GUDI PADWA March 2020
Gudi Padwa or Samvatsar Padvo is celebrated as the first day of the year by Maharashtrians and Konkanis. On this day the new Samvatsara, which is a cycle of sixty […]
Gudi Padwa or Samvatsar Padvo is celebrated as the first day of the year by Maharashtrians and Konkanis. On this day the new Samvatsara, which is a cycle of sixty […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Buddha's birthday is a holiday traditionally celebrated in most of East Asia to commemorate the birth of the Prince Siddhartha Gautama, later the Gautama Buddha and founder of Buddhism. It […]
Sankashti Chaturthi falling on Tuesday. It is considered highly auspicious among all Sankashti Chaturthi days. Sankashti Chaturthi also known as Sankata Hara Chaturthi is an auspicious day dedicated to Lord […]
Ramzan is the Islamic holy month of fasting by Muslims worldwide. Although worshipping Allah or God, can be done at any time during the year and no special day is […]
Nirjala Ekadashi is a Hindu holy day falling on the 11th lunar day of the waxing fortnight of the Hindu month of Jyestha. This ekadashi derives its name from the […]
Vat Purnima or Purnima Chavan or Wat Purnima vaṭapūrṇimā, also called Vat Savitri is a celebration observed by married women in the Western Indian states of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa and […]
Sankashti Chaturthi falling on Tuesday. It is considered highly auspicious among all Sankashti Chaturthi days. Sankashti Chaturthi also known as Sankata Hara Chaturthi is an auspicious day dedicated to Lord […]
The day of Jyeshtha Amavasya is regarded as an unfortunate day because of the reason that on this particular day the harmful powers, negative spirits, evil eyes and black magic […]
Ashadi Ekadashi or Maha-Ekadashi or Prathama-Ekadashi or Padma Ekadashi or Devshayani Ekadashi or Devpodhi Ekadashi is the eleventh lunar day of the bright fortnight of the Hindu month of Ashadha.
Guru Purnima is a spiritual tradition in Hindu culture dedicated to spiritual and academic teachers, who are evolved or enlightened humans, ready to share their wisdom, with very little or […]
Sankashti Chaturthi falling on Tuesday. It is considered highly auspicious among all Sankashti Chaturthi days. Sankashti Chaturthi also known as Sankata Hara Chaturthi is an auspicious day dedicated to Lord […]
Naga Panchami is a day of traditional worship of Nagas or snakes observed by Hindus throughout India, Nepal, and other countries where Hindu adherents live. The worship is offered on […]
Eid al-Adha or Eid Qurban also called the "Festival of the Sacrifice", is the second of two Islamic holidays celebrated worldwide each year, and considered the holier of the two. […]
Raksha Bandhan, also Rakshabandhan, is a popular, traditionally Hindu, annual rite, or ceremony, which is central to a festival of the same name, celebrated in India, Nepal and other parts […]
Sankashti Chaturthi is an auspicious day dedicated to Ganesha. This day is observed in every lunar month of the Hindu calendar on the fourth day of Krishna Paksha (dark lunar […]
Krishna Janmashtami, also known simply as Janmashtami or Gokulashtami, is an annual Hindu festival that celebrates the birth of Krishna, the eighth avatar of Vishnu.
ndependence Day is annually celebrated on 15 August, as a national holiday in India commemorating the nation's independence from the United Kingdom on 15 August 1947, the day when the […]
Parsis follow the religion of Zoroastrianism, one of the oldest known monotheistic religions. It was founded by the Prophet Zarathustra in ancient Iran approximately 3,500 years ago.
Pola is a bull-respecting festival celebrated by farmers mainly in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra, Northern parts of Telangana as Polala Amavasya. On the day of […]
Teej is a generic name for a number of Hindu festivals that are celebrated by women mainly in Nepal and North India. Haryali Teej and Hartalika Teej welcome the monsoon […]
Ganesh Chaturthi is a festival that celebrates the birthday of Lord Ganesha, the Hindu god of wisdom and success. It is also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi and can last up […]