Indian Festivals

भोलेनाथ ने अपने प्रचंड पिनाक धनुष से केवल एक बाण चलाकर दैत्य त्रिपुरासुर के तीन अभेद्य नगरों (स्वर्ण, रजत, लौह) के त्रिपुरों का नाश कर दिया। इससे देवताओं का भय दूर हुआ और सभी ने मिलकर काशी में दीप जलाए और शिव की अराधना की। कार्तिक पूर्णिमा की वह पावन तिथि आ चुकी है। भगवान शिव की नगरी काशी (वाराणसी) …

Tokhu Emong is a post harvest festival of Lotha Tribe in Nagaland. The festival is celebrated for nine days with lots of enthusiasm and fun as this festival brings the time to rejoice the fruit of hard work with the end of labor period of harvesting. Tokhu Emong Celebration: The nine day long festival creates the dazzling ambience all around …

Guru Nanak Jayanti: Saints like Guru Nanak make their presence in this weary world in order to show the right path to the suffering humanity by their personal sacrifice and example. The message of Guru Nanak was a great blessing at a time when India was facing a great crisis. – Dalai Lama There is neither a Hindu, nor a …

Dev Uthani Ekadashi, Prabodhini Ekadashi Date: On the 11th Day or Ekadashi of Shukla Paksh in the month of Karthik, the festival of Dev Uthani Ekadashi is celebrated. It is also called Prabodhini Ekadashi. It is believed that on this day Lord Vishnu had woken up after a rest of four months. Hence, this day marks the end of Chaturmas. …

Karnataka Rajyotsava Day is the state festival of Karnataka and is observed on November 1st every year. The day is celebrated to commemorate the birthday of Karnataka as the state was formed on this day. The Rajyotsava day is marked as a government holiday in the state of Karnataka. Karnataka Rajyotsava: History In 1950, India became republic and different provinces …

Jagadhatri Puja is one of the important festivals celebrated mainly in the Hooghly district of West Bengal. Devotees worship and celebrate reincarnation of Goddess Durga in the name of Jagadhatri and create the splendid ambiance with high festive spirits. The festival is also celebrated at Chandannagar, Krishnanagar, Nadia and Kolkata after Durga Puja and Kali Puja in the month of …

Halloween is an annual holiday celebrated on October 31. It has roots in the Celtic pagan festival of Samhain and the Christian holy day of All Saints. It is largely a secular celebration, but some have expressed strong feelings about perceived religious overtones. Irish immigrants carried versions of the tradition to North America during Ireland‘s Great Famine of the 1840s. …

Chhath Puja Festival or Dala Chhath Puja is a Hindu festival, unique to Bihar state, India and Terai, Nepal. This festival is also celebrated in the northeast region of India, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, and some parts of Chhattisgarh. Songs for Chhath festival sung by Padma Shri Bihar Kokila Sharda Sinha are very popular. Chhath is a festival dedicated to the …

Bhai Dooj Festival Date: Diwali, the vibrant festival of lights, brings with it a chance to revive relationships. The fifth day of the five-day festival is especially dedicated to honor the unique bond between brother and sister. Known as Bhai Dooj or Bhaiya Dooj, it falls on the second day after Diwali, that is, on ‘Shukla Paksha Dwitiya‘ in the Hindi month of ‘Kartik’. Thus, …

गोवर्धन पूजा: अन्न कूट हिन्दुओं का एक प्रमुख त्योहार है। दीपावली के दूसरे दिन सायंकाल ब्रज में पूजा का विशेष आयोजन होता है। भगवान श्रीकृष्ण ने आज ही के दिन इन्द्र का मानमर्दन कर गिरिराज पूजन किया था। इस दिन मन्दिरों में अन्नकूट किया जाता है। सायंकाल गोबर के गोवर्धन बनाकर पूजा की जाती है। अन्नकूट यथार्थ में गोवर्धन की …