तारीख और तिथि

चतुर्थी तिथि शुरू: 14 सितंबर, सुबह 7:06 बजे
चतुर्थी तिथि खत्म: 15 सितंबर, सुबह 7:44 बजे
यह पर्व भाद्रपद शुक्ल चतुर्थी को मनाया जाता है, यानी भाद्रपद महीने के शुक्ल पक्ष का चौथा दिन।

स्थापना मुहूर्त

ज़्यादातर व्रतों के उलट, जो सूर्योदय के समय होते हैं, गणपति स्थापना मध्याह्न काल यानी दोपहर के समय होती है। 2026 के लिए मध्याह्न मुहूर्त लगभग सुबह 11:02 – दोपहर 1:31 के बीच है, दिल्ली-एनसीआर टाइमिंग के अनुसार।

अगर आप घर पर मूर्ति स्थापित कर रहे हैं, तो सुबह के बजाय इसी विंडो में स्थापना पूरी करने की योजना बनाएं, क्योंकि सुबह वाला मुहूर्त एक आम ग़लतफ़हमी है।

महत्व

गणेश चतुर्थी को एक बड़े सार्वजनिक उत्सव का रूप 19वीं सदी में लोकमान्य बाल गंगाधर तिलक ने दिया, जिन्होंने आज़ादी की लड़ाई के दौरान लोगों को एकजुट करने के लिए इसे सामुदायिक पर्व बनाया। आज यह महाराष्ट्र, गोवा, कर्नाटक, आंध्र प्रदेश, तेलंगाना और अब पूरे भारत में व्यापक रूप से मनाया जाता है।

पूजा विधि

पूजा स्थान को एक दिन पहले साफ करें और फूल, तोरण और रंगोली से सजाएं।
मूर्ति को स्थापना मुहूर्त से पहले, सुबह घर लाएं।
बप्पा का द्वार पर आरती से स्वागत करें, फिर मूर्ति को अंदर लाएं।
प्राणप्रतिष्ठा (मूर्ति स्थापना अनुष्ठान) मध्याह्न विंडो में करें।
षोडशोपचार पूजा करें, यानी सोलह चरणों वाली पूजा विधि।
मोदक, दूर्वा और लाल फूल चढ़ाएं, जो गणेश जी को प्रिय हैं।
मूर्ति जितने दिन घर में रहे (डेढ़, 3, 5, 7 या 10 दिन, परिवार की परंपरा के अनुसार), सुबह-शाम आरती करें।

चंद्र दर्शन को लेकर एक ज़रूरी बात

गणेश चतुर्थी पर चांद देखना अशुभ माना जाता है। इसके पीछे कथा है कि गिरने के बाद चंद्रमा के मज़ाक उड़ाने पर गणेश जी ने उसे शाप दिया था। 2026 के लिए यह समय लगभग सुबह 9:01 – रात 8:09, 14 सितंबर के बीच है। अगर गलती से इस दौरान चांद दिख जाए, तो मान्यता है कि श्यामंतक मणि श्लोक का पाठ करने से इसका असर कम होता है।

गणेश विसर्जन 2026

दस दिन का उत्सव अनंत चतुर्दशी पर मूर्ति विसर्जन के साथ खत्म होता है, शुक्रवार, 25 सितंबर 2026। कई परिवार डेढ़, 3, 5 या 7 दिन के छोटे चक्र भी मानते हैं।

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Krishna Janmashtami 2026: key dates and times

Date: Friday, 4 September 2026
Ashtami Tithi begins: 02:25 AM on September 4, 2026
Ashtami Tithi ends: 12:13 AM on September 5, 2026
Rohini Nakshatra: Begins at 12:29 AM on September 4, 2026, and ends at 11:04 PM on September 4, 2026
Nishita Kaal puja muhurat: 11:57 PM (September 4) to 12:43 AM (September 5)
Parana (breaking the fast) time: After 06:01 AM on Saturday, September 5, 2026

By eleven at night the house is still awake. The children have been in costume since evening, one of them in a peacock feather that keeps slipping, and someone is arranging a small cradle on a low table with a cotton quilt folded inside it. Nobody has eaten since morning. At twelve the conch goes, the tiny idol is bathed in milk and honey and laid in the cradle, and the room fills with the shout of Jai Kanhaiya Lal Ki. That is Krishna Janmashtami: a birthday kept at the exact hour of the birth.

