Hinduism
Ganga Dussehra
The festival of Ganga Dussehra is celebrated on the tenth day of the Shukla Paksha of Jyeshtha month. This day is a special day for Hindus as well as all mankind. Ganges Dussehra falls in […]
Hinduism
Hinduism
Somvati Amavasya
Somvati Amavasya is a very important day in Hinduism. Amavasya which falls on Monday is called Somvati Amavasya. Somvati Amavasya falls only once or twice in a year. This fast is observed by married women. […]
Hinduism
Budhwa Mangal
Budhwa Mangal is a day dedicated to Lord Hanuman. This day holds an important place for Hindus. Budhwa mangal is also called big mangal. Lord Hanuman is worshiped on this day. Budhwa Mangal is on […]
Hinduism
Janki or Sita Navami
Sita Navami is an important day of Hindu religion. This day is celebrated as the birth anniversary of Goddess Sita. Married women observe a fast on the day of Sita Navami and pray for the […]
Hinduism
Parashurama Jayanti
Parashurama Jayanti is celebrated as the birth anniversary of Lord Vishnu’s sixth incarnation. The birth anniversary of Parashuram ji every year comes during the month of Vaishaksha during the Shukla paksha Tritiya. Bhrigureshtha Maharishi Jamadagni […]
Hinduism
Varuthini Ekadashi
Varuthini Ekadashi, also known as Baruthani Ekadashi, is a Hindu holy day, which falls on the fifteenth lunar day of the Hindu month of Chaitra. Varuthini Ekadashi falls in April or May. Like all Ekadashis, […]
Hinduism
Hanuman Jayanti
To mark the birth of Lord Hanuman, Hanuman Jayanti is celebrated all over India in the month of Chaitra in Hindu calendar. The great Hanuman is known for its great strength, power and his immortal […]
Festival
GOPIO New York & SIAEA With the Consulate General of India in New York Celebrate Culture of India at Virtual Holi Festival
NEW YORK (TIP): Holi is the national festival of colors, celebrated across India in different forms and traditions. The celebration of this colorful festival brings people of different faiths with diverse socio-political ideologies closer. This […]
Hinduism
Ram Navami – the day Lord Rama was born
Ram Navami is the celebration of the birth anniversary of Lord Rama, who is believed to be the seventh incarnation of Lord Vishnu on Earth. Lord Rama’s birth was intended to end the rule of […]
Hinduism
Papmochani Ekadashi
Papmochani Ekadashi is an important day in Hinduism. Papmochani Ekadashi is observed on the Krishna Paksha Ekadashi of Chaitra month according to the Hindu calendar. There are about 24 to 26 Ekadashi in a year […]
Hinduism
Sheetala Ashtami
Sheetala Ashtami is also known as ‘Basoda Puja.’ It is a Hindu festival dedicated to Goddess Sheetala which is observed on the eighth day of the Krishna Paksha, the dark fortnight of the moon during […]
Festival
Holi: Let the color shower joy
Holi is considered as one of the most revered and celebrated festivals of India and it is celebrated in almost every part of the country. It is also sometimes called as the “festival of love” […]
Hinduism
Amalaki Ekadashi
Phalguna Shukla Paksha Ekadashi is known as Amalaki Ekadashi. Amalaki Ekadashi falls between Maha Shivaratri and Holi. Currently it is observed in month of February or March in English calendar. Parana means breaking the fast. […]
Hinduism
Phulera Dooj: the festival of flowers
The festival of Phulera Dooj is considered as auspicious and supreme day. This festival is celebrated in all regions of North India especially this festival is an important day in the areas of Braj, Mathura […]
Hinduism
Mahashivratri, ‘The Great Night of Shiva’
Mahashivratri, “The Great Night of Shiva” is a night of special spiritual significance. The fourteenth day of every lunar month or the day before the new moon is known as Shivratri. Among all the twelve […]
Hinduism
Shiva and Shakti: Divine union of consciousness energy
In the Tantric cosmology, the whole universe is perceived as being created, penetrated and sustained by two fundamental forces, which are permanently in a perfect, indestructible union. These forces or universal aspects are called Shiva […]
Hinduism
Magha Purnima
Magha Purnima is an important day for Hindus that falls on the ‘purnima’ (full moon day) in the month of ‘Magha’ in the traditional Hindu calendar. This date roughly corresponds to the months of January-February […]
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BSF to start Beating Retreat along international border in Rajasthan by March
Special Correspondent JAIPUR (TIP): On the lines of Wagah-Attari border’s Beating Retreat, Border Security Force (BSF) will soon open a border tourism spot in Rajasthan’s International Indo-Pak border in Jaisalmer district at Babliyan post to […]
Hinduism
Mauni Amavasya
Mauni Amavasya, the word Mauni means silence, on this day any person remains silent all day and this is a kind of fast. Which is done on the day of Mauni Amavasya. Mauni Amavasya is […]
Hinduism
Sankashti Chaturthi
If there is one god in the Hindu pantheon who is a marker of auspicious beginnings, it is Lord Ganesha. The elephant-headed god is worshipped at the beginning of seasons and rituals for this reason. […]
Festival
Paush Purnima
The full moon day of Paush month is an important day in Hindu religion. The holy bath of Magh month begins with the full moon of Paush month. This day is considered auspicious in North […]
Hinduism
Ganga Sagar Snan
Ganga Sagar Snan, also famous as ‘Ganga Sagar Mela’ or ‘Ganga Sagar Yatra’ is a significant gathering of the Hindu pilgrims during the auspicious time of ‘Makar Sankranti’. It is an annual observance that takes […]
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The multifaceted persona of Swami Vivekananda
“Vivekananda, original name Narendranath Datta, Datta also spelled Dutt, (born January 12, 1863, Calcutta [now Kolkata]—died July 4, 1902, near Calcutta), Hindu spiritual leader and reformer in India who attempted to combine Indian spirituality with […]
Hinduism
Brahma Gauri Punam fast
Brahmagauri Punam fast is done on Tritiya of Shukla Paksha of Paush month. On this day Jagjanani Gauri should do Shodashopachar Puja. This fast is observed by women. Therefore this fast is important for women. […]
Hinduism
Legend of the Jyotirlinga
Jyotirlinga or Jyotirling or Jyotirlingam is a shrine dedicated to Lord Shiva where Shiva is worshipped in the form of a Jyotirlingam or “Lingam of Light”. There are said to be twelve Jyotirlinga shrines in […]