Today’s festivals

Thursday fast in Margashirsha — Goddess Lakshmi worship; Vaibhav Lakshmi Vrat

• Lakshmi puja
• Yellow flowers offered
• Vaibhav Lakshmi Katha
• Satyanarayana Katha

Monthly Shiva worship night — fast and evening puja

• Night vigil
• Shiva puja
• Rudrabhishek

New Moon — ancestral prayers and Pitru Tarpan

• Pitru Tarpan
• Ancestor remembrance
• Shradh