# Nitya: full catalogue for language models

> Nitya (https://getnitya.com/) publishes Hindu devotional texts verse by verse in the reader's own script, with a plain meaning of every verse in English, Hindi, Telugu and Tamil. Built first for the Indian diaspora (US, UK, Canada, Australia, Gulf, Singapore) and also for India. Free, no accounts.

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## Texts (40)

### Hanuman Chalisa

- Deity: Hanuman
- Type: chalisa
- Author: Goswami Tulsidas
- Verses: 43 (about 8 min to recite once)
- Original language: Awadhi
- Source edition: Shri Hanuman Chalisa, Gita Press Gorakhpur reading (as printed in the appendix to Gita Press's Shri Ramcharitmanas; scanned copy on archive.org), cross-checked line by line with sanskritdocuments.org (doc_z_otherlang_hindi/chaalisa) and vignanam.org
- Review status: text checked line by line against the named sources; meanings are an AI-assisted draft, not yet reviewed by a scholar
- Last updated: 2026-09-27
- Also known as: hanuman chalisa, hanuman chaleesa, hanuman chaalisa, hanuman chalisa lyrics, hanuman chalisa in english, hanuman chalisa lyrics in english
- Summary: The Hanuman Chalisa is a devotional hymn to Lord Hanuman written in Awadhi by the 16th-century poet-saint Goswami Tulsidas. Its 43 verses (two opening dohas, 40 chaupais and a closing doha) praise Hanuman and retell his service to Shri Ram.
- Pages: en https://getnitya.com/en/hanuman/chalisa/ | hi https://getnitya.com/hi/hanuman/chalisa/ | te https://getnitya.com/te/hanuman/chalisa/ | ta https://getnitya.com/ta/hanuman/chalisa/ (one page per verse below each)
- Titles: hi श्री हनुमान चालीसा | te హనుమాన్ చాలీసా | ta ஹனுமான் சாலீசா
- Data: https://getnitya.com/data/hanuman/chalisa/dev.json (swap dev for any script id)

### Om Jai Jagdish Hare

- Deity: Vishnu
- Type: aarti
- Author: Pt. Shardha Ram Phillauri (c. 1870)
- Verses: 8 (about 5 min to recite once)
- Original language: Hindi
- Source edition: Traditional text of Pt. Shardha Ram Phillauri's aarti as given by drikpanchang.com "Shri Jagdish Ji Ki Aarti", cross-checked line by line with bhaktibharat.com "Om Jai Jagdish Hare Aarti"; authorship per hi.wikipedia.org "ॐ जय जगदीश हरे"
- Review status: text checked line by line against the named sources; meanings are an AI-assisted draft, not yet reviewed by a scholar
- Last updated: 2026-09-27
- Also known as: om jai jagdish hare, om jai jagdish hare lyrics, om jai jagdish hare aarti, om jai jagdish hare aarti lyrics, om jay jagdish hare, om jai jagadish hare
- Summary: Om Jai Jagdish Hare is one of the best-known Hindu aartis, a Hindi hymn to Lord Vishnu as Jagdish, "Lord of the universe", written by Pandit Shardha Ram Phillauri of Punjab around 1870. It has a refrain and seven stanzas asking Vishnu to remove sorrow, forgive our faults and increase our faith.
- Pages: en https://getnitya.com/en/vishnu/om-jai-jagdish-hare/ | hi https://getnitya.com/hi/vishnu/om-jai-jagdish-hare/ | te https://getnitya.com/te/vishnu/om-jai-jagdish-hare/ | ta https://getnitya.com/ta/vishnu/om-jai-jagdish-hare/ (one page per verse below each)
- Titles: hi ॐ जय जगदीश हरे | te ఓం జయ జగదీశ హరే | ta ஓம் ஜெய் ஜகதீஷ் ஹரே
- Data: https://getnitya.com/data/vishnu/om-jai-jagdish-hare/dev.json (swap dev for any script id)

### Hanuman Aarti

- Deity: Hanuman
- Type: aarti
- Author: Traditional
- Verses: 7 (about 4 min to recite once)
- Original language: Hindi
- Source edition: Shri Hanumanji ki Aarti, Gita Press Gorakhpur reading (appendix to Gita Press's Shri Ramcharitmanas; scanned copy on archive.org), cross-checked with bhaktibharat.com and hindi.webdunia.com
- Review status: text checked line by line against the named sources; meanings are an AI-assisted draft, not yet reviewed by a scholar
- Last updated: 2026-09-27
- Also known as: aarti kije hanuman lala ki, aarti kijai hanuman lala ki, aarti keeje hanuman lala ki, arti kije hanuman lala ki, hanuman aarti, hanuman ji ki aarti
- Summary: Aarti Kijai Hanuman Lala Ki is a well-known aarti of Lord Hanuman, a traditional song in simple Hindi whose author is not recorded. Its refrain and six short verses recall the burning of Lanka, the Sanjivani herb and the rescue from Ahiravan.
- Pages: en https://getnitya.com/en/hanuman/aarti/ | hi https://getnitya.com/hi/hanuman/aarti/ | te https://getnitya.com/te/hanuman/aarti/ | ta https://getnitya.com/ta/hanuman/aarti/
- Titles: hi श्री हनुमान जी की आरती | te హనుమాన్ హారతి | ta அனுமன் ஆரத்தி
- Data: https://getnitya.com/data/hanuman/aarti/dev.json (swap dev for any script id)

