There are many people who want to know which are the Hindu fasting dates. This is an easy to question to answer – you can fast 365 days. Yes in Hinduism all days are auspicious and you can fast on any day as you wish. All the seven days in a week are dedicated to a particular god – like Monday is dedicated to Lord Shiva and there are thousands of Hindus who regularly observe a fast on Mondays. Apart from this weekly fasts there are fortnightly fast like on the eleventh day after full moon and no moon. This is the Ekadasi fasting and is dedicated to Lord Vishnu. Another fortnightly fast is the Pradosh fasting – it is observed on the 13th day after full moon (Purnima) and no moon (Amavas) and is dedicated to Lord Shiva. Then there is monthly fasting like Sankashti Chaturthi dedicated to Lord Ganesha – this is observed on the fourth day after full moon. Another monthly fasting is dedicated to Lord Muruga – this is observed on the sixth day after no moon or

When Holy Ganga was declared the National River of India on November 4, 2008, not many expected any radical change in the pollution level in Ganga . But many people did expect that pollution will be controlled and plastic wastes removed. But nothing major has happened after the National River Status and the holy river is becoming dirtier and more polluted every day. What has Holy Ganga gained after one year of National River Status – All official formalities are completed to save Ganga !!! Meetings, more meeting, committees, sub committees, official tours have been completed. Lot of Chai (tea), biscuit, cashew nuts and bottled water has been consumed in the name of Ganga . Perks, travel allowance and salaries for many. Lot of paper has been wasted... Binay Singh writes about River Ganga after its National River status "It is good that the Ganga has been given the status of the national river, but is it enough to put an end to the miseries of our national

Agrahan is the eighth month in a traditional Bengali calendar. It follows the Kartik month. In Gregorian calendar, the Agrahan month begins in Mid November ends in Mid December. In 2024, Agrahan month in Bengal begins on November 17 and ends on December 16. The current year as per Bengali calendar is 1431. Important festivals in the month include: Itu Puja on all Sundays - November 17, November 24, December 1, December 8 and December 15 Aamabashya day in Agrahan Month in 2024 is on December 1 Purnima day in Agrahan Month in 2024 is on December 15 The Ekadashi in the month are on November 26 and December 11.