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Radha Ashtami 2025: Date, Time, Puja Vidhi & Significance
The Goddess of undivided devotional love, Radha Rani, was born on Radha Ashtami, which is also called Radha Jayanti. This pious festival is celebrated on the eighth (Shukla Paksha) day of the month of Bhadrapada, exactly fifteen days after Janmashtami.
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Ganesha Chaturthi 2025 : Date, Time, Puja & Significance
Kurukshetra, popularly known as the land of the Gita, showers Bappa with love and devotion this season of festivities! ISKCON Kurukshetra celebrates Ganesh Caturthi every year with great pomp and grandeur and follows the culture and tradition of worshipping for ten days of devotional fervor. This celebration epitomizes the merging of the older bhakti with modern festivals in contemporary bhakti tradition, and provides a perfect combination of seeking blessing of the popular elephant headed god.
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Dahi Handi 2025: Date, Significance, Celebration, and Rituals
Celebrate the colorful festival of Dahi Handi every year, showcasing beautiful coordination between communities filled with enthusiasm and devotion. So, while devotees anxiously keep waiting and keep asking, “When is Dahi Handi 2025”? On our end, here are some of the most basic details about this much-loved festival that celebrates the mischief of the playful childhood era of Lord Krishna.
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Utpanna Ekadashi 2025: Date, Vrat Vidhi and Significance
The word “Utpanna” signifies originated or born − and so the day of fasting is called Utpanna Ekadashi − the ‘existence’ of divine Goddess Ekadashi to elevate people and save them from sin. To believers of the ISKCON tradition (International Society for Krishna Consciousness), Utpanna Ekadashi is significant as it marks the first day of Vaishnava Ekadashis, and reflects a restoration in their determination and dedication to spirituality.
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– Bhagavad Gita (2.20)