vesak in other countries

Vesak is celebrated in Jetavana, India, 2011

In Japan

In Japan, Vesākha or hanamatsuri (花祭) is also known as: Kanbutsu-e (灌仏会), Goutan-e (降誕会), Busshou-e (仏生会), Yokubutsu-e (浴仏会), Ryuge-e (龍華会), Hana-eshiki (花会式). It is not a public holiday. It is based on a legend that a dragon appeared in the sky on the Buddha's birthday and poured soma over him.

It used to be celebrated on the 8th day of the fourth month in the Chinese Lunar Calendar, based on one of the legends that proclaims the day as Buddha's birthday. At present, the celebration is observed on 8 April of the Solar Calendar since the Meiji government adopted the western solar calendar as the official calendar. Since the 8th day of the fourth month in the lunar calendar commonly falls in May of the current solar calendar, it is now celebrated about a month earlier.

In Japan, Shinbutsu shugo is common so Buddhist temples celebrate Buddha's birthday by pouring ama cha, a sweet tea made of Hydrangea on statues. In Buddhist temples, monasteries and nunneries, more involved ceremonies are conducted for practising Buddhists, priests, monks and nuns.

Vesak In Nepal

Vesak, commonly known in Nepal as "Buddha Jayanti" is widely celebrated all across the country, predominantly, Lumbini – the birthplace of Buddha, and Swayambhu – the holy temple for Buddhists, also known as "the Monkey Temple". The main door of Swayambhu is opened only on this very day, therefore, people from all over Kathmandu valley are stimulated by the event. Thousands of pilgrims from various parts of the world come together to celebrate Buddha's birthday at his birthplace, Lumbini. In Nepal, Buddha is worshipped by all religious groups, therefore "Buddha Jayanti" is marked by a public holiday. People donate foods and clothes to the needy and also provide financial aid to monasteries and schools where Buddhism is taught and practised.

Vesak in Sri Lanka

  

A Vesak pandol or torana in Colombo, Sri Lanka

Vesak is celebrated as a religious and a cultural festival in Sri Lanka on the full moon of the lunar month of Vesak (usually in the Gregorian month of May), for about one week. During this week, the selling of alcohol and fresh meat is usually prohibited, with abattoirs also being closed.[10] Celebrations include religious and alms-giving activities. Electrically lit pandols called toranas are erected in locations mainly in Colombo, Kandy, Galle and elsewhere, most sponsored by donors, religious societies and welfare groups. Each pandol illustrates a story from the 550 Jataka Katha or the 550 Past Life Stories of the Buddha. In addition, colourful lanterns called Vesak koodu are hung along streets and in front of homes. They signify the light of the Buddha, Dharma and the Sangha. Food stalls set up by Buddhist devotees called dansälas provide free food and drinks to passersby. Groups of people from community organisations, businesses and government departments sing bhakti gee (Buddhist devotional songs). Colombo experiences a massive influx of people from all parts of the country during this week.

In Vietnam

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Vesak Day was recognized as an official holiday in South Vietnam, started in 1958 by the government of Ngo Dinh Diem, and was ceased by unified Vietnam after the end of Vietnam War.

In 1963, the South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem, a Catholic, and the younger brother of Archbishop Ngo Dinh Thuc banned the flying of the Buddhist flag. This led to a demonstration and flag-waving in defiance of the ban. Diem's forces opened fire on the Buddhist crowd, killing nine, sparking the Buddhist crisis, a period of civil disobedience against religious discrimination.

Wesak In Malaysia

Celebrated by Buddhists to mark three momentous events in Buddha's life – his birth, enlightenment, and his departure from the human world, the Wesak celebration in Malaysia begins at dawn when devotees gather at Buddhist temples nationwide to meditazvavate on the Eight Precepts. Donations - giving food to the needy and offerings of incense and joss sticks - and prayers are carried out. The sutras are chanted in unison by monks in saffron robes. The celebration is highlighted by a candle procession. Wesak Day in Malaysia is a national public holiday.

Waisak In Indonesia

Pilgrims following the Dharma wheel in Indonesia, 2011

This significant and traditional holy day is observed throughout Indonesia where it is known as Waisak Day. At Borobudur, thousands of Buddhist monks will join together to repeat mantras and meditate as they circuit the temple in a ritual called "Pradaksina". This is a form of tribute to the temple. Monks celebrate the special day by bottling holy water (which symbolises humility) and transporting flames (which symbolize light and enlightenment) from location to location. The monks also took part in the "Pindapata" ritual, where they received charity from the people of Indonesia.

