According to Hindu Panchang, the festival of Basant Panchami is celebrated every year on the fifth day of the Shukla Paksha of Magha month. Goddess Saraswati is worshiped on this day. On this day, people wear yellow clothes and worship Saraswati Maa. Saraswati, the goddess of knowledge, is worshiped with great faith throughout the country on the occasion of Vasant Panchami. Mata Saraswati is considered to be the goddess of wisdom and learning.

Basant Panchami Story

 Brahmaji, who is known as the Hindu creator god, created a human vagina with the permission of Lord Vishnu, but he was not satisfied with his creativity. He took another command from Vishnu and sprinkled water from his kamandal on the earth, which caused the earth to vibrate. And in the form of wonderful power, a beautiful woman appeared. That beautiful lady had Veena in one hand and the other hand in Vara’s posture. There were books and garlands in the other two hands. From her Veena, all creatures of the world got the voice, then Brahma called that goddess Saraswati, the goddess of speech.

Nature blossoms in the spring season. Every human and animal get filled with joy on this occasion.

This festival tells the story of Lord Shri Rama, who killed the Demon king Ravana after 9 days of continuous war in Lanka and freed Mata Sita from his captivity. On this day, Maa Durga also killed Mahishasura, hence it is also celebrated as Vijayadashami and Mata Durga is also worshiped. On this day effigies of Ravana, his brother Kumbhakarna and son Meghnad are burnt. This year, the auspicious Vijaya Dashami is on 8 October 2019.

There are some places in India of which the Dussehra celebration is quite famous and worth watching. Dussehra of Kullu in Himachal and Mysuru in Karnataka. Here Dussehra is celebrated with huge pomp and fervor.  The biggest attraction in Mysuru Dasara is the elephant procession which attracts tourists from all over the world.

Lord Shiva was blessed by Siddhidhatri with all the eight supernatural powers. Because of this, the half body of Shiva became that of the Goddess Shakti and therefore he also came to be called as ‘Ardhanarishvar’.  Goddess Siddhidatri has four arms. She holds a Chakra in her right lower hand and a mace in the upper. In the left lower hand there is a conch and in her upper left hand a lotus flower. She is seated on a lotus flower with the lion as her vehicle.

Dev, Danav, Gandharva, Kinnar, Yaksh, Manav, all do worship Maa Siddhidaatri and attain achievements.

Maa blessed her devotees with knowledge and make their soul pure. Dev, Danav, Gandharva, Kinnar, Yaksh, Manav, all do worship Maa Siddhidaatri and attain achievements. This day of worship of the mother is also called Ramnavmi.  On this day, devotees invite nine girls to enjoy in the house. The age of girls should be more than two years and up to 10 years and their number must be at least 9. On who worship goddess Siddhidhatri with nine girls get all his wishes complete.

Aarti for Siddhidhatri :

jay siddhidaatree too siddhi kee daata

too bhakto kee rakshak  too daaso kee maata

tera naam lete hee milatee hai siddhi,

tere naam se man kee hotee hai shuddhi  !!

kathin  kaam  siddh  karaatee  ho  tum ,

jabhee  haath  sevak  ke  sar  dharatee  ho  tum  !!

teree  pooja  main  to  na  koee  vidhi  hai ,

too  jagadamben  daatee  too  sarvasiddhi  hai  !!

ravivaar  ko  tera  sumarin  kare  jo ,

teree  moorti  ko  hee  man  main  dhare  jo  !!

too  sab  kaaj  usake  karaatee  ho  poore ,

kabhee  kaam  us  ke  rahe  na  adhoore  !!

tumhaaree  daya  aur  tumhaaree  yah  maaya ,

rakhe  jisake  sar  pair  maiya  apanee  chhaaya !!

sarv  siddhi  daatee  vo  hai  bhaagayashaalee ,

jo  hai  tere  dar  ka  hee  amben  savaalee  !!

himaachal  hai  parvat  jahaan  vaas  tera ,

maha nanda mandir main hai vaas  tera  !!

mujhe aasara hai tumhaara hee maata ,

vandana hai  savaalee too jisakee daata !!

The story behind the maa Skanda Mata is quite interesting. When Sati immolated herself, lord Shiva gets sad and make himself detached from the world. When lord shiva gets detached, devtas were came under the attacked of the asuras. They approached Lord shiva for the help as it was only he and his son can destroy the asuras Tarakasur and Surapdman. But devtas were feared because Lord Shiva may not having any offspring. So they went to Lord Vishnu and he suggested the name of Parvati to them who is an incarnation of Adi shakti and destined to be the wife of Lord Shiva. Parvati penance for years and get Shiva as her husband. When the energy of both lord shiva and Parvati combines they produced seed. The energy of the seed was unbearable for lord Agni and he hands over that to goddess Ganga. Goddess Parvati took the form of the water body and took that seed to Sarvana forest. Later, six-faced Kartikeya is born and taken care by six kritikas (mother).

