Ganesh Chaturthi: From House Puja to Public Festival
History and rise of Ganeshotsav in Pune Ganesh Chaturthi began at home. Families shaped a small clay image, placed it on a simple altar, offered
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History and rise of Ganeshotsav in Pune Ganesh Chaturthi began at home. Families shaped a small clay image, placed it on a simple altar, offered
Krishna Janmashtami 2025 — celebrating the midnight appearance of Bhagavan Krishna. The sacred account from the Bhagavata Purana, puja vidhi, Dahi Handi, and the deeper teaching of divine love.
Nag Panchami 2025 — the sacred worship of the Naga Devatas. Puranic significance, the connection to Bhagavan Shiva and Bhagavan Vishnu, puja vidhi, and the ecological wisdom of serpent reverence.
Devshayani Ekadashi 2025 — the day Bhagavan Vishnu enters Yoga Nidra and the sacred Chaturmas period begins. Complete vrat vidhi, the Puranic account, and the spiritual discipline of Chaturmas.
Guru Purnima 2025 — honouring Maharishi Veda Vyasa and the sacred Guru tradition. The significance of the Guru in Sanatana Dharma, puja vidhi, and the deeper teaching of surrender.
Nirjala Ekadashi 2025 — the waterless fast observed by Bhima himself. Complete vrat vidhi, the sacred story from the Brahma Vaivarta Purana, mantras, and the immense merit of this single-day vrat.
The rarest Ekadashi of the entire Hindu calendar is three days away. The Padma Purana preserves a conversation between Bhagavan Krishna and Yudhishthira about a single Ekadashi the great Rishis spend lifetimes waiting for — Padmini. The Vrat Katha of Queen Padmini of Mahishmati, the lotus teaching, and why May 27, 2026 is the morning Vaishnavas across Bharata are preparing for.
Once every 2.5–3 years — when the rare 13th month of Adhika Maas opens — a thirteenth Vinayaka Chaturthi appears. The Mudgala Purana calls it Varada Chaturthi, the “boon-giving” Chaturthi, and holds it as the most fruit-bearing Ganesha day of the entire calendar. Today, Wednesday May 20, 2026, is that day.
Padmini Ekadashi 2026 falls on Wednesday, May 27 — the Shukla Paksha Ekadashi of Adhika Maas, the rarest Ekadashi in the entire Hindu calendar (it appears only every 2.5–3 years). The Padma Purana conversation between Bhagavan Krishna and Yudhishthira, the Vrat Katha of Queen Padmini, complete vrat vidhi with jagrana, mantras, and the lotus symbolism that gives the Ekadashi its name.
Ganga Dussehra falls on Monday, May 25, 2026 — commemorating the day Maa Ganga descended from Vaikuntha to the earth through the millennia-long tapasya of King Bhagiratha. The full account from the Valmiki Ramayana, snan vidhi, dana traditions, mantras, and the teaching of sustained sincerity.
Once every 2.5–3 years, the Hindu calendar opens a quiet thirteenth chamber — the intercalary month Lord Vishnu took for His own. A Puranic look at Adhik Jyeshtha Maas 2026 (May 2–31), the Padma Purana account of how it became Purushottam Maas, and a complete householder’s guide for its closing days.
Sanskriti comes from the Sanskrit root “kr” which means to do or to make prefix “sam” is applied before it to convey a sense of embellishment. It means actions done for the holistic refinement and perfection all the potentialities within a human being.
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