Tomorrow’s New Moon in the nakshatra of Uttara Phalguni in Virgo starts off a cycle where we are presented with the opportunity to organizing our lives. The organizing principles of Virgo is where romance from the previous nakshatra of Purva Phalguni evolves into marriage in Uttara Phalguni. This is the constellation Shiva, the eternal recluse...
Pitru Paksha is a 16-lunar day period to pay homage to the ancestors (Pitr). This year (2020) Pitru Paksha is from 2nd to 17th September. It falls during the waning phase (Krishna Paksha) immediately after Ganesha Chathurthi and right before Sharad Navratri (9 nights of Goddess = Navratri, Sharad = autumn) . Śrāddha or Tarpana...
Happy Ram Navami. Today is the 9th tithi or 9th lunar day in the Vedic month of Chaitra. All it means is that after the New Moon on March 23h, the moon has travelled 9 portions in the sky. This Navami is also celebrated as the birth of Lord Rama, the first human incarnation of...
MahaShivaratri is a special night when the devotees of Lord Shiva immerse themselves in his devotion. Several devotees fast and/or stay up entire night chanting in praise of Shiva. Every month or every lunation cycle, there is a Shivaratri. It is the 14th night of the waning moon; also known as the Krishna Chaturdashi in...
