Maha Shivratri is a festival honoring Lord Shiva. It falls between February and March and commemorates the wedding of Lord Shiva and Devi Parvati. Unlike other Hindu festivals, devotees celebrate Maha Shivratri at night. The festival emphasizes self-study, fasting, meditation, and social harmony. Devotees offer fruits, leaves, sweets, and milk to Lord Shiva and observe…

Kumbh Mela represents the largest religious human gathering in the world. It is the festival of sacred pitcher. Every 6,12 and 144 years marks Kumbh. The four major pilgrimage sites of Kumbh Mela are: Prayagraj, Haridwar, Nashik, and Ujjain. Prayagraj has the confluence of Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati rivers. Haridwar has the Ganges, Nashik has…

Also known as the four adobes of Hinduism, Char Dhams hold an important part in the Hindu pilgrimage. They are among one of the holy places that every Hindu must visit once in their lifetime. The Char Dhams are Badrinath, Dwarka, Puri, and Rameswaram. As per Hinduism, visiting them can help one attain Moksha (liberation…

Vrindavan is located in Uttar Pradesh. It is located in Brij Bhoomi. This place is very important for Krishna devotees. Lord Krishna spent most of his childhood here. According to belief, after Lord Krishna disappeared from the world, his grandson Vajranabha installed various deities in Vrindavan, around 5000 years ago. These deities were lost with…