Diwali is an auspicious festival of lights celebrated with great joy in India. There are various pujas that are conducted during this period. In Hindu mythology, a lot of importance is given to auspicious timings, which are called as Diwali shubh muhurats. It is believed if certain things are done during unfavorable time of the day then the result will not be fruitful or as expected.

 

These are few of the important dates for this year’s Diwali festival. Below are the details of the Diwali Muhurat 2012.

Pushya Nakshatra
This year Pushya Nakshatra is on 6th November 2012. This day is considered auspicious and lucky to purchase gold. Hence during this Muhurat people buy maximum gold.

Vagh Barash
Vagh Barash is on 10th November 2012. On this day, people clear their debts and close their ledger accounts and do not make any new transactions. The calf and the cow are also worshipped.

Dhanteras or Dhanvantri Puja
Dhanteras or Dhanvantri Puja is on 11th November. This day is a pious day and people decorate their house and temple with flowers to welcome Goddess Laxmi. They worship and pray to Goddess Laxmi on this day.

Kaali Chaudash
Kaali Chaudash or Narka chathurdashi is on 12th November this year. It is called Narka chaturdashi, as on this day Shri Krishna defeated Narkaasur. This is the day before Diwali as the next day you will find all houses and the entire city decorated with Lights and diyas.

Diwali and Laxmi Pujan
The most awaited day, Diwali, is on 13th November this year. It is the day when Lord Rama returned to Ayodhya.  It signifies good over evil. It’s the last day in the Hindu calendar. People light diyas, candles and have extra lights in their house. They believe that Goddess Laxmi will come to their homes to bless with prosperity and happiness so no room is left in darkenss.

The Shubh muhurat for Diwali 2012-
Lakshmi Puja Muhurta = 17:44:29 to 19:46:40
Duration = 2 Hours 2 Mins
Pradosh Kaal = 17:35:45 to 20:06:47
Vrishabha Kaal = 17:44:29 to 19:46:40

Gujarati New Year
The Gujarati New Year is also called as Nutan Varsha. It’s the Hindus New Year. A new calendar year starts from today. This year it is on the 14th November 2012.

Labh Pancham
This year Labh Pancham is on 18th November. This day is considered very auspicious when it comes to starting something new or to doing something important.

Hindus believe and have a strong faith in the science of astrology, and a lot of importance is given to various festivals and the different pujas, particularly the shubh muhurats of Diwali.

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Diwali is just next door. This is the festive season of gifts and sweets. You can make a list of all the Diwali gift ideas that have come to your mind for this year. Wow, this is going to be such a lovely experience. You need to shortlist the best ideas for Diwali festival this year to astonish people with the new surprises. Diwali is one festive vacation awaited across the country. We all can feel the presence of this vacation well in advance as the preparations have already started in our homes. 

 

Buy unique Diwali gifts for your family staying away from the country and give them a feeling of home. You can buy some real traditional or handcrafted gifts for them. Family is the only thing we have in our lives and that we miss the most during festivals. Diwali is one Indian festival that is celebrated with the same joy and excitement across the globe. People abroad also collect unique Diwali gifts for their family and friends. You will find people of different countries who are fond of the traditions followed in India and also like to celebrate these festivals. There are people in India who have someone of theirs living in a foreign country they can even send the Diwali gifts to them showing their love and care towards them.

 

Collect special Diwali gifts for your professional network this Diwali. You can make a list of Corporate Diwali gifts that you would like to purchase and make the festival special even for your professional network. Diwali gifts are not only for family members or friends you can also give gifts in your professional network wishing them luck for another successful year. There are different types of corporate Diwali gifts available on bulk order online.

 

Make this Diwali the most memorable of the past years by purchasing the best Diwali gifts online. There are offers and heavy discounts available at the moment. Grab the opportunity and get the best Diwali gifts at lesser rates.

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Diwali celebration in India is done with full of enthusiasm and joy. This festival brings home happiness and prosperity. There are many people who have already made their plans for Diwali 2012 much in advance. People plan their vacation much in advance. In fact tourist places are full during Diwali. Children wait for their Diwali vacation as it gives them a break from school and regular routine.

It’s time that you should start collecting the best Diwali gifts for your family, friends and loved ones. In fact online portals have already put their gifts for Diwali. You can make this Diwali festival 2012 more memorable and filled with fun by planning things in advance. Like the decoration, the diyas or the gifts you would like to buy for decorating the house.

 

People all over the world celebrate Diwali in different ways. Every city, state of India celebrates Diwali according to their traditions or customs, but one thing is common that all light their houses to welcome the Goddess Laxmi. People don’t leave their houses on the day of Diwali and light the entire house with beautiful diyas. They make different variety of food and sweets for the celebration. You will get to see great fireworks on this day. At times there is competition of the best fireworks in someplace. Some places have lighting competition to see which Mall, or House or Office is decorated best with different types Diwali.

The celebrations of Diwali don’t stop immediately like Holi and other festivals it is on for weeks. This is the most awaited and most enjoyable festival. Bring home happiness this Diwali 2012 for your family and spread love with the lights, diyas and the special Diwali gifts.

