Marathi Hindi Why we light a Diya in the evening In the days before the advent of electricity, the evening meant darkness and the diya was the primary source of light. It was lit in the ...
Marathi 33 Koti Dev We’ve always heard people use the phrase “I’ve prayed to all 33 crore gods” or “By the witness of 33 crore gods”, but do you really think there are 33 crore gods in Hinduism? ...
Marathi Hindi Akshat Every Hindu ritual ranging from an aarti to a marriage contains an element we often forget to appreciate. Today, we discuss about Akshata, the ceremonious rice grains so central to our faith and ...
Marathi Haldi - Kunkum May it be any festival, ritual or celebration, haldi-Kunkum are an integral part of all Hindu customs. These hues are applied on the forehead, between the eyebrows in small circular tilaks. Each ...
Marathi Poorna Kalash Be it Satyanarayan Pooja, Gruha Pravesh, Marriage, Office Inauguration Pooja, etc. all the ceremonies share a commonality: the Poorna Kalash Poorna Kalash is pre-eminently a Vedic motif in existence from the Rigvedic period ...
Marathi Hindi Rudraksh The Rudraksh is a dried seed from a tree known botanically as Elaeocarpus Ganitrus. The name itself connects the ornament to Lord Shiva; the term is a combination of two words, ...