We prostrate before our parents, elders, teachers and noble souls by touching their feet. The elder in turn bless us by placing their hand on or over our heads. Prostration is done when we meet elders and particularly on important occasions like the beginning of a new task, birthdays, festivals etc. In certain traditional circles,
Asato ma sat gamaya | (असतो मा सद्गमय ।) Tamaso ma jyotir gamaya | (तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय ।) Mṛtyor ma amṛtam gamaya | (मृत्योर्मा अमृतं गमय ।) Om shanti shanti shantihi || (ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः ॥) Translation: From untruth lead us to Truth. From darkness lead us to Light. From death lead us to
Narak Chaturdasi is celebrated a day before the main Diwali and a day after the Dhanteras. It falls at the 14th day in the month of Ashwin (October or November). It is celebrated to eliminate the idleness and evil from our life.It is known by different names in different regions, namely – Kali Chaudas, Narak
Dhanteras is the first day of celebration of the five-day long festival of Diwali. On Dhanteras, Lakshmi – the Goddess of wealth, is worshiped to provide prosperity and well being. It is also the day for celebrating wealth, as the word ‘Dhan’ literally means wealth and ‘Tera’ comes from the date 13th. The festival of
Vijayadashami or Dussehra marks the victory of Lord Rama, Lord Vishnu’s avatar, over Ravana, the demon king with ten heads. The celebrations are conducted between September and October, which falls on Ashvina month’s tenth day. It is when a full moon appears and is often known as shukla paksha or bright fortnight and co-occurs with
Jagannath Puri Rath Yatra (Festival of Chariots) is one of the most awaited and celebrated festivals in India. This annual festival is celebrated on Ashadha Shukla Paksha dwitiya tithi in Puri, Orrisa. Puri Rath Yatra is dedicated to Lord Jagannath i.e. Lord Krishna, his sister Goddess Subhadra and his elder brother Lord Balabhadra. It is
On the day of Ram Navami, Lord Rama, the seventh manifestation of Lord Vishnu, took on human form in the kingdom of Ayodhya. He possesses half of Lord Vishnu’s divine characteristics or is the ardha ansh of Vishnu. Ram Navami, also known as Vasant Navratri or Chait Durga Puja, occurs on the ninth day of
The Fourth day is of Diwali festival is Padwa or Govardhan Puja or Bali Pratipada. This day is also known as Varshapratipada which marks the coronation of King Vikramaditya. Vikaram-Samvat(Hindu Calendar) started from this Padwa day. Govardhan Puja Govardhan Puja is celebrated on this day. Govardhan is a small hillock in Braj, near Mathura and
Vakratunda Mahaakaaya Suryakoti Samaprabhaa Nirvighnam Kurume Deva Sarva Karyeshu Sarvadaa II Lord Ganesha was born on Shukla Chaturthi of the Bhadrapada month. And that is why this auspicious day is observed as Ganesh Chaturthi. Ganesh Chaturthi is one of the most important festivals celebrated with loads of fanfare, delicious cuisine, and excitement in India. It’s
Vara MahaLakshmi Puja and Vrath is a popular ritual observed by married women in the states of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Andhra Pradesh. Vara MahaLakshmi Vrath is a festival celebrated to appease goddess Lakshmi, the consort of Lord Vishnu. This festival falls in the holy month of Shravan on the first Friday before the Pournami