By Saumya Bhatt, Gandhinagar: Chaturmas, a sacred period of four months in the Hindu calendar  , which begins with Devpodhi/ Devshayani Ekadashi (Ashadhi Ekadashi) and concludes with Devuthi Ekadashi (Kartik Ekadashi) will this year 2024 start from tomorrow on 17th July(Devpodhi Ekadashi) and end on 12th November with Devuthi Ekadashi. The months included in Chaturmas are Shravan, Bhadrapad, Ashwin, and Kartik. According to the beliefs, God Vishnu goes into a deep meditative sleep called Yog...Read More

Surat: Adra nakshatra will begin on 21st June. The Sun will enter into Adra Nakshatra on this day which may further strengthen the arrival of Monsoon. The Jain community in Gujarat stops consuming Mangoes, Jambu with start of Adra Nakshatra. Adra Nakshatra will set at 12.08 in the night on Friday. Punarvasu Nakshatra will begin on July 5 while Pushya Nakshatra will begin on 19 July. DeshGujaratRead More

Gandhinagar: Gujarati Hindu believers in traditional astrology avoid wedding and other auspicious occasions during four months of Chaturmas. With Dev Uthi Ekadashi and Tulsi Vivah on 23rd November, the season of weddings will kick off. In Gujarati Hindu calendar of Vikram Samvat 2080, there are 51 mahurats of weddings. Due to asta of Guru-Shukra, there are no wedding mahurats in the month of May. The first mahurat of wedding is on 27th of November this year which coincides with Dev Divali....Read More

Gandhinagar: The Shubh Muhurats for marriages will again start in Gujarat from 27th November 2023 in Vikram Samvat 2080, as per traditional Gujarati calendar. The first Shubh Muhurat for marriages after the end of Chaturmas will be on 27th November 2023 after 1.36 pm. Then, the shubh muhurats for marriages will be on 28th and 29th November 2022. The shubh muhurats for marriages in December 2023 will be on 6th, 7th, 8th, 14th, 15th December. The Dhanarak Kamurta will be from 16th December 2023...Read More

Gandhinagar: There will be 61 shubh muhurats for marriages within 8 months from November 2022 to June 2023. The Vikram Samvat 2079 has started and the Dev Uthi Ekadashi will be celebrated on 4th November- Friday. The first shubh muhurat for marriages will be on 25th November 2022 after Dev Uthi Ekadashi. There will be 5 shubh muhurat for marriages in each November and December this year. There will be Dhanarak or Kamurta from 16th December 2022 to 14th January 2023. The first shubh muhurat f...Read More

Gandhinagar : The festival of Janmashtami is celebrated to mark the birth anniversary of Lord Krishna which is observed by Hindus all across India. The year 2022 will witness the 5249th birth anniversary of Shri Krishna. The festival is enthusiastically celebrated across the world, so as in Gujarat, famous as the land of Lord Krishna's rest (Vishranti). On this very occasion, thousands of devotees visit mainly two main temples of the lord in Dwarka and Dakor along with numerous ISKCON temples an...Read More