Nagula Chavithi – The Worship of Snake Gods Serpents are worshipped in the form of demi-gods by the devotees across our country twice a year. The fourth day in the month of Sravanam (Chavithi) and the month of Kartika are celebrated as Nagula Chavithi. The next days of these respective months are Garuda Panchami and Read More
Category: Festivals
A festival is an extraordinary event celebrated by a community and centering on some characteristic aspect or aspects of that community and its religion or cultures.
Maha Navaratri (Sarada Navaratri) – 9 Nights
Sarada Navaratri – Maha Navaratri The festival Navaratri has a profound religious significance. It is believed that during these days, Goddess Durga specially descended on the earth to bless Her devotees to annihilate evil and establish ‘sanatana dharma’ firmly in the world. Goddess Durga is seen as a lion in a sitting posture. The lion Read More
Deepavali – The Divine Victory
Deepavali – The Festival of Lights Deepavali, the Festival of Lights, is celebrated with great enthusiasm and devotion across India. Among the many legends associated with this festival, the story of Lord Krishna and His consort Satyabhama’s victory over the demon Narakasura stands out. This tale is a testament to the triumph of good over Read More
Glorious forms of Lord Ganesha
Glory of Lord Ganesha Ganesha is worshipped across India as the Lord of benignity and auspiciousness. He is also the God of wisdom. Before undertaking any work Hindus offer their obeisance to Lord Ganesha. It is believed that He is instrumental in removing all hurdles, hence he is called ‘Vighneswara’. He is invoked at the Read More
Thiruvaadipooram of Sri GodaDevi
Thiruvaadipooram (Birthday of GodaDevi) Goda Devi – Incarnation of Bhumi Devi Goda Devi, hailed as Sri Andal is an incarnation of Bhumi Devi. She was bought up by Perialwar named Vishnuchittar in the temple town of Sri Villiputtur, Tamil Nadu. She is considered one of the 12 Vaishnava Saints known as Alwars who are devoted Read More
Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayaka Chaturthi
Ganesh Chaturthi or Vinayaka Chaturthi The festival of Ganesh Chaturthi or Vinayaka Chaturthi as it is called is celebrated across India with people performing puja in various forms to the idol of the elephant-headed Hindu God. Ganesh puja is the first in the list of festivals celebrated in a year, by all Hindus, as per Read More
Eruvaka Pournami – Farmers’s Festival
Eruvaka Pournami – A Festival Celebrated by the Farmers The festival of ‘Eruvaka Pournami’ is celebrated by the farmers every year on a full moon day in the month of ‘Jyeshta’, in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and other parts of South India, as a mark of the arrival of monsoon. On this day Read More
Significance of Tholi Ekadashi
Significance of Tholi Ekadashi Tholi (first) Ekadashi is the most auspicious festival of Hindus, mainly the Vaishnavas. On this day the Vaishnavas observe fasting, praying, and singing bhajans of the Lord Mahavishnu. According to the Hindu calendar of all 24 Ekadashis, this Ekadashi is known as Tholi Ekadashi and is the day when the daytime Read More
Akshaya Tritiya
Festivals come and go like a seasonal circle with an in-depth connection to the lives of people and act as a driving force that makes them pursue their lives for prosperity and happiness. These set of beliefs and traditions enrooted in a deep sea of scientific facts and phenomena observed by some Elite millions of Read More
Sri Rama Navami Asthanam at Tirumala
Sri Rama Navami Asthanam We are all aware that the Tirumala hill shrine is famous for the most beautiful and life-like icon of Lord Venkateswara. Such is the divine beauty of our Lord, that it so goes in the Venkateswara Sahasra namavali, jagan mOhaka soundarya dharminE namaha|| which means “Salutations to Lord Venkateswara whose beauty Read More