What it marks

Janmashtami falls on the Ashtami of Krishna Paksha in Bhadrapada, the eighth day of the waning moon, and celebrates the birth of Krishna, the eighth avatar of Vishnu. He was born at midnight in a prison cell in Mathura to Devaki and Vasudeva, with his uncle Kansa waiting to kill him. That detail shapes the whole festival. The vigil, the midnight hour and the sense of something precious arriving in the dark are all part of the observance, not decoration around it.

The night of the birth

The story is worth knowing because so much of the ritual points back to it. Kansa had been warned that Devaki's eighth child would end him, so he imprisoned the couple and killed each newborn. When Krishna was born the guards fell asleep, the chains opened, and Vasudeva carried the infant across the flooded Yamuna to Gokul, where he exchanged him for Nanda and Yashoda's baby daughter. The river is said to have parted, and Sheshnag to have held his hood over the child against the rain. Krishna grew up in Gokul as a cowherd's son, stealing butter and playing the flute, and it is that mischievous child, not the charioteer of the Gita, whom most homes welcome on this night.

How it's observed

Most devotees keep a full day fast, taking only fruit, milk and phalahari food, and break it after the midnight puja or the next morning. Homes set up a jhanki, a small tableau of the cradle and the Gokul scene, and children are dressed as Krishna and Radha. At midnight the idol is given an abhishek with milk, curd, honey, ghee and sugar, then dressed and rocked in the cradle. Makhan mishri, panjiri, dhaniya panjiri and charnamrit are the usual offerings. Temples across Delhi NCR hold night-long kirtan, and the ISKCON temple in East of Kailash and the Birla Mandir draw large crowds well past midnight. In Mathura and Vrindavan, a few hours away, the celebration runs for days.

Dahi Handi

The day after the birth is Nandotsav, celebrated in many places as Dahi Handi. A pot of curd and butter is strung high above a street and young men climb onto each other's shoulders to reach and break it, in memory of Krishna and his friends raiding the neighbourhood butter stores. It is loudest in Maharashtra and Gujarat, but Delhi neighbourhoods and RWAs hold their own versions.

Choosing the right time

Two things decide the timing. The puja is done in Nishita Kaal, the short window around midnight when Krishna is held to have been born, so the muhurat here is a matter of minutes rather than hours. The fast is then broken at parana, which depends on when Ashtami Tithi and Rohini Nakshatra end, and can fall the next morning rather than straight after the puja. Because the two do not always line up, some households and temples observe on different days in the same year. Check the Nishita Kaal and parana time for your city in the Panchang above, or in the Kaalo app, before you plan the night.

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कृष्ण जन्माष्टमी 2026 की मुख्य तिथियां व समय

दिनांक: शुक्रवार, 4 सितंबर 2026
अष्टमी तिथि प्रारंभ: 4 सितंबर 2026 को रात (तड़के) 02:25 AM बजे से
अष्टमी तिथि समाप्त: 5 सितंबर 2026 को रात 12:13 AM बजे तक
रोहिणी नक्षत्र: रात 4 सितंबर 2026 को रात (तड़के) 12:29 AM से प्रारंभ होकर रात 11:04 PM बजे तक रहेगा
निशीथ काल पूजा मुहूर्त: 11:57 PM से मध्यरात्रि 12:43 AM (5 सितंबर) तक (अवधि: 46 मिनट)
पारण का समय: 5 सितंबर 2026 को सुबह 06:01 AM के बाद

