Festivals Of India in December 2012

India is a great country showing unity in huge religious diversity. A discrete topography, existence of various cultures still offering freedom to abide by one’s own beliefs and thoughts shows its greatness. This gives rise to an incredible mix called India.Westerners are always curious about its peaceful coexistence with such diversities.The outcome of this great mix can be experienced in the number of festivals celebrated throughout the year. Indian festivals are the reflection of the joyous mood of the people during harvest time or some important religious occasion. May it be a religious occasion or some other means, celebrations are reaching their peak during this time.

We can say that India is live in December with celebrations of some invigorating traditional as well as modern festivals. These festivals are distributed evenly but December shows more concentration of some colorful feasts. Among the major festivals celebrated in December are Cochin carnival in Kerala, Chennai music festival, Shilpagram art and craft fair at Udaipur in Rajashtan, Rann Utsav at Rann of Kutch in Gujarat, Hornbill festival in Nagaland, Feast of Francis Xavier and Christmas which is celebrated throughout the country with a great pomp and fervor.

Cochin Carnival

Cochin Carnival is one of the festivals celebrated with great sprit at fort Cochi for around twenty five days. This year Cochin carnival will be held from December 9 to 31. The highlight a massive procession led by beautifully decorated elephant on the new years day is the central attraction. It is a massive celebration of fairs, folk dances, games and partying. With cozy carnival costumes everyone is involved in merrymaking.

Chennai music and dance festival

Chennai music and dance festival offers a pure taste of South Indian classical music and dance performances. It is held between mid December and mid January at various locations in Chennai. The festival also covers temples and heritage bungalows as its venues. Popular artists across the country present their performances. 

Shilpagram Mela

Shilpagram Mela is the annual craft fair held in the city of Udaipur wholly organized to highlight the art and craft of Rajasthan. It is a perfect display of embroideries, hand woven cloth, art and handicrafts. One can join the precious workshops to grab the art and craft of Rajasthan. 

Rann Utsav in Gujarat

Rann Utsav in Gujarat is the perfect opportunity to witness the glorifying culture, invigorating music, dance and much more. It is an annual tumult lasting for three days. It is a series of folk music and dance performances under moonlight with a beautiful landscape at the background. 

Hornbill festival of Nagaland

Hornbill festival of Nagaland most of the population of Nagaland depend on agriculture and so are their festivals which revolve around this subject. In order to encourage inter-tribal interaction and promote cultural heritage of Nagaland, Hornbill Festival is held every year in the first week of December. Annually this festival is held at Kohima between 1^st and 7^th of December.

Feast of St. Francis Xavier is a feast held every year on the 3rd of December, the day on which the st. was buried after nine days of prayer, called the Novena. The feast of St. Francis Xavier hosts various ceremonies to honor the Saint's death. 

Christmas

Christmas is the most widely celebrated festival in India in the month of December at various places. 

There are many occasions of celebrations in the month of December. If you think of celebrating these festivals at various places in India, you can avail MagicHolidays sponsored by Panoramic Group and celebrate your vacations from a hoard of resorts worldwide.

Resorts acquired recently by Panoramic Group

In its bid to expand consistently in the fields of hospitality and travel, panoramic group has continued its acquisitions of branded properties at strategic tourist locations. To name a few the group has acquired following resorts namely United-21 Grassland resort at Kaziranga and United-21 resort at Kodaikanal previously popular as summer migration kodaikanal. Prior to these two other acquisitions were, United-21 Jungle resort at Pench, United 21 Paradise at Ooty and United-21 Tiger resort at Kanha. Total credit goes to our dynamic directors and the way they plan expansion of the group.

The prime motto behind these acquisitions is to provide local as well international travelers a perfect base to land at some of the most popular tourist destinations in India. These acquisitions are going to add value to the groups two giant travel portals travelhot.in and travel universally. Addition of more and more properties to the list of our outstanding resorts in India and abroad is continued for providing more options to our customers who are booking vacations through one of these online travel portals.

