Balarama Purnima is an annual holiday celebrating the day when Lord Balarama appeared on this earth over 5,000 years ago. It takes place every year on the full moon day of the month of Sridhara. This year Balarama Purnima falls on…
Continue reading BALARAMA PURNIMA: CELEBRATING THE FIRST GURU →Janmashtami occurs every year on the eighth day of the waning moon in the lunar month of Hrishikesha (August-September). This festival is the most important holy day for devotees of Krishna, because it marks the anniversary of Kri…
Continue reading JANMASHTAMI: KRISHNA COMES TO EARTH →Guru Purnima, also known as Vyasa Purnima, is the lunar holiday marking the anniversary of the birth of Sri Vyasadeva, the compiler of the Vedas. Anyone who is a teacher of the Vedas is a representative of Vyasadeva, and so Guru P…
Continue reading GURU PURNIMA: CELEBRATING THE SPIRITUAL MASTER →The Ratha-yatra is a grand chariot procession that takes place every summer in Odisha, India. Each year it attracts over 2 million people from all over the world, and it is the largest festival of its kind on the planet. Ratha-yat…
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