### Mahamrityunjaya Mantra

- Deity: Shiva
- Type: mantra
- Author: Rishi Vasishtha (Rig Veda 7.59.12)
- Verses: 1 (about 0.5 min to recite once)
- Original language: Sanskrit
- Source edition: Rig Veda Samhita 7.59.12 (cross-checked with sa.wikisource Rigveda 7.59 with Sayana bhashya); also Shukla Yajurveda Vajasaneyi Samhita 3.60 and Taittiriya Samhita 1.8.6
- Review status: text checked line by line against the named sources; meanings are an AI-assisted draft, not yet reviewed by a scholar
- Last updated: 2026-09-27
- Also known as: mahamrityunjaya mantra, maha mrityunjaya mantra, mahamrityunjay mantra, maha mrityunjay mantra, mahamritunjay mantra, maha mritunjaya
- Summary: 12) and again in the Yajurveda. Its seer is Rishi Vasishtha.
- Pages: en https://getnitya.com/en/shiva/mahamrityunjaya-mantra/ | hi https://getnitya.com/hi/shiva/mahamrityunjaya-mantra/ | te https://getnitya.com/te/shiva/mahamrityunjaya-mantra/ | ta https://getnitya.com/ta/shiva/mahamrityunjaya-mantra/
- Titles: hi महामृत्युंजय मंत्र | te మహామృత్యుంజయ మంత్రం | ta மகாமிருத்யுஞ்ஜய மந்திரம்
- Data: https://getnitya.com/data/shiva/mahamrityunjaya-mantra/dev.json (swap dev for any script id)

### Shiv Chalisa

- Deity: Shiva
- Type: chalisa
- Author: Ayodhyadas (named in the text)
- Verses: 44 (about 8 min to recite once)
- Original language: Hindi
- Source edition: Traditional Hindi text, cross-checked line by line against sanskritdocuments.org (doc_z_otherlang_hindi/siva40), Bharat Discovery / Bharatkosh (शिव चालीसा), BhaktiBharat.com (chalisa/shiv-chalisa) and AstroVed (hindi/blog/shiv-chalisa)
- Review status: text checked line by line against the named sources; meanings are an AI-assisted draft, not yet reviewed by a scholar
- Last updated: 2026-10-04
- Also known as: shiv chalisa, shiva chalisa, shiv chalisa lyrics, shiv chalisa in english, shiv chalisa lyrics in english, shiv chalisa in hindi
- Summary: The Shiv Chalisa is a traditional Hindi hymn to Lord Shiva by a poet who names himself Ayodhyadas. Its 44 verses (an opening doha to Ganesh, 41 chaupais and two closing dohas) describe Shiva with Parvati, Ganesh and Kartikeya, recall how he drank the poison of the ocean and blessed Ram and Vishnu, and ask for his protection.
- Pages: en https://getnitya.com/en/shiva/shiv-chalisa/ | hi https://getnitya.com/hi/shiva/shiv-chalisa/ | te https://getnitya.com/te/shiva/shiv-chalisa/ | ta https://getnitya.com/ta/shiva/shiv-chalisa/ (one page per verse below each)
- Titles: hi श्री शिव चालीसा | te శ్రీ శివ చాలీసా | ta ஸ்ரீ சிவ சாலீசா
- Data: https://getnitya.com/data/shiva/shiv-chalisa/dev.json (swap dev for any script id)

### Sri Venkatesa Suprabhatam

- Deity: Sri Venkateswara
- Type: stotra
- Author: Prativadi Bhayankaram Annangaracharya (Annan), 15th century
- Verses: 29 (about 12 min to recite once)
- Original language: Sanskrit
- Source edition: Sri Venkatesa Suprabhatam (Suprabhatam section, 29 shlokas) as recited in the Tirumala Suprabhata Seva; text collated from sanskritdocuments.org (venkatsp), stotranidhi.com (Devanagari edition), sa.wikisource.org (श्रीवेङ्कटेशसुप्रभातम्) and shlokam.org
- Review status: text checked line by line against the named sources; meanings are an AI-assisted draft, not yet reviewed by a scholar
- Last updated: 2026-09-27
- Also known as: venkateswara suprabhatam, venkateswara suprabhatam lyrics, venkateswara suprabhatam lyrics in telugu, venkateswara suprabhatam lyrics in tamil, venkateswara suprabhatam lyrics in english, venkatesa suprabhatam
- Summary: The Sri Venkatesa Suprabhatam is the dawn hymn that wakes Lord Venkateswara at Tirumala every morning, and it is traditionally played or recited before sunrise. Its 29 Sanskrit shlokas were composed in the 15th century by Prativadi Bhayankaram Annan, and it opens with Vishvamitra's words to young Rama from the Ramayana, "Kausalya supraja Rama".
- Pages: en https://getnitya.com/en/venkateswara/suprabhatam/ | hi https://getnitya.com/hi/venkateswara/suprabhatam/ | te https://getnitya.com/te/venkateswara/suprabhatam/ | ta https://getnitya.com/ta/venkateswara/suprabhatam/ (one page per verse below each)
- Titles: hi श्री वेंकटेश सुप्रभातम् | te శ్రీ వేంకటేశ్వర సుప్రభాతం | ta ஸ்ரீ வெங்கடேச சுப்ரபாதம்
- Data: https://getnitya.com/data/venkateswara/suprabhatam/dev.json (swap dev for any script id)

### Jai Ganesh Deva

- Deity: Ganesh
- Type: aarti
- Author: Traditional (closing line names "Sur Shyam"; often linked with Surdas)
- Verses: 6 (about 4 min to recite once)
- Original language: Hindi
- Source edition: Traditional Hindi aarti as given by drikpanchang.com "Shri Ganesh Ji Ki Aarti", cross-checked with prabhatkhabar.com (Anuradha Paudwal version) and bhaktilok.in
- Review status: text checked line by line against the named sources; meanings are an AI-assisted draft, not yet reviewed by a scholar
- Last updated: 2026-09-27
- Also known as: jai ganesh deva, jai ganesh jai ganesh jai ganesh deva, jai ganesh deva aarti, jai ganesh deva lyrics, jai ganesh jai ganesh deva lyrics, jay ganesh deva
- Summary: Jai Ganesh Deva is a Hindi aarti to Lord Ganesh and one of the most widely sung aartis in Hindu homes. It opens "Jai Ganesh Jai Ganesh Jai Ganesh Deva, Mata Jaki Parvati Pita Mahadeva" and has a refrain and five short stanzas about the one-tusked, kind Lord, one of which names "Sur Shyam".
- Pages: en https://getnitya.com/en/ganesh/jai-ganesh-deva/ | hi https://getnitya.com/hi/ganesh/jai-ganesh-deva/ | te https://getnitya.com/te/ganesh/jai-ganesh-deva/ | ta https://getnitya.com/ta/ganesh/jai-ganesh-deva/
- Titles: hi जय गणेश देवा | te జయ గణేశ దేవా | ta ஜெய் கணேஷ தேவா
- Data: https://getnitya.com/data/ganesh/jai-ganesh-deva/dev.json (swap dev for any script id)

