Festival
Explores Hindu festivals through their history, symbolism, rituals, and deeper meaning. Not just dates and procedures, but why these celebrations exist and what they represent in everyday life.
Indira Ekadashi 2026: Vrat Katha, Puja Rules and Parana Time
Indira Ekadashi 2026 falls on Tuesday, 6 October. Devotees break the fast on Wednesday, 7 October, between about 6:25 AM and 8:45 AM IST. Sunrise differs from city to city, so the parana time shifts too. Check a panchang for your own city. Why does Indira Ekadashi ask you to fast for someone else? Most …...
Vamana Dwadashi 2026: The Story Behind Vamana Avatar
Vamana Dwadashi 2026 falls on Wednesday, 23 September 2026. Devotees also call it Vamana Jayanti. It celebrates the day Bhagwan Vishnu appeared as Vamana, his fifth avatar in the Dashavatara. The Dwadashi Tithi begins at 9:43 PM on 22 September. It ends at 10:50 PM on 23 September (New Delhi timings). A dwarf brahmin asked …...
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....
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 …...
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 …...
