Among the kathas that are prevalent in India, 'Shri Satyanarayan Katha' is the most popular. Satyanarayana katha is the easiest way of self-purification and self-surrender at the lotus feet of Hari. One who observes it with full devotion and faith is sure to attain...

The Sundara Kanda forms of the heart of the Valmiki's Ramayana and consists of detailed, vivid account of Hanuman's adventures. It is considered to be highly auspicious to read, as it is to recite the 'Hanuman Chaalisa'. In the Sunder-kand, Hanumanji is reminded by...

Ramcharitmanas in itself is a wonder epic. The life of Lord Rama depicts every situation that may emerge in the life of a person. The story tells of Bhakti and moral values which are good for universal consumption. The Ramayana explains the teachings of...

The month of Shravan, popularly known as Sawan, is the fifth month of the Hindu calender. Shravan is considered the holiest month of the year. The legend says that the churning of oceans Samudra Manthan took place in the month of Shravan. Each Monday...

The Mangala Gauri katha is recitated on every tuesday of the month. Mangala Gauri is one of the nine Durga Shobshi. This katha is dedicated to Goddess Parvati. This Puja is done for early marriage and getting a suitable life partner. Goddess Parvati did...

Navaratri literally means nine nights in Sanskrit; Nava meaning Nine and Ratri meaning nights. During these nine nights and ten days, nine forms of Shakti/Devi are worshipped. Shakti is the source of everything, and represents the Supreme in this divine form. By worshipping Her,...

The recitation of Ganapati Atharvashirsa is the most powerful puja for Akhand Sobhgaya Lakshmi (irrevocable fortune, success and wealth) and for accomplishment of Riddhi-Siddhi (prosperity and opulence). This puja bestows wonderful results when performed specially on Chaturthi, which falls every month (Lord Ganesha descends...

The Vishnusahasranama is a list of 1,000 names (sahasranama) of Lord Vishnu. During the interaction between Yudhisthira and Bheeshma, it was revealed by Pitamaha Bheeshma. Never will defeat attend on a man who adores the Lotus-Eyed One (Kamala Nayana), who is the Master of...

Lalita Sahasranama contains a thousand names of the Hindu mother goddess Lalita. Lalita sahasranama Stotra can be found in the Brahmanda Purana. It was given to the great Rishi Agastya by Lord Hayagriva, an incarnation of Lord Vishhnu. Agastya was dismayed with the ignorance...

The entirety of the Sri Ramraksha Stotra is that of an extremely powerful mantra. Recitation of the Sri Ramraksha Stotra results in establishing impenetrable, amazing and powerful armour around yourself. Ram Raksha means 'Protection given by Lord Rama (to us)'.The exceptional origins of the...

Durga Sahasranamam means 1000 names of supreme Goddess Durga. Shri Durga Sahasranam-1000 names describe 1000 qualities of Mata Durga. Each name of Durgamba refers to a quality of consciousness.  Goddess Durga presonifies peace, power, kindness, compassion, intellect, devotion, beauty and innumerable qualities in her....

Parthiv Shiva Ling Pooja is recommended for overall growth, success, wealth, health and peace in home and business. It also gives freedom from Shani Dosh (Saturn miseries) and fulfills any desire. In this puja handmade Shiva Lingams from mud are worshipped. This is a...

‘Nani’ generally means grandmother, however in this case, it is the name of a woman. 'Bai' means a woman. 'Mayro’, or the independent word ‘mayra’ represents a Rajasthani (related to the Indian State of Rajasthan and Gujarat) tradition, when a girl is married, a...

Meera (Mira Bai) was a Hindu mystic poet and devotee of Lord Krishna. She was one of the most significant Sants of the Vaishnava bhakti movement. Some 1,300 pads (poems) commonly known as bhajans (sacred songs) are attributed to her. These are popular throughout...

Akhand means continuous. Continuous recitation of Srimad Bhagwad Gita for 24 hours at one place. Shrimad Bhagavad Gita is a world renowned sacred scripture in the form of an immortal dialogue between Shri Krishna and His beloved devotee, Arjuna. In the 18 adhyays made up of...

Shri Ram Katha is the recitation of the life story of Lord Rama. Ram is ras - enjoyment/energy; love is also an enjoyment; and for Tulsidasji, even meditation is enjoyment. Katha is ras; the spoken and the listening are both ras. The Ramayana is an...

Nag Panchmi is a Hindu festival on which snakes are worshipped. Nag Panchmi is celebrated as the victory of Lord Krishna on Kaliya, the most dangerous snake. In the Mahabharata, Astika, the Brahmin son of Jaratkarus, who stopped the Sarpa Satra of Janamejaya, king...

Raksha Bandhan in Sanskrit literally means "the tie or knot of protection". It is an ancient festival that ritually celebrates the love and duty between brothers and their sisters. Goddess MahaLakshmi tied a rakhi onto the wrist of the King Bali from hell thus making...

Ganesh Chaturthi puja is for Akhand Sobhgaya Lakshmi (irrevocable fortune, success and wealth) and for accomplishment of Riddhi-Siddhi (prosperity and opulence). Lord Ganesha descends on the earth on Ganesh Chaturthi to stay with His devotees for the course for ten days). For 10 days,...

Shiva MahaPuran is one of the 18 Puranas. It was written by Rishi Ved Vyas. It consists of 24,000 Shloka's in 7 Samhitas. It describes the story of Lord Shiva. Each Samhita has a name and they are as follows: Vageshwari Samhita, Rudra Samhita,...