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Deepavali
The Complete Guide to Diwali: The Festival of Lights and What It Really Means
The complete guide to Diwali: the meaning of light over darkness, all five stories (Rama's return, Lakshmi worship, Krishna and Narakasura), the five days from Dhanteras to Bhai Dooj, how to perfor...
Durga
The Complete Guide to Navratri: Nine Nights of the Divine Mother
The complete guide to Navratri: the meaning of the nine nights, all four Navratris, the nine Navadurga forms in detail, rituals (Akhand Jyot, fasting, Devi Mahatmyam, Kanya Puja), regional celebrat...
Festival Guide
The Complete Guide to Ganesh Chaturthi: History, Rituals, and How to Celebrate at Home
The complete guide to Ganesh Chaturthi: the ancient origins, Tilak’s 1893 transformation, festival dates, the full puja rituals (Pranapratishtha, Shodashopachara, modak offerings), the moon prohibi...
Bal Gopal
Who Is Lord Krishna? The Complete Guide to the Most Beloved Hindu God
The complete guide to Lord Krishna: his three great life phases (divine child, lover with the flute, warrior and Gita teacher), the meaning of his blue skin, peacock feather, flute and tribhanga po...
Deity Guide
Who Is Goddess Saraswati? The Complete Guide to the Goddess of Knowledge and Arts
The complete guide to Goddess Saraswati: her Vedic origins as the sacred river, her domains of knowledge and music, the meaning of her white sari, veena, book, swan and lotus, her relationship to t...
Deity Guide
Who Is Goddess Durga? The Complete Guide to the Divine Warrior Mother
The complete guide to Goddess Durga: her origin from the Devi Mahatmyam, the theological meaning of Mahishasura’s defeat, her iconographic symbols (lion, ten arms, weapons, third eye), the nine Nav...