### Karwa Chauth Vrat Katha

- Deity: Parvati Maa
- Type: katha
- Author: Traditional story; this retelling is by Nitya
- Verses: 17 (about 10 min to recite once)
- Original language: Hindi
- Source edition: Nitya's retelling of the traditional story (Hindi, 2026), written for this site; not a transcription of any printed edition
- Review status: draft (text and meanings not yet cross-checked)
- Last updated: 2026-10-03
- Also known as: karwa chauth katha, karwa chauth katha in english, karwa chauth vrat katha, karva chauth katha, karva chauth vrat katha, karwachauth vrat katha in hindi
- Summary: The Karwa Chauth vrat katha is the story married women read or hear on Karwa Chauth evening, before the moon rises. Its main story is of Veeravati, whose seven brothers tricked her into breaking her fast with a false moon, and who won her husband back by keeping the fast faithfully.
- Pages: en https://getnitya.com/en/parvati/karwa-chauth-vrat-katha/ | hi https://getnitya.com/hi/parvati/karwa-chauth-vrat-katha/ | te https://getnitya.com/te/parvati/karwa-chauth-vrat-katha/ | ta https://getnitya.com/ta/parvati/karwa-chauth-vrat-katha/ (one page per verse below each)
- Titles: hi करवा चौथ व्रत कथा | te కర్వా చౌత్ వ్రత కథ | ta கர்வா சௌத் விரதக் கதை
- Data: https://getnitya.com/data/parvati/karwa-chauth-vrat-katha/dev.json (swap dev for any script id)

### Shiva Tandava Stotram

- Deity: Shiva
- Type: stotra
- Author: Attributed to Ravana, king of Lanka
- Verses: 17 (about 7 min to recite once)
- Original language: Sanskrit
- Source edition: Shiva Tandava Stotram (15 shlokas + 2 phalashruti) as attributed to Ravana; text collated from sanskritdocuments.org (shivtAND), sa.wikisource.org (शिवताण्डवस्तोत्रम्) and stotranidhi.com (Devanagari edition)
- Review status: text checked line by line against the named sources; meanings are an AI-assisted draft, not yet reviewed by a scholar
- Last updated: 2026-09-27
- Also known as: shiv tandav stotram, shiv tandav stotram lyrics, shiva tandava stotram, shiva tandava stotram lyrics, shiva tandava stotra, shiv tandav
- Summary: The Shiva Tandava Stotram is a Sanskrit hymn describing Shiva's fierce cosmic dance, the Tandava, and tradition attributes it to Ravana, king of Lanka. It has 15 shlokas followed by 2 phalashruti verses, in a fast metre that imitates the beat of Shiva's damaru.
- Pages: en https://getnitya.com/en/shiva/shiv-tandav-stotram/ | hi https://getnitya.com/hi/shiva/shiv-tandav-stotram/ | te https://getnitya.com/te/shiva/shiv-tandav-stotram/ | ta https://getnitya.com/ta/shiva/shiv-tandav-stotram/ (one page per verse below each)
- Titles: hi शिव तांडव स्तोत्रम् | te శివ తాండవ స్తోత్రం | ta சிவ தாண்டவ ஸ்தோத்திரம்
- Data: https://getnitya.com/data/shiva/shiv-tandav-stotram/dev.json (swap dev for any script id)

### Aarti Sai Baba

- Deity: Shirdi Sai Baba
- Type: aarti
- Author: Madhavrao Vamanrao Adkar (1877–1955), who names himself in the last stanza
- Verses: 8 (about 5 min to recite once)
- Original language: Marathi
- Source edition: Marathi aarti by Madhavrao Vamanrao Adkar, as sung in the Shirdi Madhyan and Dhoop aartis. Devanagari collated from sites.google.com/site/vaibhavbirit (Madhyan aarti, word by word), aajtak.in (Shri Shirdi Sai Baba Dhoop Aarti) and marathi.webdunia.com (two pages), with bharatdiscovery.org; Roman checked against the aarti book of the Sri Shirdi Sai Baba Temple of Austin
- Review status: text checked line by line against the named sources; meanings are an AI-assisted draft, not yet reviewed by a scholar
- Last updated: 2026-10-04
- Also known as: aarti sai baba, aarti saibaba, arti sai baba, aarati sai baba, sai baba aarti, sai baba aarti lyrics
- Summary: Aarti Sai Baba is the Shirdi Sai Baba aarti that most devotees know. It was written in Marathi by his devotee Madhavrao Adkar around 1903.
- Pages: en https://getnitya.com/en/sai-baba/aarti-sai-baba/ | hi https://getnitya.com/hi/sai-baba/aarti-sai-baba/ | te https://getnitya.com/te/sai-baba/aarti-sai-baba/ | ta https://getnitya.com/ta/sai-baba/aarti-sai-baba/ (one page per verse below each)
- Titles: hi आरती साईबाबा | te ఆరతి సాయిబాబా | ta ஆரத்தி சாய்பாபா
- Data: https://getnitya.com/data/sai-baba/aarti-sai-baba/dev.json (swap dev for any script id)

