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Gurupurab – kada prashad and kirtans
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Gurupurab – kada prashad and kirtans
By Shilpi Mahajan It is  Gurupurab this week. It marks the birth anniversary of the first Sikh guru – Guru Nanak. My sweetest memories of Gurupurab go back to my days in India. The celebrations for Gurupurab would begin weeks prior to the festival as the sweet melodies of the
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Dinner and a Puja: The Balancing Act
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Dinner and a Puja: The Balancing Act
By Anjum Choudhry Nayyar October for me is the busiest time of the year as we immerse ourselves in the numerous festivals that our South Asian heritage has to offer. It begins with the Navaratri, the nine-day festival running from the end of September to the beginning of October or
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The Hindu Naming Ceremony and Birth Announcements
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The Hindu Naming Ceremony and Birth Announcements
By Reena Vadehra and Jaee Likhite   As new-parents-to-be, you most likely have your child’s name picked out before his or her birth. But according to Hindu tradition, the Naamkaran (naming ceremony) does not occur anywhere from 12 days after birth up to three months later.   Details of the
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