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Bhai Dooj is the festival that celebrates the bond between brothers and sisters. It comes two days after Diwali, at the end of the five-day Diwali festival, when sisters apply a tilak on their brothers’ foreheads, pray for their long life and well-being, and brothers give gifts and promise protection in return. In 2026, Bhai…

Chhath Puja 2026 will be observed from Friday, 13 November to Monday, 16 November. It is a four-day festival dedicated to Surya, the Sun God, and Chhathi Maiya, observed with a rigorous 36-hour nirjala fast and arghya offered to the setting sun and the rising sun. The festival is most fervently observed in Bihar, Jharkhand,…

Karwa Chauth is one of the most widely observed fasts in North India. On this day, married women keep a strict fast from sunrise to moonrise and pray for the long life, health, and prosperity of their husbands. In 2026, Karwa Chauth falls on Thursday, 29 October, and the fast ends only after the moon…

Gurpurab, also known as Guru Nanak Jayanti or Prakash Utsav, marks the birth of Guru Nanak Dev Ji (1469 to 1539), the founder of Sikhism and the first of the ten Sikh Gurus. It is the most sacred festival in the Sikh calendar, celebrated with prayers, hymns, processions, and community meals. In 2026, Gurpurab falls…

Diwali, the festival of lights, is the most widely celebrated festival in the Hindu tradition. It marks the victory of light over darkness and good over evil, and families celebrate it by lighting diyas, offering Lakshmi Puja, and sharing sweets. In 2026, the main day of Diwali falls on Sunday, 8 November. When Is Diwali…

The 12 months of the desi calendar are the identity of Punjabi culture. Each month has its own season, its own mood, and its own memories. The rains of Sawan, the heat of Jeth, the cold of Poh: hearing these names instantly paints a whole picture in the mind. In this article we describe the…

If you are from Punjab, you have surely heard your elders mention Sangrand. Some say a certain task should not be done on Sangrand, others say you should visit the gurdwara on Sangrand day, and the word turns up in old sayings and family advice. But what actually is Sangrand? This article explains it in…

What Is the Desi Calendar? The desi calendar, also called the Punjabi calendar or Bikrami calendar, is the traditional calendar of the Indian subcontinent. It is a solar calendar, which means it follows the movement of the sun, and its year is about 365 days long. That is why desi months fall in roughly the…