— Calendar
Sacred Calendar
Festivals and holy days through the year.
01
Month
January
☀️
Makar Sankranti
The sun's northward journey begins; kites, til-gud and holy baths.
02
Month
February
📖
Vasant Panchami
Worship of Goddess Saraswati and the arrival of spring.
03
Month
March
🔱
Maha Shivaratri
Night-long worship of Lord Shiva with fasting and chanting.
🎨
Holi
The festival of colours; victory of devotion over arrogance.
04
Month
April
🏹
Rama Navami
The birth of Lord Rama in Ayodhya.
07
Month
July
🪷
Guru Purnima
Honouring one's spiritual teachers and Vyasa.
08
Month
August
🪢
Raksha Bandhan
Sisters tie the sacred thread of protection on brothers.
🪈
Krishna Janmashtami
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna in Mathura.
09
Month
September
🐘
Ganesh Chaturthi
Ten days of welcoming Ganapati into homes and pandals.
10
Month
October
🪔
Navaratri & Durga Puja
Nine nights of the Mother; her victory over Mahishasura.
11
Month
November
🪔
Deepavali
Festival of lights; Rama's return to Ayodhya, Lakshmi's blessings.
12
Month
December
🌕
Kartik Purnima
Holy bathing and lamp-floating on the full moon of Kartik.