Teej (तीज) is a monsoon festival celebrated with great spirit by the married women and teenage girls in the Northern Indian states of Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Bihar and the Central Indian State of Madyha Pradesh. Nepali Teej Festival is also one of the forms of this very important Hindu festival meant to worship Goddess Parvati for marital bliss. Teej...
Baisakhi or Vaisakhi is one of the most important harvest festivals of North India celebrated with great fervor in Punjab and other states where Punjabi community lives. This festival also marks the beginning of Sikh new year commemorating the establishment of ‘Khalsa’ (Pure) sect in 1699 by the Tenth Sikh Guru Gobind Singh. The Baisakhi festival is also celebrated...
Shri Hanuman Jayanti is celebrated to commemorate the birth of Anjaneya Swami popularly known as Hanuman, Maruti, Pavanputra, Mahavira or Bajrang Bali. All over the world, the mighty Hanuman is known as the Hindu Monkey God. Hanuman Jayanti 2013 Date Shri Hanuman Jayanti in 2013 will be celebrated on 25 April 2013
Ram Navami 2013 Date Sri Ram Navmi will be celebrated on 20 April 2013 Sri Rama Navami, popularly referred to as Ram Navmi, is celebrated by the Hindu community all over North India as the birthday of Lord Rama- the seventh incarnation (avatara) of the God Vishnu. This is one of the major Hindu festivals celebrated on the ‘Navami’...
Chaitra Navaratri is celebrated in the Hindu month of Chaitra (March-April) for nine days beginning with first day of Chaitra month as ‘Navratri Sthapna’ or Ghat Sthapna’ that signifies invoking of Goddess Shakti – a form of Goddess Durga. The festival culminates on the ninth day with Ram Navami being celebrated with fervor all over the North India. Chaitra...
Lohri festival is one of the main festivals of Punjab region of India but it is celebrated all over the north India along with Punjabi families. It is basically the harvest festival of Punjab. Going by the English calender, Lohri is the first festival of India in any year . However, going by the Hindu calender, Lohri festival is...
