Ganga is regarded as the mother goddess and symbolizes purity, sanctity, and the path to salvation. Bathing in the Ganga is believed to wash away sins and lead to moksha (liberation from the cycle of ...

Yamuna Chhath also known as ‘Yamuna Jayanti’ is a significant Hindu festival dedicated to Goddess Yamuna. This festival is observed with great pomp and show in the city of Mathura and Vrindavan. The ...

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Anant Chaturdashi coincides with the immersion (Visarjan) of Lord Ganesha's idol, marking the end of the Ganesh Chaturthi ...

The centuries-old Hindu tradition of submitting offerings, such as coins or trinkets, to the river goddess Yamuna Devi, or Yamunaji, has given rise to a unique community of coin divers like Kumar.

The river's positive energy is celebrated through festivals like Yamuna chhath, which marks the day when Goddess Yamuna came down to Earth. The Kaveri river, flowing through Karnataka and Tamil ...

Devotees travel through the difficult mountainous trek to the Yamunotri Temple to worship the Goddess Yamuna and have a bath ...

The article recounts various stories from Hindu scriptures, such as Yamuna and Yama's reunion, Krishna’s protection of Draupadi, Goddess Laxmi and Bali, Queen Karnavati and Humayun, and the ...

Every twelve years, tens of millions of men, women and children gather on the flood plain of the Ganges and Yamuna Rivers in ... is worshipped by Hindus as a goddess. Bruce and the pilgrims ...

The main ritual on this day involves one’s purification by taking bath in the sacred rivers like Ganga and Yamuna. Hindu devotees worship Goddess Durga on this ‘Shukla Paksha Navami’. Mahananda Navami ...

Anant Chaturdashi is observed annually on the 14th day of the bright fortnight, Here’s what you need to know about the ...