Author: Kishan Dixit
Radha Ashtami 2026: Date, Rituals & The Birth Story of Radha Rani
Radha Ashtami 2026 falls on Saturday, 19 September 2026, on Bhadrapada Shukla Ashtami. Radha Rani appeared at noon, so the main puja runs roughly from 11:00 AM to 1:30 PM. The day falls fifteen days after Krishna Janmashtami. It marks Shri Radha Rani’s appearance in Raval, near Barsana. Just like shiv is incomplete without Shakti....
Neem Karoli Baba: Life, Teachings, Ashram, Miracles, and Seva
Neem Karoli Baba was born around 1900 (Exact birth date unknown). His initial name was Lakshmi Narayan Sharma. He was an Indian saint devoted to Lord Hanuman. Devotees also call him Maharaj Ji. Just like his nature, his teachings were also simple – love everyone, serve everyone, remember bhagwaan, and always speak truth. Later he...
Parivartini Ekadashi 2026: Date, Vrat Vidhi, Katha, Meaning & More
Parivartini Ekadashi 2026 falls on Tuesday, September 22. Parana (breaking the fast) happens on September 23, between roughly 6:09 AM and 8:35 AM local time. Somewhere in the Kshira Sagar, Lord Vishnu is in Yoga Nidra and will rest through Chaturmas’s four months. But at this specific ekadashi. Lord Vishnu is said to turn while...
Vishwakarma Puja 2026: Date, Puja Vidhi, Story and Why It Is Celebrated
Vishwakarma Puja date 2026: Thursday, 17 September 2026. Vishwakarma Puja 2026 puja time (muhurat): 7:15 AM to 4:15 PM IST. Kanya Sankranti falls around 7:58 AM in Delhi. Also called Biswakarma Puja 2026 in West Bengal, Odisha, and Assam. Do you know who created the Sudarshan Chakra of Almighty Vishnu? Or better. Do you know …...
जय गणेश जय गणेश देवा आरती | Aarti Ganpati Ji ki With Meaning
श्री गणेश आरती जय गणेश जय गणेश, जय गणेश देवा ।माता जाकी पार्वती, पिता महादेवा ॥ एक दंत दयावंत, चार भुजा धारी ।माथे सिंदूर सोहे, मूसे...
How to Perform Ganesh Visarjan 2026? Date, Muhurat & Complete Puja Vidhi
Ganesh Visarjan 2026 falls on Friday, September 25, the day of Anant Chaturdashi. The best home muhurat runs from 6:11 AM to 10:42 AM, and the full vidhi, from purification to the final immersion mantra, is laid out step by step below. When Ganpati Bappa comes into our home, he slowly becomes a part of …...
What is the ultimate goal of Sanatan Dharma? The Actual Purpose
Most people ask this question after a loss, a failure, or a 3 a.m. moment when nothing in life feels like enough. So here it is, stated plainly before we go anywhere else: the ultimate goal of Sanatan Dharma is Moksha, liberation of the soul from the cycle of birth and death, achieved through the …...
Ganesh Chaturthi 2026: Date, Puja Vidhi, Muhurat, Rituals & Meaning
Ganesh Chaturthi opens one of the most anticipated festival seasons on the Hindu calendar. Devotees bring Lord Ganesha home. They perform daily aarti for days. Then they send him off with immersion. This guide covers the confirmed 2026 date. It gives a full puja vidhi and samagri checklist. It also explains the reasoning behind rituals...
Hartalika Teej 2026: Date, Vrat Katha, Puja Vidhi and Fasting Rules
Just before Ganesh Chaturthi arrives every year, women across North India get busy with another but very intense festival. They wake up before sunrise, put on mehndi the night before, and get ready to spend a full day without a drop of water, all for Goddess Parvati and Lord Shiva. This is Hartalika Teej, and …...
Balarama Jayanti 2026: Who Is Lord Balarama and How Is the Festival Celebrated?
The main Balarama Jayanti 2026 date falls on Friday, August 28. Devotees observe it as Balarama Purnima on Shravana Purnima, and ISKCON along with most of India follows this date. Some regional calendars mark a second date, September 2, using the Bhadrapada Shashthi tithi. North India separately observes a related festival called Hal...
