The Satyanarayan puja is performed from the Skanda Purana. The story is narrated by Sutha Puranik, a rishi, who is narrating the story to a group of rishis performing a thousand year yajna for the benefit of mankind. The rishis asked Sutha Pramanik as to how an individual with ethical and life-affirming desires could have […]
Maha Ganapathi Havan and Puja Maha Ganapathi Havan & Puja is a powerful Vedic ritual of invoking Lord Ganesha, who is also called Vigna Hara (remover of obstacles), this ritual is performed to eradicate all the hindrances in your path, grant success, to beget happiness, prosperity and good health. Another name of Ganapathi is Vigneshwara: […]
Goddess Lakshmi is referred to as the Goddess of wealth and prosperity. She is a wife of Lord Vishnu, She is also called Moola Prakruthi devi, which means Original prakruthi (female). The Goddess is bestowed with four hands which stand for dharma, kama, artha and moksha. Hence lets perform our sincerest prayers with faith unto […]
Shashthi (Sanskrit: Ṣaṣṭhī) also referred to as Chhath is the sixth day or tithi of a Paksha or fourteen-day phase of the moon. This day is dedicated to Lord Subramanya or Skanda and Devasena (Shashthi). Lord Skanda is a 2nd son of Lord Shiva, he is a senadipathi of Devas, Lord Krishna says in the […]
Sankashti Chaturthi Puja Sankashti Chaturthi is an auspicious day dedicated to Ganesha, it is observed in every lunar month of the Hindu calendar on the fourth day of Krishna Paksha (dark lunar phase or the waning phase). This is said to have started around 700 BC as an obstacle removal ritual regarding conflicting views of […]
Mesha Sankranti is also known as Maha Vishuva Sankranti. According to Vedic astrology on this day the Sun enters Mesha Rashi or Aries Zodiac. This day marks the beginning of the New Year in most Hindu Solar Calendars. Various Solar calendars mark the first day of the year (or Vishu Kani for Malayalam calendar) based […]
Akshaya Tritiya is observed on Shukla Paksha Tritiya i.e. the third day during bright half of Vaishakha lunar month in Lunar calendar. According to scriptures and Purana(s), Satya Yuga ended and Treta Yuga began on the day of Akshaya Tritiya. Hence, Akshaya Tritiya is Yugadi Tithi and the day has great religious significance for most […]