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Officials in Afghanistan have said that at least 2,000 people are feared dead after a mountainside collapsed causing a massive landslide in a remote region of the country.Seven people were pulled alive from the mud and debris that flattened 300 homes but rescuers were pessimistic about anyone else being alive beneath the piles of earth.

Many victims were villagers who dashed to help their neighbours when a landslide struck but were then caught in a second wave of mud. It was reported that a wedding was taking place in the village.“Now we can only help the displaced people. Those trapped under the landslide and who have lost lives, it is impossible to do anything for them,” said Major General Faziluddin Hayar, the Badakhshan provincial police chief.

Those who were caught by the catastrophic landslip were from the village of Hobo Barik, about a third of which was wiped out, and most would have been at home rather than at work because it was a day of worship.Up to 600 people from nearby villages made their way to Hobo Barik, in the north east of the country, to try to help the rescue operation but were severely hampered by a lack of shovels and machinery. The mud covering the devastated village was said to be several metres thick.

The landslide is believed to have been triggered by heavy rain which has swept the region for several days. Landslide and avalanches are common in the province but are rarely so deadly.Ari Gaitanis, of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, said 350 people had been confirmed dead and that the UN is trying to help the rescue operation.

Shah Waliullah Adeeb, the regional governor, said more than 2,000 people had yet to be accounted for and he issued a plea for equipment: “It’s physically impossible right now. We don’t have enough shovels; we need more machinery.”

Mohammad Zakria Sauda, a local MP, said the casualties included many children, and he estimated the likely death toll at 1,000 people. “At first a small part of the hill came down, and then when people went to help the other big part came down,” he said. “Casualties could be as many as 1,000 people. Children, women are stuck under the soil.”

Badakhshan province, in the Hindu Kush and Pamir mountain ranges and bordering China, is one of the most remote in the country Badakhshan province, in the Hindu Kush and Pamir mountain ranges and bordering China, is one of the most remote in the country 

President Barack Obama, speaking at a White House news conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, expressed his sympathy for the Afghan people.

“Just as the United States has stood with the people of Afghanistan through a difficult decade, we stand ready to help our Afghan partners as they respond to this disaster, for even as our war there comes to an end this year, our commitment to Afghanistan and its people will endure,” he said.

Badakhshan province, in the Hindu Kush and Pamir mountain ranges and bordering China, is one of the most remote in the country.

A landslide in Baghlan province, also in northeastern Afghanistan, killed 71 people in 2012. After days of digging unearthed only five bodies, authorities decided to halt the recovery effort and turn the area into a memorial for the dead. In February 2010 more than 170 people were killed by an avalanche at the 12,700-foot-high (3,800-meter) Salang Pass, which is the major route through the Hindu Kush mountains that connects the capital to the north.

Young novice on Vesākha Day Parade

Devout Buddhists undertake to lead a noble life according to the teaching by making daily affirmations to observe the Five Precepts. However, on special days, notably new moon and full moon days, they observe the eight Precepts to train themselves to practice morality, simplicity and humility.

Some temples also display a small statue of the Buddha in front of the altar in a small basin filled with water and decorated with flowers, allowing devotees to pour water over the statue; it is symbolic of the cleansing of a practitioner's bad karma, and to reenact the events following the Buddha's birth, when devas and spirits made heavenly offerings to him.

Devotees are expected to listen to talks given by monks. On this day monks will recite verses uttered by the Buddha twenty-five centuries ago, to invoke peace and happiness for the government and the people. Buddhists are reminded to live in harmony with people of other faiths and to respect the beliefs of other people as the Buddha taught.

Bringing happiness to others

Celebrating Vesākha also means making special efforts to bring happiness to the unfortunate like the aged, the handicapped and the sick. To this day, Buddhists will distribute gifts in cash and kind to various charitable homes throughout the country. Vesākha is also a time for great joy and happiness, expressed not by pandering to one’s appetites but by concentrating on useful activities such as decorating and illuminating temples, painting and creating exquisite scenes from the life of the Buddha for public dissemination. Devout Buddhists also vie with one another to provide refreshments and vegetarian food to followers who visit the temple to pay homage to the Enlightened One.

