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Tholi Ekadashi 2018 Date or Dev Shayani Ekadasi or Hari Sayani Ekadasi 2018 Date

Tholi Ekadasi 2018 is falling on Monday, 23rd July. About Tholi Ekadasi Shukla Paksha ( Waxing Phase of Moon) Ekadasi in the month of Ashada is known as Tholi Ekadashi or Dev Shayani Ekadashi. It is also called as Hari Shayani Ekadashi or Ashadi Ekadashi (as it falls in Ashada month). It is believed that Lord Vishnu goes to sleep from this day. Why is it called as Tholi Ekadashi? Chatur Maas Vrat begins from this day. As this Ekadasi falls in the first month in chatur maas vrat, it is called as Tholi Ekadasi. In Vaishnava temples the day is celebrated with great zeal. Tholi Ekadasi is auspicious and one of the main festivals in Andhra Pradesh & Telangana.

Karthika Masam 2024 Dates, Importance of Karthika Masam

Karthika Masam is one of the most auspicious months in Hinduism and is called by different names like Damodara Masa, Karthigai, Kartika, Karthikam, etc.

This month is auspicious to both the devotees of Lord Vishnu and Lord Shiva.

Karthika Masam 2024 Dates

For Telangana, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, and Karnataka - in 2024, Karthika Masam begins on Sunday, November 2nd & ends on Sunday, December 1st.

Kartik Mahina 2024 Dates

In Purnimanth following states, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Haryana, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, and other North Indian states,

Kartik Mahina in 2024 starts on Friday, October 18th, and ends on Friday, November 15th.

Importance & Significance of Kartik Month

The lunar calendar has been divided into two parts Dakshinayana and Uttararyana. Karthika Masam comes under Dakshinayana. In terms of sadhana, Dakshinayana is for purification,&…

Shani Jayanti 2024 Date, Importance & Rituals

About Shani Jayanthi Shani Jayanti is birth anniversary of Lord Shani. He is the son of Lord Surya Bhagavan. It is observed on Amavasya Tithi. Lord Shani is personified in the planet Shani or Saturn and devotees believe he removes obstacles. Shani Jayanthi is also known as Shanishchara Jayanthi, Shani Amavasya or Sani Jayanthi. As per South Indian Amavasyant calendar it falls in the month of Vaishaka and as per North Indian Purnimanth calendar it falls in the month of Jyeshta. In the Both calendars the festivals falls on the sameday but they fallow different calendars. Shani Jayanti 2024 Date Shani Jayanti 2024 Date is on Thrusday, 6th June. People believe chanting Shani Mantra 108 times on this day removes all obstacles. Find it below. Read more about 2 Types of Hindu calendars. Rituals on Shani Jayanthi On this day people observes upavaas (fast), visits Shani temples & Performs pujas, homa (hawan, yagna) or Tailabhisheka with gingelly oil to get blessing of Lord Shani…

Somvati Amavasya 2024 Dates & Rituals To Do

About Somvati Amavasya Amavasya is no moon day. Amavasya that falls on Monday (Somvar) is called as Somvati Amavasya. In Hindu calendar, it is considered as highly important day. Find Somvati Amavasya 2024 dates below. Somvati Amavasya 2024 Dates As per Indian Standard Time (IST), Somvati Amavasya is falling two times in 2024 April 8th, 3:21 am to 11:50 pm September 2nd, 5:22 am to 7:25 am December 30th, 4:02 am to 3:56 am Amavasya 2020 dates. Rituals on Somvati Amavasya Hindus believe that worshipping Lord Shiva by chanting lingastakam on Somvati Amavasya gives immense benefits. Pitra Tarpan, Shraddha is also offered to forefathers on this day to bring peace to ancestor’s soul. People also worship Peepal tree (Sacred fig, pippala tree, bodhi tree, Ravi chettu or ashwattha tree) on this day. Women tie a sacred thread 108 times around its trunk. It is believed that in Peepal tree the gods reside – Lord Brahma in Roots, Vishnu in Trunk and Shiva in Leaves. There is a …

Amavasya 2024 Dates

Find Amavasya 2024 Dates below, before that, known little bit about Amavasya. Amavasya is no moon day in Hindu Calendar. Hindus follows 2 calendars, one is Amavasyant (Amant) & second is Purnimant. 2 Types of Hindu Calendars. Amavasya that falls on Monday is called as Somavati Amavasya and that falls on Saturday is called as Shani Amavasya. Hindus believe that Amavasya is not auspicious. On Amavasya day Hindus worship forefathers by offering food (Shraddha) to bring peace to ancestor’s soul and people are not supposed to travel or work. In some areas, Amavasya is also called as Amasa, Amavasi. Traditional workers like goldsmith, hairdresser, dhobi, carpenter and mason do not work on Amavasya. Even in nowadays most of the people in India following it. From ancient times Hindus followed Amavasya as holiday, Sunday off (Holiday) principle is came to India from British rule. Amavasya 2024 Dates (IST) Amavasya Date Time Pausha Amavasya January 11, Thursday Begins: 08…

