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Hindu festivals are mainly celebrated as per the Hindu Calendar. This calendar depends on the movement of sun and moon so many festivals are celebrated on different dates, move around within a range of dates in different years. Here we had provided the dates of the Hindu religious holidays for calendar year 2014 & 2015.Here is the complete list and dates to view easily of major Hindu festivals/ events for the year 2015.

Hindu Festival dates for January 2015
Makar Sankranti	Thursday	15-January-2015
Pongal	Thursday	15-January-2015
Vasant Panchami, Saraswati Puja	Saturday	24-January-2015
Indian Republic Day	Monday	26-January-2015
Hindu Festival dates for February 2015
Thaipusam	Tuesday	3-February-2015
Mahashivratri	Tuesday	17-February-2015
Hindu Festival dates for March 2015
Holika Dahan	Sunday	5-March-2015
Holi	Monday	6-March-2015
Ugadi-New Year in Karnataka, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh	Saturday	21-March-2015
Gudi Padva, Cheti Chand	Saturday	21-March-2015
Chaitra Navratri Begins	Saturday	21-March-2015
Ram Navmi	Saturday	28-March-2015
Chaitra Navratri Ends	Saturday	28-March-2015
Hindu Festival dates for April 2015
Tamil New Year Chithirai	Tuesday	14-April-2015
Vishu (Kerala New Year)	Wednesday	15-April-2015
Hanuman Jayanti	Wednesday	15-April-2015
Akshaya Tritiya	Tuesday	21-April-2015
Hindu Festival dates forMay 2015
Narasimha Jayanti	Saturday	2-May-2015
Vat Savitri Vrat	Monday	18-May-2015
Kottiyoor Vaisakha Maholsavam Starts	Wednesday	27-May-2015
Hindu Festival dates for June 2015
Vat Purnima	Tuesday	2-June-2015
Kottiyoor Vaisakha Maholsavam Ends	Friday	26-June-2015
Hindu Festival dates for July 2015
Puri Rath Yatra	Sunday	17-July-2015
Guru Purnima	Saturday	31-July-2015
Varalakshmi Vrat	Friday	31-July-2015
Hindu Festival dates for August 2015
Independence Day	Saturday	15-August-2015
Nag Panchami	Wednesday	19-August-2015
Onam / Thiruvonam	Friday	28-August-2015
Rakhi /Raksha Bandhan	Saturday	29-August-2015
Hindu Festival dates for September 2015
Sri Krishna Janmashtami	Saturday	5/6 - September-2015
Teej	Wednesday	16-September-2015
Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayak Chaturthi	Thursday	17-September-2015
Pitru Paksha Shradh begins	Monday	28-September-2015
Hindu Festival dates for October 2015
Pitru Paksha Shradh ends	Thursday	12-October-2015
Viswakarma Puja
Mahalaya Amavasya	Thursday	12-October-2015
Navaratri begins	Friday	13-October-2015
Durga Ashtami	Wednesday	21-October-2015
Maha Navami	Thursday	22-October-2015
Vijaya Dashami / Dusshera	Friday	23-October-2015
Karva Chauth	Monday	30-October-2015
Hindu Festival dates for November 2015
Dhanteras	Monday	9-November-2015
Deepavali - South India	Tuesday	10-November-2015
Diwali & Lakshmi Puja - North India	Wednesday	11-November-2015
Tulsi Vivah and Vivah	Sunday	15-November 2015
Sabarimala Mandala Kalam begins	Monday	16- November, 2015
Chath Puja	Wednesday	18-November 2015
Dev Diwali	Wednesday	25-November 2015
Guru Nanak Jayanthi
Hindu Festival dates for December 2015
Gita Jayanti	Monday	21-December-2015
Vaikunta Ekadasi	Monday	21-December-2015
Sri Dattatreya Jayanti	Thursday	24-December-2015

Hindu Gods and Goddesses

India is one of the nations in the world which has many religions, with religion playing a central role in the lives of most of the Indians.Majority of them are Hindus and the Gods they accept today can be broadly classified as Saiva Gods (Siva, His consort, His sons and many other forms), Vaishnava Gods (Lord Vishnu, His consort and His various avatharams) & Sakthi or Saktha (It Means Forms of Goddess Sakthi). There are other sects such as Ganapathyam (Lord Ganesha is son of Lord Siva), Kaumaram (Lord Muruga is son of Lord Siva), Souram (Lord Surya).

