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Ugadi is New Year's Day for all the Hindus of Karnataka, Maharashtra (Gudi Padwa), Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana states in India. It is observed in these regions on the first day of the Hindu lunisolar calendar month of Chaitra... The name Yugadi or Ugadi is derived from Sanskrit words yuga means age and ādi means beginning ("the beginning of a new age"). This occasion is celebrated all over the world by people from different parts of the society come forward to take part…

Sri Rama Navami is an important festival for the people who follow Sanathana Dharma. According to the Hindu calendar, on the ninth day of Shukla Paksha of Chaitra month, Lord Rama was born in Ayodhya to King Dasharatha and Queen mother Kausalya.. Lord Vishnu took the manifestation as a human and ventures down on Earth to destroy underhanded that predominated for a drawn out stretch of time. The birthday of Lord Rama is celebrated as Rama Navami It also marks…

Happy Tamil Puthandu Vazthukkal (APR 14th) . The meaning of Puthandu, is Puthuvarusham or Tamil New Year, is the first day of year on the Tamil calendar. The festival date is also set with the solar cycle of the lunar Hindu calendar, as the first day of the Tamil month Chithirai.

Akshaya Tritiya or Akha Teej is considered to be as auspicious as any other major Hindu festival in India. Akshaya Tritiya is celebrated on the third day of the bright fortnight in the month of Vaishakha (vaisakha sukla paksa tritiya). aksaya (sanskrit) means inexhaustible, that which never deteriorates. It is considered to be the good day to start a new venture.

Bhagwan Parashurama was the sixth incarnation of Lord Vishnu and his birth anniversary is celebrated as Parshurama Jayanti. It comes on Tritiya (third day) of the Shukla paksha.  Lord Parasuram was son of Sage Jamadagni and Renuka and was born during the waxing phase of moon in the month of Vaisakha.  Lord Parshuram was the fifth son .The ious works of Lord Parashurama are present in Mahabharat, Ramayana and the Puranas. Lord Parashurama killed 21 generations of Kshattriyas who were the ruling…

The traditional system of Ekadashi vrata is to fast and stay awake all night chanting the Lord's glories. Need to take only one simple meal before nightfall on Dasami (the day before Ekadashi), and a similar simple meal on Dvadasi (the day after Ekadashi ) Ekadasi  means a change of diet. Many of them hardly even notice Ekadashi coming and going. But Ekadashi observance means more than refraining from eating grains. The traditional system of Ekadashi vrata is to fast…

Pradosham is a bimonthly occasion on the thirteenth day of every fortnight in Lunar calendar of vedic tradition. It is a prayer offered for Bhagwan Shiv and Parvati Mata. The auspicious period is 1.5 hours before and after the sunset is one of the optimum time for worshiping of Lord Shiva. On Pradosham fast, people observe Vrat from sunrise to sunset, then perform Lord Shiva's Puja and end Pradosh Vrat. You can also visit Lord Shiva’s temple and perform Pradosh…

New Moon Day (Ammavasya) is the day many do Pithru Tharpanam for their ancestors and fast for them.. Many people who could be regular meat eaters skip that and do fasting and eat vegetarian food only on this day, honoring & remembering their ancestors. Don't forget to do your family practice on this special day. Jai Sri Ram. All the Saints, sages and other experts have always stressed on the importance of Amavasya Tharpanam. In simple words, Tharpanam means offering…