Religion
Mahashivratri: Lord Shiva’s great night
Maha Shivaratri (‘The Great Night of Shiva’) is a Hindu festival celebrated annually in honor of the deity Shiva, between February and March. According to the Hindu calendar, the festival is observed on the fourteenth […]
Vijaya Ekadashi
Ekadashi is the eleventh day of the Shukla Paksha or the bright fortnight of waxing Moon and the Krishna Paksha or the darkish fortnight of the waning Moon, as consistent with the Hindu Lunar calendar. […]
Ratha or Surya Saptami
Ratha Saptami or Surya Saptami marks the birth of Surya to sage Kashyapa and his wife Aditi and hence celebrated as Surya Jayanti. A legend is narrated by the Kamboja empire’s King Yashovarma, a noble […]
Mauni Amavasya
Mauni Amavasya, also known as Mauna Amavasya, is a significant Hindu observance celebrated on the no moon day (Amavasya) of the Magha month in the Hindu lunar calendar. This day holds great spiritual importance and […]
Sakat Chauth
Ganesh Chaturthi or tilkut chauth fast is a festival famous to Hindus. This fast is famous by many names, such as Sakat Chauth, Sankat Chauth , Tilakut Chauth etc. Every month there are two Chaturthi […]
Margashirsha Purnima
Margashirsha Purnima holds a great religious and spiritual significance in Hindu religion. Devotees offer prayers to Lord Vishnu and Moon God on this auspicious day. This Purnima will be observed as Margashirsha Purnima and this […]
Bhagavad Gita Jayanti
The Bhagavad Gita is the most sacred and significant Hindu script influencing many people, and Gita Jayanti is Bhagavad Gita’s birthday. That’s the reason it is known as Bhagavad Gita Jayanti too. This day falls […]
Vivah Panchami
The day of Vivah Panchami is considered a special day in Hinduism. This day is celebrated every year on the fifth day of Shukla Paksha of Magashish month according to Hindu date. Panchami is special […]
Kaal Bhairav Jayanti
Bhairav Ashtami, also known as Bhairavashtami, Bhairava Jayanti, Kaal-Bhairava Ashtami and Kaal-Bhairava Jayanti, is the holy day of Hinduism that is the day of taking Bhairava, a sinister and angry incarnation of Lord Shiva. This […]
Relevance of Guru Nanak and his teachings
By Jagrup Singh Sekhon The teachings of Guru Nanak Dev Ji and his philosophy of universalism are more relevant in contemporary times when humanity is passing through all shades of serious conflicts. The 554th birth […]
Third eye of Lord Shiva
Being one of the most widely worshipped Gods in Hinduism, Lord Shiva is also referred as Tryambaka Deva (Three-eyed lord) for the third eye placed on his forehead. The sun is said to be his […]
Karwa Chauth
Karwa Chauth is considered to be a very special day in the life of a married woman. It is a one day festival in which married women observe fast from sunrise to moonrise with much […]
Shiva and Shakti
In the Tantric cosmology, the whole universe is perceived as being created, penetrated and sustained by two fundamental forces, which are permanently in a perfect, indestructible union. These forces or universal aspects are called Shiva […]