Paying homage to the Buddha

Tradition ascribes to the Buddha himself instruction on how to pay him homage. Just before he died, he saw his faithful attendant Ananda, weeping. The Buddha advised him not to weep, but to understand the universal law that all compounded things (including even his own body) must disintegrate. He advised everyone not to cry over the disintegration of the physical body but to regard his teachings (The Dhamma) as their teacher from then on, because only the Dhamma truth is eternal and not subject to the law of change. He also stressed that the way to pay homage to him was not merely by offering flowers, incense, and lights, but by truly and sincerely striving to follow his teachings. This is how Buddhists are expected to celebrate Vesak: to use the opportunity to reiterate their determination to lead noble lives, to develop their minds, to practise loving-kindness and to bring peace and harmony to humanity.

celebration of Vesākha

May 2007 just had two full moon days, the 1st and the 31st. Some countries (including Sri Lanka, Cambodia and Malaysia) celebrated Vesākha on the 1st, while others (Thailand, Singapore) celebrated the holiday on the 31st due to different local lunar observance. This difference also manifests in the observance of other Buddhist holidays, which are traditionally observed at the local full moon.

Likewise, in 2012, Vesak or the birth anniversary of the Buddha was observed on 28 April in Hong Kong and Taiwan, on 5 May in Sri Lanka, on 6 May in India, on 28 May in South Korea and on 4 June in Thailand. (In 1999 the Taiwanese government set Buddha's birthday as the second Sunday of May, the same date as Mother's Day.

On Vesākha day, devout Buddhists and followers alike are expected and requested to assemble in their various temples before dawn for the ceremonial, and honorable, hoisting of the Buddhist flag and the singing of hymns in praise of the holy triple gem: The Buddha, The Dharma (his teachings), and The Sangha (his disciples). Devotees may bring simple offerings of flowers, candles and joss-sticks to lay at the feet of their teacher. These symbolic offerings are to remind followers that just as the beautiful flowers would wither away after a short while and the candles and joss-sticks would soon burn out, so too is life subject to decay and destruction. Devotees are enjoined to make a special effort to refrain from killing of any kind. They are encouraged to partake of vegetarian food for the day. In some countries, notably Sri Lanka, two days are set aside for the celebration of Vesākha and all liquor shops and slaughter houses are closed by government decree during the two days. Also birds, insects and animals are released by the thousands in what is known as a 'symbolic act of liberation'; of giving freedom to those who are in captivity, imprisoned, or tortured against their will.[citation needed] Some devout Buddhists will wear a simple white dress and spend the whole day in temples with renewed determination to observe the eight Precepts.

vesak day history

                  

                    The decision to agree to celebrate Vesākha as the Buddha’s birthday was formalized at the first conference of the World Fellowship of Buddhists held in Sri Lanka in 1950, although festivals at this time in the Buddhist world are a centuries-old tradition. The resolution that was adopted at the World Conference reads as follows 

              

       

               That this Conference of the World Fellowship of Buddhists, while recording its appreciation of the gracious act of His Majesty, the Maharaja of Nepal in making the full-moon day of Vesak a Public Holiday in Nepal, earnestly requests the Heads of Governments of all countries in which large or small number of Buddhists are to be found, to take steps to make the full-moon day in the month of May a Public Holiday in honour of the Buddha, who is universally acclaimed as one of the greatest benefactors of Humanity.         

On Vesākha Day, Buddhists all over the world commemorate events of significance to Buddhists of all traditions: The birth, enlightenment and the passing away of Gautama Buddha. As Buddhism spread from India it was assimilated into many foreign cultures, and consequently Vesākha is celebrated in many different ways all over the world.

Vesākha_ Buddhapurnima

Vesākha (Pali;Sanskrit: Vaiśākha, Devanagari: वैशाख), Wesak or Vesak, also known as Buddha Purnia, is a holy day observed traditionally by Buddhists in Nepal, Sri Lanka, Tibet, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and the South East Asian countries of Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, and Indonesia. Sometimes informally called "Buddha's Birthday", it actually commemorates the birth, enlightenment (nirvāna), and death (Parinirvāna) of Gautama Buddha.

