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Janmashtami – The birthday of Lord Krishna

Deepshikha M — Sat, 05 Sep 2015 06:55:17 +0000

The birthday of Hinduism’s favorite Lord Krishna is a special occasion for Hindus, who consider him their leader, hero, protector, philosopher, teacher and friend all rolled into one. Krishna took birth at midnight on the ashtami or the 8th day of the Krishnapaksha or dark fortnight in the Hindu month of Shravan (August-September). This auspicious [...]

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Raksha Bandhan

Deepshikha M — Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:32:25 +0000

Raksha Bandhan is a Hindu festival that celebrates the love and duty between brothers and sisters; the festival is also popularly used to celebrate any brother-sister relationship between men and women who are relatives or biologically unrelated. It is celebrated in Shravana month during full moon day or Purnima day. Preparation for Raksha Bandhan Days [...]

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Guru Purnima

Deepshikha M — Fri, 31 Jul 2015 10:20:26 +0000

The Full Moon Day in the month of Ashadha (July-August) is known as Guru Purnima. Guru Purnima is an Indian festival dedicated to spiritual and academic teachers. This festival is traditionally celebrated by Hindus, Jains and Buddhists, to pay their respects to Guru and express their gratitude. Some times we start calling all kinds of [...]

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Buddha Purnima

Deepshikha M — Sun, 03 May 2015 17:58:36 +0000

Buddha Purnima festival is celebrated during Vaishakha month to commemorate the birth anniversary, Enlightenment and Mahaparinirvana (death anniversary) of the Gautama Buddha. The birth name of the Gautama Buddha was Siddhartha. Gautama who later became a great Buddha and called as Gautama Buddha. He became a great spiritual teacher and founded Buddhism. Buddha Purnima Buddha Purnima [...]

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Akshaya Tritiya

Deepshikha M — Tue, 21 Apr 2015 04:48:34 +0000

Akshaya Tritiya is considered to be a holy festival among Hindus and Jains. It is also known as Akha Teej, a holy day for Hindu communities. It is considered as one of the most important days for Hindu community as it is the day of the birth of the Lord Parasurama. Akshaya Tritiya Akshaya Tritiya It [...]

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Maha Shivaratri 2020 | Shivaratri Celebration | Shivaratri Date 2020 | Hindu Festivals

Deepshikha M — Tue, 17 Feb 2015 04:31:06 +0000

The day before the Amavasya (new moon) of each lunar month is called Shivaratri. Among all the Shivaratris of the year, the one that falls in the lunar month of Magha in February-March each year is considered to be most auspicious, and is celebrated as Maha shivaratri 2020. Maha shivaratri is celebrate in India [...]

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