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Vaishakha month


Vaishakha month is an auspicious and second month observed in April and May. It brings festivals including- Parashurama Jayanti, Akshaya Tritiya, Sita Navami, Mohini Ekadashi, Narasimha Jayanti, Buddha Purnima and Kurma Jayanti. 

Parashurama Jayanti:


Parashurama Jayanti- A glorious festival dedicated to Lord Vishnu’s avatar Parashurama

Parashurama is the sixth manifestation of the mighty Lord Vishnu. Mighty Parashurama is also renowned as Rama Jamadagnya and Rama Bhargava. Unlike other incarnations of Lord Vishnu, Parashurama is not wo...View More

Akshaya Tritiya:


Akshaya Tritiya: A glorious festival dedicated to Lord Vishnu and Goddess Lakshmi

Akshaya Tritiya is a beautiful festival dedicated to Lord Vishnu and Goddess Lakshmi. Lord Vishnu is the protector and preserver of the entire universe. His blessings enrich life with optimism and guard against...View More

Sita Navami:


Sita Navami: A day dedicated to supreme goddess Sita

Goddess Sita is one of the most legendary and pious figures in the Vedic realm. She is the wife of the Supreme Lord Rama and the protagonist of the epic Ramayana. Goddess Sita is an essential manifestation of divinity Lakshmi. She is cheri...View More

Mohini Ekadashi:


Mohini Ekadashi: Devoted to a different and glorious avatar of Lord Vishnu

Mohini Ekadashi is an important festival dedicated to the supreme Lord Vishnu. It brings joys, euphoria and supreme blessings of Lord Vishnu. Mighty Lord Vishnu is deemed as the protector of the universe. His pious en...View More

Narasimha Jayanti:


About imperial Lord Narasimha

Lord Narasimha is one of the most cherished and superior deities in Hindu cosmology. Narasimha is one of the vital and most ferocious aspects of Lord Vishnu. He is the fourth incarnation of the supreme Lord Vishnu. In this incarnation, Lord Vishnu has half the b...View More

Buddha Purnima:


About mighty Gautama Buddha

Lord Gautama Buddha is one of the supreme and immensely educated godheads. The mighty Buddha is the founder and the harbinger of Buddhism. He discovers tremendous importance in Buddhism and Hinduism sects. The commanding Lord Gautama Buddha is the eighth incarnati...View More

Kurma Jayanti:


About Kurma: Lord Vishnu

Kurma is the supreme manifestation of Lord Vishnu. He took birth during the Satya yuga the period of truth and ultimate peace. He owns a pivotal place among the ten powerful incarnation of Lord Vishnu. The supreme Lord Kurma is also depicted as a tortoise. 

Signi...View More