### Durga Chalisa

- Deity: Durga Maa
- Type: chalisa
- Author: Traditional; the closing chaupai names Devidas
- Verses: 42 (about 9 min to recite once)
- Original language: Hindi
- Source edition: Traditional Hindi text as printed in popular chalisa and aarti-sangrah booklets; cross-checked line by line against sanskritdocuments.org (doc_z_otherlang_hindi/durga40, both versions on that page), BhaktiBharat.com, Bharat Discovery (bharatdiscovery.org) and ShubhPanchang.com
- Review status: text checked line by line against the named sources; meanings are an AI-assisted draft, not yet reviewed by a scholar
- Last updated: 2026-10-03
- Also known as: durga chalisa, durga chalisa lyrics, shri durga chalisa, durga chalisa in hindi, durga chalisa in english, durga chaleesa
- Summary: The Durga Chalisa is a forty-verse Hindi prayer to Goddess Durga that begins 'Namo namo Durge sukh karni'. It praises her many forms, from Gauri and Lakshmi to Kali and the Mahavidyas, and recalls her victories over Mahishasura, Shumbha-Nishumbha and Raktabija.
- Pages: en https://getnitya.com/en/durga/durga-chalisa/ | hi https://getnitya.com/hi/durga/durga-chalisa/ | te https://getnitya.com/te/durga/durga-chalisa/ | ta https://getnitya.com/ta/durga/durga-chalisa/ (one page per verse below each)
- Titles: hi श्री दुर्गा चालीसा | te శ్రీ దుర్గా చాలీసా | ta ஸ்ரீ துர்கா சாலீசா
- Data: https://getnitya.com/data/durga/durga-chalisa/dev.json (swap dev for any script id)

### Om Jai Shiv Omkara

- Deity: Shiva
- Type: aarti
- Author: Swami Shivanand (named in the closing stanza, per tradition)
- Verses: 12 (about 6 min to recite once)
- Original language: Hindi
- Source edition: Traditional Hindi aarti; full sung form as given by drikpanchang.com "Shri Shiv Ji Ki Aarti", cross-checked with revivingcultures.com, hindi.webdunia.com and shivchalisahindi.com
- Review status: text checked line by line against the named sources; meanings are an AI-assisted draft, not yet reviewed by a scholar
- Last updated: 2026-09-27
- Also known as: om jai shiv omkara, om jai shiv omkara lyrics, om jai shiv omkara aarti, jai shiv omkara, om jay shiv omkara, om jai shiv onkara
- Summary: Om Jai Shiv Omkara is one of the most widely sung Hindi aartis of Lord Shiva. Its refrain and eleven stanzas praise him as Om itself, in whom Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva are one, and the closing stanza names Swami Shivanand as the poet.
- Pages: en https://getnitya.com/en/shiva/om-jai-shiv-omkara/ | hi https://getnitya.com/hi/shiva/om-jai-shiv-omkara/ | te https://getnitya.com/te/shiva/om-jai-shiv-omkara/ | ta https://getnitya.com/ta/shiva/om-jai-shiv-omkara/ (one page per verse below each)
- Titles: hi ॐ जय शिव ओंकारा | te ఓం జయ శివ ఓంకారా | ta ஓம் ஜெய் சிவ ஓங்காரா
- Data: https://getnitya.com/data/shiva/om-jai-shiv-omkara/dev.json (swap dev for any script id)

### Shani Chalisa

- Deity: Shani Dev
- Type: chalisa
- Author: Traditional; the last chaupai names Ram Sundar
- Verses: 43 (about 8 min to recite once)
- Original language: Hindi
- Source edition: Traditional Hindi text, cross-checked line by line against sanskritdocuments.org (doc_z_otherlang_hindi/shani40, navagraha section), Bharat Discovery / Bharatkosh (शनि चालीसा), BhaktiBharat.com (chalisa/shani-chalisa) and Amar Ujala (shani-chalisa-lyrics-in-hindi)
- Review status: text checked line by line against the named sources; meanings are an AI-assisted draft, not yet reviewed by a scholar
- Last updated: 2026-10-04
- Also known as: shani chalisa, shani chalisa lyrics, shani chalisa in hindi, shani chalisa in english, shani chalisa lyrics in english, shani chalisa with meaning
- Summary: The Shani Chalisa is a traditional Hindi hymn to Shani Dev, the son of the Sun and lord of the planet Saturn. Its 43 verses (two opening dohas, 40 chaupais and a closing doha) praise his form, recall how even Ram, Harishchandra and the Pandavas passed through hard times, and ask for his kindness.
- Pages: en https://getnitya.com/en/shani/shani-chalisa/ | hi https://getnitya.com/hi/shani/shani-chalisa/ | te https://getnitya.com/te/shani/shani-chalisa/ | ta https://getnitya.com/ta/shani/shani-chalisa/ (one page per verse below each)
- Titles: hi श्री शनि चालीसा | te శ్రీ శని చాలీసా | ta ஸ்ரீ சனி சாலீசா
- Data: https://getnitya.com/data/shani/shani-chalisa/dev.json (swap dev for any script id)

### Bajrang Baan

- Deity: Hanuman
- Type: stotra
- Author: Traditionally attributed to Goswami Tulsidas
- Verses: 34 (about 7 min to recite once)
- Original language: Awadhi
- Source edition: Shri Bajrang Baan, standard printed text as given on hindi.webdunia.com and sritrimurtidham.org (both agree line for line), compared with sanskritdocuments.org (doc_z_otherlang_hindi/bajarangabaaNHindi) and hanumanbalajimandir.org
- Review status: text checked line by line against the named sources; meanings are an AI-assisted draft, not yet reviewed by a scholar
- Last updated: 2026-09-27
- Also known as: bajrang baan, bajrang ban, bajrang baan lyrics, bajrang baan in english, bajrang baan in hindi, bajrang baan path
- Summary: Shri Bajrang Baan is an urgent prayer to Lord Hanuman in Awadhi, traditionally attributed to Goswami Tulsidas. Its 34 verses (an opening doha, 32 chaupais and a closing doha) ask Hanuman to rush to the devotee's help and strike down every obstacle, like an arrow ('baan').
- Pages: en https://getnitya.com/en/hanuman/bajrang-baan/ | hi https://getnitya.com/hi/hanuman/bajrang-baan/ | te https://getnitya.com/te/hanuman/bajrang-baan/ | ta https://getnitya.com/ta/hanuman/bajrang-baan/ (one page per verse below each)
- Titles: hi श्री बजरंग बाण | te బజరంగ బాణ్ | ta பஜ்ரங் பாண்
- Data: https://getnitya.com/data/hanuman/bajrang-baan/dev.json (swap dev for any script id)

