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Vibhuvana Sankashti Chaturthi 2026: Date, Significance, Puja Vidhi & Everything You Need to Know
Vibhuvana Sankashti Chaturthi falls only in Adhika Maas. Here is the 2026 date, tithi timings, the form of Ganapati worshipped, and the traditional puja vidhi.
AstroBhava Editorial DeskFestivalsAdhika Jyeshtha Purnima 2026: Dates, Rituals and Significance
Adhika Jyeshtha Purnima falls on Sunday, 31 May 2026, within Purushottam Maas. Tradition treats this rare full-moon day as a peak occasion for Vishnu worship, fasting, japa and daan.
AstroBhava Editorial DeskFestivalsVaikasi Visakam 2026: Date, Rituals and Significance
Vaikasi Visakam marks the birth star day of Lord Murugan, when Visakam nakshatra falls in the Tamil month of Vaikasi. Here is the 2026 date, the classical story, temple practice, and how to…
AstroBhava Editorial DeskFestivalsGuru Pradosha Vrat 2026: Dates, Rituals and Significance
When Trayodashi and Pradosh Kaal fall on a Thursday, the tradition of Guru Pradosha Vrat brings Shiva worship together with the Guru tattva. Here are the 2026 dates, the fasting rules, the…
AstroBhava Editorial DeskFestivalsRamalakshmana Dwadashi May 2026: Date, Rituals, Significance & How to Observe This Sacred Vrat
Ramalakshmana Dwadashi is Jyeshtha Shukla Dwadashi, observed the day after Nirjala Ekadashi in honour of Sri Rama and Sri Lakshmana. In 2026 Adhika Maas brings two dates — here are the…
AstroBhava Editorial DeskFestivalsPadmini Ekadashi 2026: Why This Year’s Observance Is Exceptionally Rare
Padmini Ekadashi falls only inside Adhik Maas, roughly once in three years. In 2026 it arrives on 27 May within Adhik Jyeshtha, and tradition ranks it among the rarest Vishnu vrats of the…
AstroBhava Editorial DeskFestivalsAgni Nakshatram 2026: Dates, Rituals, and Significance You Must Know
Agni Nakshatram 2026 runs from 4 to 28 May across Chithirai and Vaikasi. Here are the dates, the Krittika phases, the Murugan tradition behind Kathiri Veyil, and the observances households…
AstroBhava Editorial DeskFestivalsMasik Durgashtami May 2026: Dates, Rituals and Significance
Masik Durgashtami in May 2026 falls on Jyeshtha Shukla Ashtami during Adhika Maas. Here are the tithi timings, traditional fasting and puja vidhi, mantras, and why Shakta practice holds…
AstroBhava Editorial DeskFestivalsAdhika Masik Durgashtami Vrat: Rituals and Significance
Once every two to three years, the monthly Shukla Ashtami of Maa Durga falls inside Adhika Maas. Here is the tradition, the 2026 date, and the home vidhi for that rare observance.
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