Pournami 2024 Dates

Here is the Month wise list of Pournami 2024 Dates, dates given as per Gregorian calendar. Pornami falling Hindu month name and days also listed. Full moon days in Hindu calendar are known as Purnima or Pournami. South Indian people called it as Pournami, whereas North Indians called Purnima. Apart from festivals, Pournami is a very important and auspicious day in Hindu calendar. List of Pournami 2024 Dates Pournami Date Time Paush January 25, Thursday

Begins - 12:19 AM, Jan 25

Ends - 01:53 AM, Jan 26

Magha February 24, Saturday

Begins - 06:03 PM, Feb 23

Ends - 08:29 PM, Feb 24

Phalguna March 24, Sunday

Begins- 12:24 PM, Mar 24

Ends- 02:59 PM, Mar 25

Chaitra April 23, Tuesday

Begins - 05:55 AM, Apr 23

Ashwayuja Pournima or Ashwin Purnima Importance & Dates

Full moon days in Hindu calendar are known as Purnima or Pournami. South Indian people called it as Pournami, where as North Indians called it as Purnima. Apart from festivals, Pournami is a very important and auspicious day in Hindu calendar. Pournami that falls in the month of Ashwayujam or Ashwin is called as Ashwin Purnima or Ashwayuja Pournami. Ashwin Purnima (Sharad Purnima) 2019 Dates Ashwin Purnima 2019 Date - 13th October (Sunday) Ashwin Purnima 2020 Date - 30th October (Friday) In some parts of India, it is called as Kojagiri Purnima or Kuanr Purnima. It is also called as Sharad Purnima as the day marks the beginning of Sharad Rutu. North Indian people celebrate Kojagari Lakshmi Puja, Kaumudi Puja, and Indra Puja on this day. In West Bengal, Lakshmi Puja is observed on this day. In Orissa it is also called as Kumar Purnima and they celebrate Gaja Lakshmi Puja on this day. In Puri Jagannath Temple, Ashwayuja Pournami is one of the big festivals.

Mohini Ekadashi 2024 Date, Importance & Story

Ekadashi is the 11th day in the Hindu calendar. Mohini Ekadashi is observed in the month of Vaisakha during Shukla paksha(waxing phase of the moon) Ekadashi. Ekadashi is also known as Hari Vasara as it is dedicated to lord Vishnu (Sri Hari). On this day Hindu devotees observe fasting and end after sunrise of the next day. Breaking the fasting is called Parana. It is believed that Ekadashi fasting helps in the ride of all the sins and past life misdeeds. According to Hindu mythology, Mohini is the attractive female avatar of Lord Vishnu. In Mahabharata, it is mentioned as Lord Vishnu appears in the form of Mohini to acquire the pot of Amrita from demons (asuras) and gives it back to gods(devas). Mohini Ekadashi 2024 Date In 2024 Mohini Ekadashi is celebrated on Sunday, 19th May. Tithi Begins: May 18th 2024 at 11:22 am Tithi Ends: May 19th 2024 at 01:50 pm Importance & legend associated with Mohini Ekadashi When Yudhishthir asked Lord Krishna about the importance of…

Sankashti Chaturthi 2024 Dates

Observing Sankashta Chaturthi is believed to help in removing all difficulties and obstacles in life. Sankashti Vrat and Puja are dedicated to Lord Ganesha. Hindu Calendar is based on Lunar months, each calendar month has two Chaturthi Tithis. One is after the full moon (Purnima), called Krishna Paksha is known as Sankashti Chaturthi and the one after the new moon (Amavasya), called Shukla Paksha is known as Vinayaka Chathurthi. In Tamilnadu, Sankashti Chaturthi is known as Sankatahara Chaturthi or Ganesha Sankatahara. If Sankashti Chaturthi falls on Tuesday, it is called Angarki Chaturthi. Sankashti Chaturthi falls in Magh month and is known as Sankat Chauth. Sankashti Chaturthi observance timings may differ from city to city as it is observed from Sunrise to Moonrise. We recommend you to search your city's Moonrise timings at https://www.timeanddate.com/moon/. Read more about Sankashti Chaturthi. Sankashti Chaturthi 2024 Dates Chaturthi Date Thiti Lambodara Sank…

List of Tamil Festivals – Tamil Calendar 2023

List of Tamil Festivals in 2020 according to Tamil Calendar 2020, this year Arudra Darshanam is falling Twice, once in January & in December also.

