Festival
Pitru Paksha also known as Shraaddha or Kanagat start with Purnima Shraddha, ends after 16 days on Sarva Pitru Amavasya which is also known as Sarvapitri Amavasya or Mahalaya Amavasya.
There are usually twelve or thirteen Shivaratri in a year that falls on the day of Triyodashi before the full moon.
Durga Puja celebrates the victory of Goddess Durga over the evil demon Mahishasura therefore worshipped as Durgotinashini.
Navratri, Navadurga is nine days festivity, all nine days are dedicated to nine forms of Goddess Aadi Shakti with governing planet.
Sharad Purnima is one of the most famous Purnima in Hindu festival. On Sharad Purnima, the moon comes nearest to earth with all sixteen Kala.
Valmiki Jayanti - वाल्मीकि जयंती
Valmiki Jayanti is a birth anniversary festival of Adi Kavi(First poet of Sanskrit) Maharishi Valmiki.
In Hindu Sanatan Dharma, Karva Chauth / Karwa Chauth is considered as the most auspicious day for married women.
Ahoi Ashtami is usually celebrated before 8 days of Diwali during the Krishna Paksha in the Kartik month as per the Hindu calendar.
Bishnoi Sthapana Divash - बिश्नोई स्थापना दिवस
Bishnoi Sthapana Divash is celebrated as the established day of Bishnoi sect in Kartik Krishna Ashtami 1485. The sect was founded by Guru Jambheshwar.
Somvati Amavasya - सोमवती अमावस्या
When Amavasya falls on Monday, that day is called Somavati Amavasya. According to the probability theory of mathematics, the occurrence of Amavasya on Monday can be one or two times in a year.
Diwali, English Meaning: Festival of Lights also known as Deepawali is the biggest and the brightest festival in India.
On Gopashtami Nanda Maharaja performed a ceremony for the cows and Shri Krishna when He reached the pauganda age.
Tulsi Vivah is marriage ritual of Maa Tulsi and Lord Vishnu. During this festival all wedding related rituals performed including Kanyadan ceremony.
Vaikuntha Chaturdashi - वैकुण्ठ चतुर्दशी
Vaikunth Chaturdashi is said to be the union of Hari-Har, i.e. the union of Lord Shiva and Vishnu.
Budhwa Mangal Utsav is dedicated to the old form of Hanuman Ji. The festival is held on the last Tuesday of the month of Bhadrapada, which is also known as Boodhe Mangal in popular language.
Guru Nanak Gurpurab - गुरु नानक गुरुपर्व
Guru Nanak Gurpurab celebrates due to the birth anniversary of the first Sikh Guru, Guru Nanak Dev Ji...
Dev Diwali) is the famous festival celebrated in Varanasi and east UP. Celebrated due to the victory of Lord Shiva over demon Tripurasur.
Kaal Bhairav Ashtami - काल भैरव अष्टमी
Kaal Bhairav appeared in the Pradosha period, the Krishna Ashtami of Margashirsha month, since then it is known as Bhairav Ashtami.
Vivah Panchami is a popular Hindu festival celebrated as the weddings anniversary of Lord Shri Rama and Mata Sita.
Gita Jayanti) is the symbolic birth of Srimad Bhagvad Gita. It is celebrated on the Margashirsha Shukla Ekadashi, the 11th day of the waxing moon of month as per Hindu panchang.
Bhairav Jayanti festival dedicated to Baba Bhairav Nath, the fearsome form of Lord Shiva. Due to occurrence on Paush Shukla Dwitiya, also called Bhairav Dwitiya.
New Year is the time at which a new Gregorian calendar year begins and the calendars year count increments by one.
Paush Bada Utsav - पौष बड़ा उत्सव
Paush Bada Utsav is the festival celebrated during the Hindu calendar month Paush in Jaipur city, the capital of Indian state of Rajasthan.
The fourth day of each month is considered as the day of worship of Shri Ganesh. Magh Chaturthi is celebrated as the Sakat Chauth.
Lohri is a popular festival of Punjab coming in winter, which is mainly celebrated by Sikhs and Punjabi Hindus...
Makar Sankranti - मकर संक्रांति
Makar Sankranti festival is dedicated to the Hindu god Surya. When Sun shifted from dahanu to makar rashi or dakshinayan to uttarayan.
Mauni Amavasya - मौनी अमावस्या
By keeping the silence fast on the Mauni Amavasya, the mind should be kept away from work, anger, greed, attachment etc.
Vasant Panchami is known as the avtaran day of Maa Saraswati, the goddess of knowledge and wisdom on Magh Shukla Panchami.
The Sun is assumed to sit on a seven-horse-mounted chariot. In the month of Magh, Shukla Paksha Saptami is known as Rath Saptami or Magh Saptami.
Gupt Navratri - गुप्त नवरात्रि
Out of four Navratris, there are two Gupt Navratri Magh and Ashadh. These Navratris are not well known by people therefore called Gupt Navratri.
Phulera Dooj celebrated on the second day of Phalguna month, celebrated as a symbol of Holi arrival
Holi Festival of Color three days festival, considered as second biggest festival on Hindu calendar after Diwali.
