Ram Navami is one of the most important Hindu festivals of India which falls in the ‘ Shukla Paksha’ on the ninth day of the month of Chaitra corresponding to the March/April of the Gregorian calendar. It is also the last day of the Vasanta Navratri. The festival celebrates the birth of the seventh incarnation […]
Mahavir Jayanti is the most important religious holiday in Jainism.This is a gazetted holiday which means that government offices and most businesses are closed. Mahavira, known originally as Vardhamana, was born in either 599 BC or 615 BC. The Digambar school of Jainism say that Lord Mahavira was born in the year 615 BC, but […]
The birth of the Vanara God, Hanuman Jayanti, also known as Hanumath Jayanti, is celebrated to worship Lord Hanuman. The Monkey God or Maruthi is a devotee of Lord Rama, who is believed to be an incarnation of Lord Vishnu. He is a combination of powerful and courageous, while also being humble. According to the […]
Good Friday, the Friday before Easter, the day on which Christians annually observe the commemoration of the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ. From the early days of Christianity, Good Friday was observed as a day of sorrow, penance, and fasting, a characteristic that finds expression in the German word Karfreitag
Sankashti Chaturthi and the one after Amavasya or new moon during Shukla Paksha is known Although Sankashti Chaturthi fasting is done every month but the most significant Sankashti Chaturthi falls in month of Magha according to Purnimant School and in the month of Paush according to Amavasyant School.
Ambedkar Jayanti or Bhim Jayanti is an annual festival observed on 14 April to commemorate the memory of B. R. Ambedkar. It marks Babasaheb Dr. B.R. Ambedkar's birthday who was born on 14 April 1891. Since 2015 it has been observed as an official public holiday throughout India
According to Hindu Calendar, Amavasya in the Krishna Paksha of Chaitra month is known as Chaitra Amavasya. It is of great importance in Hindu religion. On this day, bathing, charity, donation, and other religious activities are performed. Like every Amavasya, Pitru Tarpan is also performed on this day.
Akshaya Tritiya, also known as Akti or Akha Teej, is an annual springtime festival of the Hindus and Jains. It falls on the third Tithi of Bright Half of Vaisakha month. It is observed as an auspicious time regionally by Hindus and Jains in India and Nepal, as signifying the "third day of unending prosperity"
The States Reorganisation Act, 1956 demarcated each Indian state on the basis of languages. However, in the erstwhile Bombay, different languages were spoken, including Marathi, Gujarati, Kutchi and Konkani. This is when the Sanyukta Maharashtra Samiti started a movement demanding a separate state.