Hindu festivals
The principal Hindu festivals — meaning, proceedings and the way we celebrate them in Berlin.
Feb
Maha Shivaratri
महाशिवरात्रि
The great night of Shiva — twelve hours of vigil, fasting and mantra.
Mar
Holi
होली
The festival of colours — a day when the difference between strangers and friends vanishes in the powder.
Sep
Ganesh Chaturthi
गणेश चतुर्थी
The birthday of the remover of obstacles — our temple's principal festival.
Sep
Navaratri
नवरात्रि
Nine nights for Durga, Lakshmi and Saraswati — power, abundance, knowledge.
Nov
Diwali
दीपावली
The festival of lights — when every threshold in Berlin carries a diya.