Karwa Chauth - Fasting for husband's long life

Today in India ( mostly in the north) married hindu women observe fast from morning to evening without food or water and break their fast after they sight the moon and pray for their husband's well-being and long life. It is a good time to be with the entire family and then feast on special dishes prepared on the occasion. It is a tradition followed for many years and has great significance attached to it.

This site describes the tradition, how to fast and do the pooja and recipes made during the vrat.

http://www.karwachauth.com/

Raja Ravi Varma - Timeless Paintings

Raja Ravi Varma is considered one of the greatest painters in the history of Indian art. Some of his oil paintings are displayed in Mysore Palace. Here is a website which has a collection of some 120 pics of his original paintings.

http://www.cyberkerala.com/rajaravivarma/index.html

Ramayana retold by C. Rajagopalachari

I was browsing through the website once more and thought I would add the link for Ramayana as well!

http://www.gita-society.com/bhagavad-gita-section3/ramayana.pdf

Mahabharata retold by C.Rajagopalachari

I came across this website accidentally and got this wonderfuly written Mahabharata story in a very simple form. Makes for a good read for both young and old. Hope you like it!

http://www.gita-society.com/bhagavad-gita-section3/mahabharata.pdf