Hartalika Teej Vrat arrives on the Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya day. Hartalika Teej is observed by unmarried girls, married women, and even single women. The vrat menu consists of a grainless and waterless diet. If marital bliss is what you are lacking
Hartalika Teej Vrat arrives on the Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya day. Hartalika Teej is observed by unmarried girls, married women, and even single women. The vrat menu consists of a grainless and waterless diet. If marital bliss is what you are lacking
Father's Day is around the corner. Like everybody else, your father deserves gifts and appreciation for his efforts to make your life the best despite facing many hurdles. But then again, different zodiac sign fathers prefer or love something
Vamana (an avatar of Vishnu) was born to Aditi (Daughter of King Daksha) and Kashyapa Maharshi (Son of Marichi) at the Abhijit Muhurta on Shukla Paksha Dwadashi in Bhadrapada month under the Shravana star as per the Hindu Calendar. He
Rishi Panchami, a term that itself suggests that this is a day for remembering our ancient rishis or sages. This day is dedicated to Saptarshis such as Kashyapa, Atri, Bharadwaja, Vishvamitra, Gautama Maharishi, Jamadagni and Vashishtha who lived what they preached
Sankranti means "transition." Kanya Sankranti means transition of Sun from Leo (Simha ) to Virgo (Kanya). Known as Sankramana across South India, it is dedicated to Vishwakarma, the celestial engineer whose birthday coincides with this day. Tools and equipment are to
An interesting array of services, of which Snana yatra or Deva Snana Purnima or Mancha Snana offered engages your attention. Lord Balabhadra and Goddess Subhadra also are worshipped alongside. Out of the twelve major festivals, this Snana yatra takes the most
Onam (Annual Malayali Harvest Festival) is the officially declared festival of Kerala. Celebrated in a grand manner by Malayalis irrespective of caste and creed, this festival is a mark of a warm welcome to the original king of Kerala, the king
Of all temples, the temple of Jagannath at Puri in Orissa, built-in 1078 AD, virtually defies science and its mysteries remain unexplained. To the Orissa folk, this is a day-to-day occurrence that needs no explanation. Faith rules supreme in Orissa, in
Lord Shiva is best worshipped during the 3-hour period, that is, one and a half hours before and after sunset on the pradosh vrat day, which actually starts with fasting. Pradosh implies dusk and pradosh vrat is the vrat performed during