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Rituals of the ancient festival of Holi are religiously followed every year with great enthusiasm and Safety. The  Holi festival  is an ancient  Hindu festival  with its cultural rituals. Apart form playing colors; holika puja is a major attraction of Holi. Here complete details of Holika Sthapana and Puja Procedure. Days before  Holi , people start gathering wood for the lighting of the bonfire called Holika at the major crossroads of the city. This ritual ensures that at the time of the actual celebration a huge pile of wood is collected. There is no tradition of holding puja, and the day is for partying and pure enjoyment. Children and young people form groups armed with dry colours, colored solution and water guns, water balloons filled with colored water, and other creative means to color their targets.  Holi Puja: Holika Sthapana, Puja Samagri and  Procedure It is believed that all sorts of fear can be conquered by doin...

Holi  is a festival of colors and is awaited with a lot of excitement by all. But, very few of us know that it gets 8 long dark days along with it. Only after those 8 days pass, then can  Holi  come with its beauty. Did you know that  Holi  is a festival of 9 days and not one? And the first eight days do not celebrate anything but are rather considered to be inauspicious. According to the Purnimant calendar followed in North India, Holashtak starts from the ‘Ashtami’ that is the 8th day of ‘Krishna Paksha’ and continues till the ‘Purnima’ of the ‘Falgun’ month. When it reaches its last day, that is Falgun Purnima, people celebrate the major Holi festival that is Holika Dahan . In 2019 Holashtak will start on  Thursday, 14th of March  and will continue till  Holi ka Dahan on 1st March. Any kind of auspicious work is strictly prohibited during this time period. It is believed that any auspicious work done during this period...

Rang Panchami is commemorated after 5 days of  holi celebration  which is a Hindu festivity of fun and colours. It is considered as one of the important religious festivals in Indian states- Maharashtra, Bihar, Uttar-Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and other parts of Northern India. In accordance with Hindu and Gregorian calendar, this festival would be observed the fifth day of the Krishna Paksha, the waning phase of the moon during the Hindu month of ‘Phalgun.’ You must like:  Grand Holi After 5 Days Of Holi – Rang Panchami Rang Panchami Date and Tithi Basically, the word ‘Rang’ signifies ‘color’ and ‘Panchami’ means the fifth day, therefore it is known to be celebrated merely after the 5th day of the Holi festival. In 2019, Rang Panchami would be celebrated on 25th March (Monday). Panchami Tithi Begins = 20:51 on 24/Mar/2019 Panchami Tithi Ends = 19:59 on 25/Mar/2019 Now you must be having a question on what exactly Rang Panchami is! It is very simila...

Ratha Saptami is also famous as-  Achala Saptami , Surya Jayanti and Magha Saptami. As per Hindu narrations, Ratha Saptami Vrat katha is basically a mythological tale of a lady-  Indumati and Lord Surya. Read the full ancient story in Hindi. Read More

On Ratha Saptami ( Magha saptami ), a Snan Muhurta is the major ceremony that takes place on specific timings. The muhurat puja would be at 05:22 am to 07:06 am and the duration is 1 Hour 44 Minutes. Saptami Tithi will start by 15:20 and finish by 15:54 the other day. It is also known as Surya Jayanti. Know about puja muhurat with rituals and benefits of ratha saptami vrat. Ratha Saptami Muhurat Timings: Snan Muhurta on Ratha Saptami = 05:23 to 07:07 Duration = 1 Hour 44 Mins Sunrise time for Arghyadan = 07:03 Saptami Tithi Begins = 15:20 on 11/Feb/2019 Saptami Tithi Ends = 15:54 on 12/Feb/2019 Rituals of Ratha Saptami Puja: All the propitious rituals of Ratha Saptami are conducted at the time/or before Arunodaya, i.e. before sunrise. The first thing should be taking a pious holy dip in the sacred River during Arunodaya (before sunrise). While taking bath, one should also offer flower leaves, milk and sweetmeats to Lord Surya. Recite the jappa of ‘Gayatri Mantra’, ‘S...

Why we celebrate- “ Maha Kala Bhairava ashtami ’ and what are all its benefits? Maha Kala Bhairava ashtami is a renowned Hindu festival dedicated to Kala Bhairava . It is famed as- “Maha KalaBhairavashtami’ among his whole-hearted devotees. In honor of Lord Kaal- Bhairava, this propitious festival is commemorated in Hindu community. In 2019, Kalashtami will fall on  28 th  March , Thursday. It is celebrated commonly both in the Northern and Southern states of India and observed 12 times in a year according to Hindu calendar. According to the Puranas, Kala Bhairava is delineated as “Lord of Time”. He is well-known as- Kshetrapalaka, the protector of the Universe. Kala Bhairava is one of the vehement Manifestations of Lord Shiva. He is portrayed as a vicious deity humping a Head in one of his hands. It is believed that the head which God carries was the 5th head of Lord Brahma, chopped off by  Lord Shiva   to cut his ego. Black Dog is the Vehicle (Vahan) on w...