Released on = September 20, 2006, 1:14 am

Press Release Author = umesh modi

Industry = Entertainment

Press Release Summary = Indianetzone.com, the numero-uno educative and descriptive
web portal of India, launches a site on Indian Festivals.



Press Release Body = Mumbai,September16,2006: Indianetzone.com, India's most
informative and illustrative web portal, launches http://festivals.indianetzone.com/

http://festivals.indianetzone.com/ is the only web portal, which covers all aspects
of the Indian festivals in detail. The site provides information on all the
festivals both religious and non-religious festivals prevailing in India. "Our aim
is to make the user familiar with all the types of Indian festivals and their
peculiar features which make Indian festival distinct from others," says Mr. Umesh
Modi, Editor, Indianetzone.com.

The site has 6 main sections namely Festivals, History of Festivals, Religious
Festivals, Temple Festivals, Fairs or Melas, National Festivals, Regional Festivals
and New Year Festivals.

The section on Festivals gives the basic concept of the Indian festivals and it
explains in brief the importance of celebrating festivals in India.

The History of Festivals section contains the information on the history of the
various festivals in India and their evolution till date.

The section on Religious Festivals, as the name suggests, throws light on all the
different Indian festivals categorized by religions viz. Hindu, Muslim, Christian,
Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi and Jews Festivals. All the above religions are further
sub-divided into their respective festivals and they are explained in a very lucid
manner.

The Temple Festivals section explains about the different temples that hold
celebrations for the commemoration of the gods. This section includes both the Hindu
as well as the Christian gods.

The section on Fairs or Melas explains about the various fairs or Melas that take
place in India and are world famous. It explains the fairs like the Rath Yatra,
Kumbh, Pushkar, Gangasagar Mela and many others.

The National Festivals section illustrates those festivals that are celebrated at
national level like the Independence Day, Republic Day and Gandhi Jayanti.

The section on the Regional Festivals depicts some of those festivals that are
diverse from the religious festivals and are celebrated only in a particular region.

The New Year Festivals section gives us information of all the New Year festivals
celebrated in all the communities. Though the name sounds same but the methods of
celebrating this festival is different from community to community.

The best feature of this site is that it is the only site where every bit of
information regarding festivals is analyzed and presented systematically. "We want
the users to have a glance into the heritage of India through its Indian festivals,"
says Mr. Modi.


Web Site = http://festivals.indianetzone.com/

Contact Details = Mr. Umesh Modi
Editor
Indianetzone.com
(A division of Jupiter Infomedia P. Ltd.)
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