Category: festivals

Karva Chauth is celebrated on the fourth day of the dark half in Hindu month Kartik. On this day, married women keep fast to elongate the life of their husbands. Those who are unmarried,...

Kartik Snan is an important ritual for Hindus that is observed on the Purnima Tithi (full moon day) in the Lunar month of ‘Kartik’ in the Hindu calendar (popularly known as Kartik Purnima). For...

The day of Tulsidas Jayanti celebrates the birth anniversary of Goswami Tulsidas, who was a great Hindu saint and poet. He was also the acclaimed author of the great Hindu epic Ramcharitmanas. Tulsidas Jayanti...

Valmiki Jayanti celebrates the birth anniversary of the great author and sage, Maharishi Valmiki. As per the traditional Hindu calendar, Valmiki Jayanti is celebrated on Purnima tithi (full moon Day) in the month of...

The pious occasion of Navratri comes to an end with the event of Visarajan. Once the Durga Visarjan is over, many people complete the Purana of the Navratri fast. Post this only, the festival...

This year, the festival of Dussehra holds special importance from many angles as 3 special conjunctions are going to be formed on this very day. Therefore, worshipping Mahishasura Mardini Maa Bhagwati Durga, and Maryada...

The last and the final day of Navratri is dedicated to Goddess Siddhidatri. This day is also known as Navami and many people commence the Navami Parana on the day of Navami Tithi only....

Dussehra or Vijaya Dashami is the tenth day of the Navratri festival. It calls an end to the festival and is often considered symbolic of the victory of good over evil. It is also...

Maha Navami is the ninth day of the Navratri festival and is the final day of worship before Vijaya Dashami, the end of Navratri. On this day, Goddess Durga is worshipped in different forms...

Durga Puja is a part of the Navaratri festival held in many places in India. It is most religiously celebrated in North India, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, and Andhra Pradesh. Out of the nine...