United-21 Grassland resort at Kaziranga previously known as Grassland Kaziranga is located at a convenient location near Bagori range in Harmoti, which can be easily approached from Guwahati & Jorhat. Tourists visiting this resort will be welcomed with stay amidst natures splendors, served with fine cuisine and an all time assistance to avail bewitching safaris taking you to the inside of the dense forests. United-21 resort at Kodaikanal previously popular as summer migration kodaikanal is a splendor located just three km from the beautiful Kodai Lake. It is located on a mid level of a hillock which offers serene views of the splendid surrounding region from the balconies. It provides classic accommodation and fine dining experience to its visitors. United-21 Jungle resort at Pench and United-21 Tiger habitat at Kanha are both located in the dense jungles of Madhya Pradesh popular among the tourists for its impressive wild life as well as its fascinating wild life tours. Luxury resort at Pench located near Turia gate offers swimming pool in addition to the well adorned facilities of a luxury stay and sumptuous dining arrangements. Tiger resort at Kanha offers every opportunity to come across the rare species, Bengal tiger and many other sparsely found wild animals.

The group’s foresight is seen in acquiring these unique properties at different locations spread across the country and to include them under the banner of United-21 brand of hotels and resorts. With this rate of acquisitions at one stage we will be able to announce the existence of our hotels and resorts at nearly all the prime tourist locations. It will be benefiting our customers as they can rely on the brand name United-21 for a colossal service and support at these destinations. At the same time it will build a reputation about the group of having its own hotels and resorts at major tourist locations. These resorts and hotels will be buzzed up with events and celebrations throughout the year. We will keep on updating you about new acquisitions in future also so that you can plan your vacations at these newly acquired properties of the group. Our groups another important venture in time share is Magic holidays offering holidays at worlds well known resorts and tourist destinations. Visit our travel portals and gather more travel related information which will surely be useful to plan your holidays.

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The Toy Train Ride to Matheran

Ride to Matheran

Amidst green natural surroundings and a peaceful environment of Matheran, any weary traveller would feel relaxed and extremely rejuvenated. This beautiful hill-station was discovered in mid-nineteenth century by a British Officer called Hugh Mallet. It gets plenty of visitors every year who leave behind their stressful routines and have a great time in its picturesque locations. Matheran has been kept free from pollution by banning the entry of vehicles in the region by authorities. But, a ride in toy train can take tourists on an exciting ride through vast greenery of this hill-station. This historic train service was started in the early twentieth century by entrepreneur Abdul Hussain Peerbhoy. Three years were spent constructing this train line with the help of a famous British engineer called Everard Calthrop. Today, it has become a delight for many tourists visiting Matheran along with their friends or family members. Four small-sized trains are a part of this train service and run every day along its route.

Each of these trains has a capacity of carrying around one hundred passengers. Tourists who wish to have a comfortable journey can book a seat in first class compartment which has elegant and comfortable seats. The toy train of Matheran moves at much slower pace in a zigzag way as the region has steep slope. Going further, travellers can witness a gradual change in landscape from slopes covered with grass to a hilly region full of trees. During its journey, these trains also pass through a short tunnel which is known as 'One Kiss Tunnel'. Snacks or drinks can be purchased from vendors who get into these trains for selling these items. They get on and off these trains, even while its moving, which is an indication of the slow pace at which the trains travel. Stops are made at a couple of stations where refreshments are available. Frequency of these trains is lesser during monsoons when the region gets plenty of rainfall and extreme weather conditions prevail. Booking an accommodation at Panoramic Resort in Karnala through Magic Holidays can provide an opportunity for tourists to experience the magic of this train journey as Matheran is just a few kilometres away from it. 

Matheran Station

Timings of departure from Neral station and Matheran are comfortable, but frequent changes are made to its timetable. It is always better to check for timings online or at the computerized reservation counter of Railways. Ticket prices are very reasonable, but bookings have to be made in advance as seats get filled up in no time. This is especially true during peak seasons when tourists from nearest cities visit Matheran in great numbers. Booking a stay at Panoramic Resort, Karnala, online on Magic Holidays can be a good way to experience this amazing train journey in Matheran. This hill-station is located very close to this resort and tourists can reach Neral station within a short period of time. In addition to luxurious accommodations, the resort also has plenty of facilities and modern amenities for its guests.

A Tribute to Yash Chopra

Old memories got stirred up with the sad demise of a legendary phenomenon called Yash Chopra. Missing a great stalwart like Yashji is a huge loss to the film Industry. Film industry is a glittering world full of talents, but a few dignitaries like him keep an everlasting impression of their own on it. The veteran filmmaker and “King of romance” passed away in Mumbai on 21 October 2012.

