Festivals
Rituals explained without mystery, astrology without jargon, festivals with their stories intact — written under the guidance of our priests and astrologers, for devotees everywhere.
Vishwakarma Jayanti 2025 – Date, Significance & Puja Vidhi
Vishwakarma Jayanti 2025 falls on Wednesday, 17 September, on Kanya Sankranti. The day honours Lord Vishwakarma, the Devashilpi, and is marked by tool worship, workplace puja and a pause…
AstroBhava Editorial DeskFestivals9 Goddesses and 9 Planets: How Navaratri and Navagraha Shape Your Destiny
Navaratri honours the nine forms of Durga, the Navadurga. Classical Jyotisha pairs each form with one of the Navagrahas, so the nine nights become a shared window of goddess worship and…
AstroBhava Editorial DeskFestivalsWhy We Celebrate Navaratri for 9 Days
Navaratri means nine nights. The festival’s length is fixed by the Puranic battle of Goddess Durga with Mahishasura, by the three gunas of spiritual practice, and by the Navadurga’s…
AstroBhava Editorial DeskFestivals5th Day of Navaratri – Significance, Rituals and Puja Vidhi
On Navaratri Panchami, devotees honour Maa Skandamata, the fifth form of Durga and mother of Lord Kartikeya. Here is the tradition, the colour of the day, and the puja vidhi observed in…
AstroBhava Editorial DeskFestivals4th Day of Navaratri – Worship of Divine Maa Kushmanda
On the fourth day of Navaratri, devotees honour Maa Kushmanda, the form of the Goddess remembered as the source of cosmic light and creation. This guide covers her name, iconography…
AstroBhava Editorial DeskFestivalsThird Day of Navaratri: Worship of Goddess Chandraghanta and Its Significance
On Tritiya of Navaratri, tradition honours Maa Chandraghanta—the form of Durga marked by the crescent-moon bell—whose worship is prescribed for courage held in calm, and for the steadying…
AstroBhava Editorial DeskFestivalsSecond Day of Navaratri: Significance and Rituals in 2025
The second night of Navaratri is dedicated to Goddess Brahmacharini, the form of Durga who stands for penance, discipline and steady devotion. Here is the tradition, the legend and the…
AstroBhava Editorial DeskFestivalsFirst Day of Navratri: Significance, Rituals, Colors & Celebrations 2025
Pratipada opens Sharad Navratri with the worship of Maa Shailputri. This guide covers her place in the Navadurga, Kalash Sthapana, the colour of the day, and the classical observances that…
AstroBhava Editorial DeskFestivalsGanesha Visarjan 2025: How to Perform It?
A practical guide to Ganesha Visarjan on Anant Chaturdashi 2025—significance, the days families choose, preparations, step-by-step immersion, eco-friendly practice, and timing notes.
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