The exact date of Vesākha varies according to the various lunar calendars used in different traditions. In Theravada countries following the Buddhist calendar, it falls on a full moon Uposatha day, typically in the 5th or 6th lunar month. Vesākha Day in China and Korea is on the eighth of the fourth month in the Chinese lunar calendar. The date varies from year to year in the Western Gregorian calendar, but usually falls in April or May. In leap years Vesākha is celebrated in June.

The name of the observance is derived from the Pali term vesākha or Sanskrit vaiśākha, which is the name of the lunar month falling in April–May (see Vaisakha). In Mahayana Buddhist traditions, the holiday is known by its Sanskrit name (Vaiśākha) and derived variants of it. Local renditions of the name vary by language, including:

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how to avoid gray hair

Gray Hair

Natural Remedies for Gray Hair

Melanin is responsible for giving color to the hair and due to the lack of it, the hair starts to grey. Grey hair in old days was the sign of reaching mid life or starting with old age. But in today’s times, young adults have begun to gray prematurely despite taking diet supplements.

There is good news for people looking to get their hair color back. Given below are some of the best natural remedies to cure grey hair. These need to be done diligently and patiently for some months for the results to be visible. Continued use will provide long-lasting results. Older people can try these to reverse the signs of greying, and the youngsters can benefit by preventing premature greying, or delay the process when one starts seeing the first sign.

1.            Take 100 gms of curd. Add about 1 gm of black pepper to it. Mix it well and apply it evenly on the from root to tip. Keep it for an hour and then wash with warm water and mild shampoo. Do this treatment once a week to see the remarkable difference in the texture and colour of your hair. Your hair will become silkier and regular use will also make the hair dandruff-free. Curd helps in curing dandruff and making them softer while black pepper helps turn the hair black. So one recipe gives 3 benefits – a) dandruff-free hair b) soft and silky tresses and c) black hair. Doing this once a week helps in maintaining the colour and delaying greying to a great extent. This recipe should be avoided by people who have a tendency to catch frequent colds and coughs. Curd causes a cooling effect on the head and this may worsen a cold situation.

2.            Rubbing your left and right hand nails with each other is a splendid way to cure hair fall, increase growth and get back the lost color. The beauty of the method lies in its simplicity and the fact that it is free, needs very little time and has absolutely no side-effects. Follow this method regularly to bring back lost colour. The new hairs that grows back is also colored and not white. You need to fold both your palms inwards and place the fingernails of both hands against each other. Then with regular swift motions, rub them against each other. This rubbing procedure increases the blood flow to the scalp and helps in strengthening the roots. It is simple and can be done anywhere anytime. Do it for about 5-7 minutes twice a day. It is tried and tested and is guaranteed to show results. It is well popularized by naturopaths and ayurvedic experts in India. You need to be patient though. You will begin to notice a difference in about a month and by the end of 6 months you will see remarkable improvements in your tresses making you look younger.

3.            Mix sesame oil or olive oil in juice of bottle gourd and apply to hair. This helps make them long, black, thick and shiny. This helps prevent gray hair and thinning and is very beneficial for the overall health of your tresses.

4.            Prepare a paste of gooseberries and mango seeds. Apply this onto the hair and scalp and leave on for a little while before washing off. When done at regular intervals, this is an effective grey hair treatment.

5.            Boil tea leaves in water. Strain and let it cool down. Mix two teaspoonfuls of salt into it and apply to hair and scalp. Wash after an hour with plain water. This process when done once in 10 days can prevent gray hair.

6.            Prepare a paste of henna in an iron vessel and leave overnight. Also add some walnut pulp in the morning. Apply this on the hair and make a neat bun. Leave for 1 – 2 hours or till it dries. Gently and carefully wash off. Apart from preventing early greying, it also adds a beautiful red tinge to the hair. It is completely natural and harmless. It also conditions them.

Try some or most of the tips described above. It is sure to help reduce premature greying, as well as gray hair in older people. For more comprehensive solutions, read this eBook. The book will help you figure out the various causes of graying, which of them applies to you, and how to combat the underlying triggers and reverse the situation. If you utilize a solution specific to your condition, you are bound to see faster results. Read the eBook, and apply the remedies diligently over a period of months for best results.

Grey Hair Cause, Treatment & Prevention

There could be a lot of reasons for early onset of greying of hair, much before the onset of aging. One reason could be stress and tension. As you age your body’s capacity to produce the pigment melanin (that gives the skin and hair its olor) decreases and they turn white. Smoking is also one of the reasons for gray hair during early years. Certain medical illnesses or health problems can also lead to graying or premature aging of hair. Some drugs  or use of hydrogen peroxide can also lead to change of hair colour.

