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June 2017

June 23, 2017

Mahashivratri at Isha Yoga Center

Mahashivarathri is celebrated at Isha Yoga Center each February The special nature of the day...

June 20, 2017

Mahashivratri – Celebrating the Great Night of Shiva

Mahashivratri is a day when the planetary positions are aligned such that there is a...

May 2017

May 29, 2017

Diwali Festival: History, Rituals and Celebrations

Diwali, like its predecessor Durga Puja, Dussehra or Pongal, is not really a single festival,...

May 20, 2017

Navaratri Sadhana – Receiving the Grace of the Goddess

Navaratri is a 9-day festival that celebrates the divine feminine. I would share a wonderful...

May 14, 2017

The Significance of Ugadi

There is a certain significance to Ugadi[1] being the New Year, and not the first...

May 02, 2017

Celebrating Navratri and Dussehra 2017: Garbas, Webcasts & More!

Navratri 2014 is being celebrated from September 25 to October 3, with October 3 being the...

April 2017

April 20, 2017

A List of Indian Hindu Festivals

Festivals usually coincide with the Indian lunar calendar, with dates only published a year in...

March 2015

March 31, 2015

Three Important Festivals of India

Ranging from austere fasts to exuberant fairs like Holi, the festivals of India are as...

December 2014

December 26, 2014

Pongal O’ Pongal: More than a Harvest Festival

Since it is the time of the Pongal Festival, here's a wonderful article about Pongal....

December 05, 2014

Makar Sankranti 2015 – Rituals, Significance and History

Makar Sankranti is a festival held in celebration of the sun's taking a northerly course...

November 2014

November 23, 2014

The Significance of Makar Sankranti Festival – Life is Movement

The Makar Sankranti festival is celebrated as a very important festival in India. Sankranti literally...

November 15, 2014

The Significance of Mahashivratri

From Sadhguru.org In the Indian culture, at one time, there used to be 365 festivals...

October 2014

October 17, 2014

Mahashivratri 2017 – The Great Night of Shiva

Mahashivratri falls on the date 24 February (India Time) in 2017. It falls every year...