Spiritual GYAN

Saraswati Puja (Vasant Panchami) 2019 date: Sunday, 10th February 2019 The day for the Goddess of Knowledge and Art is here! It’s Goddess Saraswati’s Birthday which is known as Vasant Panchami (Basant Panchami) or better known to be Saraswati Puja in a fewer states of India. This festival- Saraswati Puja is celebrated every year on the 5th day of the bright fortnight of the lunar month of Magha. On 2019 this festival falls on Sunday, 10 February marking the beginning of spring. Vasant means ‘Spring’ and Panchami means the ‘5th day. Goddess Saraswati is considered to be the deity of knowledge, music, arts, science and technology. Believed to be one of the important and distinguished festivals in the Indian states of Uttar-Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Haryana, Tripura and Odisha etc also signifies the end of winter season. Read more Legends of Goddess Saraswati A popular folklore that’s associated with the festival is that of the legendary poet Kalidasa. As per the story,

Thaipusam is an important festival celebrated by Tamil speaking Hindus all over the world. It is a popular festival in the southern part of India, especially in Tamilnadu. This anticipated festival is dedicated to Lord Murugan or Kartikeya, elder son of  Lord Shiva  and Goddess Parvati. In the modern days, this auspicious festival is not only celebrated in India and Sri Lanka; but it is celebrated by Tamil community in other countries (Malaysia, Mauritius, Singapore, South Africa, Guadeloupe, Indonesia, Thailand, Myanmar, Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, Suriname, Jamaica, and other parts of the Caribbean) and it is accepted by their localities also. Thaipusam 2019 Date In the year 2019, it would be observed on 21 st  January. The specialty about Thaipusam festival is the festivity exhibits a special kind of ritual performed by the local people of Tamil region. People pierce their body parts to impress the godhead on this day. This occurs on the full moon day during the Tamil mont