Hindus

Goddess Lakshmi

Lakshmi Devotional Song – Arathi Hymn – Varamahalakshmi Festival

This devotional song was sung by my mother's aunt during arathi to Goddess Lakshmi.  You can use any tune suitable…

Bevu Bella

Happy Ugadi 2019

Another Hindu New Year: Ugadi has dawned bringing with it new hopes, joys, and sorrows. Sweet and bitterness are faces…

Aarathi

Items Required: Camphor or Cotton Wicks soaked in Ghee Aarathi Plate Flower Petals and Manthrakshathe (Rice smeared with Ghee and…

Kodandarama

Rama Navami

Rama Navami is a festival celebrating the birth of Sri Rama, son of King Dasharatha of Ayodhya. “Yada Yadaa hi…

Swarna Gowri Vratha – Gowri Habba – Gowri Festival

Swarna Gowri Vratha/Pooja is celebrated by girls and women in Karnataka and Andhara Pradesh. Goddess Gowri is the mother of…

Rakhsha Bandhan

Rakhsha Bandhan festival is a celebration of the brother-sister bonding, celebrated mainly in North India. It falls on Poornima /…

Mannethithina Amavasya

Manneththina Amavasya, “mannu” means mud; “yeththu” in Kannada means bullocks and “Amavasya” means no moon day. This festival is celebrated…

Ugadi, Hindu New Year

Ugadi, the name is split into Uga + Adi = Ugadi. Uga means Year and Adi means first in Sanskrit…