Apart from temporary cosmetic treatments like dyeing and colouring, you can try the natural methods outlined above for gray hair treatment. The effect of dyes will last for about a month, while permanent hair colour will last a few months. In both cases, the new hair growth after the treatment will be white, making touch-ups necessary. In either case, repeated application will lead to side effects and thus aren’t a very healthy alternative.

Prevention of greying is a difficult issue to handle as gray hair is caused by a lot of factors. Grey hair due to age or heredity is beyond our control. By doing things like taking good care of our health, avoiding harmful chemical products, eating a healthy diet with nutritious food, taking vitamin supplements if required, avoiding stress, and having good sleeping habits every day we could delay the onset.

If you have any news, tips, home remedy or solution for premature greying that we haven’t covered on this page, please let us know about it and we will print it on the page with full attribution to you.

Home remedies for treating grey hair:

1.            Eat foods rich in iodine such as banana, carrots and fish.

2.            Drink butter milk with 2 teaspoons each of yeast and wheat germ will prevent and cure                   premature graying of hair.

3.            Grate some fresh ginger. Mix with honey and place it in a jar. Eat 1 tea spoon every day.

4.            Rub oil made with Indian gooseberry (Amla) into the scalp regularly. It can show wonderful results, your gray hair will turn black.

5.            Every morning take palak juice and eat 10 curry leaves which works excellently, even the existing grey hair turn black from the roots.

6.            Eat foods rich in iron, minerals and vitamin A and B.

a)            Vitamin A - vitamin A is necessary for promoting a healthy scalp and gives body and glow to your hair. Include dark green vegetables and orange & yellow fruits & vegetables in your diet.

b)            Vitamin B - vitamin B regulates the secretion of oil, keeps hair healthy & moisturized. Eat more of fresh green leafy vegetables, tomatoes, cauliflower, cereals, liver kidney, yogurt, bananas and green vegetables.

c)            Minerals - minerals like zinc, iron & copper promote healthy hair. Food sources: zinc - red meat, chicken & green vegetables; iron - beef, dried apricots, red meat, parsley, eggs, wheat & sunflower seeds; copper - seafood, egg yolk & whole grains.

d)            Proteins - consuming more of protein gives your hair natural shine and good texture. Include more of sprouted whole grains, cereals, meat and soy in your diet.

Some facts about hair

a)            The average daily loss of hair on the scalp is between fifty to hundred hairs. If the loss is over hundred daily, hair loss will exceed replacement, and eventually you become bald.

b)            Hair growth is fastest from the age of sixteen to the late twenties. New hairs grow faster and the growth rate slows down with the increasing length

c)            The average number of hairs on the scalp of an adult is 100,000. to 140,000.

d)            The hair is affected by the state of the nervous system and by the condition of the circulatory system. As such it is very much interrelated to the functioning of the entire human organism: body, mind and emotions. When you ponder on the opulence of the nerve and blood supply to the head, you will have no difficulty appreciating that whatever adversely affects them, will in the long term, be to the detriment of the hair.

Homeopathy in treating premature hair graying

        Homeopathic treatment for those who suffer from the premature hair graying can be a big boon.

        Homeopathy is a holistic system of medicine. This means that homeopathy treats the body as a whole. Detailed mental and physical symptoms of the whole being are taken into consideration while prescribing. This form of homeopathic treatment is called as constitutional treatment.

        There are several homoeopathic remedies which give great result in premature gray hair. However, the correct choice and the resulting relief is a matter of experience and right judgment on the part of the homeopathic doctor. The treatment is decided after thorough case taking of the patient.

Types of hair in different miasam

PSORIC HAIR

1.     It is dry tangles easily, has to comb by wetting the comb each time while combing

2.     Dry scalp with itching

3.     Lusterless, matted hair, angles easily

4.     Scalp--dry, rarely perspires

5.     Hair fall mostly in front, crown & on the top of head

6.     Hair fall after a/c illness

7.     Premature graying of hair--esp midline

SYCOTIC HAIR

1.     It is greasy but non tangling

2.     Fishy odor of scalp, excess perspiration

3.     Moist scalp with fishy odor

4.     Premature graying

5.     Hair fall in circular patches

SYPHILITIC HAIR

1.     It is greasy but tangles easily

2.     Greasy hair+++

3.     Hair fall in bunches

4.     Fetid, oily & sour smelling

5.     Hair matters together

accessing blocked sites through proxy

How to Access Blocked Websites, View Restricted Sites

Most of us find ourselves in situations where a website we wish to visit is blocked by a software or by our ISP (Internet Service Provider). So the question arises, how can we access blocked websites? The answer to this is simple: Proxy websites. Before going into details, let us know a bit about these proxy websites.

