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Oil Companies set to collapse in India
2008-06-04 08:52:00
The India n Government has decided not to increase the rates of petrol and gas in the country in order to bring them more in line with the prevailing international market rates.This is a Government that is concerned more with its own political survival than the health of the nation's economy!It has only marginally increased the rates of petrol and gas.The rich will continue to zip around in cars and SUVs.The net effect will be that the Oil Companies , once the toast of Corporate India, will be committing whosesale suicide.Then what happens seems to apparently not concern the Indian Govt.All those who have invested in the Stocks of Oild companies, including Reliance Oil, are going to suffer.Their investments wsill be wiped away.We'll be seeing a lot of Stock market failures soon.Poor Oil Companies.Poor India.
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Vedic Culture in Goa and Maharashtra
2008-02-27 14:34:00
Vedic culture dates back to pre-historic times.The Vedas are ancient Hindu texts and are believed to be the fountain of all knowledge on Earth. http://ancient-hindu-wisdom.blogspot.comT he Vedas are an oral tradition, preserved from generation-to-generation through rote learning by Brahmin families. These were special families, highly revered by Society, who were dedicated to learning the Vedas and preserving them for posterity.The Vedas are Sanskrit verses, sung rather than said, and have very strict intonation and pronunciation, which maintain their purity.Different verses from the four Vedas are incorporated in various ritualistic prayers of the Hindus.Until recently, only Brahmin males were allowed to study and say the Vedas. Women and persons from all other Castes were prohibited from enunciating Vedic verses, in the belief that the divine purity of the Verses would be sullied.Now, with the abolishment of the Caste system, both men and women of all castes are allowed to study an...
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My new website
2007-08-07 07:23:00
I have just launcheda very comprehensive website aboutCOMMON AILMENTS IN CHILDREN( and adults too ) and how to treat them.There's an interesting video about rural life in India also, on the site.Please do visit it!www.farawaysister.comDr. Joshi, Holistic Online Pediatrician, alternative therapiesThank You!
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St. Francis Xavier, the patron Saint of Goa.
2007-07-01 06:34:00
Goa in India has some fantastic Churches built more than 400 years ago.They were built by the Portuguese, who came to and conquered this tiny State in India in the 16th century and ruled here for around 450 years.The Church of Saint Franc is Xavier is especially impressive.It has been well-maintained and so has the body of this Saint, who is the patron Saint of Goa.His Body has not degenrated at all and is exposed for veneration every ten years, and it draws huge crowds from all over the world.It's a medical marvel, that his body has never decomposed.Once a year there is a Feast of St Francis Xavier, which is also well-attended.There are hundreds of small and big Churches and chapels scattered all over Goa and they lend Goa a mystical quality.One sees small white chapels dotting the villages, along tree-lined winding roads.These chapels are well-maintained by local people, who keep them clean, light candles and offer fresh flowers every day.Every village has about a dozen of these, ...
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The festival of 'Vata Poornima' in Maharashtra and Goa
2007-07-01 03:50:00
This festival is celebrated annually on the full-moon day of the Hindu month called 'Jyestha'.On this day, married Hindu women in the State of Maharashtra visit and worship a Banyan tree in their neighbourhood and ask for a boon : each lady prays for a long life for her husband!The women come in a procession, wearing beautiful new sarees and their wedding jewelry, each carrying a plate containing sliced fruits, covered with a decorative scarf.A Hindu priest performs a special pooja under the Banyan tree and the women offer these cut fruits and sweets as 'prasad', along with small glass green bangles and black beads.Holy 'red kumkum' and turmeric are applied to the tree, flowers are placed reverentially and incense sticks are lit.The women then circumambulate the tree, unwinding a spool of white thread in their hands, so that the trunk of tree is covered in white, as the priest chants the mantras!They then don a new set of green bangles and a small black bead in a 'thread' ...
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The 'Ashadhi Ekadashi' festival in Maharashtra, INDIA
2007-06-27 06:34:00
This fair, held annually five days before the full moon during the Hindu month of Ashadh, is celebrated on a large scale in the small temple town of Pandharpur ( Maharashtra State, India ), abode of the Hindu Lord Vitthal and his consort, Rukhmini, situated on the banks ofthe holy river, Chandrabhaga.Lord Vitthal is believed to be an avatar of Lord Krishna.About five to six hundred thousand people attend this festival everyyear. Many come walking, as per tradition, even though they are wealthy and have their own cars.Followers of this sect of Hinduism, called the 'Varkari sect', live very simple lives. They are peaceful and peace-loving, dress simply and often in white, abjure ostentation, live and practice the principles defined in 'Ashtanga Yoga' ( which are very similar to Buddhist principles but also include vegetarianism ).Ashtanga Yoga is a way of life, not an exercise regimen.These folk wear a necklace made from beads carved out of stems of the 'Tulsi plant'. They use t...
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GOA: Info for NRIs and Tourists
2007-05-01 07:34:00
WHY SHOULD YOU CHOOSE GOA FOR YOUR VACATION?Well, simply because Goa is a unique experience!Goa is a small State in India, on its West coast and is a very popular destination for the international tourist.Famed for its sunny and sandy beaches, Goa also has a lot else to offer the tourist : it is dotted with huge Churches and Cathedrals ( built by the Portuguese who ruled Goa for 450 years, from the 16th to the 20th centuries ), wonderful Hindu temples with all their splendour, Nature parks with elephants, cascading waterfalls.... and much more, all against this picturesque background of a verdant green.A visit to Goa is like a visit to all of India, for here you come across domestic tourists by the dozen, hailing from all States of India, right from Assam and Manipur in the North, to Kerala and Tamil Nadu from the South, with every other Indian State inbetween!So you get to see a panorama of Indian life, just travelling in Goa. All the colourful Indian dresses, worn by dusky Indian ...
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