https://sanatanbodh.in/en/ New and updated pages on SanatanBodh, every fact with its source. en-IN https://sanatanbodh.in/en/panchang/nakshatra/ https://sanatanbodh.in/en/panchang/nakshatra/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:30:00 GMT All 27 nakshatras: the name syllables of the four padas of each, the rashi of each pada, the span in the zodiac, the graha in the Vimshottari order and the deity, with sources from the Avakahada chakra, the Brihat Samhita and Drik Panchang. https://sanatanbodh.in/en/ekadashi/indira/katha/ https://sanatanbodh.in/en/ekadashi/indira/katha/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:30:00 GMT The full Indira Ekadashi katha from the Padma Purana: Narada’s message, King Indrasena’s fast, his father’s release, and the rite and shraddh it gives. https://sanatanbodh.in/en/ekadashi/ https://sanatanbodh.in/en/ekadashi/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:30:00 GMT The 30 Ekadashis from 22 October to December 2027: date, weekday, Hindu month and parana time in New Delhi. Next: Papankusha Ekadashi, 22 October. https://sanatanbodh.in/en/ekadashi/indira/ https://sanatanbodh.in/en/ekadashi/indira/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:30:00 GMT Indira Ekadashi 2027 is on Sunday, 26 September 2027 (Ashwina Krishna Paksha). Parana in New Delhi: Monday, 27 September 2027, 6:12–8:36 AM; parana times for 16 cities, the rules of the fast and the story. https://sanatanbodh.in/en/directory/33-koti-devta/ https://sanatanbodh.in/en/directory/33-koti-devta/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:30:00 GMT According to the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad (3.9.2) there are 33 gods: 8 Vasus, 11 Rudras, 12 Adityas, Indra and Prajapati. Who is in each group, their names in the Mahabharata, the Ramayana’s other count and both meanings of the word ‘koti’, with sources. https://sanatanbodh.in/en/directory/4-yug/ https://sanatanbodh.in/en/directory/4-yug/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:30:00 GMT The four yugas are Satya (Krita), Treta, Dvapara and Kali. How many divine years each lasts according to the Manusmriti, the Vishnu Purana and the Bhagavata, with its twilights, how much that is in human years, how many feet dharma has in each, and when Kali began, with sources. https://sanatanbodh.in/en/festivals/durga-ashtami/ https://sanatanbodh.in/en/festivals/durga-ashtami/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:30:00 GMT Durga Ashtami and Maha Navami 2026 both fall on Monday, 19 October. Sandhi Puja at 10:29–11:17 AM, the Ashtami and Navami tithi times, when to do Kanya Puja, the Navratri parana and why both pujas are on one day, checked against Drik Panchang. https://sanatanbodh.in/en/articles/sarva-pitru-amavasya-2026/ https://sanatanbodh.in/en/articles/sarva-pitru-amavasya-2026/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:30:00 GMT Sarva Pitru Amavasya is on Saturday, 10 October 2026. New Delhi: Kutup 11:45 AM–12:31 PM, Rohina 12:31 PM–1:18 PM, Aparahna 1:18 PM–3:37 PM. Whose shraddh is done on this day. https://sanatanbodh.in/en/directory/18-puran/ https://sanatanbodh.in/en/directory/18-puran/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:30:00 GMT The 18 Mahapuranas in their traditional order: Brahma, Padma, Vishnu, Shiva, Bhagavata, Narada, Markandeya, Agni, Bhavishya, Brahmavaivarta, Linga, Varaha, Skanda, Vamana, Kurma, Matsya, Garuda and Brahmanda, with the verse counts the Bhagavata gives, the subject of each, the Vayu Purana variant and the Devi Bhagavata verse that helps remember the names. https://sanatanbodh.in/en/directory/4-ved/ https://sanatanbodh.in/en/directory/4-ved/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:30:00 GMT The four Vedas are the Rigveda, the Yajurveda (Shukla and Krishna), the Samaveda and the Atharvaveda. What each contains, its Upaveda, its Brahmanas and principal Upanishads, Vyasa’s four disciples and the shanti mantra of each Veda, with sources. https://sanatanbodh.in/en/directory/ashtavinayak/ https://sanatanbodh.in/en/directory/ashtavinayak/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:30:00 GMT The eight Ganesha temples of Maharashtra in the order of the yatra: Morgaon, Siddhatek, Pali, Mahad, Theur, Lenyadri, Ozar and Ranjangaon. The name of Ganesha at each temple, its place and district, from Maharashtra government sources. https://sanatanbodh.in/en/directory/chhota-char-dham/ https://sanatanbodh.in/en/directory/chhota-char-dham/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:30:00 GMT The Chota Char Dham of Uttarakhand in the order of the yatra: Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath, Badrinath. District, deity or river, height of each, and the 2026 opening dates, from official sources. https://sanatanbodh.in/en/directory/hindu-sampraday/ https://sanatanbodh.in/en/directory/hindu-sampraday/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:30:00 GMT How many sampradayas Hinduism has: the four main ones, Shaiva, Vaishnava, Shakta and Smarta, and the six paths of the Shanmata, each with its deity, philosophy, texts and schools, with sources. https://sanatanbodh.in/en/directory/mahabharat-parv/ https://sanatanbodh.in/en/directory/mahabharat-parv/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:30:00 GMT The 18 parvas of the Mahabharata in order: Adi, Sabha, Vana, Virata, Udyoga, Bhishma, Drona, Karna, Shalya, Sauptika, Stri, Shanti, Anushasana, Ashvamedhika, Ashramavasika, Mausala, Mahaprasthanika and Svargarohana; the story and chapters of each, and the Harivamsha appendix. https://sanatanbodh.in/en/directory/nimbarka/ https://sanatanbodh.in/en/directory/nimbarka/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:30:00 GMT What the Nimbarka sampradaya is: the Vaishnava tradition of Nimbarkacharya, the Dvaitadvaita (natural difference and non-difference) philosophy, the worship of Radha and Krishna together, the Sanakadi lineage, main texts, the seat at Salemabad and Vrindavan, with sources. https://sanatanbodh.in/en/directory/panch-kedar/ https://sanatanbodh.in/en/directory/panch-kedar/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:30:00 GMT The Panch Kedar are five Shiva temples in Uttarakhand: Kedarnath, Tungnath, Rudranath, Madhyamaheshwar and Kalpeshwar. Which part of Shiva is worshipped at each by tradition, the district, the Pandava story and when the temples are open. https://sanatanbodh.in/en/directory/ramayan-kand/ https://sanatanbodh.in/en/directory/ramayan-kand/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:30:00 GMT The seven kandas of Valmiki’s Ramayana in order: Bala, Ayodhya, Aranya, Kishkindha, Sundara, Yuddha and Uttara; the sargas and story of each, and the seven kandas (sopanas) of the Ramcharitmanas. https://sanatanbodh.in/en/directory/sapta-puri/ https://sanatanbodh.in/en/directory/sapta-puri/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:30:00 GMT The Sapta Puri: Ayodhya, Mathura, Maya (Haridwar), Kashi, Kanchi, Avantika (Ujjain) and Dwarka. Where the verse "Ayodhya Mathura Maya" stands in the Garuda Purana, what it means, and the cities’ present names and states. https://sanatanbodh.in/en/directory/shad-darshan/ https://sanatanbodh.in/en/directory/shad-darshan/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:30:00 GMT The six orthodox darshanas and their founders: Nyaya (Gautama), Vaisheshika (Kanada), Sankhya (Kapila), Yoga (Patanjali), Mimamsa (Jaimini) and Vedanta (Badarayana); the sutra text and main subject of each, and when the count of six took shape. https://sanatanbodh.in/en/directory/shaiv/ https://sanatanbodh.in/en/directory/shaiv/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:30:00 GMT What Shaivism is: the tradition that holds Shiva supreme, its history, its Pashupata, Shaiva Siddhanta, Kashmir Shaiva and Lingayat schools, main texts, the tripundra mark, festivals and centres, with sources. https://sanatanbodh.in/en/directory/shakt/ https://sanatanbodh.in/en/directory/shakt/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:30:00 GMT What Shaktism is: the tradition that holds the Goddess (Shakti) supreme, its history, the Devi Mahatmya and the Shakta Tantras, its tie to Shaivism, Kamakhya and the Shakti Peethas, Navratri and Durga Puja, with sources. https://sanatanbodh.in/en/directory/shankaracharya-peeth/ https://sanatanbodh.in/en/directory/shankaracharya-peeth/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:30:00 GMT Which are the four maths of Adi Shankaracharya: Jyotirmath in the north, Sringeri in the south, Dwarka in the west and the Govardhan Math at Puri in the east, with each one’s Veda, mahavakya, first teacher and Dashanami names, as the Mathamnaya gives them. https://sanatanbodh.in/en/directory/smarta/ https://sanatanbodh.in/en/directory/smarta/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:30:00 GMT What the Smarta