Festivals
The sacred rhythm of the Hindu year
Complete guides to Diwali, Navratri, Holi, Janmashtami, Mahashivratri, Ram Navami, Ganesh Chaturthi, Karva Chauth and every Hindu festival — dates, rituals and significance.
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Complete guides to Diwali, Navratri, Holi, Janmashtami, Mahashivratri, Ram Navami, Ganesh Chaturthi, Karva Chauth and every Hindu festival — dates, rituals and significance.
Diwali
दीपावली
Complete guide to Diwali — the five-day festival of lights celebrating Bhagwan Ram's return to Ayodhya, Lakshmi Puja, rituals, mantras and regional traditions.
Navratri
नवरात्रि
Complete guide to Navratri — the nine sacred nights honouring the nine forms of Maa Durga, with daily rituals, colours, bhog and mantras for each night.
Holi
होली
Complete guide to Holi — the festival of colours celebrating the leelas of Krishna and the victory of devotion, with the legends of Prahlad and Holika, rituals and traditions.
Janmashtami
जन्माष्टमी
Complete guide to Krishna Janmashtami — the birth of Bhagwan Krishna, the night of divine descent, with legends, rituals, fasting, Nandotsav and Dahi Handi.
Mahashivratri
महाशिवरात्रि
Complete guide to Mahashivratri — the great night of Shiva, with the legends, the four prahars of night puja, Rudrabhishek, fasting and mantras.
Ram Navami
राम नवमी
Complete guide to Ram Navami — the birth of Bhagwan Ram, the seventh avatar of Vishnu, with rituals, Sundarkand path, Ram Katha and celebrations in Ayodhya.
Ganesh Chaturthi
गणेश चतुर्थी
Complete guide to Ganesh Chaturthi — the ten-day festival welcoming Bhagwan Ganesh, with the legend of his birth, sthapana, daily aartis and Visarjan.