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Lakshmi Puja (30 Ashvin or 15 Krishna Paksha Kartik; the Diwali after Naraka Chaturdashi): Lakshmi Puja marks the most important day of Diwali celebrations in North India. . Hindu homes worship Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth, and Ganesh, the God of auspicious beginnings also known as the remover of obstacles, and then light deeyas (little clay pots) in the streets and homes to welcome ...
The term Mauni in Sanskrit means silence, hence the day is spent in silence and many religious rites are performed on this day. As the moon plays a significant role in the Hindu calendar for performing religious rituals for ancestors soul, it is also called as Magha Amavasya or New moon day. The word "Mauni" also closely resembles word "Muni ...
On the auspicious day of Kushi Amavasya the adherents after taking sacred bath go for uprooting Kushas in farm fields. Then charity, chanting of mantras, penance and fasting etc. throughout the day are performed. While plucking Kusha, some attentions are given that its leaves are not broken, Kush should not be broken with any weapon or iron and ...
This year, the festival of lights will be celebrated on 31 October. The festival typically lasts for four to five days and coincides with the new moon on the Hindu lunisolar calendar, called amavasya.
The occasion is celebrated on the amavasya (new moon day) in the Vikram Samvat Hindu calendar month of Ashwayuja (according to the amanta tradition) or Kartika (according to the purnimanta tradition), on the third day of Deepavali in Nepal and most parts of India. [1] In Odisha, Assam, Bengal this puja is celebrated five days after Vijaya Dashami.
The actual celebration of Janmashtami takes place during the midnight as Sri Krishna is believed to be born on a dark, stormy and windy night to end the rule and violence of his uncle, Kamsa. All over India this day is celebrated with devotional songs and dances, pujas, arti, blowing of the Conch and rocking the cradle of baby Sri Krishna.
Diwali, the festival of lights, represents the triumph of good over evil
The aradhana (Ceremony of Adoration) is held every year on the anniversary of the demise of the saint. This is on the Pushya Bahula Amavasya of the Indian Lunar calendar (a new moon day, generally in February–March).The Aradhana is celebrated across various parts of South India including Pandarapur, Tirumala, Hampi and Mantralayam. [3]