tradition is: the tradition that follows the rules of the smriti texts, the five deities of the panchayatana puja, the Shanmata, the Advaita Vedanta of Adi Shankaracharya, the four maths, Shankara Jayanti and what a Smarta Ekadashi means, with sources. https://sanatanbodh.in/en/directory/vaishnav-char-sampraday/ https://sanatanbodh.in/en/directory/vaishnav-char-sampraday/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:30:00 GMT How many Vaishnava sampradayas there are: Sri (Ramanuja), Brahma (Madhva), Rudra (Vishnuswami, Vallabha) and Kumara (Nimbarka), with each one’s philosophy and centres; where the count of four comes from; and the Gaudiya, Ramanandi, Varkari and Swaminarayan traditions. https://sanatanbodh.in/en/directory/vaishnav/ https://sanatanbodh.in/en/directory/vaishnav/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:30:00 GMT What Vaishnavism is: the tradition of devotion to Vishnu and his avatars Rama and Krishna, its history, the Alvar saints, the four sampradayas and their philosophies, main texts, the vertical tilak, festivals and centres, with sources. https://sanatanbodh.in/en/festivals/durga-puja/ https://sanatanbodh.in/en/festivals/durga-puja/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:30:00 GMT Durga Puja 2026 (Bengal): Mahalaya 10 October, Maha Shashthi 17, Maha Saptami 18, Maha Ashtami 19, Maha Navami 20 and Vijaya Dashami 21 October. Sandhi Puja on 19 October at 10:29–11:17 AM; the rites and tithi times of each day. https://sanatanbodh.in/en/panchang/ganga-snan/ https://sanatanbodh.in/en/panchang/ganga-snan/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:30:00 GMT Ganga Snan 2026: Kartik Purnima, Tuesday, 24 November 2026. All the 2026-27 dates: Kartik Purnima, Makar Sankranti, Mauni Amavasya, Vasant Panchami, Magha Purnima, Maha Shivratri, Ganga Saptami, Ganga Dussehra and Somvati Amavasya, with the time for the bath (Brahma muhurat). https://sanatanbodh.in/en/panchang/amavasya/ https://sanatanbodh.in/en/panchang/amavasya/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:30:00 GMT Amavasya 2026-27: all 16 new moon days from October 2026 to December 2027 with the date, weekday, start and end of the Amavasya tithi, Somvati and Shani Amavasya (New Delhi), checked against Drik Panchang. https://sanatanbodh.in/en/panchang/calendar/2027/ https://sanatanbodh.in/en/panchang/calendar/2027/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:30:00 GMT Hindu calendar 2027: 197 festivals and vrats month by month, 25 Ekadashis, Purnima, Amavasya, Pradosh and Sankranti. Download the PDF with every day's tithi. https://sanatanbodh.in/en/panchang/vahan-kharid-muhurat/ https://sanatanbodh.in/en/panchang/vahan-kharid-muhurat/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:30:00 GMT Vehicle purchase muhurat 2026-27: 130 auspicious days to buy a car or bike, with the time, nakshatra and tithi for each (New Delhi, October 2026 to December 2027), with the rules and a check against Drik Panchang. https://sanatanbodh.in/en/ekadashi/mokshada/ https://sanatanbodh.in/en/ekadashi/mokshada/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:30:00 GMT Mokshada Ekadashi 2026 is on Sunday, 20 December 2026 (Margashirsha Shukla Paksha). Parana in New Delhi: Monday, 21 December 2026, 7:09–9:13 AM; parana times for 16 cities, the rules of the fast and the story. https://sanatanbodh.in/en/ekadashi/papankusha/ https://sanatanbodh.in/en/ekadashi/papankusha/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:30:00 GMT Papankusha Ekadashi 2026 is on Thursday, 22 October 2026 (Ashwina Shukla Paksha). Parana in New Delhi: Friday, 23 October 2026, 6:27–8:42 AM; parana times for 16 cities, the rules of the fast and the story. https://sanatanbodh.in/en/ekadashi/rama/ https://sanatanbodh.in/en/ekadashi/rama/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:30:00 GMT Rama Ekadashi 2026 is on Thursday, 5 November 2026 (Kartika Krishna Paksha). Parana in New Delhi: Friday, 6 November 2026, 6:37–8:48 AM; parana times for 16 cities, the rules of the fast and the story. https://sanatanbodh.in/en/ekadashi/utpanna/ https://sanatanbodh.in/en/ekadashi/utpanna/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:30:00 GMT Utpanna Ekadashi 2026 is on Friday, 4 December 2026 (Margashirsha Krishna Paksha). Parana in New Delhi: Saturday, 5 December 2026, 6:59–9:04 AM; parana times for 16 cities, the rules of the fast and the story. https://sanatanbodh.in/en/panchang/vivah-muhurat/ https://sanatanbodh.in/en/panchang/vivah-muhurat/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:30:00 GMT Vivah muhurat 2026-27: 11 auspicious days in November and December 2026 and 83 in 2027, with the time, nakshatra and tithi for each (New Delhi), the rules and a check against Drik Panchang. https://sanatanbodh.in/en/deities/durga/ https://sanatanbodh.in/en/deities/durga/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:30:00 GMT Who Goddess Durga is, her nine forms (Navadurga), the three episodes of the Durga Saptashati, the slaying of Mahishasura and her main hymns, each with its source. https://sanatanbodh.in/en/deities/ganesh/ https://sanatanbodh.in/en/deities/ganesh/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:30:00 GMT Who Ganesha is: his birth story, family, mount Mushaka, what his symbols mean, why he is worshipped first, and texts from the Rigveda to the Atharvashirsha, with sources. https://sanatanbodh.in/en/deities/hanuman/ https://sanatanbodh.in/en/deities/hanuman/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:30:00 GMT Who Hanuman’s parents are, whose minister he was, his role in the Sundara Kanda and the Shaiva view of him as Rudra’s avatar, each point with its source. https://sanatanbodh.in/en/deities/krishna/ https://sanatanbodh.in/en/deities/krishna/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:30:00 GMT Who Lord Krishna is, his birth in Mathura, his leelas in Gokul and Vrindavan, Dwarka, his role in the Mahabharata and the teaching of the Bhagavad Gita, with sources. https://sanatanbodh.in/en/deities/lakshmi/ https://sanatanbodh.in/en/deities/lakshmi/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:30:00 GMT Who Lakshmi is, her emergence from the ocean churning, her avatars with Vishnu, the meaning of the lotus and elephant, the Shri Suktam and Diwali puja, with sources. https://sanatanbodh.in/en/deities/ram/ https://sanatanbodh.in/en/deities/ram/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:30:00 GMT Who Lord Rama is, his family, his life across the seven Kandas of the Valmiki Ramayana, the slaying of Ravana, and why he is called Maryada Purushottam, with sources. https://sanatanbodh.in/en/deities/shiv/ https://sanatanbodh.in/en/deities/shiv/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:30:00 GMT Who Shiva is, his family (Parvati, Ganesha, Kartikeya), symbols, the 12 Jyotirlingas and his mention in the Gita, Upanishads and Vedas, each fact with its source. https://sanatanbodh.in/en/festivals/ahoi-ashtami/ https://sanatanbodh.in/en/festivals/ahoi-ashtami/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:30:00 GMT Ahoi Ashtami 2026 is on Sunday, 1 November. Your city’s puja muhurat, Ahoi Mata puja vidhi, breaking the fast on seeing the stars, the vrat katha and Radha Kund snan. https://sanatanbodh.in/en/festivals/bhai-dooj/ https://sanatanbodh.in/en/festivals/bhai-dooj/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:30:00 GMT Bhai Dooj 2026 is on Wednesday, 11 November. Your city’s Aparahna tilak time, puja vidhi, the Yama and Yamuna story, Chitragupta Puja and regional customs, with sources. https://sanatanbodh.in/en/festivals/chhath-puja/ https://sanatanbodh.in/en/festivals/chhath-puja/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:30:00 GMT Chhath Puja 2026: Sandhya Arghya on Sunday, 15 November. Four days from Nahay-Khay to Usha Arghya, your city’s sunset and sunrise, Chhathi Maiya’s story, with sources. https://sanatanbodh.in/en/festivals/dev-uthani-ekadashi/ https://sanatanbodh.in/en/festivals/dev-uthani-ekadashi/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:30:00 GMT Dev Uthani Ekadashi 2026 is on Friday, 20 November. Parana time for your city, puja to wake Vishnu, the end of Chaturmas, Tulsi Vivah and the vrat rules, with sources. https://sanatanbodh.in/en/festivals/dhanteras/ https://sanatanbodh.in/en/festivals/dhanteras/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:30:00 GMT Dhanteras 2026 is on Friday, 6 November. Your city’s Pradosh Kaal, Vrishabha Kaal and puja muhurat, Dhanvantari’s story, Yama Deepdaan and puja vidhi, with sources. https://sanatanbodh.in/en/festivals/diwali/ https://sanatanbodh.in/en/festivals/diwali/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:30:00 GMT Diwali 2026: Sunday, 8 November. Your city’s Lakshmi Puja muhurat (Pradosh Kaal, Vrishabha lagna), Nishita Kaal, puja vidhi, 5-day Deepotsav and