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Shubh Navratri Day 7 Mata Kalratri , the 2nd Online Travel Varanasi , Varanasi Temples

Navratri Day 7th Goddess  Kalratri On the seventh day of Navratri celebrations, Goddess Kalratri is worshipped. Her body is black in colour just like darkness and she has three eyes which are round shaped just like the universe. Though her appearance is fearsome but she is very auspicious. She is also considered to be very powerful. In India Kalratri Temple in Varanasi is dedicated to her. This temple is one of the Shakti peets of Varanasi.  Goddess Kalratri rules Planet Rahu. The goddess has four arms and she rides on a gadarbh with donkey being her procession. Kalratri goddess has killed demons Shumbh and Nishumbh. She has 3 eyes and she exhales fire flames through her nose. Her upper right hand grants blessings and lower right hand grants protection. In her upper left hand she holds an iron thorn and her lower left hand has a dagger. Goddess Kalratri also wears a bead that glows like fire of electric power. She destroys evil and her devotees need not fear anything.Kal...

National Fast Food Day Greetings !! the Second Online Travel, Varanasi

NATIONAL FAST FOOD DAY National Fast Food Day is observed annually on November 16.  On this day each year, people all across the country celebrate by going through the drive-thru, dining inside or ordering their fast food to go.First popularized in the United States in the 1950s, fast food is considered any meal with low preparation time and served to a customer in a packaged form for quick dine-in, take-out or take-away and typically with a drive-thru. Merriam-Webster dictionary first recognized the term “fast food” in 1951. Following World War I, automobiles became popular and more affordable.  At that time drive-in restaurants were introduced.  In 1921, White Castle, an American company founded by Billy Ingram and Walter Anderson in Wichita, Kansas, opened, selling hamburgers for five cents each.  Anderson had opened the first White Castle in 1916 as a limited menu, high-volume, low-cost, high-speed hamburger restaurant. The United States has th...

"The children of today will make the India of tomorrow. The way we bring them up will determine the future of the country."

“If You Carry Your Childhood With You, You Never Become Older – Happy Children’s Day” Children’s day is celebrated in India on 14 th  of November every year.  India’s First Prime Minister Pundit Jawaharlal Nehru  was born in Allahabad on 14th November 1889. Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru popularly known as Chacha Nehru was very fond of children. His love for Children was immense. He always advocated that the children of the country are entitled to a fulfilled childhood and higher education. Because of Chacha Nehru’s immense love for children, 14 th  November was declared as Children’s day since the death of Nehru in 1964. Nationwide this day is celebrated to shower love and affection towards children. Schools and Colleges celebrate  Children’s day  with great enthusiasm. Teachers and students of every school on this day come out of their daily routine to celebrate the day. Many schools also celebrate the day by organizing sports events. School teachers often...

Happy Dev Deepawali, The Second Online Travel , Varanasi, Uttar pradesh

  Dev Deepawali is a festival celebrated in the Hindu pilgrimage city of Varanasi. As the name suggests it means  “ the festival of light for Gods” or the “Diwali of Gods”. It is grandly celebrated in Varanasi and is also a much sought after tourist attraction. The festival is also known as Tripuri Purnima and Tripurari Purnima. The festival has an old and long history. Tripurari is another name of Lord Shiva and there is a myth that Lord Shiva had killed Tripurasura on this day. Shiva has known to have firm command across space. Dev Deepawali is celebrated on a full moon day in the Hindu month of Kartik which usually falls in   months of November.It is celebrated on the Kartik Poornima, fifteen days after Diwali Festival. Dev Deepawali is celebrated with great zeal and enthusiasm in the holy city of Varanasi. It is also a major tourist attraction and more number of tourists visit the city during Dev Deepawali than in any other time of the year.   All...

Happy Tulsi Vivah, the 2nd Online Travel , Varanasi

Karthik Shukla Ekadashi will celebrate Devotthan Ekadashi today. Lord Srihari will awake from a four-month sleep i.e. yoga sleep. Along with this, Chaturmas fast will also end. At the same time, auspicious works of Hindu religious people will also be started. It is believed that on Ashada Shukla Harisayan Ekadashi, the Lord would go to sleep for four months and wake up on Devotthan Ekadashi. Srihari will be awakened by the law of law,on Prabodhni Ekadashi, today, devotees will awaken to the Lord with full law. Devotees will be on fast throughout the day. A house of reed will be built in the courtyard to awaken God. A reed will be placed on the four corners and a wooden plank in the middle. Aripan (Alpana) will be done to welcome God in the courtyard. Aripan will also be done on the generation. In the evening, they will be worshiped by placing the Shaligram god on it. The devotees will awaken the Lord with Vedic mantra...

Great things never came from comfort zones , the 2nd online travel , Varanasi , Uttar Pradesh, India

If you want to achieve great things, you have to go far beyond your comfort zone. You will not get anywhere by doing what you are used to. You need to go beyond what you think you can do in order to see your full potential. Nobody ever did something great by wishing for it or by staying in his or her comfort zone. Success lies beyond what we are comfortable in. We achieve our goals by stretching our capabilities and skills in ways we have never imagined. It is just like this quote     “Great things never came from comfort zones.” If you choose to remain in your comfort zone, you will never see progress. You need to go beyond what you know in order to achieve success and betterment. Progress only happens when we try something different. The moment you decide to do something great, you also have to face the fact that you will be bumped out of your comfort zone. Because that is the only way you can do it. Don’t be afraid of the change. Instead, be excited of the great...

LIft up others !! the 2nd Online Travel, Varanasi , Uttar Pradesh, India

“If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else.”   is well said quote by – Booker T. Washington. It is truly right .   Especially in a place where you feel particularly insecure – be it the office,   gym, house   or even in your close friend group. Try out taking your eyes off yourself and encourage someone else’s success – it’s more powerful than you may think.