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According to the North Indian Hindu Calendar, Masik Shivratri is celebrated on the 14th day of Krishna Paksha of every month. On this day devotees worship Lord Shiva to seek his blessings....

She is thin, I am fat; he is muscular, I am underweight; she is rich and popular, I am poor and unknown; he is brainy, I have low IQ; she is gorgeous, I am ugly–one of the activities we regularly indu...

Rohini vrat is performed when Rohini Nakshatra prevails after Udayatithi. This fast is especially observed by Jain community....

For reasons often confounding, the road brings out the hulk in us. We are constantly angry with this cacophony perhaps because we are not well-versed with road etiquette....

King Kansa killed all the children born to his sister Devaki in order to protect himself. This is when Lord Krishna, an avatar of Lord Vishnu took birth only and only to put an end to Kansa’s cruelty....

The Hindus believe Mount Kailash to be the abode of Lord Shiva. For the Buddhists, the mountain is Gangs Rinpoche–the abode of Guru Rinpoche....