Navratri is one of the most ancient festivals of sanatana-dharma

Navratri is one of the most ancient festivals of sanatana-dharma

Navratri is one of the most ancient festivals of sanatana-dharma

It's story goes back to the ancient times. Today, the same way as many thousand years ago, the date of the festival is determined by the lunar calendar.


Guru Purnima

Guru Purnima

Guru Purnima

Guru purnima is a traditional holiday of Hinduism and Buddhism, it is widely known in India and is considered one of the holiest days.


Shri Prakash Ji conducts traditional Indian prayer of yagya

Shri Prakash Ji conducts traditional Indian prayer of yagya

Shri Prakash Ji conducts traditional Indian prayer of yagya

June 20 yagya, the ancient Vedic prayer, will be held in the Moscow suburbs.


Holidays of India

Holidays of India

Holidays of India

India is populated by millions of people. Each of them is unlike any other - each has his own destiny, his duties and his obligations, collectively called dharma. From Kashmir to Tamilnadu, from Bengal to Rajasthan, there are people who are completely different from each other in the matter of ethnos, religion, the way of life, or even in the manner of dressing.


Ekadashi

Ekadashi

Ekadashi

Ekadasi (Skt. एकादशी - "eleven") is the eleventh day after the full moon and the new moon of each lunar month.


Navaratri: history and traditions

Navaratri: history and traditions

Navaratri: history and traditions

Thousands of Hindus consider Navaratri to be the most important holiday, and this has a profound meaning. Nine days of Navaratri are dedicated to the female hypostasis of God, the Mother Goddess: the feast is held in order to receive Her blessings and to try to reveal one's divine nature.


11 remarcable facts about Holi

11 remarcable facts about Holi

11 remarcable facts about Holi

On Holi people share their joy not only with friends, family, and relatives, but also with strangers. Holi erases all differences - class, religious, age, and also any tension between people


Holi — Сolors  Festival

Holi — Сolors Festival

Holi — Сolors Festival

On this day, people shower each other with bright paints or with colored water and give each other gifts. Everywhere congratulations are heard: "Happy Holi!".


Legends of Mahashivaratri

Legends of Mahashivaratri

Legends of Mahashivaratri

Mahashivaratri is translated from Sanskrit as "The Great Night of Shiva" ("maha" - "great", "ratri" - "night")


Diwali - Festival of Lights

Diwali - Festival of Lights

Diwali - Festival of Lights

Diwali, or Dipawali, is the largest and the brightest holiday among all Indian holidays. Diwali is a festival of lights ("dip" - fire, "avali" - a series, a string, so «dipavali» is translated as «garland (string) of lights»).


Maha Navmi

Maha Navmi

Maha Navmi

Sharad (shardia), or Autumn Navratri, is the most important of the two Navratris. It is called Maha Navratri (Great Navratri) and is celebrated in September-October according to the Gregorian calendar, during the onset of cold weather.


Navratri

Navratri

Navratri

Navratri (Navaratri) is an Indian holiday that takes place over nine nights in spring and autumn. In a literal translation from Sanskrit Navratri means "nine nights".