Durga Ashtami 2026: Today is the eighth day of Chaitra Navratri and on this day, people worship Goddess Mahagauri. Kanya Puja is also performed on this specific day when devotees invite nine small ...

Chaitra Navratri 2026 calendar: Chaitra Navratri is a nine-day festival devoted to worship, fasting, and spiritual introspection, honouring Maa Durga and her nine divine forms, the Navdurgas. The ...

Chaitra Navratri 2026 begins on 19 March, marking Hindu New Year. Maa Durga arrives on a Palaki and departs on an Elephant. Arrival on Palaki inauspicious; departure on Elephant lucky. Did our AI ...

Chaitra Navratri is one of the most well-known Hindu festivals, and it is observed nationwide with much fanfare. Maa Durga is worshipped by devotees with the highest purity and devotion. During these ...

Navratri is here! For nine days, life feels a little different. Homes and temples are decorated, people do prayers and small rituals, and some fast. One simple thing many people follow is wearing ...

Durga Ashtami marks the worship of all nine forms of Maa Durga, also known as Navadurga. On this day, devotees invoke the divine energies by installing sacred kalash or pots representing the nine ...

Chaitra Navratri is currently underway, and for many, it’s that time of year filled with rituals, fasting, and a sense of quiet devotion. Over these nine days, the nine forms of Maa Durga are ...

Mahagauri is the eighth form of Goddess Durga who is worshipped on the eighth day (Ashtami) of Navratri. The goddess represents purity, serenity, and compassion. Mahagauri is the Sanskrit word which ...

Durga Ashtami has a certain kind of energy to it. Quiet, but powerful. It is not just about rituals or fasting, it is also about how people connect, check in with each other, and share a bit of warmth ...

MUMBAI-Marking the 17th as her family’s “Musical Pooja Day,” Durga Jasraj fondly remembered her father, the legendary Hindustani classical vocalist Pandit Jasraj, and his endearing ritual of sipping ...

SHIMLA, (IANS) – Despite the tense diplomatic relations between India and Canada, the Indian diaspora celebrated Himachal Pradesh’s famed Kullu Dussehra for the first time in Canada’s Parliament Hill.