Narsingh Jayanti

On Vaishakh Shukla Chturdashi (fourteenth day in the bright fortnight of the Hindu lunar month Vaishakh) protector of devotees Lord Vishnu incarnated as Narsingh (“Nar” means man & “Singh” means Lion), he appeared from a […]

Akshey Tritiya

Baisakh ShuklaTritya (third day in the bright fortnight of the Hindu lunar month Baisakh is called Akshey Tritiya it is believed that Treta Yuga (an era in which Lord Shri Ram incarnated) commenced on this […]

Baisakhi

Baisakhi is an important festival of Punjab which is celebrated on Vaishakh Sakranti at harvesting time of the Rabi crops with vigor and joy. Baisakhi is derived from the word Vaishakh, which is the second […]

Hanuman Jayanti

Hanuman Jayanti The Hindus celebrate Hanuman Jayanti (birth anniversary of Bhagwan Hanuman) all over the world on Chaitra Shukla Poornima (full Moon day of the Hindu lunar month Chaitra). Bhagwan (God) Hanuman is worshipped everywhere […]

Ram Navami

In Treta yug era Lord Vishnu incarnated as Ram through King Dasharath’s wife Kaushalya in Punarvasu Nakshatra (seventh planet) and Kark Lagna (Cancer ascendant) on Chaitra Shukla Navami (ninth day in the bright fortnight of […]

Skandh Shashthi

This festival is celebrated in reverence of Kartikeya on Chaitra Shukla Shashthi (sixth day in the bright fortnight of the Hindu lunar month Chaitra), Bhagwan Vishnu and Bhagwan Shiv is believed most superior Gods and […]

Gudi Padava

Gudi Padava falls on Chaitra Shukla Pratipada (first day of bright fortnight of Hindu lunar month Chaitra). This festival is also known as Nav Sanvatsar Pratipada (First date of the Year) It is believed that:1-According […]

Holi – The festival of colors

Holi is a festival of joy, gaiety and merry-making. In the modern context, Holi is a carnival, Thanksgiving day, New Year Eve, the Calgary Stampede, first April Fools Day, and Halloween, all rolled into one. […]

Ramnavmi – Birth celebration of Ram

This is the birthday of Lord Ram which Hindus celebrate in March or April (Chaitra in Hindu Calendar). The word Navami refers to the 9th day of the Shukla Paksh. Ram was born in the […]

Shivratri – Celebration of Bhagwan Sada Shiv

The word Shivratri, translated as The Night of Shiv, is made up of two words- Shiv, the regenerating aspect of God, and Ratri which means night. It falls during the dark fortnight, Krishna Paksha, of […]

Janmashtimi – Birth celebration of Krishn

This is the most important festival when Hindus celebrate the birth day of Lord Krishn. Janmashtami is to Hindus what Christmas is to Christians. The word Janmashtami is a combination of two words- Janma means […]

Diwali, The Festival of Lights

Diwali is a distortion of the Sanskrit word ‘Deepavali’ meaning row or cluster of lights. This most celebrated festival of Hindus is called so because of the lights that form its main characteristic. Diwali is […]