Sukanya Mohapatra

Tulsi plant is considered to be the most divine and holy plant. It is considered as the incarnation of Goddess Lakshmi. In the Skanda Purana, Hari Bhakti Vilasa states, "just by touching Her (Tulsi...

Among all the pre wedding ceremonies among Hindus, Mehendi is the most exciting one. It is all about art and creativity and brings in a sense of upcoming beauty in the Bride’s life. Out of all the...

The day having so many mythological significances and being one of the major days to be extremely auspicious is very famous for the purchase of Gold jewelry. In India people flood to showrooms and the...

The countdown begins for 2017 and everyone is ready to greet the year ahead. All of us are very inquisitive to know, what the upcoming year has for us – success or failures! Let’s hope for the best...

Facts about Kanwar YatraSawan is here! Sawan is synonymous with Lord Shiva and his worshippers, also known as Kanwariyas, they travel to places like Haridwar, Allahabad, Gaumukh, and Gangotri in...

Buddhism is a path of practice and spiritual development leading to insight into the true nature of reality. Siddhartha Gautama was the founder and preacher of this great religion. He contributed a...

God has no form, is invisible and can only be felt! But….Sometimes, he does take a form, appears in front of us and we still do not recognize him. Hindu Shastras have mentioned many avatars God has...

The day when the legend of all the era’s took birth – ‘Krishna Janmashtami’, is a much awaited auspicious time of the year. This is the day when Lord Krishna decided to spend some time on earth and...

October is a month of festivals and happiness all around. Your zodiac signs have decided to take you to some new heights or may give you a fall just to make you realize the importance of working...

AriesOne more hectic month! This month you will be busy trying to figure out solutions to your problems, both at home and office. Your superiors give you some leeway and it will be quite a...

Shani has always been one of the most feared planets in Hindu astrology. Shani sade-sati is considered highly ill-fated and all other planets fail to give any positive results if Shani is in a bad...

Day 1 - Nahay KhayAuspicious TimeTithi: ChaturthiSunrise at 05:43Sunset at 16:57The word ‘Nahaya’ refers to bath and ‘khaya’ refers to eating.People first brush their teeth with mango twigs.Then they...

The fifth day of Diwali is celebrated as Govardhan Puja & Badi Diwali. This falls on 10th October 2017. Lord Krishna on this day had lifted entire Govardhan hill on his little finger to save the...

Tilak ceremony, in other words, can be called as the Groom acceptance ceremony. It is essentially a process of acceptance of the groom as a competent person to marry the girl. This ritual holds a very...

Lord Vishnu is said to be the creator of the world and the manager of destiny. He can be seen sitting on the many-headed snake who is said to be the ‘Kalswarup Sheshnag –The king of snakes’. He has a...