Lord Ganesha

Goddess Laxmi

Lord Shiva

Lord Brahma

Lord Vishnu

Lord Krishna

Goddess Saraswathi

Goddess Durga

Lord Ayyappa

Lord Hanuman

Hinduism Mantras and Shlokas

Mantra comes from a sanskrit word which means a “sacred message or text, charm, spell, counsel ,which when chanted with devotion, faith and emotion for the concerned God or Goddess or deity to get their divine blessings. For divine help one must link with divine forces but most of humans do not have knowledge of these forces and have no link whatsoever. But when an individual starts spelling a Mantra related to a particular God or Goddess regularly the gap between him and the concerned divine force steadily reduces. By regular use of Mantra a bond link is formed and through this one could then gain any desired boon within the power of the deity.

One could obtain wealth, prosperity, fame, fearlessness, success and spiritual upliftment, but for each a different Mantra is chanted and a different deity propitiated.

1.Gayatri Mantra

2.Ganesh sloka , Ganesha mantra

3.Mahalakshmi Stotram

4.Durga Mantra

5.Hanuman slokas

6.Saraswathi Mantra

7.Vishnu Shlokam

8.Prabhata shlokam

9.Maha Mrityumjaya Mantra

10.Rama Mantra

11.Sri Lingashtakam

12.Harivarasanam

13.Navagraha Slokas

14.Guru mantras

15.Bhaja Govindam

16.Sri BilvaashTakam

17.Sri Mookaambika Pancharatna Stotram

18.Eka slokas

19.Vaidyanatha Ashtakam

20.Shri shanaishchara stotram,Shani Mahadasha

21.Krishna Shlokams

22.Damodarastakam

23.Deepa Shlokam (Lamp)

Baby Sun Sign Calculator

Here you can calculate your sun sign and day of week by entering your Date Of Birth in the given table below . You can also find your future day of that week of your Birthday by entering your Date Of Birth.

Child Height Predictor

Parents are often eager to know of how tall their children will be when they grow up. In order to Estimate the future adult height of your child we have brought up this tool which calculates your childs future height based on the current measurements of the child and their parents.This tool predicts height for kids of all ages including babies,toddlers and teenagers and from this it uses a combination of genetic factors such as the height of the father and mother and also checks & compares your child’s current measurements to statistical distributions. So please enter the correct values of the measurements below.

Height Prediction Calculator by TJL Enterprises.

Baby's Height Chart

The baby height chart will give you an approximate figure for comparison of height up to 10 years. The chart has the heights for a baby boy and baby girl till they are 10 years of age. Please note that this chart is only an estimation and the actual height can be depended on factors like height of their parents, nutrition etc. But if you see a bigger deviation, please consult a pediatrician and have his advice or opinion.

Baby’s Age Height For Boys(cms) Height For Girls(cms)

Birth 50.5 49.9

3 Months 61.1 60.2

9 Months 72.3 71.1

1 Year 76.1 75.0

2 Years 85.6 84.5

3 Years 94.9 93.9

4 Years 102.9 101.6

5 Years 109.9 108.4

6 Years 116.1 114.6

7 Years 121.7 120.6

8 Years 127.0 126.4

9 Years 132.2 132.2

10 Years 137.5 138.3

Baby's Weight Chart

The baby weight chart below will give you an approximate value for comparison. The chart has the weights for a baby boy and baby girl till they are 10 years of age. Please note that this chart is only an estimation and the weight depends on some other factors like nutrition, genetics etc. But if you see a bigger deviation, please consult a pediatric and have his expert opinion.