This journey called Yash Raj Chopra started in September 27, 1932 when youngest of eight children Yash was born at Lahore. Initially being a film journalist he tried to make a career in engineering, but his passion for filmmaking attracted him towards the glamorous world of cinema. Instead of going to London for further studies in engineering he tried joining his brother filmmaker B R Chopra as an assistant. He was keeping an ambition of becoming a film director. His brother diverted him to I S Johar for getting the initial lessons of film making. After taking a few lessons from Johar he joined his brother B R Chopra. There he worked for two years as an apprentice. He was offered first opportunity to direct a film called Dhool Ka Phool in 1959 which he fulfilled successfully. Encouraged by the success, Chopra brothers together made many movies like Waqt and Ittefaq. Yash Chopra received his first ‘Film fare award’ for directing the film ‘Waqt’ in 1965.

Another milestone for him was making of film ‘Ittefaq’ which was a low budget film made in just a months period. It was recorded as Bellwood’s first movie without an interval and song. This film rewarded Yash with “Best director film fare award”.

After this initial success shared with his brothers he worked alone and made landmarks by giving films like Deewar, Trishul, Silsila and Chandani. Then getting separated from his brother B R Chopra, Yash established a production house in 1971 called ‘Yash Raj Films’. Year 1973 was a year of great achievement for him when he made Yash Raj Film Studio in Mumbai. Super hit film ‘Daag’ opened the account of many block busters which YRF gave to the film industry. Somewhere in this period Yashji introduced ‘Amitabh Bachchan’ as the angry young man in “Deewar” and then a non stop era of giving super hit films one after the other continued. During the period when film industry was revolving mainly around topics of social problems and love stories, it was this great film maker who gave a new direction. This proved to be a revolution in Hindi cinema which made Amitabh a superstar, with a solid image of angry young man in the movies hitting box office one after the other. 

A few years in the eighties was a setback for YR films but again he came on the success track, this time making a little change in his topics. His film Chandani received National Film Fare award in 1989 which was a great come back for the veteran film maker. In 1991 ‘Lamhe’ was credited the biggest Bollywood hit in overseas market. His recent films reflected his love for Switzerland where he made many of his modern era films. Bagging reputed film awards was an easy task for him. He won eleven Film fare awards for his outstanding films and the topmost reward Padma Bhushan in 2005. Through out his life till his demise he lived a life of a dedicated gentleman in the film industry. We at Panoramic group’s Magic Holidays pay a hearty tribute to this all time young film maker, who left behind lots of beautiful memories and many things for the coming generations to learn from.

Ganesh Utsav 2012 Decoration Competition Conducted by Magic Holidays

In Mumbai Ganesh Utsav is celebrated with lots of zest and enthusiasm. Mumbai gets immersed in the celebration of this religious festival. Lord Ganesh is the favorite deity of all the people irrespective of caste creed or class of the devotees.  The great thing about this festival is that Mumbai is awake during all the ten days of this festival. People of all ages visit the distant places like Lalbag, which is the hub of many Ganesh Utsav celebrations. Devotees are standing in long Que’s for getting blessings of Shri Ganesha.
The Utsav is celebrated by bringing Ganesh idols of different sizes and shapes, but one thing we can say is that they are incredibly beautiful. Nature wise the festival is enjoyed as a family festival as well as by different social groups normally called Ganesh mandals. These mandals decorate the huge Ganesh idols beautifully. A supporting decoration in the form of a scene from historical or religious incidence is presented near the Ganesh idol.  Every area is having many such mandal’s which celebrate the festival with lots of devotion and love for the deity. From the many Ganesh idols in a particular region one idol is honored with the title King of that area e.g “Lalbag cha Raja” is a honor given to a Ganesh idol in the Lalbag region. 

Likewise during current years Ganesh Utsav 2012, “Andhericha Raja” Contest was held and sponsored by “Magic Holidays” who are popular for offering a great travel package of pay once and enjoy holiday at worldwide destination for a period of 25 years. More precisely it was a Home Decoration contest held during Ganesh Mahotsav. The event leaders went to some of the selected societies in Andheri area and took snaps of Ganesha decorations, along with the general details of the family in which the Ganesha idol was established. Afterwards one of the decorations will be finally selected by their panel of judges and the winner will be informed to come and collect his surprise gift. This contest is held to encourage the residents for making more and more attractive decorations every year. At the same time the hosts can have a better interaction with the residents.

From the total photos taken some selected photos of Ganesh idols will be uploaded on Magic holiday’s face book fan page profile. 
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Why we celebrate Dasara - Vijaya Dashami?

