MONTHLY FESTIVALS

2020 Ganesh Chaturthi Festival  How, When and Where to Celebrate the Ganesh Festival in India. This spectacular festival of  Ganesh Chaturthi  honors the birth of the  beloved Hindu elephant-headed god, Lord Ganesha,  popularly worshiped for his ability to remove obstacles and bring good fortune. The festival is celebrated in a very public manner. Local communities compete with each other to put up the most impressive Ganesha statue and display. Expect very crowded streets, filled with boisterous devotees, and lots of music. Ganesh Chaturthi Festival Dates The festival takes place late August or early September, depending on the cycle of the moon. It falls on the fourth day after the new moon in the Hindu month of Bhadrapada. In 2020, Ganesh Chaturthi is on August 22. The festival extends over 10 days with the biggest spectacle happening on the last day called Anant Chaturdashi, which falls on September 1, 2020. How is it Celebrated? T...

           Janmashtami around the world in 2020 Krishna Janmashtami, also called Gokulashtami, is a Hindu festival that celebrates the birth of Lord Krishna. According to the Hindu calendar, it falls in the month of Sravana while in the Gregorian calendar, it falls in the month of August or September. Date : 11 and 12 August 2020 Day: Tuesday and Wednesday   Celebrating Krishna Janmashtami Krishna Janmashtami festival is celebrated over the course of 2-3 days by Hindus all over the world. During the festival, drama-dance enactments of the life of Lord Krishna is played out in ‘Krishna Lilas’. This is followed by all-night vigils with the singing of devotional songs, fasting, and a festival the following day where specially made sweets and delicacies a...

            Raksha Bandhan Raksha Bandhan , also  Rakshabandhan , is a popular, traditionally  Hindu , annual rite, or ceremony, which is central to a festival of the same name, celebrated in India, Nepal and other parts of the  Indian subcontinent , and among people around the world influenced by Hindu culture. On this day, sisters of all ages tie a talisman, or  amulet , called the  rakhi , around the wrists of their brothers, symbolically protecting them, receiving a gift in return, and traditionally investing the brothers with a share of the responsibility of their potential care.   Evolution of Raksha Bandhan Sociologist  Yogendra Singh  has noted the contribution of American anthropologist  McKim Marriott , to an understanding of the origins of the   Raksha Bandhan  festival.  In rural society, according to Marriott, there is steady interplay between two cultural traditi...

Ram Navami 2020: Date, day, significance, rituals and puja timings As we know Rama Navami is observed as the birth anniversary of Lord Rama. This year Rama Navami festival falls on Thursday, April 2, 2020, four days before the Mahavir Jayanti.         HAPPY RAM NAVAMI PICTURES Ram Navami is the festival of great importance for the people of the Hindu religion. It is celebrated on the ninth day of Chaitra month, the first month in the Hindu lunar calendar. It marks the culmination of the spring festival of Vasanta Navratri or Chaitra Navratri which begins on Ugadi. On this day many people conduct homa and conclude the nine days festivities of Chaitra Navratri, due which the festival is known as Ram Navami or Rama Navratri. Jai shree ram dj song Ram Navami 2020: Significance Ram Navami is celebrated to commemorate the birth of Lord Rama, the descent of god Vishnu as Rama avatar, through his birth to King Dasharatha and Queen Kausalya in Ayod...