October 10th is the eight night of Navaratri 2024 for North America, South America, Africa and Europe. Because it’s a lunar based festival, India, Australia and New Zealand will celebrate Durgashtami on October 11th. Navratri is the nine night Indian festival honoring the many forms which the goddess Durga has taken. Thus, the goddesses are known as NavaDurga (nine […]
Katyayini is the NavDurga worshipped on the sixth night of Navratri. This is also the second of three nights dedicated to goddess Lakshmi
The festival of Navratri 2024 commences on October 3. We celebrate the nine goddess in the form of Durga, Lakshmi, and Saraswati
The Full Moon of Guru Purnima 2024 falls on July 20th in the U.S. and on July 21st in India. This is the dedicated to the worship of our spiritual teachers.
Hanuman Jayanti celebrates the birth of Lord Rama’s humble servant. Hanuman Jayanti 2024 falls on April 23.
Just as the April 8 solar eclipse ends, Mars and Saturn enter into an exact conjunction or planetary war in Vedic astrology or Jyotish. This brings a great deal of planetary tension, which can create a combustible situation.
In Western culture, people are vying to see the April 8, 2024 solar eclipse. However, such a practice is considered very inauspicious in Vedic astrology.
Krishna Janmashtami 2023 celebrates the birth of Lord Krishna. In North America, we celebrate on the night of September 6th. Jai Shri Krishna
There are 27 stars in Vedic astrology or Jyotish. Of those, the most auspicious is Pushya nakshatra, especially when it falls on a Thursday.
Makar Sankranti 2022 celebrates the northernly movement of the Sun, and then entrance of Saturn into Capricorn in Vedic astrology or Jyotish.