### Gayatri Mantra

- Deity: Gayatri Mata
- Type: mantra
- Author: Rishi Vishvamitra (Rig Veda 3.62.10)
- Verses: 1 (about 1 min to recite once)
- Original language: Sanskrit
- Source edition: Rig Veda Samhita, Mandala 3, Sukta 62, Mantra 10
- Review status: text checked line by line against the named sources; meanings are an AI-assisted draft, not yet reviewed by a scholar
- Last updated: 2026-09-27
- Also known as: gayatri mantra, gayathri mantra, gayatri mantram, om bhur bhuva swaha, savitri mantra
- Summary: 10), and its seer is Rishi Vishvamitra. It asks Savitr, the divine sun and source of all life, to light up our minds.
- Pages: en https://getnitya.com/en/gayatri/gayatri-mantra/ | hi https://getnitya.com/hi/gayatri/gayatri-mantra/ | te https://getnitya.com/te/gayatri/gayatri-mantra/ | ta https://getnitya.com/ta/gayatri/gayatri-mantra/
- Titles: hi गायत्री मंत्र | te గాయత్రీ మంత్రం | ta காயத்ரீ மந்திரம்
- Data: https://getnitya.com/data/gayatri/gayatri-mantra/dev.json (swap dev for any script id)

### Om Jai Lakshmi Mata

- Deity: Lakshmi Mata
- Type: aarti
- Author: Traditional (author unknown)
- Verses: 8 (about 4 min to recite once)
- Original language: Hindi
- Source edition: Traditional Hindi aarti as printed in popular aarti-sangrah booklets; text cross-checked against Drik Panchang (Hindi), Webdunia Hindi and BhaktiBharat.com
- Review status: text checked line by line against the named sources; meanings are an AI-assisted draft, not yet reviewed by a scholar
- Last updated: 2026-09-27
- Also known as: om jai lakshmi mata, om jai laxmi mata, om jai laxmi mata aarti, om jai lakshmi mata aarti lyrics, lakshmi aarti, laxmi aarti
- Summary: Om Jai Lakshmi Mata is a Hindi aarti to Goddess Lakshmi, sung while waving the lamp at the end of Lakshmi puja. It has a refrain and seven short stanzas that praise her as Mother of the world and the source of prosperity and good qualities.
- Pages: en https://getnitya.com/en/lakshmi/om-jai-lakshmi-mata/ | hi https://getnitya.com/hi/lakshmi/om-jai-lakshmi-mata/ | te https://getnitya.com/te/lakshmi/om-jai-lakshmi-mata/ | ta https://getnitya.com/ta/lakshmi/om-jai-lakshmi-mata/ (one page per verse below each)
- Titles: hi ॐ जय लक्ष्मी माता | te ఓం జయ లక్ష్మీ మాతా | ta ஓம் ஜெய் லட்சுமி மாதா
- Data: https://getnitya.com/data/lakshmi/om-jai-lakshmi-mata/dev.json (swap dev for any script id)

### Jai Ambe Gauri

- Deity: Durga Maa
- Type: aarti
- Author: Traditional; the closing stanza names Swami Shivanand
- Verses: 13 (about 6 min to recite once)
- Original language: Hindi
- Source edition: Traditional Hindi aarti (signature: Shivanand Swami) as printed in popular aarti-sangrah booklets; text cross-checked against Drik Panchang (Hindi) and BhaktiBharat.com
- Review status: text checked line by line against the named sources; meanings are an AI-assisted draft, not yet reviewed by a scholar
- Last updated: 2026-09-27
- Also known as: jai ambe gauri, jai ambe gauri aarti, jai ambe gauri maiya jai shyama gauri, om jai ambe gauri, jay ambe gauri, jai ambe gori
- Summary: Jai Ambe Gauri is one of the most widely sung Hindi aartis to Goddess Durga, whom it calls Ambe, Gauri and Shyama. Its refrain and twelve stanzas describe her radiant form on the lion and her victories over Mahishasura, Shumbha-Nishumbha, Chanda-Munda and Raktabija.
- Pages: en https://getnitya.com/en/durga/jai-ambe-gauri/ | hi https://getnitya.com/hi/durga/jai-ambe-gauri/ | te https://getnitya.com/te/durga/jai-ambe-gauri/ | ta https://getnitya.com/ta/durga/jai-ambe-gauri/ (one page per verse below each)
- Titles: hi जय अम्बे गौरी | te జయ అంబే గౌరీ | ta ஜெய் அம்பே கௌரி
- Data: https://getnitya.com/data/durga/jai-ambe-gauri/dev.json (swap dev for any script id)

### Lakshmi Chalisa

- Deity: Lakshmi Mata
- Type: chalisa
- Author: Traditional; signed "Ramdas" in the closing verses
- Verses: 44 (about 10 min to recite once)
- Original language: Awadhi
- Source edition: Shri Lakshmi Chalisa as printed in popular aarti-chalisa booklets; text compared line by line across BhaktiBharat.com, AstroSage, Shubh Panchang (shubhpanchang.com), sanskritdocuments.org (laxmi40.itx) and Bharatkosh (bharatdiscovery.org). No Gita Press printing was available to us.
- Review status: text checked line by line against the named sources; meanings are an AI-assisted draft, not yet reviewed by a scholar
- Last updated: 2026-10-03
- Also known as: lakshmi chalisa, laxmi chalisa, shri lakshmi chalisa, shree laxmi chalisa, laxmi chalisa lyrics, lakshmi chalisa lyrics
- Summary: Lakshmi Chalisa is a devotional hymn of forty chaupais to Goddess Lakshmi in simple Awadhi Hindi, framed by an opening doha and sortha and two closing dohas. It recalls her rising from the ocean of milk and her birth as Sita, and asks her to live in the devotee's heart and home.
- Pages: en https://getnitya.com/en/lakshmi/lakshmi-chalisa/ | hi https://getnitya.com/hi/lakshmi/lakshmi-chalisa/ | te https://getnitya.com/te/lakshmi/lakshmi-chalisa/ | ta https://getnitya.com/ta/lakshmi/lakshmi-chalisa/ (one page per verse below each)
- Titles: hi श्री लक्ष्मी चालीसा | te లక్ష్మీ చాలీసా | ta லட்சுமி சாலீசா
- Data: https://getnitya.com/data/lakshmi/lakshmi-chalisa/dev.json (swap dev for any script id)

