Time to plan the survival of Vedic Culture
By Stephen Knapp From the information that we have, we can fairly safely say that since Islam existed only from 622 CE, the majority of
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By Stephen Knapp From the information that we have, we can fairly safely say that since Islam existed only from 622 CE, the majority of
Mumbai: Spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar’s Art of Living will celebrate 35 years of service to humanity, spirituality and human values by organising a
Since Govt Has Taken Yoga To Merge With The World Looks Like Modi Govt. Might Take Kumbh To Be Nominated As UNESCO World Cultural Heritage
We talk so much about digitalizing almost everything. We talk of digital India. What does it actually mean? In what way is it useful? How
In some parts of India a few centuries ago a practice developed under which a few women were made wives of god and named as
Maha Shivaratri literally means the great night of Shiva or the night of Shiva, one of the Gods in the Hindu Trinity. It is celebrated
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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