Katha

The tellings behind each vrat and festival, in Hindi with an English retelling.

A katha is the story told on the day of a vrat or festival: why the fast is kept and what the day is for. Each one here is in Hindi (Devanagari) with an English retelling, and names the edition or tradition it comes from. For the date and puja timing of the same day, open the festival calendar.

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Katha

Tellings, and how a vrat is kept.19

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