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When is Diwali this year? Aren't you waiting for Diwali 2012? Oh! Yes all are waiting for it. Diwali is one festival that we all wait as it is the festival of lights and filled with enjoyment. You get to burst crackers on Diwali. The Diwali festival 2012 is on the 13th November. According to the Hindu Dharma Diwali is celebrated because Lord Rama returned from exile after 14 years and also to celebrate his victory over the devil Ravana. Diwali comes with a lot of love and fortune as per the Hindu Puranas. There is a special Laxmi Puja which is done in which the entire family takes part to get the blessings of Lord Ganesha and Goddess Laxmi. All wear pretty and colourful new clothes on this auspicious day.

Diwali 2012 is on its way to spread happiness and light across the world. The Diwali festival celebrations are done in many homes 2 months before its arrivals. People begin to buy gifts for their relatives and friends. There will be a lot of special offers to make Diwali 2012 more special for you and your loved ones. You can buy them something to make them feel more special. You can start collecting special Diwali gifts for your family friends.

 Diwali is like a mini vacation for many. Children in many states like Gujarat have a long vacation during Diwali. So families plan their vacation during this vacation. You can also find out in your school, college and office when is Diwali vacation if you are not given the holiday list. In fact people abroad also plan to visit their families on this auspicious festival of light and prosperity.

Every festival is celebrated with same joy and excitement as Diwali. But Diwali is one such festival in which people do a lot of preparations for its celebration. They buy crackers, sweets, gifts, diyas to light the house, then there are special lights to decorate the house. Some people also get their homes re-painted. The Diwali festival celebration never comes to an end and nor does the excitement. Right from children to the grandparents all are excited about Diwali. Once Diwali 2012 will pass people will wait for the next year’s Diwali and have some advanced plans for their Diwali next year..

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Buildabazaar.com, Infibeam's cloud based e-commerce platform today completed 10,000th e-commerce store implementation. This is by far the largest number of stores set up on an e-commerce platform in India so far. All this within a few months of its launch and completely self service.

The Buildabazaar initiative was conceptualized with a vision to create a customer oriented retail technology platform. The self service platform comes with all the e-commerce features of product upload, promotions, accounting, analytics, payment gateway, logistics and reporting. The platform has a very wide variety of large retailers in India ranging from TheMobileStore (www.themobilestore.in), Crossword (www.crossword.in), VijaySales (www.vijaysales.com), VIP bags (shop.vipbags.com) as well as small and medium enterprises like Bookmywish, Mumbaibookstore, Netbhet, TheElementFactory and others.

Speaking on the highpoint of the initiative, Mr. Manu Midha, VP strategy and planning, Infibeam.com said, "We are happy with the way the Buildabazaar platform has shaped up. In addition to providing a self service platform to entrepreneurs, it is today one of the most reliable and consumer centric e-commerce platform". Commenting on the swift progress, he said, "It is encouraging to note that our initiative to provide an online platform for aspiring entrepreneurs has been very well received and the 10,000 stores mark stands testimony to the scalability of the platform."

The rising popularity is augmented by the fact that Buildabazaar has achieved the 10,000 store mark in a few months is very encouraging. The technical assistance offered by Buildabazaar will make the initiative grow by leaps and bounds. Butildabazaar will continue to provide powerful tools for catalog, inventory and order management. The various store managers may manage the inventories on multiple affiliate stores through a single interface.

This self service platform with all the e-commerce features is raring to go, more so after the super achievement of hitting the 10,000 store mark.

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Infibeam.com (http://www.infibeam.com/) launches the beauty store, bringing in a wide range of cosmetics and beauty products online. The product range includes body care, eye care, hand care, skin care, hair care, personal care, perfumes and deodorants. Customers can now get these products delivered to them within 2 to 4 days of ordering. There are a number of gift combinations and special offers available across products.

The store houses all well known brands like Adidas, Burberry, Bvlgari, Calvin Klein, Elizabeth Arden, Giorgio Armani, Gucci, Guess, Hugo Boss, Mont Blanc, Revlon, Tommy Hilfiger and Versace. Further, more brands like StreetWear, Jovees, Shahnaz Hussain and Color Bar shall be added in a few days.

Commenting on the launch, Mr Anish Parikh, VP Lifestyle, said, "We are extremely pleased to launch the Beauty Store on Infibeam.com. Many of these brands are not too easily available in beauty shops in Tier 2 and 3 cities. We would wish to erase the problem of access to global brands by continuously introducing new and well known brands on this store."

This is in line with the overall strategy of Infibeam.com to become a preferred destination for online shopping across product categories. This is on the back of continued investment and expansion of its own logistics service which now services Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Ahmedabad.

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Infibeam.com, one of the leading B2C ecommerce companies in India launched its footwear store (http://www.infibeam.com/Footwear/) with some of the best brands like Puma, Reebok, Adidas, Lotto, Lee Cooper, ID, Fila and Provogue. Further, it also houses some unique brands like Unistar and Shorty Capone which are exclusively available on Infibeam.com.

Seeing the uptake in the online shopping habits of its customers, Infibeam today launched its footwear collection with a wide range of shoes, floaters and sneakers. The store has attractive introductory discounts ranging from 10% to 61% on different brands. Further, Infibeam plans to add more collection over the next few days.

Commenting on the launch, Mr. Anish Parikh, VP, Lifestyle category, Infibeam.com said, "We are very excited on the launch of our footwear store. Over the last few months, we have seen good traction on lifestyle products including apparel, jewelry and gifts. Footwear is a logical next step. We plan to expand our categories and also would be introducing new ones soon."

This move is in line to make Infibeam.com a one stop shop for all needs of its customers at the best possible price.

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