Shani Jayanti
2019-06-01
Shani Jayanthi which marks the birthday of Shani as per Hindu mythologyRead More →
Narasimha Jayanthi
2019-05-17
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 Jayanti
2019-05-17
Narada Jayanthi on the birth anniversary of the great saint NaradaRead More →
Akshay Tritiya
2019-05-07
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 →
Buddha Poornima
2019-05-04
Lord Buddha’s birthday, enlightenment and nirvana is celebrated as Buddha Poornima. Read More →
Ram Navami
2019-04-14
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 →
Baisakhi – Festival of harvesting
2019-04-14
The Punjabi New Year Baisakhi is a harvest festival celebrated across North Indian statesRead More →
Navratri – Vedic Culture – Hindu Scripture
2019-03-05
In the first half of the month of Asvij, Hindus observe a nine day ceremony of fastRead More →
Holi
2019-03-01
Holi, the festival of colours which is celebrated in India is traditionally known as HolikaRead More →
Mahashivratri
2019-03-01
Shivaratri is celebrated on the 6th night of the dark Phalgun (Feb or March) every year.Read More →
Durga Puja
2019-01-01
Durga Puja is one of the most significant amongst all Indian festivals. It is particularly the prime festival of West Bengal. Durga Puja refers to all the six days observed as Mahalaya, Shashti, MahaSaptami, MahaAshtami, MahaNavami and Vijayadashami. The festival involves the worship of Shakti i.e. goddess Durga. LegendRead More →
Ugadi/Gudi Padwa
2018-03-01
The first day of Chaitra is celebrated in large parts of the country as New Year known variously asRead More →
Buddhist Festivals
2017-12-08
The following are some of the Buddhist Festivals which are celebrated all over the world. The celebrations vary socially and culturally, depending on the region in which it is celebrated. 1) Buddhist New Year: Buddhist New Year is celebrated in April for three days in countries such as SriRead More →
Chatt Puja- worshipping Sun
2017-12-08
Chatt (called Dala Chatt) is an ancient Hindu Vedic Festival dedicated to the Sun God Surya, also known as Surya Shashti.Read More →
The festival of Ugadi
2017-04-06
Ugadi is an important festival for people from Karnataka, Andhra PradeshRead More →