Why do we celebrate Ram Navami?
Ram Navami is celebrated as the birthday of Lord Rama. Lord Rama was born in Ayodhya to battle against the devil Ravana. It falls in the month of Chaitra, March on the ninth day of the ...
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Vishu Festival is a Malayalam festival that represents the Kerala New Year. It falls in the month of April and is generally celebrated on 14th April and is celebrated on the first day of the ...
Read MoreWhy do we celebrate Shankaracharya Jayanti?
Shankaracharya Jayanti is celebrated to mark the birthday of Shri Adi Shankaracharya. It is believed that he was born in a Brahmin family in 788 AD at Kaladi in Kerala. He was the Hindu philosopher and ...
Read MoreWhy do we celebrate Surdas Jayanti?
Surdas Jayanti is celebrated in memory of birthday of Surdas all over India. There is no definite date regarding the birthday of Surdas. It is believed that he was born on 1478 or 1479 AD. He ...
Read MoreWhy do we celebrate Akshaya Tritiya?
Akshaya Tritiya or Akha Teej is an auspicious day of the birthday of Lord Parasurama who is the sixth incarnation of Lord Vishnu. On this day Veda Vyas and Lord Ganesha began to write Mahabharata. ...
Read MoreWhy do we celebrate Ambedkar Jayanti?
Ambedkar Jayanti marks the birthday of Ambedkar. He was born on 14th April 1891 at Military Headquarter of War in Madhya Pradesh in India. He framed the Indian constitution and, therefore, is called as Father of ...
Read MoreWhy do we celebrate Mahavir Jayanti?
Mahavir Jayanti is celebrated to remember the birthday of Lord Mahavira also known as Vardhamana. He was born in 599 B.C at Kshatriyakund in Bihar. He was the creator of Jainism religion and the follower ...
Read MoreWhy do we celebrate Maharana Pratap Jayanti?
Maharana Pratap Jayanti marks the birth anniversary of Maharana Pratap Singh. On 9th May 1540, he was born in Kumbhalgarh, Rajasthan. He was the king of Mewar who fought the popular battle of Haldighati against ...
Read MoreWhy do we celebrate Guru Purnima?
Guru Purnima is celebrated in honor of great sage Vyasa's birthday. He was the ancient saint who wrote 18 Puranas, the Mahabharata, and the Srimad Bhagavata and compiled the four Vedas. It occurs in the Hindu ...
Read MoreWhy do we celebrate Urs Festival?
Urs Festival is celebrated to pay homage to Sufi Saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti who was the protector of the poor. It takes place in the month of May at Ajmer, Rajasthan in India. Muslims from all ...
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