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Champa Sashti festival is a six-day festival observed from the first to the sixth of the Hindu month of Margashirsha (November – early December). It is one of the most important festivals dedicated to Lord Khandoba .This festival celebrates the victory of Khandoba against the demons Mani-Malla. Prathamastami.
Hindu priest. Pujaris performing the arti ritual at Varanasi. Purohitas during a procession of Perumal (Vishnu) A Hindu priest may refer to either of the following: A Pujari (IAST: Pūjārī) or an Archaka is a Hindu temple priest. [ 1][ 2] A Purohita (IAST: Purōhita) officiates and performs rituals and ceremonies, and is usually linked to a ...
A fritter made from vegetables like Onion, Potato, Plantain, Chiili and Bread. Bhajia. A spicy Indian snack, it consists of a core food (like soaked potato or fried onions), similar to potato fritters, with several variants. Bakarwadi. A crispy sweet and spicy snack, popular in Maharashtra, Gujarat and Rajasthan.
Holi, widely known as the Hindu festival of colors, is a joyful annual celebration at the advent of spring with cultural and religious significance. Typically observed in March in India, Nepal ...
Today’s Holi festival has its roots in a few different Hindu legends, including the story of Prahalad and Holika. In a version of the ancient tale summarized by the BBC , Holika is the evil ...
The Hindu pantheon is composed of deities that have developed their identities through both the scriptures of Hinduism as well as regional traditions that drew their legends from the faith. Some of the most popular deities of the Hindu pantheon include: Statue of Ganesha. Ganesha, also called Vinayaka and Ganapati, is a son of Shiva and Parvati ...
It falls on November or December of the Gregorian calendar and is also known as Tripurari Purnima or Deva-Deepavali, the gods's festival of lights. Karthika Deepam is a related festival that is celebrated in South India and Sri Lanka on a different date. It follows Diwali by about 15 days.
Karva Chauth or Karwa Chauth or Karaka Chaturthi ( Sanskrit: करकचतुर्थी, romanized : Karakacaturthī) [ 3] is a Hindu festival celebrated by Hindu women of Northern and Western India in October or November on the Hindu lunar month of Kartika. [ 4] Like many Hindu festivals, Karva Chauth is based on a lunisolar variant of the ...