Category: Monthly Articles

Annual Function – no assignment!

Namaskar Everyone, This month we will cover Hindu cultural practices followed  in North India. Kids can talk about festivals, landscapes, dances, traditional clothing, language and food. They can also talk about other unique aspects and interesting facts of life in North India. Kids, All Havan group members are very proud of your presentations. Your presentations at Havan make all of […]

This month we will cover cultural practices followed by Hindus in West India. Kids can talk about festivals, landscapes, dances, traditional clothing. language, and food. They can also research on  other unique aspects and interesting facts of life in West India.Just a suggestion to kids, please use your creativity in preparing your article. All members enjoy the individuality of your […]

Namaskar Everyone, This month and next month we will cover West India. This month’s focus will be on the Hindu religious practices of West India. Kids can research on religious leaders, their teachings, regional rituals and practices followed by Hindus in West India. We really enjoyed the diversity in the kids topics, so please go ahead and  pick what interests you […]

As discussed last month, this year, we will cover various aspects of Hinduism as it is observed in different parts of the world. Continuing on the topic, this month, we will cover the common rituals and cultural practices of South India. Kids can cover famous Gods, temples – and the unique temple architecture -, festivals, beautiful landscapes, traditional clothing, language, […]

What images conjure up in your mind when someone asks you to describe the religious and cultural practices observed in Hinduism? While you may have the most amazing, vibrant and unique pictures in mind, it is often difficult to describe it in words. Hinduism has almost 1 billion followers in the world. It is generally regarded as the world’s oldest […]

Namaskar Everyone, As we discussed last month, kids will share their understanding of this year’s theme, Hinduism through Verses, Dohas, and Mantras, by making a power point, poster, skit, song or any form of presentation that interests them. All the assignments for this year are posted on the hawan website www.hawan.net. This month, kids will do a brief presentation of […]

The poet Rahim says, a person should not break the bond of love & friendship impulsively or hurriedly. Relationships are like delicate threads, which if snapped cannot be restored to the original closeness. Just as a broken thread cannot be joined back to its original form, a broken relationship cannot return to its original gleam – there will always be […]

All that we possess in this world is given to us by the grace of God. He is the real giver and we should be thankful to him. Nothing belongs to us, whenever we make an offering to God, we should realize that it was given to us as a result of his benevolence and we are returning it to […]

In this verse poet is telling the right way to lead the life. A compassionate person is truly religious. Kindness is one of the key values in Hindu culture. Our culture teaches us to be kind to everyone around us even small animals (remember why we put water around hawan kund while performing hawan). The poet wants to give a […]