kathas, with sources. https://sanatanbodh.in/en/festivals/dussehra/ https://sanatanbodh.in/en/festivals/dussehra/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:30:00 GMT Dussehra 2026 is on Tuesday, 20 October. Your city’s Vijay Muhurat and Aparahna Kaal, Shami and Aparajita Puja, and the slaying of Ravana and Mahishasura, with sources. https://sanatanbodh.in/en/festivals/govardhan-puja/ https://sanatanbodh.in/en/festivals/govardhan-puja/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:30:00 GMT Govardhan Puja 2026 is on Tuesday, 10 November. Puja muhurat for your city, Annakut, Govardhan Puja at home, Bali Pratipada and Krishna’s Govardhan lila, with sources. https://sanatanbodh.in/en/festivals/kartik-purnima/ https://sanatanbodh.in/en/festivals/kartik-purnima/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:30:00 GMT Kartik Purnima 2026 is on Tuesday, 24 November. Snan and deepdaan times, Dev Deepawali in Kashi, the Tripurari story, Guru Nanak Jayanti, the Pushkar fair, with sources. https://sanatanbodh.in/en/festivals/karva-chauth/ https://sanatanbodh.in/en/festivals/karva-chauth/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:30:00 GMT Karva Chauth 2026 is on Thursday, 29 October. Moonrise time in your city, puja muhurat, fasting times, sargi, puja vidhi and the Karva Chauth katha. https://sanatanbodh.in/en/festivals/narak-chaturdashi/ https://sanatanbodh.in/en/festivals/narak-chaturdashi/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:30:00 GMT Naraka Chaturdashi (Chhoti Diwali) 2026 is on Sunday, 8 November. Your city’s Abhyanga Snan muhurat, Roop Chaudas, Kali Chaudas, Yama Deepdaan and Narakasura’s story. https://sanatanbodh.in/en/festivals/navratri/ https://sanatanbodh.in/en/festivals/navratri/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:30:00 GMT Sharad Navratri 2026: Sunday, 11 October to Monday, 19 October. Your city’s Ghatasthapana muhurat, the Navadurga, Kalash Sthapana and Durga Saptashati, with sources. https://sanatanbodh.in/en/festivals/pitru-paksha/ https://sanatanbodh.in/en/festivals/pitru-paksha/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:30:00 GMT Pitru Paksha 2026: the shraddh tithi for every day from 26 September to 10 October, Kutup-Rohina Muhurat and Aparahna Kaal for your city, Bharani Shraddha, Matru Navami and Sarva Pitru Amavasya, with sources. https://sanatanbodh.in/en/festivals/sharad-purnima/ https://sanatanbodh.in/en/festivals/sharad-purnima/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:30:00 GMT Sharad Purnima 2026 is on Sunday, 25 October. Moonrise and Kojagara Puja time for your city, kheer in the moonlight, Lakshmi Puja, the Maha-raas story, with sources. https://sanatanbodh.in/en/directory/gaudiya/ https://sanatanbodh.in/en/directory/gaudiya/ Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:30:00 GMT What Gaudiya Vaishnavism is: the Radha-Krishna devotion of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (1485–1533), the singing of the Name, the Achintya-bhedabheda philosophy, the six Goswamis of Vrindavan, Navadvip-Mayapur, Puri and Vrindavan, the debate over its line through Madhva, and ISKCON, with sources. https://sanatanbodh.in/en/directory/madhva/ https://sanatanbodh.in/en/directory/madhva/ Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:30:00 GMT What the Madhva sampradaya is: the Vaishnava tradition of Madhvacharya (Anandatirtha), the Dvaita or Tattvavada philosophy and its five differences, the Sri Krishna Matha of Udupi, the eight mathas and the Paryaya, the line of teachers, main texts, tilak and festivals, with sources. https://sanatanbodh.in/en/directory/mandir/ayodhya/ https://sanatanbodh.in/en/directory/mandir/ayodhya/ Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:30:00 GMT Ayodhya is a city on the Saryu river in Uttar Pradesh, held by the Valmiki Ramayana and by tradition to be the birthplace of Rama. On this page: how to reach, festivals and where sources differ, with sources. https://sanatanbodh.in/en/directory/mandir/badrinath/ https://sanatanbodh.in/en/directory/mandir/badrinath/ Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:30:00 GMT Badrinath is a temple of Vishnu on the Alaknanda river in Chamoli district, Uttarakhand, where he is worshipped as Badrinarayan in a meditative posture. On this page: darshan and aarti timings (from the official source), the season, how to reach, the story, festivals and where sources differ, with sources.