रात के ग्यारह बजे भी घर जागता रहता है। बच्चे शाम से ही तैयार हैं, किसी के सिर पर मोरपंख बार-बार खिसक रहा है, और कोई नीची मेज़ पर छोटा-सा पालना सजा रहा है जिसमें रुई की रजाई मोड़कर रखी है। सुबह से किसी ने कुछ खाया नहीं। बारह बजते ही शंख बजता है, नन्ही मूर्ति को दूध और शहद से नहलाकर पालने में लिटाया जाता है, और कमरा जय कन्हैया लाल की के जयकारे से भर जाता है। यही कृष्ण जन्माष्टमी है: ठीक जन्म की घड़ी पर मनाया गया जन्मदिन।

क्या मनाया जाता है

जन्माष्टमी भाद्रपद मास के कृष्ण पक्ष की अष्टमी को पड़ती है, और विष्णु के आठवें अवतार कृष्ण के जन्म का दिन है। उनका जन्म मथुरा की कारागार में आधी रात को देवकी और वसुदेव के यहाँ हुआ था, और बाहर कंस उन्हें मारने के लिए तैयार बैठा था। यही बात पूरे त्योहार का ढाँचा तय करती है। रात का जागरण, आधी रात की घड़ी और अंधेरे में कुछ अनमोल के आने का भाव, ये सब पूजा का हिस्सा हैं, ऊपर से जोड़ी गई सजावट नहीं।

जन्म की रात

कथा जान लेना ज़रूरी है, क्योंकि आज की ज़्यादातर रस्में उसी की ओर इशारा करती हैं। कंस को बताया गया था कि देवकी का आठवाँ पुत्र उसका अंत करेगा, इसलिए उसने दोनों को बंदी बनाकर हर नवजात को मार डाला। कृष्ण के जन्म के समय पहरेदार सो गए, बेड़ियाँ खुल गईं, और वसुदेव उमड़ी हुई यमुना पार कर शिशु को गोकुल ले गए, जहाँ उन्होंने उसे नंद-यशोदा की नवजात पुत्री से बदल दिया। कहा जाता है कि यमुना ने रास्ता दिया और शेषनाग ने बारिश से बचाने के लिए फन तान दिया। कृष्ण गोकुल में ग्वाले के बेटे की तरह पले, माखन चुराते और बांसुरी बजाते। इस रात ज़्यादातर घरों में वही शरारती बालक आता है, गीता का सारथी नहीं।

कैसे मनाया जाता है

ज़्यादातर लोग दिन भर निर्जल या फलाहारी व्रत रखते हैं और आधी रात की पूजा के बाद, या अगली सुबह पारण करते हैं। घरों में झांकी सजाई जाती है, पालना और गोकुल का दृश्य, और बच्चों को कृष्ण और राधा के रूप में तैयार किया जाता है। बारह बजे मूर्ति का दूध, दही, शहद, घी और शक्कर से अभिषेक होता है, फिर नए वस्त्र पहनाकर पालने में झुलाया जाता है। माखन मिश्री, धनिया पंजीरी और चरणामृत का भोग लगता है। दिल्ली एनसीआर के मंदिरों में रात भर कीर्तन चलता है; ईस्ट ऑफ़ कैलाश का इस्कॉन मंदिर और बिरला मंदिर आधी रात के बाद तक भरे रहते हैं। कुछ घंटे दूर मथुरा और वृंदावन में यह उत्सव कई दिन चलता है।

दही हांडी

जन्म के अगले दिन नंदोत्सव मनाया जाता है, जिसे कई जगह दही हांडी कहते हैं। गली के ऊपर दही और माखन से भरी हांडी ऊँचाई पर बाँधी जाती है और युवक एक-दूसरे के कंधों पर चढ़कर उसे फोड़ते हैं, कृष्ण और उनके सखाओं की माखन चोरी की याद में। महाराष्ट्र और गुजरात में इसकी धूम सबसे ज़्यादा है, पर दिल्ली की कॉलोनियों और आरडब्ल्यूए में भी अपने अंदाज़ में यह होता है।