Proxy Websites

A proxy website acts as an intermediate source between the user and server the site being contacted is hosted on. Users send requests to proxy websites which conveys them to the site's server. The reply received by the proxy website is then forwarded to the user's computer. This gives an impression to ISP's and blocking software that the user is visiting the proxy website but in reality, s/he is visiting the site which was blocked. Thus, proxy servers also provide extra security to users by hiding their online activities from their ISP's.

Acess Restricted Websites

Commonly Blocked Web Sites

The sites which are most commonly blocked at workplaces, schools and offices include websites like Facebook, Orkut, Blogger (blogspot), Google News, Typepad, eBay, MySpace, YouTube, MSN, Yahoo! Messenger, Bebo, Google Talk, Gmail, Photobucket, AOL AIM, Flickr, Twitter etc. In some countries, social bookmarking sites like Digg and Reddit are also blocked. Countries like Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, China have even blocked access to mainstream media websites like The New York times. A proxy website can be used to easily access these blocked websites. As proxy websites hide a user's location, they can also be used to access popular websites which are restricted to particular countries and block users from other countries from visiting them.

Types of Proxies

There are two types of proxies. First, there are web proxies which have an interactive interface; and second, the proxy servers which work on the basis of IP Addresses and port numbers. Proxies can also be segregated on the basis of anonymity into Anonymous, Transparent and High Anonymous depending upon the amount of privacy they provide.

How to Find Proxy Websites and Proxy Servers

A simple Google search containing the word "proxy websites" is likely to return a lot of useful results. However, most of them are likely to be lists containing proxy servers which you can setup using their IP Address and Port Number. So, in order to find interactive proxy websites, you will have to search for something like "Facebook Proxy Server" or "Orkut Proxy Server". A search like this is most likely to return interactive proxy websites with which you can access your blocked website by simply entering the URL in URL field. If you want additional security and anonymity, you can opt for a paid proxy server.

If you do not want to search, here are few popular free proxy websites you can use:-

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How to access Blocked websites

How to Setup Proxy Servers using their IP Address

If you wish to visit your blocked website using a web proxy, you do not need any setup. However, if you wish to use a proxy server that can only be accessed by using its IP address and port number, you must configure your browser to use it. Follow the instructions given below to setup this type of proxy in your browser:-

Google Chrome and Internet Explorer Users

Google Chrome uses the same network settings as Internet Explorer. So, in order to configure Google Chrome to use a proxy server, you have to configure Internet Explorer. You can configure a proxy server in Internet Explorer by following the instructions given below:-

Start Internet Explorer.

Click on Tools, Internet Options.

Click on Connections Tab, select your Network Connection and click on Settings.

Check on Use a Proxy Server for this Connection.

In the Address field, add the IP Address of your Proxy server. In the Port field, enter the Port Number.

Click on OK and OK again.

Mozilla Firefox Users

Mozilla Firefox users can configure their browser to use a proxy by following the instructions given below:-

Start Mozilla Firefox.

Click on Tools, Options.

Click on Advanced Tab.

Click on Network tab.

Click on Settings.

Encircle Manual Proxy Configuration.

Enter the IP Address and Port Number at the appropriate place. In most cases, it will be a HTTP server. 

After you have successfully configured your browser to use the proxy server, you will be able to access blocked websites whenever you browse the internet with your browser.

How to Apply PAN Card

How to Apply New PAN Card :

Please note that one should apply for new Pan Card when the applicant is a resident Indian citizen, and has never applied for a Permanent Account Number (PAN) or does not have a PAN allotted to him.

What is form 49A?

Form 49A is a Application for Allotment of Permanent Account Number in case of Indian Citizen/ Indian Companies/Entities incorporated in India/Unincorporated entities formed in India. To apply PAN card online, click here to fill the online application form.

What are the procedures involved in applying for a new PAN card?