Baby’s Age Weight for Boys(kgs) Weight for Girls(kgs)

Birth 3.3 3.2

3 Months 6.0 5.4

6 Months 7.8 7.2

9 Months 9.2 8.6

1 Year 10.2 9.5

2 Years 12.3 11.8

3 Years 14.6 14.1

4 Years 16.7 16.0

5 Years 18.7 17.7

6 Years 20.7 19.5

7 Years 22.9 21.8

8 Years 25.3 24.8

9 Years 28.1 28.5

10 Years 31.4 32.5

Baby Names From Rashi

Step 1 Find the Rashi From English calender

(Rashi) (solar months)	Ritu (season)	English calendar months	Zodiac sun sign
Mesh	Vasant	March/April	Aries
Vrushabh	(spring)	April/May	Taurus
Mithun	Grishma	May/June	Gemini
Kark	(summer)	June/July.	Cancer
Simha or Sinh	Varsha	July/Aug.	Leo
Kanya	(monsoon)	Aug/Sept	Virgo
Tula	Sharad	Sept/Oct	Libra
Vrushchik	(autumn)	Oct/Nov	Scorpius
Dhanu	Hemant	Nov/Dec.	Sagittarius
Makar	(autumn-winter)	Dec/Jan	Capricornus
Kumbha	Shishir	Jan/Feb	Aquarius
Meen	(Winter-Spring)	Feb/Mar.	Pisces

Step. 2 Find the starting syllable as per Rashi

Hindu Calendar Birth Month	Baby name starting Syllable
Mesh Rashi - Aries	Choo, Che, Cho, Laa, Lee, Loo, Le, Lo, A
Vrushabh Rashi - Taurus	I, U, E, O, Wa, Wee, oo, We, Wo
Mithun Rashi - Gemini	Kaa, Kee, Koo, Gh, Ang, Chh, Ke, Ko, Haa
Kark Rashi - Cancer	Hee, Hoo, He, Daa, Dee, Doo, De, Do
Simha or Sinh Rashi - Leo	Maa, Mee, Moo, Me, Mo, Taa, Tee,Too, Te
Kanya Rashi - Virgo	To, Paa, Pee, Poo, Sh, Th, Pe, Po
Tula Rashi - Libra	Raa, Ree, Roo, Re, Ro, Taa, Tee, Too, Te
Vrishchik Rashi - Scorpio	To, Naa, Nee, Noo, Ne, No, Yaa, Yee, Yu
Dhanu Rashi - Saggitarius	Ye, Yo, Bhaa, Bhee, Bhoo, Dhaa, Phaa, Taa, Bhe
Makar Rashi - Capricorn	Bho, Jaa, Jee, Khee, Khoo, Khe, Kho, Gaa, Gee
Kumbha Rashi - Aquarius	Goo, Ge, Go, Saa, See, Soo, Se, So, Da
Meen Rashi - Pisces	Dee, Doo, Th, Jh, Yan, De, Do, Chaa, Chee

Daily Horoscope

Know waht the stars will foretell.You can get daily,weekly,monthly,yearly and zodiac horoscope for free.As you will get the daily prediction,one can avoid unfavourable situations and experience that does not favour you.By going through the free horoscopes,one can prepare him or her in advance to face the good or bad situations they face in their life.

Given below is Today's Horoscope
Choose your zodiac sign from the list given given below and get your horoscope for Today.

Lord Hanuman or Anjaneya

Lord Hanuman was born to wind god Vaayu and Queen Anjana, Hanuman has a human body with a monkey's head. He is one of the most popular gods amongst Hindus and is seen in temples throughout India. His picture, often with Lord Rama and Sita from Ramayana(epic) and can be found in almost every Hindu home. He is considered to be the god of power and strength and as such is the most favored deity or god of wrestlers and warriors.