सही समय चुनना

समय दो बातों से तय होता है। पूजा निशीथ काल में की जाती है, आधी रात के आसपास की वह छोटी अवधि जब कृष्ण का जन्म माना गया है, इसलिए यहाँ मुहूर्त घंटों का नहीं, मिनटों का मामला है। व्रत का पारण अष्टमी तिथि और रोहिणी नक्षत्र की समाप्ति पर निर्भर करता है, और वह पूजा के तुरंत बाद नहीं, अगली सुबह भी पड़ सकता है। दोनों का मेल हर साल एक जैसा नहीं होता, इसीलिए कुछ घर और मंदिर एक ही वर्ष में अलग-अलग दिन जन्माष्टमी मनाते दिखते हैं। रात की तैयारी से पहले अपने शहर का निशीथ काल और पारण समय ऊपर दिए पंचांग में, या Kaalo ऐप में, ज़रूर देख लें।

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Key dates and timings

Date: Monday, October 19, 2026
Tithi: Shukla Navami (Ashwin)
Navami begins: Monday, October 19, 2026 at 10:51 AM
Navami ends: Tuesday, October 20, 2026 at 12:50 PM

What the day is

On Navami the Goddess is worshipped as Siddhidatri, said to grant siddhis, the accomplishments sought by sages and devotees. She is shown seated on a lotus and is the last of the nine Navadurga forms worshipped through Navratri. In Bengal's Durga Puja, Navami is the last full day of worship before the immersion on Dashami, marked by a long aarti and dhunuchi dance.

How it is observed

A Navami havan is how many households close Navratri, with ghee, sesame and other samagri offered into the fire. Families that hold Kanya Pujan on Navami follow the same order as Ashtami: girls fed halwa, puri and chana, then a tilak and a gift. In Karnataka and Tamil Nadu this is Ayudha Puja, the day of tools. Machines, books and vehicles are cleaned, marked with kumkum and left unused for the day. Shops and workshops do it together.

Choosing the right time

Navami often straddles two calendar days. It may start in the middle of Ashtami's day and carry on until the next noon. Some families go by the day Navami is present at sunrise, others by the day it is running through the afternoon, and a family pandit's panchang often settles it. Kaalo shows the tithi timings for Delhi, so you can see exactly where the Navami window falls before you choose the day.

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मुख्य तिथियाँ और समय

तारीख़: सोमवार, 19 अक्टूबर 2026
तिथि: शुक्ल नवमी (आश्विन)
नवमी आरंभ: सोमवार, 19 अक्टूबर 2026 को प्रातः 10:51 बजे
नवमी समाप्त: मंगलवार, 20 अक्टूबर 2026 को दोपहर 12:50 बजे

यह दिन क्या है

नवमी पर देवी की पूजा माँ सिद्धिदात्री के रूप में होती है। माना जाता है कि वे सिद्धियाँ देती हैं, यानी वे उपलब्धियाँ जो साधक और भक्त चाहते हैं। कमल पर विराजमान यह रूप नवरात्रि में पूजे जाने वाले नौ दुर्गा रूपों में आख़िरी है। बंगाल की दुर्गा पूजा में नवमी दशमी के विसर्जन से पहले पूजा का आख़िरी पूरा दिन होता है, जिसमें लंबी आरती और धुनुची नृत्य होता है।

कैसे मनाते हैं

कई घरों में नवरात्रि का समापन नवमी के हवन से होता है, जिसमें घी, तिल और दूसरी हवन सामग्री अग्नि में अर्पित की जाती है। जिन परिवारों में कन्या पूजन नवमी को होता है, वहाँ क्रम अष्टमी जैसा ही रहता है: कन्याओं को हलवा, पूरी और चने का भोजन, फिर तिलक और उपहार। कर्नाटक और तमिलनाडु में यह आयुध पूजा का दिन है। मशीनें, किताबें और वाहन साफ़ करके कुमकुम लगाया जाता है और उस दिन उनका इस्तेमाल नहीं किया जाता। दुकानों और कारखानों में भी यह पूजा मिलकर की जाती है।

सही समय कैसे चुनें

नवमी अक्सर दो तारीख़ों में फैल जाती है। यह अष्टमी के दिन के बीच से शुरू होकर अगले दिन दोपहर तक चल सकती है। कुछ परिवार उस दिन को मानते हैं जिस दिन सूर्योदय पर नवमी हो, कुछ उस दिन को जब दोपहर में नवमी चल रही हो, और अक्सर घर के पंडित जी का पंचांग ही तय करता है। दिन चुनने से पहले दिल्ली के लिए नवमी का सही समय Kaalo पंचांग में देख लें।

