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Narali Poornima occurs on the full moon of the month of Shravan (Sawan). Naral is Hindi for "coconut." Offerings of coconuts are made to the sea gods as part of this ritual to mark the beginning of the...
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Raksha Bandhan can also be called Siblings Day. It is a celebration of sibling love observed on the Purnima of Sawan in the Hindu calendar. Raksha Bandhan is an ancient observance ripe with myth and his...
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Bhadra (Bhadrapada or Bhaado Bhadra) is the sixth month in the Hindu calendar and occurs at the end of summer in the northern hemisphere. The month is among four sacred to Hindus and considered ideal fo...
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Kajari Teej (Badi Teej) is a Hindu holiday celebrated in the lunar month of Bhadrapud. Women observe a day-long fast for their husbands. In the evening, they worship the goddess Parvati and pray for the...
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In the Hindu faith, Chaturthi celebrates Lord Ganesha. Sankashti Chaturthi (Sankata Chaturthi) occurs on the fourth day of Krishna Paksha (dark lunar phase or the waning phase of the moon). If this Chat...
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On August 15, 1947, the British Parliament officially declared India an independent nation no longer under its colonial rule. It would take another two years for the ratification of the Indian constitutio...
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Sri Krishna Janmashtami is the birthdate of Lord Krishna. The dates of his life correspond to July 21, 3227 BC - February 18, 3102 BC). Sri Krishna Janmashtami is celebrated on the eighth day (Ashtami) of...
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Simha Sankranti marks the day when the sun moves from Karka Rashi to Simha, according to the Zodiac Calendar. Simha Sankranti signals the beginning of the Malayalam calendar in Kerala. Devotees offer...
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Aja Ekadashi is a fasting day in the Hindu calendar that falls in August or September. Hindus believe if they observe this fast, they will not suffer the consequences of their sins, and activities deeme...
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Ganesha Chaturthi, also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi, is observed in the month of Bhadrapada (Bhado) according to the Hindu calendar. It starts on the Shukla Chaturthi (the fourth day of the waxing moon pe...
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Hartalika Teej is the combination of two words, “Harat” and “Aalika,” which means abduction of a female friend. Legend says that friends of Goddess Parvati took her to the forest so that her father coul...
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Rishi Panchami is a female fasting day in the Hindu faith designed to purify a woman. Hinduism considers menstruation unclean, and women during their monthly cycle are not permitted to enter the kitchen...
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Radha Ashtami (Radha Jayanti) celebrates the birthday of Radha, the goddess of love and the companion of Krishna. Depictions include renderings of a milkmaid and the embodiment of the soul. Radha Ashtam...
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Dattatreya Jayanti marks the birth of the Hindu god Dattatreya (Datta) in approximately 2450 BC. Dattatreya is a compilation of the Hindu divine male trinity of Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva during the full...
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Dhanu Sankranti marks the day when the sun enters the Dhanu Rashi or Sagittarius, and this is the beginning of the ninth month of the Hindu solar calendar. On this day, Lord Surya, the sun god, is worsh...
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Gita Jayanti is the birthday of Bhagavad Gita (700-verse Hindu scripture), the sacred text of the Hindus celebrated on the Shukla Ekadashi, the 11th day of the waxing moon in the month of Margashirsha. It...
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Margashirsha is a month of dedication and devotion to Lord Krishna. On the morning of the day of the full moon (Margashirsha Purnima), devotees take a holy bath with the roots of the Tulsi plant. While ba...
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Ekadashi, or fasting, is performed in honor of Lord Vishnu. There are two types of Ekadashi: one observed monthly and the other honored annually. Mokshada Ekadeshi is the Ekadeshi of Magha Shukla Paksh...
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In the Hindu Calendar, Pausa is the tenth month. PLEASE NOTE: We use the Indian civil calendar, the official holiday calendar in India. The Hindu faith has many calendars, each specific to different reg...
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In the Hindu faith, Chaturthi is dedicated to Lord Ganesha. Sankashti Chaturthi (Sankata Chaturthi) is observed on the fourth day of Krishna Paksha (the dark lunar phase or the waning phase of the moon)....