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  PICTORIAL EDITORIAL   PM MODI'S 5 DAYS OFFICIAL VISITS TO CYPRUS, CANADA (G 7 SUMMIT) & CROATIA  FROM JUNE 15 TO 19, 2025 PM Modi’s 5 Days Itinerary of  3 Countries:   1.     June 15 – 16: Cyprus 2.     June 16 – 17: Canada to participate in G7 Summit in Kananaskis 3.     JUNE 18: Croatia   1. CYPRUS’S VISIT At the invitation of the President of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulides, PM Modi paid an official visit to Cyprus. President Christodulides  conferred upon PM Narendramodi  the 'Grand Cross of the Order of Makarios III of Cyprus. The PM dedicated it to the 140 crore Indians and the friendship between India and Cyprus.   Royal Welcome to Modi at the historic city of Nicosia, Cyprus   Nicosia [Cyprus]: Prime Minister Narendra Modi pays homage at the statue of Archbishop Makarios III, following his official welcome at the Presidential Palace, in Nicosia.   Prime...

  There are many legends about the origin of Nag Panchami which means worshiping snakes, as these snakes had been subdued by Lord Krishna and Lord Siva to be friendly with their devotees. Hence Nagas or Snakes are being worshiped by Hindus, Buddhists and Jains. Kaliya was a venomous serpent who was poisoning the Yamuna River and Sri Krishna as a child subdued the serpent Kaliya by mounting on its hoods and dancing to the delights of his devotees and thereby, Yamuna River was saved from poison.    Kaliya on his complete surrender to Lord Krishna, the serpent was granted a boon whereby the serpents will be worshiped and it will be celebrated as Nag Panchami. Therefore Sri Krishna was worshiped as ‘Kaliya Rathana’ meaning Lord Krishna overpowered snake Kaliya by dancing on its hoods to the delight of his devotees and relieving them from the snakes’ troubles. During the churning of the ocean, Vasuku, the King of Snakes, was used as ropes and Shiva had honoured her b...

Guru Poornima is dedicated to spiritual and academic teachers. The Word 'Guru' consists of two syllables - Gu + Ru. Gu means Darkness or Ignorance and Ru means Removal  and hence Guru conveys a meaning of  one who removes ignorance i.e. a teacher. Guru Poornima Day is the birth day of Veda Vyasa - the fountainhead of spritual knowledge and compiler of Vedas. Due to this reason, Guru Poornima is also called as Vyasa Poornima signifying Vyasa's birth anniversary.  This Vyasa’s birthday celebration is approximately his 5100 th  years Birthday, if Vyasa was believed to have born around 3100 BC. In yogic tradition, it marks the day Shiva became the first Guru (Adi Guru) and began the transmission of yoga to the Saptarishis. On this day all disciples and students pay their respects to Gurus/Teachers for giving them spiritual/academic knowledge. In Hindu tradition, Gurus are considered as God's Incarnations whose teachings should be taken Gospel Truths with humili...