Tag: Indian Rituals

We celebrate Kojagiri Poornima on the full moon day of Ashwin. Some people worship lord Lakshmi Narayan while others worship Shiva and Parvati or Radha and Krishna on this day.

Farmers celebrate Kojagiri Poornima as a harvest festival because it … Read more...

We call the Ekadashi that falls on the Shukla Paksha of Ashadh as Dev Shayani Ekadashi. From this day on, lord Vishnu sleeps on the Kshirasagar for four months. We wake Him up on Prabodhini Ekadashi. And call the period … Read more...

Rath Yatra: origin

Centuries ago, our thinking was pretty narrow. We wanted to protect our sacred idols from any kind of impurity. And since we considered the lower classes to be impure, we did not allow them to enter our … Read more...

We celebrate Jyesthabhishek and Snaan Yatra on the Poornima which coincides with the Jyestha Nakshatra in the month of Jyestha in Tirupati, Puri and Pushti Marg too. The essence is the same everywhere but the rituals are very interesting and … Read more...

Five days after Dulendi/Dol Utsav, many people celebrate another beautiful festival called Rang Panchami. Most of these people believe that the phase between Holi and Rang Panchami is ideal for finalizing wedding dates. But different people celebrate Rang Panchami for … Read more...

We perform a unique ritual called Danda Ropan on the Shukla Paksha Poornima of Magha. We install a “Danda” – a 32 feet long wooden pole in or outside a village chowk. This Danda symbolises Prahalad.

Brahmins first offer their … Read more...

We call the Sun’s journey into the Northern Hemisphere as Uttarayan. Makara Sankranthi, an extremely auspicious day falls on the day the Sun transits into Makar Rashi (Capricorn). South Indians celebrate Makara Sankranthi for four consecutive days called Bhogi, Pongal, … Read more...