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Umrah !!                                                         Rituals and Rites:

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Umrah !!                                                         Rituals and Rites:

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The pilgrimage includes rituals such as Tawaf (circumambulating the Kaaba), Sa'i (walking between Safa and Marwa), Wuquf (standing) at Mount Arafat, and stoning of the devil in Mina.

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These days we also celebrate Halloween! We dress in costumes and do trick and treat…this festival is celebrated to ward off evil spirits

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We celebrate Raksha Bandhan where sister tie Rakhi on brothers…and the bhai promises to protect them!

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On big days like bday/ first day of school or significant occasions we do Pooja

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We do Pooja at home to pray for good health and wisdom!

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We decorate our house for the month of ramzan, iftaar time is my most favourite, we as a family come together & I get to have my favourite snacks & juice..For eid we wake up early, get dressed in new clothes & offer our eid prayer, then I get to meet all my relatives & I love to collect eidi from them all.

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We celebrate Janmashtami every year in the month of August. It’s the day Krishna was born.

So every year we decorate the house like Krishna will be born in our house. We try to make scene of Krishna in Kansa mama jail or Vasudev Papa crossing Yamuna river with Krishna in basket. We keep Bal Krishna eating Maakhan and we also keep Krishna dancing with Radha.

We decorate him with flowers and rangoli

We even make Jhoola for baby Krishna. We give white butter and yellow peda for Prasad and we dance on bhajans all day. I love to sing achyutam keshavam Krishna damodaram. And mumma dresses me as Krishna with Bansuri and dhoti and peacock feathers. We make Mumma also hangs matki with little gifts inside for me that I climb up on and break. I love to watch Govinda make human triangle and climb up to take matki.

It’s a fun day

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Amongst many festivals, we celebrate Holi every year. Nivedit loves Holi, the festival of colours, water guns, music, dance, food. He enjoys the day celebrated with family and friends.

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Apart from the many festivals we celebrate, Kabir loves Holi. The night before Holi, we go to see the Holika Dahan, which means lighting a bonfire to symbolize the burning of evil. On Holi morning, all the kids gather together with their pichkaris and organic colours. Even the parents join in, and no one is safe from a splash. At the end of the day, everyone's soaked and super hungry. The day ends with a generous helping of puranpoli and gujiyas. There’s colour, fun and sweets and that’s everything Kabir loves in one day.

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Rudra is having an amazing time celebrating Holi with his sister and cousins in our village! We're playing with natural colors, dancing to traditional beats, and sharing delicious sweets. Our family tradition is to come together during Holi, forget our differences, and fill our lives with vibrant colors and love. This festival is a time for us to bond, laugh, and create beautiful memories that we'll cherish forever.

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Every year as a tradition, on occasion of Janmashtami we visit Isckon temple in Juhu. We offer our prayers and perform abhishek. There are melodious kirtan which is ongoing in the temple through out the day, also the temple serves sumptuous full course meal in prasad, which we all enjoy together as a family.

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Avyaansh Pandey Celebrated with Hand painted  Ganpati at Home

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Avyaansh Pandey Celebrated with Hand painted  Ganpati at Home

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Our little artist proudly showcasing the eco-friendly Ganesha he hand painted during the Ganpati festival. Being from North India, Ganpati celebrations aren't traditionally part of our culture, but we encourage him to take part in the festivities and learn about different traditions. We performed the immersion at home, keeping it simple, meaningful, and sustainable.

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Ved loves holi, the festival of colours. This picture is from our celebrations this year. We used skin safe herbal colours and had a great time with friends and family. We wrapped up our morning session with a lovely traditional breakfast of puran polis served with ghee and milk. The colours of course took a while to go away!

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I love Christmas morning! I wake up super early—even before the sun—and run straight to the tree. The lights are still on and everything looks so cool and sparkly. I look for the presents with my name and start opening them really fast! Wrapping paper goes everywhere, and I get so excited to see what’s inside. It’s my favorite day ever because it feels like magic and makes me really, really happy.

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Of all the beautiful festivals we celebrate, I chose this diwali picture as Samraat wanted to tell people about our traditions through the beautiful festival of Light , joy , new beginnings and a lot of heart .

Ours is a huge family so having the 3 of us in the frame is a little short of expressing any through the picture .For us Diwali marks the beginning of new year , hopes , and prosperity for everyone around us .

It’s also the time when 6 days later we celebrate Chath puja which is a huge spiritual celebration and devotion to our cultural roots .

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One of our special family traditions is organizing Guru Ka Paath at home, where we come together to recite prayers, sing Vaheguru bhajans, and reflect in a peaceful, spiritual environment.

In the video, Dheer is joyfully playing the manjeera while the bhajans were being sung. He was fully immersed in the moment and so happy to be a part of the prayer. It was heartwarming to see him connect with the rhythm and spirit of the bhajan with such innocence and excitement.

Through this tradition, we try to instill a sense of faith, devotion, and togetherness in our child. It helps him experience the joy of community prayer, understand the importance of gratitude, and feel proud of our cultural and spiritual heritage.

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Celebrating Ganesh Chaturthi with love, laughter, and three generations of togetherness!

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Ganesh Chaturthi is a very special festival for our family. Every year, we welcome Lord Ganesha into our home with love, prayers, and excitement. We decorate the space with flowers, lights, and rangoli, and place the idol of Ganesha with great devotion.

As a family, we come together to do the daily aarti, sing bhajans, and offer sweets like modaks, which are Lord Ganesha’s favorite. Our child actively participates by helping decorate, joining the prayers, and learning the significance of each ritual.

This celebration teaches the importance of faith, gratitude, and letting go — as we also do a small visarjan (immersion) on the last day, saying goodbye with the promise of welcoming Bappa again next year. It’s a beautiful time filled with joy, learning, and family bonding.

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This picture is taken on Eid 2025.

Eid celebrations typically begin with prayers in the morning followed by a delectable bowl of sheer kurma.

Lunch is usually with family and close friends.

Evening is all about meeting elders and other people of the community.

Most elders bless kids with Eidi( a token for the festival)

Eid Mubarak