News Category: Hindu New Year
Category: Hindu New Year
Gudi Padwa: When Hindus begin new year
March 22, 2012 Phalgun Amavasya, Kaliyug Varsha 5113 NAGPUR, INDIA: Happy New Year wishes on Gudi Padwa may sound strange to many of us, the truth is that this day marks beginning of Hindu calendar. In entire Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, … Continue reading
Log on, perform prayers online!
March 18, 2012 Phalgun Krushna Ekadashi, Kaliyug Varsha 5113 Shimla, India: Two prominent Hindu shrines in Himachal Pradesh will offer online prayers and other services to devotees from this week. From this Chaitra Navratri festival, beginning March 23, the Chamunda … Continue reading
A resplendent time for nature
March 18, 2012 Phalgun Krushna Ekadashi, Kaliyug Varsha 5113 In Maharashtra, soon after the festivity of Holi, comes the celebration of a new year called ‘Gudi Padwa.’ Come March and the winter sun amidst the grey howling wind whirling with … Continue reading
Hindu New Year (March 23, 2012) – spiritually the purest day of the year for Hindus!
March 16, 2012 Phalgun Krushna Navami, Kaliyug Varsha 5113 This year close to a billion Hindus will celebrate the New Year on March 23rd on the first day of the bright fortnight of Chaitra which is the first month of … Continue reading
Awakening campaign in order to stop malpractices on 31st December night
December 28, 2011 Poush Shukla Chaturthi , Kaliyug Varsha 5113 Updates Mumbaikars spontaneous response to the public awareness campaign by Hindu Janajagruti Samiti to stop malpractices on 31st December ! (Dec 28, 2011) Awakening campaign in order to stop malpractices … Continue reading
Ugadi – the beginning of a new year
April 14, 2011 Chaitra Shukla Ekadashi, Kaliyug Varsha 5113 As the first rays of the sun drift through the windows, South Indian households come to life to mark the beginning of the new year. Like other festivals, the origin of … Continue reading
Hindu new year (4th April) – the spiritually purest day of the year for Hindus !
April 05, 2011 Shukla Dwitiya , Kaliyug Varsha 5112 This year, close to a billion Hindus will celebrate Hindu New Year on 4th April and welcome the Kaliyug (current era) year 2013. The holy festival which marks the beginning of … Continue reading
Navreh Greetings
April 3, 2011 Phalgun Krushna Amavasya, Kaliyug Varsha 5112 Kashmiri Hindu New Year 2011, Navreh, lunar New Year in Kashmir or Kashmiri Hindu New Year, is celebrated on first day of Chaitra Navratri which heralds onset of spring season. Navreh … Continue reading
Navratri festival
April 3, 2011 Phalgun Krushna Amavasya, Kaliyug Varsha 5112 The auspicious nine-day long Navratri festival will begin on April 4, 2011. As per the Hindu mythology Navratri is celebrated to worship nine different forms of Goddess Durga – Shailputri, Brahmacharini, … Continue reading
Vikram Samvat New Year
April 3, 2011 Phalgun Krushna Amavasya, Kaliyug Varsha 5112 Calcutta, India: April 4 marks the start of Vikram Samvat 2068, the lunar calendar started by King Vikramaditya of Ujjain. The calendar is followed in parts of north and central India … Continue reading
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