Fill – Fill the online application form – form 49A

Pay – Make Payment online

Sign – Download the prefilled application and affix photos and signature.

Send – Send the signed application and supporting documents by post or courier to the address provided in the website. (Ref: https://tin.tin.nsdl.com/pan/form49A.html)

What documents will serve as proof of identity in case of individual applicants, including minors for new PAN application using form 49A?

Following documents are accepted as proof of identity:

• Elector's Photo Identity Card
• Driving License
• Passport
• Ration Card having photograph of the applicant
• Certificate of Identity in original signed by a Gazetted Officer
• Certificate of Identity in original signed by a Member of Parliament
• Certificate of Identity in original signed by a Member of Legislative Assembly
• Certificate of Identity in original signed by a Municipal Councilor
• Arm's License
• AADHAAR Card issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India
• Photo Identity Card issued by the Central Government or a State Government or a Public Sector Undertaking
• Pensioner Card having photograph of the applicant
• Central Government Health Scheme Card
• Ex-servicemen Contributory Heath Scheme photo card
• Bank Certificate in original on letter head from the branch

How to apply Passport in India

How to apply Passport in India :




1. One can apply for Passport through Online Registration (after doing online registration, get print outs of the application form) .Apart from filling Online, applicant can submit directly in the respective passport office/ DPCs/Speed post centers, get the relevant application form from here.


2. How to fill the Offline Form: The Passport Application Form is Machine Readable. Please follow the instructions as follows:

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• Do not fill the form with pencils or ink-pen. 
• While filling up the boxes, kindly leave one box blank after each completed word. 
• Write clearly within the box without touching the boundaries. 
• Adjust the information to fit within the number of given boxes. 
• Do not write anything outside the box. Avoid over-writing 
• Incomplete application will not be accepted. 
• Columnwise Guidelines for filling the application form can be had from here. 

Note:


All original documents are to be shown at the time of submission of the passport application form. With the Original Passport Application Form, self-attested copies of all required documents need to be attached. Illiterate applicants should put only thumb impression in the box meant for thumb impression/signature. In case an applicant has stayed at more than one address during the last one year, he/she should furnish two additional photocopies of the PP form for each additional place of stay.


Details for Online Registration


Step 1 Register through the Passport Seva Portal. (Click on “Register” link under the Online Application Filling section on the Home Page).


Ref: http://passportindia.gov.in/AppOnlineProject/welcomeLink


Step 2 Login to the Passport Seva Portal with the registered User ID.


Step 3 Click “Apply for Fresh Passport / Reissue of Passport” link.


Step 4 Fill in the required details in the form and submit.


Step 5 Click the “Schedule Appointment” link on the “View Saved/Submitted Applications” screen to schedule an appointment.


Online Payment has been made mandatory for booking appointments at http://passportindia.gov.in/AppOnlineProject/welcomeLink under some of the Passport Offices.


Online Payment can be made using any one of the following modes:


Credit/Debit Card (MasterCard & Visa)


Internet Banking (State Bank of India (SBI) and Associate Banks Only)


SBI Bank Challan


Step 6 Click the “Print Application Receipt” link to print the application receipt containing Application Reference Number (ARN)/Appointment Number.


Step 7 Visit the Passport Seva Kendra (PSK) where appointment has been booked, along with original documents.





Note:


Only emergency/medical cases and preapproved categories may visit Passport Seva Kendra without appointment. Service will be provided at the discretion of Passport Seva Kendra in-charge/Passport Officer.


Minor applicants below 4 years of age need to carry a recent coloured passport size (4.5 x 3.5 cm) photograph with a white background while visiting Passport Seva Kendra. Other applicants need not carry any photograph as photograph will be captured at the Passport Seva Kendra.


Resubmission of application form is required, in case the applicant does not visit the Passport Seva Kendra within 90 days from the online form submission.





Where to Apply: For Online Registration, the applicant has to submit the print outs of the application form along with required documents to the respective passport office in the appointment date and time printed.


Apart from this Passport Applications can also be submitted at





1. The counter of the Passport office


2. The Speed Post centers


3. District Passport Cells


4. Passport Collection Centers





An application for a passport may be submitted personally OR through a representative (any close member of the family or recognized travel agent(s) only) carrying an authority letter.


For Urgent Passport: Refer Tatkaal Scheme in case if applicant needs the passport urgently.