By Sri Swami Sivananda Introduction This falls on the 13th (or 14th) day of the dark half of Phalgun (February-March). The name means “the night of...
Category - Rituals
Source Contents 1. Importance of performing Shraddhaby oneself 2. Hindu Dharma does not give any cause or excuse for not performing shraddha due to the absence...
Source ‘Bhadrapad Krushna Paksha is Pirtupaksha (The dark fortnight in the Hindu Almanac month of Bhadrapad), when some rituals are performed for the ancestors...
Source Contents 1. Terminology of Shraddha 2. Tarpanand Pitru tarpan 2.1 Tarpan 1. Significance...
Source Pitru-paksha (Mahalaya-paksha – The dark fortnight in the Hindu almanacmonth of Bhadrapad, when some rituals are performed for the ancestors) Importance...
The prominent Baidyanath Temple is located in Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Baba Baidyanath Temple has a remarkable history. The lore of Jyotirlinga goes back to the...
The river Ganga is known as the bridge between the Earth and Heaven and it is believed that anyone who bathes in the river will be released from the cycle of...
The importance of Babadham is most visible in the month of Shravan during which millions of devotees all across India make a pilgrimage to Baba Baidyanath...
Onam is the important and most popular festival of Kerala and is celebrated each year with much fanfare all over the state during the months of August...
Being called as a harvest festival, Onam is the major annual festival for Malyali people in and outside Kerala which marks New Year for them. Carnival of Onam...
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