Every year, lakhs of people congregate around the temple precincts of Vadakunnathan Temple in Thrissur to witness one of India's most colorful and magnificent festivals—the Thrissur Pooram. Pooram...
Category: Rituals and Festivals
Vaisakhi is the solar calendar-based New Year day for Hindus and Sikhs. In Kerala, it is celebrated as Vishu, in Tamil Nadu as Puthandu, in Bengal as Pohela Boishakh, and in Assam as Bohag...
Rama Navami, the ninth day of Shukla Paksha in the month of Chaitra, is an important Hindu festival celebrated throughout India. It is the auspicious tithi of the advent of Sri Ramachandra, the...
Akshaya Tritiya, the third lunar day of the bright fortnight of the month of Vaishakha, is an auspicious tithi and is celebrated for many reasons in India. The importance of this...
Holi or Holika, also called Holikotsava, is an extremely popular festival observed throughout India. Popularly associated with Sri Krishna, the festival is mentioned in very early religious texts...
Makar Sankranti is one of the major Hindu festivals. It is a four-day harvest festival in the Magh month of the Hindu Solar Calendar. This festival occurs every year on the 15th of January (14th on...