There are many interesting legends surrounding lord Hanuman. When quite young, he saw the rising sun and thought it to be a ripe fruit. He therefore jumped up high to it and put the sun in his mouth. This made Indra angry and he whips him with a thunderbolt. In response the wind god Vaayu refuses to breathe air into the world, reminding Indra to apologize and the other gods to bestow immortality and give back Hanumans Powers.

Hanuman was the greatest, most faithful helper of Lord Rama in his campaign against Ravana. When sent as Rama's envoy or messenger, Hanuman was given a ring to convince Sita that he truly was her husband's(lord Rama) messenger. As he was the offspring of the god of winds, he concentrated his powers and crossed the seas killing a sea demon with a formidable leap and reaching Lanka where Sita was being held prisoner by Ravana the demon-king. He had succeeded in meeting the Sita queen in a garden called Ashoka-vatika, showed her Rama's ring and assured her that Lord Rama would be coming soon to rescue her from the demon-king's clutches. However, in the process Hanuman was caught and captured by Ravana's guards and brought before his court, but not before he succeeded in killing a large number of guards of Ravana, including Ravana's son, Akshaya. The demon-king commanded his servants to dip the Hanuman's tail in oil and set it on fire. Hanuman grew his tail to very large size and the servants rolled his tail with cotton and oil. Then his tail was then set on fire. Hanuman set the entire Lanka on fire before escaping and returned to Lord Rama's camp.

Hanuman briefed Lord Rama about the situation in Lanka and with his younger brother Lakshman and with a big army of monkeys, and made preparations to invade Lanka. Upon reaching the sea shore, Rama first worshipped to Lord Shiva and prayed for the success of his mission. But, he did not know how his vast army would be able to cross the ocean to reach lanka. Then Lord Shiva told Rama to build a bridge with the help of one of his army personnel, an ape named Nal, who is the son of the god of construction. Rocks were brought and, under Hanuman's supervision, Nal threw the stones into the sea, where they miraculously floated. A long bridge was thus built connecting Sri Lanka along the shores of India, and Rama's army crossed the sea and reached the outskirts of Ravana's kingdom.

Fierce fighting began and in the course of battle, Rama's brother Lakshman was severely wounded and fell unconscious. The arrow that had wounded Lakshmana was so powerfull that whoever will get wounded with it in the night could not recover , if the cure was not obtained before the daylight. The physician suggested a herb that could save Lakshman's life but it grew far away only in one of the mountain ranges of the Himalayas and someone had to fetch it before day break. Immediately agile Hanuman fled with his powers towards that mountain with the speed of the wind. when he reached the mountain he could not find the magical herb suggested by the physician in his hurried state, then he lifted the whole mountain and flew with it back to the battlefield. To thwart his efforts, powerful Ravana compelled the sun to arise on the mountain at midnight. Angry with the conspiracy, Hanuman leapt up, seized the sun under his arm and put the mountain on his head. Only after the curing of the desired herb upon Lakshman's wound did Hanuman permit the sun to depart.

After a extreme battle of many days, Ravana was defeated and victory ensued. Hanuman accompanied Rama upon his victory return to Ayodhya and there was given by Rama the blessings of perpetual youth and deathless existence.

Hanuman remained celibate for his entire life and is known as the greatest devotee of the god Rama, who loved him the best. His devotion was so great that once he tore open his chest with his claws to show that images of Rama and his wife were shown in his heart.

Hanuman was not only a warrior of great strength, but he was also well versed in the scriptures and science. Hanuman is also well known as ninth author of grammar. Tuesday is considered as the sacred day of worship for Lord Hanuman.

On every Saturday's devotees chanting Hanuman Slokas,will be free from the obstacles they face and be fearless with all the strength of lord Hanuman.

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