The grand festival of Hindus, Dasara - Vijaya Dashami is a Hindu festival that symbolically celebrates the triumph of good over evil. As per Ramayana the festival basically celebrates the victory of Hindu deity Rama over demon King Ravana who is portrayed as having ten heads. The main reason of the war between Lord Rama and Demon king Ravana was the kidnapping of Sita by Ravana and keeping her in an isolated place.

Ravana turned down every request by Rama to return back Sita unconditionally. The only alternative remained with Lord Rama was to win back Sita by defeating Ravana in a face to face war. Ravana was finally defeated after a fierce war which lasted for several days. The festival of Dasara was initially called Dash Hara meaning loosing ten heads by Ravana, which later became popular as Dasara. Rama defeated and killed Ravana in his own kingdom of Lanka. Rama returned to his kingdom of Ayodhya on Ashwin Shukla Dashmi and hence it is celebrated as the day of victory or Vijaya Dashmi meaning victorious tenth day of Ashwin.

Presently it is a gazetted holiday in India, which is marked on the 10th day of the bright half called Shukla Paksha in the month of Ashvin, according to the Hindu calendar. Hindu people observe this important festival through special prayers and offerings in the form of food to the gods at their residence or in the temples. This festival is celebrated throughout the country with great enthusiasm. Houses are nicely cleaned and decorated. Special vegetarian festival food is prepared and there is a festive atmosphere every where. In Maharashtra dasara processions are taken at Mumbai, Thane and many other places. The participants wear traditional costumes and chant the prayers of Shri Ram. People celebrate it as the special day offering prayers at home and in the temples. In major Indian cities like Mysore and Shirdi it is celebrated with lots of pomp and fervor. Mysore actually gets dipped for ten days in the Dasara celebrations.

Outdoor fairs called melas are held at many places. The effigy of Ravana with ten heads is burnt in the evening of Dasara. A performance called Ramlila which is the short version of epic Ramayana is played during this period in most parts of Northern India. It describes the best qualities of Rama and throws light on the life of this great hero who is supposed to be the ideal personality. Ramlila providing knowledge and entertainment to the public continues for ten days. On the tenth day a big effigy of Ravana bearing ten heads is erected near the venue of Ramlila performance. The performance is concluded when the character of Rama shots an arrow on the effigy of Ravana and it is burnt by the crackers placed inside.

This festival always reminds us of one fact that evil in this world is temporary and it is always destroyed when the proportion of evil exceeds certain limit. So every one of us should stay on the good path of life and never do injustice to anyone around us. One day or the other the evil powers in the world, whatever strong they might be are overpowered by the good. We at Magic Holidays believe in this truth of life and would like to advice everyone to be on the good path.

Celebrate World Tourism Day on September 27

World Tourism day is celebrated every year on 27 September. Its sole purpose is to spread awareness of the importance of tourism and its social, cultural, political and economic value in the minds of international community. This great event tries to bring forward global challenges mentioned in the UN Millennium Development Goals as well as highlight how much contribution tourism sector can make towards achieving this goal. This year it will be celebrated on 27th September under the theme Tourism & Sustainable Energy, powering sustainable development. 

World tourism day 2012 will be highlighting the need of bringing tourism sector and energy barons together to discuss the need of tourism sector in contributing towards sustainability. Huge investments are poured into renewable energy sources for aviation, meaning sustainable energy is a priority of the tourism sector. The initiatives and commitments on this day will be helping to protect the environment and also they will be creating employment for millions in tourism as well as energy sectors. Millions of people around the world depend for income on the energy-intensive tourism sector. Sustainable energy will allow tourism to expand while lessening its impact on the environment. 

WTD will be officially celebrated in the town of Maspalomas in the Canary Islands, Spain in presence of the Spanish Secretary of State for tourism Isabel Borrego. Other participants at the meet will be Spanish Minister of Industry, Energy and Tourism, José Manuel Soria, and President of Acciona Energy, Carmen Becerril, representing Spanish multinational Acciona. These official celebrations will include a high level think platform on the 2012 theme, trying to stress the need of the two sectors to work together. Spain stands among the top five countries investing in renewable energies and 20% of its energy consumed comes from renewable energy sources. Spain deserves this leadership as it has already proved its awareness towards the subject by becoming world leader in using renewable energies. At the same time it is one of the global top tourism destinations. This year’s theme will also try to highlight role of tourism in a brighter energy future in which entire world’s population will have access to modern, efficient and affordable energy services.

