Chaturmas

In Hindu tradition, about a fortnight is reserved for paying homage to the ancestors every year. This 16-day period is known as Pitru Paksha, or shradh in the Chaturmas period.

Kartik Purnima 2020: The famous Sabarimala Temple in Kerala was decorated on Kartik Purnima or Karthika Pournami on Monday. As part of the Karthika Deepam celebrations, diyas and oil lamps were lit at the Sabarimala Temple. The festival is linked with Prabodhini Ekadashi and it marks the end of Chaturmas, a four-month period when Lord Vishnu is bel...

Sawan 2020: Sawan or Shravan is the second of the Chaturmas or the four auspicious months of the year. Mythology says, it is in Sawan that Lord Shiva had chosen Parvati as his wife and the month is dedicated to Shiva and Parvati. Many devotees of Shiva fast every Monday or the 'Sawan Somwar' to seek his blessings.

The 13-year-old Jain girl who undertook a lengthy fast and died two days after it ended was "well aware of the strength of her body," said the community's top leader in Hyderabad, claiming that "she fasted for eight days in 2014, 34 days in 2015 and 68 days this year."

In Hindu tradition, about a fortnight is reserved for paying homage to the ancestors every year. This 16-day period is known as Pitru Paksha, or shradh in the Chaturmas period.

Kartik Purnima 2020: The famous Sabarimala Temple in Kerala was decorated on Kartik Purnima or Karthika Pournami on Monday. As part of the Karthika Deepam celebrations, diyas and oil lamps were lit at the Sabarimala Temple. The festival is linked with Prabodhini Ekadashi and it marks the end of Chaturmas, a four-month period when Lord Vishnu is bel...

Sawan 2020: Sawan or Shravan is the second of the Chaturmas or the four auspicious months of the year. Mythology says, it is in Sawan that Lord Shiva had chosen Parvati as his wife and the month is dedicated to Shiva and Parvati. Many devotees of Shiva fast every Monday or the 'Sawan Somwar' to seek his blessings.

The 13-year-old Jain girl who undertook a lengthy fast and died two days after it ended was "well aware of the strength of her body," said the community's top leader in Hyderabad, claiming that "she fasted for eight days in 2014, 34 days in 2015 and 68 days this year."