Onam is not just the biggest and the most important festival of Kerala, but also a reminder of a “good old Past”. It is considered as a harvest festival and is celebrated with joy and enthusiasm all over the state by people of all communities. Name of the festival TheRead More →
Ganesha Chaturthi, the great Ganesha festival, also known as ‘Vinayak Chaturthi’ or ‘Vinayaka Chavithi’Read More →
The festival of Sharad Pournima is celebrated with great joy and excitement all over India in varied forms and names such as Kojagiri, KoumudiMahotsava, NavannaPournima, Rasa Pournima and Kumar Pournima. Traditionally, it is considered as the birthday of Goddess Lakshmi in all parts of India. Alternatively, the celebration ofRead More →
Janmashtami is celebrated to commemorate the birth of Lord Krishna.Read More →
Introduction Raksha Bandhan or Rakhi is celebrated on Purnima or full moon day in the month of Shravan also known as Saawan. It is a day brother and sister re-affirm their sacred bond of love & affection. The beauty of this festival is that it is not observed by justRead More →
Naga Panchami is a festival dedicated to the worship of Serpent deity.Read More →
Amongst the 12 to 13 full moons in a cycle, the Vaishakha Full MoonRead More →
The festival of Ratha Yatra is celebrated annually, around the mid-yearRead More →
Under the roofs of Maharashtra, the festival of Wari is celebrated under open skies Read More →
Sarvamangala Shakthi Peeth is one of the Astha Dasha Shakthi Peeth.Read More →
Introduction Ekadashi is the eleventh tithi or lunar day of the bright fortnight (Shukla Paksh) and the dark fortnight(Krishna Paksh) of every lunar month in the Hindu Panchang or calendar. There are two Ekadashis in each month totalling to 24 every year except for the lunar year with 13 monthsRead More →
Contents . Indira Ekadashi . Pashankusha Ekadashi . Rama Ekadashi . Prabhodhini Ekadashi . Vaikuntha Ekadashi . Mokshada Ekadashi . Saphala Ekadashi . Paush Putrada Ekadashi . Sattila Ekadashi . Bhaimi Ekadashi . Utpanna Ekadashi . Amalaki Ekadashi . Parama Ekadashi . Padmini Visuddha Ekadashi . Conclusion The seventh month of the lunar(Vedic)Read More →
The legend of Savitri has been mentioned in the Adi Parva of the MahabharataRead More →
Shani Jayanthi which marks the birthday of Shani as per Hindu mythologyRead More →
Introduction The birth of Lord Narasimha is celebrated as Narasimha Jayanti. Lord Narasimha is the 4th avatar (incarnation) of Lord Vishnu. On the day of Narasimha Jayanti, Lord Vishnu came as Narasimha – half man and half animal- lion form to kill the demon king Hiranyakashipu. Rituals Narasimha Jayanti is celebratedRead More →
Narada Jayanthi on the birth anniversary of the great saint NaradaRead More →
Akshaya in Sanskrit, means the ‘ever full, the never diminishing’. It is one of the aspects of divinity which is, always infinite never diminishing.Read More →
Lord Buddha’s birthday, enlightenment and nirvana is celebrated as Buddha Poornima. Read More →
Lord Rama was the seventh incarnation of Lord Vishnu who descended on earth during the Treta yuga. He was born on the ninth day of the waxing phase of the Hindu month of Chaitra. The day is famously celebrated as Ram Naomi. Lord Rama was born in the Sun DynastyRead More →
The Punjabi New Year Baisakhi is a harvest festival celebrated across North Indian statesRead More →