The devotees who worship her selflessly, get the double benefit as by worshipping Maa Skanda Mata, lord skand is automatically worshipped. She gives power, prosperity, and treasure to the devotees. She also blessed them with intelligence and splendor.

Aarti for Maa Skandmata
jay teree ho skand maata.
paanchavaan naam tumhaara aata.
sabake man kee jaanan haaree.
jag jananee sabakee mahataaree.
teree jot jalaata rahoo main.
haradam tujhe dhyaata rahoo mai.
kaee naamon se tujhe pukaara.
mujhe ek hai tera sahaara.
kahee pahaado par hai dera.
kaee shaharon mein tera basera.
har mandir mein tere najaare.
gun gae tere bhakt pyaare.
bhakti apanee mujhe dila do.
shakti meree bigadee bana do indr aadi devata mil saare.
kare pukaar tumhaare dvaare.
dusht daity jab chadh kar aae.
too hee khanda haath uthae.
daason ko sada bachaane aayee.
bhakt kee aas pujaane aayee.

She has eight hands in which she holds Kamandul, bow, arrow, a jar of nectar (Amrit), discus, mace and a lotus, and in one hand she holds a rosary which blesses her devotees with the Ashtasiddhis and Navniddhis. As she rules the sun, thus worshipping Maa Kushmanda will remove all the afflictions created by the unfavorable position of the Sun in the horoscope. In addition, the individual secures relief from all ailments and attains fame and status in society. She also blessed the devotees with health and wealth.

Maa Kushmanda Aarti :- 

Chautha jab navaraatr ho, kushmaanda ko dhyaate.                                                                                              jisane racha brahmaand yah, poojan hai

aadhshakti kahate jinhen, ashtabhujee hai roop.                                                                                                    is shakti ke tej se kaheen chhaav kahee dhup.

kumhade kee bali karatee hai taantrik se sveekaar.                                                                                                  pethe se bhee reejtee saatvik kare vichaar.

krodhit jab ho jae yah ulta kare vyavahaar.                                                                                                             usako rakhatee door maan, peeda detee apaar.

soory chandr kee raushanee yah jag mein phailae.                                                                                          sharanaagat kee main aaya too hee raah dikhae.

navaraatron kee maan krpa karado maan.                                                                                              navaraatron kee maan krpa karado maan.

jay maan kushmaanda maiya.                                                                                                                                        jay maan kushmaanda maiya.

This year, Hariyali Teej will be celebrated on 3rd August 2019. The festival is believed to be an auspicious occasion for married women because it is celebrated as the reunion of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati. Teej is celebrated during the month of Sawan as it welcomes the monsoon.

In India, to honor every relationship and to show gratitude towards it, a festival is there. With the same trend, the festival of Guru Purnima is celebrated with great enthusiasm throughout the country.  On the full moon of the Ashadh Shukla, Guru Poornima is celebrated. Guru is considered as Lord in Indian culture and he is worshiped like Lord Brahma, Vishnu, and Mahesh.

On Guru Purnima worship of the Guru is done. In fact, worship of the master is also important because, by his grace, one can achieve anything. The glory of the master is unimaginable. Without a master, knowledge can’t be attained. The master has been elevated above even God.

It is believed that on this day, Adiguru, the composer of the Mahabharata, and the four Vedas’ lecturers, Maharshi Ved Vyas, was born. Guru Purnima is the birth anniversary of Maharishi Ved Vyas. He was a great scholar of Sanskrit.

Akshay means ‘Eternal’ and Non diminishing and Tritiya means ‘ Teej’; thus it is a day to gain the eternal bliss of happiness, joy, hope. People celebrate the day by starting new ventures, marriages, expensive investments such as in gold and any new beginnings. They believed that whatever business or work is started on this day, the result gets many folds.

In Jainism, it commemorates the first Tirthankara’s (Rishabhdev) ending his one-year asceticism by consuming sugarcane juice poured into his cupped hands. That’s why it is also known as Varshi Tapa.

In Hinduism, it is believed that Parasurama, the incarnation of  Lord Vishnu was born on this day, thus it is also called as Parashuram Jayanti. Many other stories are also related to the Akshay Tritiya celebration like Lord Ganesha started writing epic ‘ Mahabharta’ on this day and some said it is a day when river Ganga descends to the Earth.