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Pitru Paksha 2026: key dates and times

Begins: Sunday, 27 September 2026 (Pratipada Shraddha)
Ends (Sarva Pitru Amavasya): Saturday, 10 October 2026
Kutup muhurat: 11:45 AM to 12:35 PM (approx.)
Rohina muhurat: 12:35 PM to 01:25 PM (approx.)
Aparahna kaal: 01:25 PM to 03:40 PM (approx.)

What the fortnight is for

Hindu tradition holds three debts, and one of them is owed to those who came before. Pitru Paksha is when that debt is paid. The ancestors of the last three generations are believed to come close during these sixteen days, and what the family offers reaches them. The mood is not festive. There is no decoration and no celebration, only a steady daily attention that most families fit around ordinary work.

Shraddha and tarpan

The central rite is shraddha, performed in the afternoon aparahna period rather than the morning. Water mixed with black sesame is offered through kusha grass, and pind, small balls of rice and barley flour, are made and offered. Food cooked for the day is served to a Brahmin, and portions are set aside for a crow, a cow and a dog before the household eats. The crow in particular is treated as the carrier of the offering. Where a formal shraddha is not possible, many families simply offer tarpan with water and give food or cloth in daan.

Finding your day

The day within the fortnight is chosen by the tithi on which the person died, not by the date on the calendar. A parent who passed on a Panchami is remembered on Panchami Shraddha. Some tithis carry their own rule: Chaturthi and Panchami are used for those who passed in the past year, Navami is Matru Navami for mothers and other women of the family, and those who died an untimely death are remembered on Chaturdashi. If the tithi is not known, or if the right day was missed, the offering is made on Sarva Pitru Amavasya, which covers every ancestor.

What people avoid

Many households hold back from starting anything new during these sixteen days: no weddings, no griha pravesh, no new vehicle or property, and no beginning of a new venture. Some also avoid non vegetarian food, onion and garlic for the fortnight. The restraint is not treated as inauspiciousness so much as a matter of attention being given elsewhere.

Choosing the right time

Shraddha is performed in aparahna, and within it the Kutup and Rohina muhurats are held to be the most suitable. Both are short windows and both shift with your city. Check the muhurat for your city and the tithi falling on each day of the fortnight in the Panchang above, or in the Kaalo app.

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पितृ पक्ष 2026 की मुख्य तिथियां व समय

प्रारंभ: 27 सितंबर 2026 (रविवार), प्रतिपदा श्राद्ध
समापन (सर्व पितृ अमावस्या): शनिवार, 10 अक्टूबर 2026
कुतुप मुहूर्त: दोपहर 11:45 बजे से दोपहर 12:35 बजे तक (लगभग)
रौहिण मुहूर्त: दोपहर 12:35 बजे से दोपहर 01:25 बजे तक (लगभग)
अपराह्न काल: दोपहर 01:25 बजे से दोपहर 03:40 बजे तक (लगभग)

यह पक्ष किसलिए है

हिंदू परंपरा में तीन ऋण माने गए हैं, और उनमें से एक उन लोगों का है जो हमसे पहले हुए। पितृ पक्ष वही ऋण चुकाने का समय है। माना जाता है कि इन सोलह दिनों में पिछली तीन पीढ़ियों के पितर निकट आते हैं और परिवार जो अर्पित करता है वह उन तक पहुँचता है। इस काल का भाव उत्सव का नहीं है। न सजावट होती है, न धूमधाम, बस एक ठहरी हुई दिनचर्या जिसे अधिकतर परिवार रोज़ के काम के साथ निभाते हैं।

