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Some festivals arrive with noise and colour — drums, processions, crowds spilling onto the streets. Anant Chaturdashi arrives differently. It slips in quietly, almost like a whisper, and asks something simple of you: pause, remember the infinite, and be grateful for what you already have. At its centre sits a small, fourteen-knotted thread — the Anant Sutra — tied around the wrist with more faith than fanfare. In 2026, this quiet festival falls on Friday, September 25, dedicated to Lord Vishnu in his infinite form as Ananta. What Is Anant Chaturdashi? The word Ananta means endless, boundless, without limit. Chaturdashi...

There are stories we remember because they are dramatic. And then there are stories we remember because they change the way we think about life. Dadhichi Jayanti belongs to the second kind. Imagine a sage being asked for something no ordinary person could give. The Devas need his bones to create a weapon powerful enough to defeat Vritrasura. Maharishi Dadhichi does not turn away. He gives his life willingly, knowing that his sacrifice can protect others. From his bones comes the Vajra, and his name becomes inseparable from courage, renunciation and selfless service. That is the heart of Dadhichi Jayanti....

Some prayers are whispered for a moment. Mahalakshmi Vrat is lived day after day. For devotees, these sacred days are not only about seeking wealth, but about welcoming abundance with gratitude, discipline, purity and faith. As Mahalakshmi Vrat 2026 approaches, families prepare their homes, arrange the puja space and make a sincere sankalp with devotion, humility, faith and a grateful heart.Mahalakshmi Vrat 2026 Date and TithiMahalakshmi Vrat begins on Bhadrapada Shukla Ashtami and traditionally continues for sixteen consecutive days, concluding on Ashwin Krishna Ashtami in the Purnimanta calendar. In 2026, the vrat begins on Saturday, September 19, and concludes on...

There is a particular hush that falls over Maharashtrian homes every September — the kind that happens right before someone arrives after a very long time. Doorsteps get scrubbed, rangolis bloom in red and white, and somewhere in the kitchen, a pot of milk is already simmering for the payasam. She is coming. Not a guest, not quite family either — something closer to both. This is Jyeshtha Gauri, the elder mother-goddess who walks into homes for three days every year, and if you have ever wondered who is Jyeshtha Gauri and why an entire state pauses for her, this...

Long before a single machine hummed to life, before the first temple pillar was chiselled into shape, someone had to imagine it first. Hindu mythology gives that someone a name: Vishwakarma, the divine architect of the universe. Every year, as September light turns golden over Indian workshops, garages, and family-run karkhanas, that ancient hand is remembered again — with marigolds, sindoor, and the quiet hum of machines resting for a day. Vishwakarma Puja 2026 falls on Thursday, 17 September 2026, coinciding with Kanya Sankranti, the day the Sun enters the Virgo zodiac. Unlike Diwali or Holi, which shift with the...