Raksha Bandhan, also widely known as Rakhi and Rakhi Purnima, is a Hindu festival that celebrates the love and duty between brothers and sisters. The festival is also popularly used to celebrate any brother-sister like loving protective relationship between men and women who are blood-relatives or very close friends. Raksha Bandhan is one of India’s […]
Happy Guru Purnima: The Original Teacher’s Day! (July 2014)
Warmest greetings on Guru Purnima! Guru Purnima is an auspicious festival that is celebrated throughout the Dharmic world on the full moon day of the Hindu month of Ashadh (or July-August). In the current year, 2014, the festival falls on July 12th. The festival is traditionally celebrated in memory of the illustrious sage and guru, […]
Shubh & Happy Hanuman Jayanti – Celebration of Shri Hanuman’s Birth – April 2014
Hanuman Jayanti is the auspicious birthday of Shri Lord Hanuman Ji and is followed on the full moon (Purnima) day in the Lunar Hindu calendar month of Chaitra (usually March & April). Shri Lord Hanuman ji, also referred to as Bajrang Bali is one of the most popular deities in Hinduism and Shri Ram’s greatest […]
Happy Vaisakhi (also Vesak and Vishu): The Birth of the Khalsa – April 2014
Followers of the Sikh religion, as well as Indian Punjabis (Hindus and Sikhs) all over the world celebrate Vaisakhi (also referred to as Baisakhi) on a yearly basis. For many Punjabis, Vaisakhi is a traditional harvest celebration based out of the Indian states of Punjab and Haryana, and more importantly known for the founding of […]
Mahavir Jayanti: Happy Birthday Lord Mahavira – April 2014
Mahavir Jayanti, also known as Mahavir Janma Kalyanak is the most auspicious and celebrated event in Jainism. Mahavir Jayanti is the birth date of Lord Mahavir and falls under April 14th in 2014 (based on the Gregorian calendar), but can shift days every year due to the difference in the Hindu calendar system and the […]
Shubh Ram Navami – Lord Rama’s Birthday & Wedding Festival – April 2014
(CHAKRA) Ram Navami (also known as RamNomi) is an auspicious Hindu festival to celebrate Lord Shri Rama’s birth and his marriage to Sita. Ram Navami is celebrated on April 8th this year (2014) and falls on the last day of Navratri and is the ninth day of the Hindu calendar. RamNavami is followed by Hindus […]
Happy Ugadi and Gudi Padwa – Telugu & Marati New Year – March 2014
Ugadi is the new year celebration for the Telugu / Deccan region in India. It is celebrated by the Telugu diaspora all around the world, but remains the most population in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Karnataka. Maratis also celebrate Ugadi, but under the name Gudi Padwa. The name Ugadi is from […]
Happy Holi (Shubh Holi) – The Most Colourful Festival – March 2014
Happy & Shubh Holi to all celebrating! Holi is the celebration of colours followed mainly in India by Hindus, along with a presence in Europe and North America. Holi is being celebrated on March 16th in 2014 everywhere by Hindus and Non-Hindus. Holi is one of the biggest celebrations for the Indian diaspora and inside […]
Shubh Maha Shivaratri – Happy Night of Shiva – Feb 2014
(CHAKRA) On Feburary 27th, 2014 hundreds of millions of Hindus celebrate for an auspicious festival devoted to Bhagwan Shiva ji and is referred as Maha-Shivaratri (Sivaratri). The name MahaShivaratri when translated to english is known as ‘Night of Shiva’. Hindus celebrate and perform most of the religious ceremonies during the nighttime. MahaShivaratri is a Hinduism festival […]
Happy Guru Nanak Jayanti / Gurpurab – November 2013
Guru Nanak Dev Jayanti or Gurpurab is a Sikh religious festival, also referred as Guru Nanak DevJi’s Prakash Utsav and is the birthday of the 1st Sikhism Guru. Guru Nanak’s birthday is considered among the most important religious celebrations for Sikhs around the world. Many Hindus based in Northern India such as states like Punjab, […]
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