### Sukhkarta Dukhharta

- Deity: Ganesh
- Type: aarti
- Author: Samarth Ramdas (1608–1682)
- Verses: 4 (about 3 min to recite once)
- Original language: Marathi
- Source edition: Marathi aarti by Samarth Ramdas as given in the sanskritdocuments.org Marathi Arati Collection (marathi/documents/maaratii-5.itx, ITRANS, which notes "The Arati is by Samartha Ramadas"), cross-checked line by line with the text quoted on Marathi Wikipedia (सुखकर्ता दुःखहर्ता)
- Review status: text checked line by line against the named sources; meanings are an AI-assisted draft, not yet reviewed by a scholar
- Last updated: 2026-10-04
- Also known as: sukhkarta dukhharta, sukhkarta dukhharta lyrics, sukhkarta dukhharta lyrics marathi, sukhkarta dukhharta aarti, sukhakarta dukhaharta, sukh karta dukh harta
- Summary: Sukhkarta Dukhharta is the Marathi aarti to Lord Ganesh written by the 17th-century saint Samarth Ramdas. A refrain, "Jai Dev Jai Dev Jai Mangalmurti", and three stanzas praise Ganesh as the giver of joy and remover of sorrow and describe his vermilion form, jewels and three eyes.
- Pages: en https://getnitya.com/en/ganesh/sukhkarta-dukhharta/ | hi https://getnitya.com/hi/ganesh/sukhkarta-dukhharta/ | te https://getnitya.com/te/ganesh/sukhkarta-dukhharta/ | ta https://getnitya.com/ta/ganesh/sukhkarta-dukhharta/
- Titles: hi सुखकर्ता दुःखहर्ता | te సుఖకర్తా దుఃఖహర్తా | ta சுககர்தா துக்கஹர்தா
- Data: https://getnitya.com/data/ganesh/sukhkarta-dukhharta/dev.json (swap dev for any script id)

### Aarti Kunj Bihari Ki

- Deity: Shri Krishna
- Type: aarti
- Author: Traditional (author unknown)
- Verses: 5 (about 4 min to recite once)
- Original language: Braj Bhasha
- Source edition: Traditional Braj/Hindi aarti as printed in popular aarti-sangrah booklets; text cross-checked against BhaktiBharat.com, Drik Panchang (Hindi) and two further lyric collections (chantchalisa.com, hindibhajanlyrics.co.in)
- Review status: text checked line by line against the named sources; meanings are an AI-assisted draft, not yet reviewed by a scholar
- Last updated: 2026-09-27
- Also known as: aarti kunj bihari ki, aarti kunj bihari ki lyrics, arti kunj bihari ki, aarti kunj behari ki, kunj bihari aarti, krishna aarti
- Summary: Aarti Kunj Bihari Ki is one of the best-loved aartis of Lord Krishna, sung in homes and temples across North India and the diaspora. In a refrain and four stanzas of Braj-flavoured Hindi, it pictures Krishna of Vrindavan beside Radha, with his flute, peacock crown and Vaijayanti garland.
- Pages: en https://getnitya.com/en/krishna/aarti-kunj-bihari-ki/ | hi https://getnitya.com/hi/krishna/aarti-kunj-bihari-ki/ | te https://getnitya.com/te/krishna/aarti-kunj-bihari-ki/ | ta https://getnitya.com/ta/krishna/aarti-kunj-bihari-ki/
- Titles: hi आरती कुंजबिहारी की | te ఆరతీ కుంజబిహారీ కీ | ta ஆரத்தி குஞ்ச் பிஹாரி கீ
- Data: https://getnitya.com/data/krishna/aarti-kunj-bihari-ki/dev.json (swap dev for any script id)

### Shri Suktam

- Deity: Lakshmi Mata
- Type: stotra
- Author: Vedic (Rig Veda Khila); seers named in tradition as Ananda, Kardama, Chiklita and Shrida
- Verses: 16 (about 6 min to recite once)
- Original language: Sanskrit
- Source edition: Shri Suktam (Rigvediya), sanskritdocuments.org s-sukta.itx and s-sukta-accent.itx (encoded and proofread by Avinash Sathaye, Shree, Anant Upadhyayula, Sunder Hattangadi); cross-checked line by line with "Prabhata Stotranidhi" (stotranidhi.com, Devanagari with svaras)
- Review status: text checked line by line against the named sources; meanings are an AI-assisted draft, not yet reviewed by a scholar
- Last updated: 2026-10-03
- Also known as: shri suktam, sri suktam, sri suktam lyrics, shri sukta, sri sukta, shree suktam
- Summary: Shri Suktam is the oldest hymn to Goddess Lakshmi, a Vedic prayer of fifteen mantras from the khila (appendix) hymns of the Rig Veda. It asks Agni to bring Lakshmi, golden and never departing, into the home and to drive out poverty.
- Pages: en https://getnitya.com/en/lakshmi/shri-suktam/ | hi https://getnitya.com/hi/lakshmi/shri-suktam/ | te https://getnitya.com/te/lakshmi/shri-suktam/ | ta https://getnitya.com/ta/lakshmi/shri-suktam/ (one page per verse below each)
- Titles: hi श्रीसूक्तम् | te శ్రీసూక్తం | ta ஸ்ரீ சூக்தம்
- Data: https://getnitya.com/data/lakshmi/shri-suktam/dev.json (swap dev for any script id)

