Festivals

Dev Diwali 2026 on the Varanasi ghats, lakhs of diyas glowing along the Ganga under the Kartik full moon
Festivals

How to Celebrate Dev Diwali 2026: Everything You Need to Know

Dev Diwali 2026 falls on Tuesday, 24 November, the full moon of Kartik that arrives fifteen days after Diwali. Known as the Diwali...

Bhai Dooj 2026 tilak thali with kumkum, akshat, a diya, marigolds, sweets, betel leaf & dry fruits
Festivals

How to Celebrate Bhai Dooj 2026 the Right Way

Two days after Diwali, the festival season closes on its gentlest note. Bhai Dooj 2026 falls on Wednesday, 11 November, when sisters apply...

Why we buy gold on Dhanteras: gold coins & a gold chain on a brass plate beside a diya & marigolds
Festivals

4 Powerful Reasons Why We Buy Gold On Dhanteras Every Year

Every year, as Dhanteras arrives, homes across India light their first lamps & families step out to bring home a little Dhanteras gold....

How India celebrates Diwali, with diyas & a flower rangoli at a marigold-garlanded home entrance
Festivals

7 beautiful ways India celebrates Diwali that you need to know

Diwali is one festival, yet it is lived in a hundred ways. In Ayodhya it is the night Lord Ram came home. In...

Govardhan Puja 2026 with a cow dung Govardhan hill decorated with marigolds, diyas & a thali of kumkum & rice
Festivals

What You Should Know About Govardhan Puja 2026

Govardhan Puja 2026 falls on Monday, 9 November, the day after Diwali, on Kartik Shukla Pratipada. It honours the day young Shri Krishna...

Dhanteras 2026 puja chowki with a brass kalash, gold coins, coriander seeds, a diya, marigolds & a new broom
Festivals

What you should know about buying Rudraksha this Dhanteras 2026

Dhanteras 2026 falls on Friday, 6 November, & opens the five days of Diwali. It is the evening when homes welcome Goddess Lakshmi...

Diyas, sesame oil and ubtan at dawn for Narak Chaturdashi
Festivals

What you should know about Narak Chaturdashi this Diwali

Narak Chaturdashi is the quiet morning before the lights of Diwali, a day to wash away what weighs on us & step into...

Kojagari Purnima altar with Lakshmi idol, diya and kheer under the full moon
Festivals

Who Is Awake? The Simple Truth About Kojagari Purnima

Kojagari Purnima is the full moon night of Ashwin, when the moon is said to shine with all sixteen of its kalas &...

Devas & asuras churning the ocean with Vasuki during Samudra Manthan
Hinduism and ScienceFestivals

The Simple Truth About Samudra Manthan

Samudra Manthan, the churning of the cosmic ocean, is one story that quietly shapes many of the festivals we celebrate through the year....

Navratri puja vidhi altar with kalash, jau and Maa Durga on a red cloth
Festivals

Navratri Puja Vidhi: How to Worship Maa Durga at Home

Navratri asks very little of us, a clean corner, a lit diya, and a heart turned towards the Mother for nine nights. This...