
<span style="font-size: 85%;">Haiku Culture Magazine, 2013</span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc6600; font-size: 130%;"><b>Related words</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Rose Garden - Zakir Hussain Rose Garden</span><br />
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose_garden,_chandigarh"><span style="font-size: 85%;">© More in the WIKIPEDIA !</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: 130%;">the rose garden-<br />
early dawn blushes<br />
more colors </span><br />
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<a href="http://www.facebook.com/groups/326285114152188/">- Shared by Neelam Dadhwal - </a><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Rock Garden of Chandigarh</span> is a Sculpture garden in Chandigarh, India, also known as Nek Chand's Rock Garden after its founder Nek Chand.<br />
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_Garden_of_Chandigarh"><span style="font-size: 85%;">© More in the WIKIPEDIA !</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: 130%;">the silence in me<br />
these speaking statues<br />
in the rock garden <br />
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<a href="http://www.facebook.com/groups/326285114152188/">- Shared by Neelam Dadhwal - </a><br />
<span style="font-size: 85%;">Haiku Culture Magazine, 2013</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 130%;">sharing their fragrance<br />
with my grandson -<br />
the Rose Festival </span><br />
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<b>The Grain market</b> is situated in Sector - 26 Chandigarh , also houses city marketing committee. The specialty of this place is that city people and merchants throng this place from day to buy vegetables, pulses, dry fruits, fruits at wholesale rates. The merchandise is delivered from throughout India and from abroad. One can easily find non-seasonal fruits and vegetables here. The market marks beautiful and colorful presence of all kinds of vegetables and fruits and vendors, both males and females. One can also find here exotic plants and bulbs for sale in stores like Durga Seed Store. Many exotic dry fruits are imported from Iran, China like dates, apricots, etc.<br />
<a href="http://wikimapia.org/18816842/Grain-Market-Sector-26-Chandigarh"><span style="font-size:78%;"> source : wikimapia.org </span> </a><br />
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<span style="font-size: 130%;">canary melons--<br />
the belly of a vendor<br />
size of the sun<br />
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grain market--<br />
over a tree many fruits<br />
sparkling </span><br />
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