### Kanakadhara Stotram

- Deity: Lakshmi Mata
- Type: stotra
- Author: Adi Shankaracharya (by tradition)
- Verses: 19 (about 8 min to recite once)
- Original language: Sanskrit
- Source edition: Kanakadhara Stotram, sanskritdocuments.org kanaka.itx (encoded and proofread by P. P. Narayanaswami and Kirk Wortman; verse order as in the Complete Works of Shankaracharya, vol. 18, p. 70); cross-checked line by line with "Prabhata Stotranidhi" (stotranidhi.com, Devanagari)
- Review status: text checked line by line against the named sources; meanings are an AI-assisted draft, not yet reviewed by a scholar
- Last updated: 2026-10-03
- Also known as: kanakadhara stotram, kanakadhara stotra, kanakadhara stotram lyrics, kanakadhara stotram telugu, kanakadhara stotram in telugu, kanakadhara stotram tamil
- Summary: Kanakadhara Stotram is a Sanskrit hymn to Goddess Lakshmi that tradition credits to Adi Shankaracharya. In 18 verses it asks for Lakshmi's compassionate glance to fall on the devotee, and a closing verse says that one who recites it daily becomes like Kuber.
- Pages: en https://getnitya.com/en/lakshmi/kanakadhara-stotram/ | hi https://getnitya.com/hi/lakshmi/kanakadhara-stotram/ | te https://getnitya.com/te/lakshmi/kanakadhara-stotram/ | ta https://getnitya.com/ta/lakshmi/kanakadhara-stotram/ (one page per verse below each)
- Titles: hi कनकधारा स्तोत्रम् | te కనకధారా స్తోత్రం | ta கனகதாரா ஸ்தோத்திரம்
- Data: https://getnitya.com/data/lakshmi/kanakadhara-stotram/dev.json (swap dev for any script id)

### Sankat Mochan Hanuman Ashtak

- Deity: Hanuman
- Type: ashtakam
- Author: Traditionally attributed to Goswami Tulsidas
- Verses: 9 (about 5 min to recite once)
- Original language: Braj Bhasha
- Source edition: Sankatmochan Hanumanashtak, Gita Press Gorakhpur reading (appendix to Gita Press's Shri Ramcharitmanas; scanned copy on archive.org), cross-checked with sanskritdocuments.org (doc_z_otherlang_hindi/sankatamochana)
- Review status: text checked line by line against the named sources; meanings are an AI-assisted draft, not yet reviewed by a scholar
- Last updated: 2026-09-27
- Also known as: sankat mochan hanuman ashtak, sankatmochan hanuman ashtak, sankat mochan ashtak, hanuman ashtak, hanumanashtak, sankat mochan hanumanashtak
- Summary: The Sankat Mochan Hanuman Ashtak is a hymn of eight stanzas and a closing doha praising Hanuman as Sankat Mochan, the remover of troubles, and it is traditionally attributed to Goswami Tulsidas. Each stanza, in Braj-flavoured Hindi, recalls a time Hanuman rescued someone, such as the swallowed sun or Lakshman's revival, and ends with the refrain 'Ko nahin janat hai jag mein kapi, Sankat Mochan naam tiharo'.
- Pages: en https://getnitya.com/en/hanuman/sankat-mochan-ashtak/ | hi https://getnitya.com/hi/hanuman/sankat-mochan-ashtak/ | te https://getnitya.com/te/hanuman/sankat-mochan-ashtak/ | ta https://getnitya.com/ta/hanuman/sankat-mochan-ashtak/ (one page per verse below each)
- Titles: hi संकटमोचन हनुमानाष्टक | te సంకటమోచన హనుమాన్ అష్టకం | ta சங்கட மோசன ஹனுமான் அஷ்டகம்
- Data: https://getnitya.com/data/hanuman/sankat-mochan-ashtak/dev.json (swap dev for any script id)

### Shani Dev Aarti

- Deity: Shani Dev
- Type: aarti
- Author: Traditional
- Verses: 5 (about 3 min to recite once)
- Original language: Hindi
- Source edition: Traditional Hindi aarti as given by BhaktiBharat.com (aarti/shri-shani-dev-ji) and Bharat Discovery / Bharatkosh (शनिदेव जी की आरती), cross-checked with the copy printed after the Shani Chalisa on sanskritdocuments.org (doc_z_otherlang_hindi/shani40)
- Review status: text checked line by line against the named sources; meanings are an AI-assisted draft, not yet reviewed by a scholar
- Last updated: 2026-10-04
- Also known as: shani dev aarti, shani aarti, shani dev ki aarti, shanidev aarti, shani dev arti, shani aarti lyrics
- Summary: "Jai Jai Shri Shani Dev, Bhaktan Hitkari" is a short traditional Hindi aarti to Shani Dev, son of the Sun and Chhaya. A refrain and four stanzas describe his dark form and blue garments, name the offerings dear to him (sesame, oil, urad dal and iron) and seek his shelter.
- Pages: en https://getnitya.com/en/shani/shani-aarti/ | hi https://getnitya.com/hi/shani/shani-aarti/ | te https://getnitya.com/te/shani/shani-aarti/ | ta https://getnitya.com/ta/shani/shani-aarti/
- Titles: hi श्री शनिदेव जी की आरती | te శనిదేవుని హారతి | ta சனி பகவான் ஆரத்தி
- Data: https://getnitya.com/data/shani/shani-aarti/dev.json (swap dev for any script id)

