Diwali festival of lights defined as an ancient Hindu festival, Diwali is mostly celebrated during Autumn or Spring. It is lovingly known as the “festival of lights”, which signifies the victory of light over the cluster of darkness. This festivity primarily takes place for five days, but the primary day coincides with the Lunar month …
Diwali Festival Food – The festival of lights, “Diwali” – celebrated by Hindus, Jains, and Sikhs has become increasingly popular even in countries such as Malaysia, Indonesia, and Singapore where the festive fare reflects local traditions. Though we are residing in the Indian subcontinent most of us are unfamiliar with common Diwali foods. So through …
Celebrate Diwali Festival: On all these 5 days we can observe all Temples-to-Households-to-Commercial complexes got illuminated with hundreds of Diyas (Deepam) and can see devotees offering various preparations of food to the Deity. Diwali ceremony is observed to be celebrated for the return of Lord Rama to Ayodhya after 14 years of his exile. Dhanteras …
Lakshmi Kubera Puja – Kuber Puja is responsible for gaining prosperity and wealth. This puja helps in the fast recovery of debts, gratify the deity of prosperity and wealth. Laxmi is the goddess of prosperity, wisdom, wealth, fertility, courage, generosity and represents charm, grace, and beauty. As per Veda, it protects devotees from wealth-related sorrows …
Worship Lord Brihaspati and Vishnu – Thursday is also known as Vrihaspativar, Brihaspativar, or Guruvar as it is dedicated to Lord Vishnu and Lord Brihaspati (Planet Jupiter), the Guru of all Devas. People observe a fast on Thursday with a belief that they would be blessed with happiness, success, and prosperity. Yellow is the most …
Fasting has a vital role in Hinduism. It is a time of self-discipline when a person does not eat or drink water for a stipulated period of time. Fasting in Hinduism varies from occasion to occasion and so are the fasting rituals. Looking in a broader way, fasting has both spiritual and scientific significance and …
Dussehra celebration: Dussehra is one such Hindu festival, celebrated with great fervor and grandeur all over the country. The festival marks the victory of the good over the forces of evil. But that is not all. The inherent connotation of the festival indicates the triumph of the positive forces over the negative forces as well …
Worship Lord Krishna – He is the eighth avatar of Lord Vishnu and the central character of the epic Mahabharata. His maternal uncle imprisoned her sister and killed her seven babies as the eighth one will be his destructor; however, the king failed to kill the eighth baby as he was smuggled out of the …
Idol and its significance Ganesh Chaturthi celebration Ganesh Chaturthi celebration – Traditional stories state that Lord Ganesha was the son of Goddess Parvati, who is Lord Shiva’s consort. Parvati breathed life into Vinayaka by using sandalwood paste. Legends elaborate that Ganapati refused entry to Lord Shiva inside the premises where Parvati was staying. This infuriated …
Goddess Durga supreme power: India, a beautiful land of rich culture has given birth to many influential women throughout history. We bask in the glory of having seen many powerful women in the fields of politics, law, and order, business, sports, arts and literature, medicine, and astronomy to name a few. Now, let us refer …
Mata Bagalamukhi – Worship The Goddess Mata Bagalamukhi is associated with the Dus Mahavidya, and she is the eighth of the Dus Mahavidya. The mother Bagalamukhi is the protector of her devotee, and anyone tries to harm the devotee is severely punished. The legend is once the earth was tormented by rain and every part …
Nature gives us vital resources which are crucial for human and existence. Things like plants, flowers, water, air, animals etc play an important role in our lives and support our existence in direct or indirect manner. In Hinduism we consider almost everything sacred which is given by nature. Let’s know more about religious trees & …