Tag Archives: Rajasthan Festivals Significance & Importance

Sheetala Ashtami: The tangy flavor of fairs and festivals in Rajasthan has their own charm. These fairs and festivals prove to be the best opportunity for the guests to peep into and understand the cultural and traditional aspects of the land of royal figures more closely. Sheetala Ashtami Festival: One of the small and grand festivals is the Sheetala Ashtami …

मणिकर्णिका घाट पर गुलाल की तरह उड़ी चिताओं की राख बाबा भोलेनाथ की नगरी में सब कुछ अलौकिक, अद्भुत और दुर्लभ ही होता है। रंगधरी एकादशी के दुसरे दिन महाश्मशान मणिकर्णिका घाट पर चिता भस्म होली का पारंपरिक पर्व हजारों आस्थावानों के साथ मनाया गया। हर तरफ चिताओं की राख को अबीर-गुलाल की तरह उड़ाकर भक्तों ने होली खेली। विश्व …

Guru Ravidas Jayanti is celebrated to observe the birthday of Guru Ravidass, the founder of Bhakti Movement. It is celebrated on Magh Purnima day, which is the full moon day of the Magh (February) month as per Hindu calendar. is observed as the most important day of Ravidassia religion. Also known as Rohidas in East India, the teachings of Ravidass …

Vivaha Panchami is an auspicious Hindu festival, which is celebrated to commemorate the divine marriage of Lord Ram (the prince of Ayodhya) and Sita (princess of Janakpur). It is observed on the fifth day of shukla paksha (the bright fortnight) in the month of Margashira as per the Hindu calendar. The festival is generally marked in late November and early …

Tulsi Vivah is celebrated on the next day of Karthik Ekadashi. On this day Tulsi is married to Shaligram. Tulsi Vivah is the ceremonial marriage of the Tulsi plant to the Hindu god Shaligram or Vishnu or to his avatar, Sri Krishna. The Tulsi wedding signifies the end of the monsoon and the beginning of the wedding season in Hinduism. …

Kansa Vadh: Kansa was the maternal uncle of Lord Krishna and Balarama, and the King of Mathura (City in Uttar Pradesh, India). It was prophesied by the great saint Narada that he would be killed by Devaki’s (Kansa’s sister) eighth son. Kansa Vadh: Date In spite of killing off all of Devaki’s sons right after birth, Lord Krishna and Balarama …

नहाय-खाय के साथ शुरू हुआ सूर्य उपासना का 4 दिन का अनुष्ठान: विस्तार से जानिए क्यों होता है छठ, क्या हैं इसके तात्पर्य छठ सूर्य उपासना – पर्व पृथ्वी पर साक्षात् दिखने वाले एकमात्र देवता को धन्यवाद करने का एक तरीका है, जिनके अनुग्रह से पृथ्वी पर जीवन और प्राण का संचार होता है। यह उन सूर्य देव के प्रति …

Naga Panchami is celebrated by Hindus in most parts of India. Naga Panchami is celebrated on Panchami in Shravan month. On this day, they worship Naga Devata (Cobras). Cobras are considered divine in Hindu mythology. People go to temples and snake pits and they worship the snakes. They offer milk and silver snake to protect them from all evils. They also …

Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar, begins with mourning processions all over the world. Muslims of Shia sect, in black attire, participate in the gatherings in which the sacrifices of Hussein and his companions are commemorated. Muharram: Islamic Month of Mourning, Sacrifices Hussein, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad, was martyred in 680 AD by a group of 72 …

Muharram is a Muslim festival of mourning observed in the first month of the Hijri Year. The Shia community in Particular celebrate it with great fervor and enthusiasm. Muslims, in general, observe fast, offer prayers, recite fatihas, and sing elegies in homage to the martyrs during the celebrations. On the final day Tajias are taken out in grand processions, accompanied …