World is facing future threats of change in climate, shortage of fuels and many more. So everybody should be more aware on these topics and try to offer there share towards helping to resolve the crisis or at least be aware of the possible dangers. The organizers have appealed the world to be apart of World Tourism Day 2012 by taking part in the photo competition or visiting online energy school to get more information on this important topic. Everyone has a role in sustainable tourism.  It is a great thing that tourism community has shown growing commitment to sustainable energy.  You as a tourist can play your role by off-setting your own carbon emissions, choosing ecologically friendly destinations. Every action counts.  This year, one billion international tourists will travel to foreign destinations.  So one act multiplied by one billion will be a great achievement. We at Magic Holidays will celebrate World tourism day 2012, by spreading awareness on the subject.

India’s best performance at Olympics 2012

After a long wait of 2012 Summer Olympics by the sports enthusiasts around the world, the games were inaugurated with a great applause and a grand opening ceremony at 9 pm on 27th July 2012. The ceremony truly titled “Isles of Wonder” opened doors for many happenings enclosed in the exciting battle for medals. Olympic Park in east England, the venue for the games hosted range of exciting events and attractions during the games. Some of the best athletes from around two hundred four nations were welcomed at Olympics 2012.

The beautiful mascots for these games the one-eyed characters 'Wenlock' and 'Mandeville' were created from the last two drops of steel used for the London Olympics 2012. The big list of sports included twenty six different types of sports. This was the third time London was hosting the Olympic Games. Fifty three African, forty four Asian, forty nine European, seventeen Oceania and forty one American countries participated in the games. The parade of nations at the opening ceremony was accompanied by athletes and officials of 204 nations, led by Greece team. It was followed by other countries and finally the hosts Great Briton. The Olympic flag was carried by eight people chosen as symbols of the Olympic values.

This time Indian Olympic Association had sent total eighty three athletes for competing in thirteen different sports. This was the largest team India had ever sent to the Olympic Games. Sushil kumar was holding the Indian flag during opening ceremony. After the glorious opening ceremony, every day increased the curiosity of the spectators. China started with a brilliant start bagging maximum medals in the initial stage. India stood with the best ever performance regarding number of medals won at Olympic Games and finished with total six medals two silver and four bronze.

The success story of Indian medals started with the first bronze medal won by ace Indian shooter Gagan Narang in the ten meter air rifle event. Vijay kumar brought the second medal which was the first silver medal for the country in men’s 25 m rapid fire pistol event. Indians throughout the world rejoiced with joy and cheers for this first silver medal received at London.  Keeping the score board of medals moving, Saina Nehwal won a bronze medal in women’s singles for Badminton. The fourth medal was brought by Mary Kom by winning a Bronze in the women’s flyweight boxing event. She is the first Indian women to win a medal in boxing at the Olympics. Yogeshwar Dutt won a bronze in the 60 kg freestyle wrestling event. The second silver medal was snatched by Sushil Kumar in 66 kg freestyle wrestling. He became the first Indian to win an individual medal in consecutive Olympics. This comparatively good performance of the athletes has raised India’s hopes and they are expecting still more number of medals at the next Brazil Olympics in 2016. 

The games were concluded with United States achieving total 104 medals and standing on the top of the medal list. Like the opening ceremony the closing ceremony of the Olympics 2012 on 12th August 2012 was also amazing. Mary Kom was the Indian flag bearer at the closing ceremony. At the end of the ceremony, the Olympic Games were handed over to Rio de Janeiro for the 2016 Olympics. The Olympic flame was extinguished, signaling the official end of the London 2012 Olympic Games. We at Magic Holidays crave for India’s best performance in the next Olympics at Brazil.

Celebrate Indian Independence Day 2012

India became an independent nation on 15 August 1947. Every year it celebrates its Independence Day on August 15. This year’s Independence Day is at the doorsteps, so let us visualize this region before independence and how this year Independence Day will be celebrated on 15th August 2012.

Before independence this region was divided into many small kingdoms. Since there was no central power to rule this vast region, many foreign powers attacked the small kingdoms and tried to rule this region. The last to conquer and rule this region were the British who established there hold on the region by entering as traders. They formed a company called East India Company and slowly started gaining power by defeating the local rulers. At one point they captured this vast region and brought it under their control popularly called British Raj or British Empire. The establishment of the British rule was a nightmare. The movement for independence gathered roots throughout the country and grew into a nation wide movement for freedom. Finally the British rule was unable to crush this movement for independence and the nation was declared as independent.

