Tag Archives: Hinduism

UGADI / GUDI PADWA

Gudhi Padwa is a spring-time festival that marks the traditional new year for Marathi and Konkani Hindus along with other fellow Hindus. It is celebrated in and near Maharashtra and Goa on the first day of the Chaitra month to mark the beginning of the New year according to the lunisolar Hindu calendar. The wordContinue reading “UGADI / GUDI PADWA”

HAPPY VASANT PANCHAMI

Vasant Panchami, also called (Saraswati Puja) is a festival that marks the preparation for the arrival of spring. The festival is celebrated by people in various ways depending upon the region in the life in the Indian subcontinent. Vasant Panchami also marks the start of preparation for Holika and Holi, which take place forty daysContinue reading “HAPPY VASANT PANCHAMI”

KARTIK PURNIMA

Kartika Purnima is a Hindu, Sikh and Jain cultural festival, celebrated on the Purnima (full moon) day or the fifteenth lunar day of Kartik (November–December). It is also known as Tripuri Purnima and Tripurari Purnima. It is sometimes called Deva-Diwali or Deva-Deepawali, the festival of lights of the gods. Karthika Deepam is a related festivalContinue reading “KARTIK PURNIMA”

BHAI DOOJ

Bhai Dooj, Bhaubeej, Bhai Tika, Bhai Phonta is a festival celebrated by Hindus on the second lunar day of Shukla Paksha (bright fortnight) in the Vikram Samvat Hindu calendar or of Shalivahan Shaka calendar month of Kartika. It is celebrated during the Diwali or Tihar festival and Holi festival. The celebrations of this day areContinue reading “BHAI DOOJ”

GOVARDHAN PUJA

Govardhan Puja as it is also known, as a Nature worship Hindu festival in which devotees Workship Mountains like Govardhan parvat and prepare and offer a large variety of vegetarian food to Bhagwan (God) Shri Krishna as a mark of gratitude. For Vaishnavas, this day commemorates the incident in the Bhagavata Puran when Bhagwan ShriContinue reading “GOVARDHAN PUJA”

KARVA CHAUTH

Karwa Chauth is a festival celebrated by Hindu women from the Indian Subcontinent on the fourth day after purnima (a full moon) in the month of Kartika. Like many Hindu festivals, Karwa Chauth is based on the lunisolar calendar which accounts for all astronomical positions, especially positions of the moon which is used as aContinue reading “KARVA CHAUTH”

MAHARISHI VALMIKI JAYANTI

Valmiki Jayanti – Birth anniversary of maharishi Valmiki On this day born the great poet, sage, philosopher and saint Maharshi Valmiki of ancient India. It is also celebrated as Pargat Diwas and is an annual Indian festival which falls on the full moon day in the month of Ashwin. Valmiki authored the epic Ramayana. ItContinue reading “MAHARISHI VALMIKI JAYANTI”

🙏 HAPPY DUSSEHRA 🙏

Dussehra is a Hindu festival that celebrates the victory of good over evil. This day culminates the nine day long fasting period of Navratri. On this day the idol of Goddess Durga is taken in a procession and gets immerged in big water bodies. Many people of the Hindu faith observe Dussehra through special prayerContinue reading “🙏 HAPPY DUSSEHRA 🙏”

🌺 HAPPY NAVRATRI 🌺

Festival period 2020: This year Navratri is celebrated from 17th October to 25th October. It’s a Hindu festival which means ‘nine nights’. This festival is celebrated in various parts of the Indian subcontinent post monsoon in the month of autumn every year. The bright half of the Hindu calendar month ‘Ashvin’ marks the beginning ofContinue reading “🌺 HAPPY NAVRATRI 🌺”

#चार आश्रम #सनातन धर्म #संस्कृत श्लोक

The four ashramas are: Brahmacharya (student), Grihastha (householder), Vanaprastha (retired) and Sannyasa (renunciate). The Ashrama system is one facet of the Dharma concept in Hinduism. Harina's Blog प्रथमेनार्जिता विद्या द्वितीयेनार्जितं धनं।तृतीयेनार्जितः कीर्तिः (पुण्य कमाना)चतुर्थे किं करिष्यति।। भावार्थ: जिसने भी प्रथम आश्रम (ब्रह्मचर्य) में विद्या अर्जित नहीं की है, द्वितीय आश्रम (गृहस्थ) में धन अर्जित नहींContinue reading “#चार आश्रम #सनातन धर्म #संस्कृत श्लोक”

PROTECT YOURSELF – HAPPY RAKSHA BANDHAN

We celebrate ‘Raksha Bandhan’ every year. The ritual is observed on the full moon day of the Hindu month of Shravan’. This day is also known as ‘Rakhi Poornima’ or ‘Shravan Poornima’. The word ‘poornima’ means a full moon night. This day has a great significance on everybody’s life. Let’s revisit our history and mythologyContinue reading “PROTECT YOURSELF – HAPPY RAKSHA BANDHAN”