Cheti Chand is a most popular festival of Sindhi people which is also celebrated as Sindhi New Year. Cheti Chand is decided on second day of Navratri as per Hindu calendar ie Chaitra Shukla Dwitiya.
Lord Ram`s birthday Ram Navami celebrated on ninth day of Chaitra Navratri.
Mahavir Janma Kalyanak - महावीर जन्म कल्याणक
Mahavir Janma Kalyanak is celebrated on the occasion of 24th Jain Tirthankar Shri Mahavir Swami`s birth anniversary.
Shri Hanuman Janmotsav - श्री हनुमान जन्मोत्सव
Shri Hanuman Janmotsav is an important festival of Hindus, the Vanar Dev Ram Bhakta in India celebrated to commemorate the birth of Lord Hanuman.
Parashurama Jayanti - परशुराम जन्मोत्सव
Lord Parasurama was born on Akshaya Tritiya, therefore his weapon is also Akshay.
Baglamukhi Ashtami - बगलामुखी जयंती
Baglamukhi Ashtami is avtaran divas of Goddess Baglamukhi Mata also known as Maa Pitambara or Brahmastra Vidya
Sita Navami is avtaran divas of Ayodhya queen Devi Sita, the daughter of Mithila king Janaka and queen Sunayna also known as Janaki Navami.
Narasimha Chaturdashi - नृसिंह जयंती
On Narasimha Chaturdashi Lord Vishnu appeared as Lord Narasimha in the form of a half lion and half man, to save His Bhakt Prahlad.
Buddha Purnima - बुद्ध पूर्णिमा
Buddha Purnima is birth and death date of Gautama Buddha which was called Siddhartha Gautama in childhood. He was a founder of Buddhism.
Vat Savitri Vrat - वट सावित्री व्रत
Married Hindu women whose husbands are alive celebrate Vat Savitri Vrat to pray for their Parents-in-Law and husband for a long life.
Shanishchari Amavasya is avtaran divas of Suryadev and Devi Chayas son Lord Shani, misconceptual this festival is also known as Shani Jayanti.
Ganga Dussehra is avtarn day of Goddess Ganga from kamandal of Lord Brahma to the earth by king Bhagirath. Before avtarn on earth river Ganga was the part of haven.
Jagannath Rath Yatra - बहुदा यात्रा
Jagannath Rath Yatra organized for Shri Vishnu avtran Lord Jagannatha with His brother Balabhadra and sister Devi Subhadra at famous Jagannatha temple Puri.
Guru Purnima festival is celebrated by Hindus, Jains, and Buddhists to pay their teachers.
Sawan Ke Somwar - सावन के सोमवार
As per Hindu religion, the Sawan is considered holiest month of the year. And Sawan Ke Somwar are most favorable day of Lord Shiva.
Kanvad Yatra during the monsoon month Shraawan (Jul-Aug). Kanwar yatra is related to the churning of the ocean of milk in the Hindu Puranas.
Hariyali Teej is one of the popular festivals among the married women of north India.
Nag Panchami is the festival of snakes, people pray and milk bath to snaks. Nagdev is worshiped as protector of his area, therefore in some places he has also been called Kshetrapal.
Hal Sashti is an important festival in the traditional Hindu calendar. It is dedicated to Lord Balaram who is an elder brother of Shri Krishna.
Janmashtami - श्री कृष्ण जन्माष्टमी
Janmashtami Krishna Janmashtami is a well-known festival which is celebrated as the birth of Lord Krishna who is the eighth avatar of Lord Vishnu.
On the Hartalika Teej, kunvaaree Kanya`s worship and fast on Mata Gauri and Lord Shankar to get an ideal life partner. This festival falls on the Tritiya of Shukla Paksha of Bhadrapada month, and the haratalika fast is performed in Hasta Nakshatra.
In Hindu religion, the importance of Rishi Panchami fast is to be free from all the sins. Its actually a fast rather than a festival and in this fasting, people worship saptrishis.
The day of ललिता सप्तमी (Lalita Saptami) is dedicated to Shri Lalita Devi who was the close friend of Radha Rani. Lalita Saptami is the seventh day of the Shukla Paksha, in Bhadrapad month.
Radhashtami is celebrated as the birth anniversary of Radha Rani. Radha Rani is considered as another form of Goddess Lakshmi.
Ganeshotsav start with Ganesh Chaturthi, ends after 10 days on Anant Chaturdashi which is also known as Ganesh Visarjan day. Lord Ganesh is worshipped as the God of wisdom, prosperity and good fortune and offer Him sweet dish like modak.
Daslakshan Parva - दशलक्षण पर्व
Paryushana is the main festival of Jainism. The festival is celebrated on 8 days in Shwetambar Jain and 10 days in Digambar Jain. Which is also known as the Daslakshan Parva.
Prayagraj Kumbh - प्रयागराज कुंभ
Kumbh Mela is the most sacred pilgrimage in Hindu pilgrimage. This festival is celebrated in Prayagraj with a gap of twelve years.
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