श्राद्ध और तर्पण

मुख्य कर्म श्राद्ध है, जो सुबह नहीं बल्कि दोपहर के अपराह्न काल में किया जाता है। कुशा के माध्यम से काले तिल मिला जल अर्पित किया जाता है, और चावल तथा जौ के आटे के पिंड बनाकर अर्पित किए जाते हैं। दिन का बना भोजन ब्राह्मण को कराया जाता है, और घर के भोजन से पहले कौए, गाय और कुत्ते का भाग निकाला जाता है। कौए को विशेष रूप से अर्पण का वाहक माना गया है। जहाँ विधिवत श्राद्ध संभव न हो, वहाँ कई परिवार केवल जल से तर्पण कर भोजन या वस्त्र का दान कर देते हैं।

अपनी तिथि कैसे तय करें

पक्ष के भीतर दिन कैलेंडर की तारीख़ से नहीं, बल्कि उस तिथि से तय होता है जिस तिथि को व्यक्ति का देहांत हुआ। जिनके पिता या माता पंचमी को गए हों, उनका श्राद्ध पंचमी श्राद्ध पर होता है। कुछ तिथियों के अपने नियम हैं: चतुर्थी और पंचमी उनके लिए हैं जिनका देहांत पिछले वर्ष हुआ हो, नवमी को मातृ नवमी कहा जाता है जो माँ और परिवार की अन्य स्त्रियों के लिए है, और अकाल मृत्यु वालों का श्राद्ध चतुर्दशी को किया जाता है। यदि तिथि ज्ञात न हो, या सही दिन छूट जाए, तो सर्व पितृ अमावस्या पर अर्पण किया जाता है, जो सभी पितरों के लिए है।

किन बातों से बचा जाता है

कई घरों में इन सोलह दिनों में कोई नया काम आरंभ नहीं किया जाता: विवाह नहीं, गृह प्रवेश नहीं, नया वाहन या संपत्ति नहीं, और कोई नया उद्यम नहीं। कुछ लोग इस पक्ष में मांसाहार, प्याज़ और लहसुन से भी परहेज़ करते हैं। इस संयम को अशुभता से अधिक इस भाव से देखा जाता है कि ध्यान इस समय कहीं और लगा है।

सही समय चुनना

श्राद्ध अपराह्न काल में किया जाता है, और उसके भीतर कुतुप तथा रौहिण मुहूर्त सर्वाधिक उपयुक्त माने जाते हैं। दोनों छोटी अवधि हैं और दोनों शहर के अनुसार बदलते हैं। अपने शहर का मुहूर्त और पक्ष के हर दिन पड़ने वाली तिथि ऊपर दिए पंचांग में, या Kaalo ऐप में देख लें।

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Raksha Bandhan 2026: key dates and times

Date: Friday, 28 August 2026
Purnima Tithi begins: 9:08 AM, 27 August 2026
Purnima Tithi ends: 9:49 AM, 28 August 2026
Bhadra: ends before sunrise on 28 August
Rakhi tying muhurat: 5:57 AM to 9:49 AM
Muhurat duration: 3 hours 52 minutes

What it means

The name is literally “the bond (bandhan) of protection (raksha).” The rakhi isn't jewellery. It's a promise made visible: the brother pledges to stand by his sister, and she blesses his health and long life in return. Over the years the day has stretched well past the brother-sister frame. People now tie rakhis to cousins, close friends, and soldiers, to anyone they count as family.

The stories behind it

Several old tales sit behind the thread. The best known has Draupadi tearing a strip from her saree to bind a cut on Krishna's finger, and Krishna vowing to repay that small kindness, a debt he settles much later. In another, Indrani ties a consecrated thread on Indra's wrist before battle. The details differ, but the thread carries the same meaning in each: affection that obliges you to show up.

How it's observed

On the day itself, families gather in the morning after bathing and, in many homes, a short puja. The sister performs aarti, applies the tilak, ties the rakhi on the right wrist and offers sweets; the brother gives a gift, and the two exchange blessings. Kheer, ghewar and homemade mithai are the usual spread across North India. Those living apart post their rakhis weeks in advance, or tie them over a video call.

