Festivals

According to the Hindu calendar, Lord Vishnu goes off to sleep (called the Yoga Nidra) for a period of four months on Devshayani Ekadashi, the Ekadashi tithi of Aashad month. Devutthani Ekadashi,

• 27/10/2017
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Where we all are done with Diwali, a part of India is ready to celebrate Chhat. Chhath Puja is celebrated on the sixth day of the Hindu month of Kartik. Mainly celebrated in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh,

• 25/10/2017
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Dhanteras Puja Muhurat – 19:19 to 20:17 Duration – 58 mins Pradosh Kaal – 17:45 to 20:17 Vrishabha Kaal – 19:19 to 21:14 Trayodashi Tithi begins – 00:26 on 17 th Oct, 2017 Trayodashi Tithi

• 16/10/2017
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As the joyous festival of Diwali approaches, the excitement for the festivities begins with Chhoti Diwali, also known as Narak Chaturdashi. This day holds immense significance as it marks the victory

• 16/10/2017
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Karwa Chauth, also called as ‘Karva or Karak Chaturthi’, is the pious day celebrated all over India primarily in the northern states of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab, Gujarat and Rajasthan. On

• 06/10/2017
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The auspicious nine days of Navratri and the festivities associated with it have begun. This will go on till 29th Sep, 2017. During these nine days, devotees worship the nine forms of Maa Durga, also

• 25/09/2017
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Navratri, which will be observed from 21st September, 2017 to 29th September, 2017, is one of the most significant Hindu festivals. The sacred nine days of Navratri are devoted to the nine

• 20/09/2017
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Janmashtami, the birth of Lord Krishna, is not just a day of religious significance, but it also has lots of social and cultural implications. As the name itself suggests, this falls on the eighth

• 12/08/2017
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