Why do we celebrate Sheetla Ashtami?
Sheetla Ashtami is held to worship Goddess Sheetala who is generally known as the Goddess of small pox. It is celebrated in the month of Chaitra that is in the month of March or April, ...
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The Beneshwar Fair at present is a merger of two fairs: One fair is created in honor of Beneshwar Mahadev or Lord Shiva and another fair was commenced by Jankunwari after the construction of the ...
Read MoreWhy do we celebrate Guru Gobind Singh Ji Jayanti?
Guru Gobind Singh Ji Jayanti is celebrated to commemorate the birthday of Guru Gobind Singh Ji. He was the tenth Guru of Sikhs who was born on 22nd December, 1666 in Patna, Bihar in India. According ...
Read MoreWhy do we celebrate Guru Gorakhnath Jayanti?
Guru Gorakhnath Jayanti is the celebration of the birthday of Guru Gorakhnath who was the spiritual leader of Nath community. As per Hindu calendar it is observed on the 13th day during the Shukla Paksha ...
Read MoreWhy do we celebrate Kumbh Fair?
The Kumbh Fair is organized to commemorate the legend of the struggle between the Gods and Demons over the Amrita Kumbha that is Pot of Nectar of Immortality. It is believed that during the battle, ...
Read MoreWhy do we celebrate Thai Poosam?
There are numerous myths about the celebration of Thai Poosam or Thaipusam Festival. One such legend is of a demon named Tharakasuran. He used to give a lot of trouble to the saints and rishis. ...
Read MoreWhy do we celebrate Vasant Panchami?
Vasant Panchami also known as Basant Panchami or Shri Panchami marks the beginning of spring season. It is a Hindu festival celebrated in honor of Godess Saraswati in the month of January or February. It ...
Read MoreWhy do we celebrate Brij Festival?
The Brij festival is dedicated to Lord Krishna. It is celebrated in the month of March, a few days before Holi in Bharatpur, Rajasthan in India. The villagers perform the popular Raslila dressed in various outfits ...
Read MoreWhy do we celebrate Maha Shivaratri?
There are three reasons to celebrated Maha Shivaratri: 1. It is believed that on this day at midnight, Sadashiv appeared in the form of "Lingodbhav Moorti". Due to this reason "Shivlingam abhishekham" or the phallic idol ...
Read MoreWhy do we celebrate Natyanjali Festival?
The Natyanjali Festival is celebrated to pay homage to Lord Natraja who is the form of Lord Shiva. It promotes unity in diversity by dance and music. It is a five day festival celebrated during ...
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