Choosing the right time

Timing matters more here than at most festivals. By custom the rakhi is tied during the daytime aparahna window, and never during Bhadra, a period held to be inauspicious for the ritual. In 2026 Bhadra clears before sunrise, so the whole morning window is open. This is exactly why some calendars place the observance a day earlier in certain years. Check the exact Raksha Bandhan muhurat and Bhadra timing for your city in the Panchang above, or in the Kaalo app, before you tie the thread.

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रक्षा बंधन 2026 की मुख्य तिथियां व समय

दिनांक: 28 अगस्त 2026 (शुक्रवार)
पूर्णिमा तिथि प्रारंभ: 27 अगस्त 2026 को सुबह 9:08 बजे
पूर्णिमा तिथि समाप्त: 28 अगस्त 2026 को सुबह 9:49 बजे
भद्रा काल: 28 अगस्त को सूर्योदय से पहले समाप्त
राखी बांधने का शुभ मुहूर्त: सुबह 5:57 बजे से सुबह 9:49 बजे तक
मुहूर्त की अवधि: 3 घंटे 52 मिनट

अर्थ

नाम का मतलब ही है, रक्षा का बंधन। राखी कोई गहना नहीं, एक वादा है जो दिख जाता है: भाई बहन के साथ खड़े रहने का संकल्प लेता है, और बहन उसकी लंबी उम्र और कुशलता की कामना करती है। समय के साथ यह रिश्ता सिर्फ़ सगे भाई-बहन तक सीमित नहीं रहा। लोग अब चचेरे-ममेरे भाइयों, क़रीबी दोस्तों और सैनिकों तक को राखी बाँधते हैं।

इसके पीछे की कथाएँ

इस धागे के पीछे कई कथाएँ हैं। सबसे प्रचलित कथा में द्रौपदी अपनी साड़ी का पल्लू फाड़कर कृष्ण की उँगली का घाव बाँधती हैं, और कृष्ण उस छोटे-से स्नेह का ऋण चुकाने का वचन देते हैं, जिसे वे बहुत बाद में निभाते हैं। एक और कथा में इंद्राणी युद्ध से पहले इंद्र की कलाई पर रक्षासूत्र बाँधती हैं। ब्योरे अलग हैं, पर धागे का अर्थ हर कथा में एक ही है: ऐसा स्नेह जो साथ खड़े रहने की ज़िम्मेदारी देता है।

कैसे मनाया जाता है

इस दिन सुबह स्नान और कहीं-कहीं छोटी पूजा के बाद परिवार एक साथ बैठता है। बहन आरती उतारती है, टीका लगाती है, दाहिनी कलाई पर राखी बाँधती है और मिठाई खिलाती है; भाई उपहार देता है और दोनों एक-दूसरे को आशीर्वाद देते हैं। खीर, घेवर और घर की बनी मिठाई उत्तर भारत में इस दिन की पहचान हैं। जो दूर रहते हैं वे हफ़्तों पहले राखी भेज देते हैं या वीडियो कॉल पर बाँध लेते हैं।

सही समय चुनना

यहाँ मुहूर्त का ध्यान बाक़ी त्योहारों से ज़्यादा रखा जाता है। परंपरा में राखी दिन के अपराह्न काल में बाँधना शुभ माना जाता है, और भद्रा के समय बाँधने से परहेज़ किया जाता है, क्योंकि भद्रा को इस काम के लिए अशुभ माना गया है। 2026 में भद्रा सूर्योदय से पहले ही समाप्त हो जाती है, इसलिए पूरी सुबह का समय खुला रहता है। धागा बाँधने से पहले अपने शहर का सही राखी मुहूर्त और भद्रा समय ऊपर दिए पंचांग में, या Kaalo ऐप में, ज़रूर देख लें।

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Aja Ekadashi Puja

Devotees worship Lord Vishnu with flowers, fruits, Tulsi leaves, incense and a diya. Reading or listening to Vishnu-related prayers and stories is also considered auspicious.

Significance

Aja Ekadashi is observed for spiritual growth, peace and the blessings of Lord Vishnu. It is also believed to help devotees seek forgiveness and overcome past mistakes.

Aja Ekadashi Katha

According to the Aja Ekadashi story, King Harishchandra was known for his truthfulness and devotion to dharma. However, he faced many difficult situations in life.