January 2018

2 Tuesday Thiruvathirai / Arudra Darshan 13 Saturday Bhogi Pandigai 14 Sunday Pongal / Makar Sankranthi 15 Monday Mattu Pongal/ Kanuma 16 Tuesday Thai Amavasai 24 Wednesday Ratha Sapthami 31 Wednesday Thai Pusam

February 2018

13 Tuesday Shivarathri

March 2018

1 Thursday Masi Magam 14 Wednesday Karadaiyan nombu 18 Sunday Ugadi 25 Sunday Rama Navami 31 Saturday Panguni Uthiram

April 2018

14 Saturday Puthandu 15 Sunday Vishnu Kani 18 Wednesday Akshaya Thiruthiyai 20 Friday Shankara Jayanthi 21 Saturday Ramanuja Jayanthi 30 Monday Chitra Pournami

May 2018

4 Friday Agni Nakshatram Begins …

Narada Jayanthi 2024 Date

In 2024 Narada Jayanthi is falling on Friday, 24th May. Thiti Begins at 07:22 PM on May 23 & Ends at 07:24 PM on May 24. Narada Jayanthi is the birthday celebrations of sage Narada. Narada was a sage who born from the head of Lord Brahma, so he calledas Brahma Manasaputra. According to Hindu mythology, Sage Narada is a universal messenger among gods. He is a big devotee of Lord Vishnu and he always chants “Narayana Narayana” by playing Veena. According to Amavasyanth Calendar ,it is observed in the month of Vaishaka bahula Padyami. Some times it falls on vaishaka purnima or buddha purnima day and some times on the next day. Rituals on Narada Jayanthi People worship Lord Vishnu in order to seek blessings of the sage Feeding Brahmans on this day is considered as very auspicious. Temples dedicated to Narada Maharshi In Karnataka, there are two temples dedicated to Narada Maharshi. One is in Chigateri, 50 Kilo meters from Davanagere and one in Korva, Raichur.

Telugu, Kannada New Year Ugadi 2024 Date (Yugadi 2024)

Ugadi is the New Year’s Day for Telugu and Kannada people. This is the most auspicious & important festival for Telugu and Kannada communities. In some parts of India, Ugadi is known as Bharathiya Nava Varsh or Vikram Samvat. In Maharashtra this day celebrated as Gudi Padwa (Marati New Year). In Rajasthan, the Marwari people celebrate the same day as Thapna. The Sindhis celebrate as Cheti Chand, manipuris celebrate as Sajibu Nongma Panba. The Hindus of Bali & Indonesia celebrate as Nyepi. The name of the festival is derived from Sanskrit, Yuga (Time or Era) + Adi (Starts) = Yugadi or Ugadi. Ugadi 2024 Date & Ugadi Samvatsara 2024 In 2024 Ugadi is on Tuesday, 9th April. 2024 Ugadi name is Krodinama Samvatsara. Full list of 60 Telugu Year names from the year 1867 to 2106. When Ugadi is Celebrated? Each Telugu calendar year has 12 months and 6 seasons. There are 30 days in each month. Every month starts on new moon day. Ugadi is celebrated on the first month, fir…

Karthika Pournami 2024 Date, Significance & Rituals of Karthigai Deepam

Karthika Pournami or Kartik Purnima is a holy festival for Hindu, Sikh and Jain communities. It’s celebrated on the Purnima (The Full Moon) Day in the month of Kartik or Karthika Masam (The 15th Day of the month Kartik). In Tamilnadu, the festival is called as Karthigai Deepam, Telugu people called as Karthika Pournami or Karthika Punnami.

Karthika Pournami 2024 Date / Karthigai Deepam 2024

In 2024 Karthika Pournami will be celebrated on Friday, November 15th.

Purnima tithi begins at 8:49 AM on Friday, 15 November

Purnima tithi Ends at 5:28 AM on Saturday, 16 November.

The significance

In some areas Kartik Purnima known as Tripuri Purnima or Tripurari Purnima the name came from Tripurari, Tripura (meaning three cities) and ari (meaning enemy), hence “Enemy of Three Cities” (Lord Shiva).

On the day of Kartik Purnima, Lord Shiva killed Tripurasura and all demons (asuras) by destructing of their three cities called “Tripura”.

They were…

Holi 2024 Date – Holika Dahan Story

Holi - Festival of colors Those who are accustomed to this ceremony are aware that Holi is one of the major and colorful festivals of India, which also resembles happiness. But not a lot of us are aware of the reason behind this extravagant ceremony of joy. In general terms, Holi is the symbol of good’s victory over evil forces. Besides, it also resembles the start of a new season as joyful spring arrives after cold winter. History has been a witness to the fact that Holi acts as the grand ceremony for fixing broken relationships. The festival falls in the month of Phalgun on the full moon day according to Hindu Calendar. It is observed for two days. The first day of Holi is Chhoti Holi or Holika Dahan is celebrated by lighting bonfire that signifies the symbol of the victory over evil. Holi 2024 Date In 2024 Holi is on Monday, March 25, 2024 & Holika Dahan is on Sunday, March 24, 2024 Purnima Tithi Begins at 09:54 AM on Mar 24, 2024 Purnima Tithi Ends at 12:29 PM on…