Independence Day 2012, will mark sixty five years of Indian independence. On this day our prime responsibility is to pay homage to the freedom fighters and great Martyrs. We achieved our independence and are enjoying a respected life as citizen of a great nation because of them. On this occasion Government buildings as well as public places are decorated with beautiful lighting. The occasion is celebrated with great devotion throughout the country. In a special ceremony at red fort the president of India addresses the nation on the eve of independence. Next day the prime minister of India hoists national tricolor flag along with a speech dedicated to the nation. In this speech the prime minister presents our national achievements at the same time alerts us about the threats standing ahead. While hoisting the flag a 21 gun salute is offered to the prime minister. The naval band plays the national anthem. The happenings on this day at red fort in Delhi are broadcasted on national television so that the citizens are able to watch them. India Gate in Delhi is beautifully decorated on this day. A national holiday is observed throughout the nation for celebrating this day. Flag hoisting ceremonies and cultural programs are held in capital Delhi and state capitals. This involves celebrations at schools by unfurling the national flag and the students presenting patriotic songs.

As this day is marked as holiday many people spend the day with family or friends. Some of them go for an outing and picnics. We must feel proud to be the citizens of this great nation and must pledge on this day that we will devote our soul for the well being of our country. We must try our best to fight the evils of corruption, poor growth rate and threat of terrorism. On this day we at magic holidays, pray for a great future of our nation. 

Raksha Bandhan 2012 is on the Doorsteps

India is said to be a land of wonders, miracles, many religions, cultures and variety of landscapes but one thing in common is we are proud of being an Indian. Our country has a long history with many regimes ruling this vast region in the past. Every regime left their mark on the Indian culture. Festivals are the inseparable part of our culture and they bring colors and charm to our lives. Many times these festivals are celebrated by crossing the barriers of religion cast and creed.

Raksha Bandhan or Rakhi Purnima is the Hindu festival celebrated on the full moon day of Shravana. It is known by the name of Kajari Purnima in North India.  Rakhi is a sacred thread tied by a sister on the wrist of her brother, requesting to protect her during difficult situations. This fastening of Rakhi on the brother’s wrist symbolizing request to protect his sister is known as Raksha Bandhan. Sisters perform 'aarti' and apply tilak on the forehead of her brother. In return brother gives her a gift and an assurance to protect her. The thread of Rakhi which binds the love and affection of a sister is supposed to have more power and strength. It signifies the beautiful brother-sister relation with an unbreakable bond of trust and love. This festival also signifies that we should try to coexist in a harmonious way forgetting our differences, religions and castes. We must give importance to the only religion called humanity. In our everyday life we must be cooperative, helpful and kind towards each other.

This festival celebrated throughout the country differs a bit from place to place but the basic thought behind it is the same. There are many legends related to Raksha Bandhan. One of the most popular stories is that of Rani Karnawati and emperor Humayun. When Rani Karnawati, the widowed Rajput queen of the king of Chittor, realized that she could not withstand the invasion of Bahadur Shah she sent a Rakhi to emperor Humayun. The emperor in response rushed with his troops to defend Chittor's pride. There are other legends like legend of Lord Krishna and Draupadi, King Bali and goddess Laxmi etc.

Raksha Bandhan 2012, will be celebrated on 2nd of August 2012. In Mumbai, rakhi festival is called narial purnima or coconut full moon while the keralites call it as avani avittam. The rituals and way of celebration differ from region to region but the spirit of the festival is observed everywhere in the country. In modern times the rakhis changed their appearance. They are commercialized by the businessmen offering multi colored and multi design rakhi. The cost of the rakhis in present times ranges from a few rupees to even thousands of rupees. The Rakhis and rakhi gift Ideas includes sweets, chocolates, rakhi with message, rakhi cards, and raksha bandhan gift hampers. On the onset of Raksha bandhan the streets and shops of Mumbai and many major Indian cities are loaded with beautiful rakhis.

On the occasion of Raksha Bandhan special food like khewar is prepared. Rakhi 2012 is round the corner, and like every year sisters and brothers are excited to get the best rakhi gifts for each other. The variety includes from simple dori rakhi to fancy rakhi with stones, beads, zardoshi and exotic Gold and Silver Rakhis. We provide information on many interesting topics in our articles and Magic holidays our most talked about holiday package provide great holidays for a period of 25 years.