Following the advice of a sage, he observed the Aja Ekadashi fast and worshipped Lord Vishnu with devotion. With the blessings of Lord Vishnu, his difficulties were removed and he regained his lost happiness and honour.

The story is why Aja Ekadashi is considered an important day for seeking forgiveness, relief from difficulties and the blessings of Lord Vishnu.

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अजा एकादशी पूजा

पूजा में भगवान विष्णु को फूल, फल, तुलसी, धूप और दीप अर्पित किए जाते हैं। इस दिन भगवान विष्णु की प्रार्थना और कथा सुनना भी शुभ माना जाता है।

अजा एकादशी का महत्व

अजा एकादशी आध्यात्मिक शांति, भक्ति और भगवान विष्णु की कृपा पाने के लिए महत्वपूर्ण मानी जाती है। भक्त इस दिन अपने पिछले कर्मों के लिए क्षमा मांगते हैं और अच्छे जीवन की प्रार्थना करते हैं।

अजा एकादशी की कथा

प्राचीन समय में हरिश्चंद्र नाम के एक राजा थे। वे सत्य और धर्म के लिए प्रसिद्ध थे, लेकिन उन्हें जीवन में बहुत कठिन परिस्थितियों का सामना करना पड़ा। अपने दुखों से मुक्ति पाने के लिए उन्होंने ऋषि के बताए अनुसार अजा एकादशी का व्रत रखा और भगवान विष्णु की पूजा की।

व्रत और भगवान विष्णु की भक्ति के प्रभाव से राजा हरिश्चंद्र के जीवन के दुख दूर हुए और उन्हें अपना खोया हुआ सम्मान और सुख वापस मिला।

इसी कारण अजा एकादशी को पापों से मुक्ति, दुखों से राहत और भगवान विष्णु की कृपा पाने के लिए महत्वपूर्ण माना जाता है।

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Significance

According to Hindu tradition, Diwali marks the return of Lord Rama, Goddess Sita, and Lord Lakshmana to Ayodhya after 14 years of exile and the victory over Ravana. The people of Ayodhya welcomed them by lighting rows of oil lamps, giving rise to the tradition of celebrating Diwali with lights.

The day is also dedicated to the worship of Goddess Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth, and Lord Ganesha, the remover of obstacles. Many businesses begin a new financial year on this auspicious occasion.

Lakshmi Puja

Lakshmi Puja is the most important ritual of Diwali. During the evening, devotees worship Goddess Lakshmi and Lord Ganesha, seeking blessings for prosperity, wisdom, success, and good fortune. Homes and workplaces are illuminated with diyas to welcome positive energy and abundance.

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महत्व

हिंदू मान्यता के अनुसार, दीपावली भगवान श्रीराम, माता सीता और लक्ष्मण जी के 14 वर्ष के वनवास और रावण पर विजय प्राप्त करने के बाद अयोध्या लौटने की खुशी में मनाई जाती है। उनके स्वागत में अयोध्यावासियों ने पूरे नगर को दीपों से प्रकाशित किया था, तभी से दीपावली को दीपों के पर्व के रूप में मनाने की परंपरा चली आ रही है।

यह दिन धन और समृद्धि की देवी माता लक्ष्मी तथा विघ्नहर्ता भगवान गणेश की पूजा के लिए भी विशेष महत्व रखता है। अनेक व्यापारी इस शुभ अवसर पर नए बही-खातों और नए वित्तीय वर्ष की शुरुआत करते हैं।

लक्ष्मी पूजन

लक्ष्मी पूजन दीपावली का सबसे महत्वपूर्ण अनुष्ठान है। इस दिन सायंकाल शुभ मुहूर्त में माता लक्ष्मी और भगवान गणेश की विधिपूर्वक पूजा की जाती है। श्रद्धालु धन, समृद्धि, बुद्धि, सफलता और परिवार की सुख-शांति की कामना करते हैं। घरों, मंदिरों और कार्यस्थलों पर दीप जलाकर सकारात्मक ऊर्जा, समृद्धि और शुभता का स्वागत किया जाता है।

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