Makar Sankranti is one of the major harvest festivals of India and is the first big festival celebrated in a year. It is celebrated all over India though with different names. It is called Uttarayan in Rajasthan and Gujarat; Maghi in Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh; Pongal in Tamil Nadu; Bhagali Bihu in Assam; Shishur Saenkraat in Kashmir; Makara...
Dussehra 2013 Date 14 October 2013 Dussehra is one of the major festivals of India- the festival that celebrates victory of good over evil, the victory of Lord Rama over the demon king Ravana. It not only represents this mythological victory of Lord Rama depicted in Ramayana but also make people remember each year that bad cannot survive for...
Navratri Dates 2013 Navaratri in 2013 will be celebrated during 5-12 October 2013 Navratri Ghatsthapana- October 5, 2013 Navratri Chandra Darshan- October 6, 2013 Navratri Sindoor Tritiya- October 7, 2013 Navratri Varad Vinayak Chaturthi and Lalit Panchami- October 8, 2013 Navratri Upang Lalita Vrat – Lalitha Panchami- October 9, 2013 Navratri Saraswati Awahan- October 10, 2013 Navratri Saraswathi Puja...
Ganesha Chaturthi 2013 Date 9 September 2013 Ganesh Chaturthi (गणेश चतुर्थी) is the birth festival of the Elephant God of Hindus known by numerous names, most famous ones being Ganesha, Vinayaka, and Ganapati. According to Hindu mythology, Lord Ganesha is the son of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati. It is said that on the day of Ganesh chaturthi, Lord Vinayaka bestows...
Krishna Janmashtami Date 2013 28 August 2013 Krishna Janmashtami (कृष्ण जन्माष्टमी) is one of the very dear festivals for people of India. It is the birthday of their favourite Lord Shri Krishna. Janma (जन्म) means birth and Ashtami (अष्टमी) is the eighth day. Janmashtami, thus, is the eighth day of the Krishna Paksha (dark fortnight) in the month of Shravan...
Hartalika Teej (हरतालिका तीज) is the third among the series of Teej festivals in a year, the other two being the Hariyali Teej festival and Kajali Teej. Hartalika Teej is mainly celebrated through observing the Hartalika Vrat (vrat means fast) by the married ladies and even by girls of marriageable age in many Hindu communities. Unmarried girls observe this...
Kajali Teej (कजली तीज) is the ‘Badi Teej’ (बड़ी तीज) celebrated about 15 days after the ‘Chhoti Teej’ or the Hariyali Teej Festival and 2-3 days after Raksha Bandhan festival. Badi Teej is also known as Sattu Teej, Satudi Teej and Kajari Teej. While Chhoti Teej is the festival dedicated to girls- especially daughters, Badi Teej is dedicated to...
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...
Gurupushyamrut Yoga (गुरुपुष्यमृत योग) is one of the very auspicious days according to Indian astrology just like the Akshya Tritiya day. Gurupushyamrut Yoga is basically a Pushya Nakshatra falling on Thursday which is the day of Guru Brihaspati who is also the presiding deity of Pushya Nakshtra. As per Hindu astrology, the day on which Pushya Nakshatra falls is...
Raksha Bandhan 2013 21 August 2013 Raksha bandhan literally means ‘Bond of Protection’ – Raksha means to protect and Bandhan means bond or the act of binding. It is one of the two Hindu festivals dedicated to the loving relationship of a brother and a sister, other being Bhai Dooj which is celebrated after Deepawali. Raksha bandhan is popularly...
