Festivals

The first day of Moharram 2018 fell on September 20 this year. Although it is supposed to be a sad day, it is the beginning of the Muslim New Year. Yesterday, some individuals from that religious community living near Govind Nagar and Parshwa Nagar, Mira Road, Mumbai celebrated the festival ...

Ganeshotsav ends with Ganapathy Visarjan. In Maharashtra, some people take the smaller idols in their own hands to the immersion venue. If the idol is bigger than a man can hold, they transport it within a tempo, car or even a large truck. Some people chant slogans while they take ...

Today, I will share the details of Ganeshotsav 2018 – Our Celebrations. This time Lord Ganesha’s vehicle was the elephant. This event is very auspicious. Ganeshotsav 2018 – Our Celebrations: This time, we made it a point to arrange some scenes from the life of Lord Ganesha at our altar. ...

The story of Rishi Panchami: The story related to Rishi Panchami goes thus: This incident happened in Satyayuga. A pundit named Sumitra lived in King Shayanjeet’s kingdom. He was a learned pundit, knowing about the Vedas. The pundit earned for his family through farming. He and his wife Jayashree worked ...

Yesterday was Rishi Panchami. We have been contacted by several people regarding how to celebrate Rishi Panchami. This is a festival, the traditional celebrations being handed over from one generation to another. Celebrating Rishi Panchami: People have asked us; if others, not having the tradition, cannot celebrate it. We asked ...

Today is Ganesh Chaturthi. We received several queries about beginners celebrating Ganesh Chaturthi. We are suggesting some solutions for the same. Devotees, who have a tradition of worshipping metal idols, can buy one to 3 inches idols. The purification method is as told for Krishna idols here. Similarly, panchopachara or ...

Today is Haritalika Gauri Vratha. This festival is also called Hartalika Gauri. In Karnataka, it is celebrated as Swarna Gauri Vratha. Haritalika Gauri Vratha: Haritalika means worshipping Gauri in a yellow form. Hartalika means worshipping Lord Shiva. After Dakshayani or Sati burnt Herself in the Daksha Yagya, She was reborn ...

We wanted to interview the artists, who create the Ganesha Idols for this Ganeshotsav 2018 and wanted to know what they did the whole year for their living. We met Vinay Parulekar at Dahisar, Mumbai and interviewed him on video. Here is the interview in Hindi. We have also shared ...

Lord Krishna was born when Ashtami and Star Rohini come together during Krishna Paksha. Usually, Star Rohini does not fall on Ashtami Day of Krishna Paksha. South Indians perform Janmashtami during Star Rohini. North Indians look out for Ashtami Day. This time the constellations have come together exactly as it ...

A newly married couple contacted us. They are celebrating Janmashtami for the first time this year. They asked how to install Lord Krishna in a small temple at their home. I took the help of our spiritual guide about this issue. Janmashtami Preparation: Our spiritual guide suggested that they buy a ...