### Shri Ramchandra Kripalu Bhaju Man

- Deity: Shri Ram
- Type: stuti
- Author: Goswami Tulsidas (Vinaya Patrika, pada 45)
- Verses: 5 (about 3 min to recite once)
- Original language: Braj Bhasha
- Source edition: Vinaya Patrika of Goswami Tulsidas, pada 45 (Raga Gauri), Gita Press Gorakhpur edition with Hindi bhavarth, as scanned on Hindi Wikisource (विनय पत्रिका.djvu, pages 79–80); cross-checked against Hindi Wikipedia and BhaktiBharat.com
- Review status: text checked line by line against the named sources; meanings are an AI-assisted draft, not yet reviewed by a scholar
- Last updated: 2026-09-27
- Also known as: shri ram chandra kripalu bhajman, shri ramchandra kripalu bhaju man, shri ramchandra kripalu bhajman lyrics, sri ramachandra kripalu bhajamana, ram stuti, shri ram stuti
- Summary: Shri Ramchandra Kripalu Bhaju Man is a five-stanza hymn to Lord Ram by Goswami Tulsidas, pada 45 of his Vinaya Patrika. It asks the mind to worship compassionate Ram, who removes the dread of worldly life, and describes his lotus eyes, cloud-dark body and yellow robe.
- Pages: en https://getnitya.com/en/ram/shri-ramchandra-kripalu/ | hi https://getnitya.com/hi/ram/shri-ramchandra-kripalu/ | te https://getnitya.com/te/ram/shri-ramchandra-kripalu/ | ta https://getnitya.com/ta/ram/shri-ramchandra-kripalu/
- Titles: hi श्रीरामचन्द्र कृपालु भजु मन | te శ్రీరామచంద్ర కృపాలు భజు మన | ta ஸ்ரீராமச்சந்திர கிருபாலு பஜு மன
- Data: https://getnitya.com/data/ram/shri-ramchandra-kripalu/dev.json (swap dev for any script id)

### Vakratunda Mahakaya

- Deity: Ganesh
- Type: mantra
- Author: Traditional Ganesha shloka
- Verses: 1 (about 0.5 min to recite once)
- Original language: Sanskrit
- Source edition: Traditional Ganesha invocation (cross-checked: shlokam.org "Vakratunda Mahakaya"; bhaktibharat.com "Vakratunda Mahakaya Ganesh Shlok"; drikpanchang.com Vakratunda Mahakaya Mantra)
- Review status: text checked line by line against the named sources; meanings are an AI-assisted draft, not yet reviewed by a scholar
- Last updated: 2026-09-27
- Also known as: vakratunda mahakaya, vakratunda mahakaya lyrics, vakratunda mahakaya mantra, vakratund mahakay, vakrathunda mahakaya, vakratunda mahakaya suryakoti samaprabha
- Summary: Vakratunda Mahakaya is a two-line Sanskrit shloka to Lord Ganesh and one of the most widely recited. It asks the Lord with the curved trunk, radiant as ten million suns, to keep all our work free of obstacles.
- Pages: en https://getnitya.com/en/ganesh/vakratunda-mahakaya/ | hi https://getnitya.com/hi/ganesh/vakratunda-mahakaya/ | te https://getnitya.com/te/ganesh/vakratunda-mahakaya/ | ta https://getnitya.com/ta/ganesh/vakratunda-mahakaya/
- Titles: hi वक्रतुण्ड महाकाय | te వక్రతుండ మహాకాయ | ta வக்ரதுண்ட மகாகாய
- Data: https://getnitya.com/data/ganesh/vakratunda-mahakaya/dev.json (swap dev for any script id)

### Lingashtakam

- Deity: Shiva
- Type: ashtakam
- Author: Traditional (author unknown; popularly linked with Adi Shankaracharya)
- Verses: 9 (about 5 min to recite once)
- Original language: Sanskrit
- Source edition: Lingashtakam as printed in "Prabhata Stotranidhi" (stotranidhi.com, Devanagari); cross-checked line by line with sanskritdocuments.org lingashh.itx (encoded and proofread by Srinivas Sunder, updated 2022)
- Review status: text checked line by line against the named sources; meanings are an AI-assisted draft, not yet reviewed by a scholar
- Last updated: 2026-09-27
- Also known as: lingashtakam, lingashtakam lyrics, lingashtakam meaning, lingashtak, lingastakam, lingaashtakam
- Summary: Lingashtakam is a Sanskrit hymn of eight verses in praise of the Shiva Linga. Every verse ends with "Tat Pranamami Sada Shiva Lingam", which means "to that Linga of Shiva I always bow", and a closing phalashruti says that whoever recites it near Shiva reaches Shiva's abode.
- Pages: en https://getnitya.com/en/shiva/lingashtakam/ | hi https://getnitya.com/hi/shiva/lingashtakam/ | te https://getnitya.com/te/shiva/lingashtakam/ | ta https://getnitya.com/ta/shiva/lingashtakam/ (one page per verse below each)
- Titles: hi लिङ्गाष्टकम् | te లింగాష్టకం | ta லிங்காஷ்டகம்
- Data: https://getnitya.com/data/shiva/lingashtakam/dev.json (swap dev for any script id)

### Madhurashtakam

- Deity: Shri Krishna
- Type: ashtakam
- Author: Shri Vallabhacharya
- Verses: 8 (about 4 min to recite once)
- Original language: Sanskrit
- Source edition: Madhurashtakam of Shri Vallabhacharya; text as given by sanskritdocuments.org (madhurst.itx), cross-checked against Sanskrit Wikisource (मधुराष्टकम्), shlokam.org and JKYog
- Review status: text checked line by line against the named sources; meanings are an AI-assisted draft, not yet reviewed by a scholar
- Last updated: 2026-09-27
- Also known as: madhurashtakam, madhurashtakam lyrics, madhurashtakam lyrics in english, madhurashtakam lyrics in sanskrit, adharam madhuram, adharam madhuram lyrics
- Summary: Madhurashtakam is an eight-verse Sanskrit hymn to Lord Krishna by Shri Vallabhacharya, founder of the Pushti Marg. Every line uses one word, 'madhuram' (sweet), to say that everything about Krishna is sweet: his lips, smile, flute, walk, friends and cows.
- Pages: en https://getnitya.com/en/krishna/madhurashtakam/ | hi https://getnitya.com/hi/krishna/madhurashtakam/ | te https://getnitya.com/te/krishna/madhurashtakam/ | ta https://getnitya.com/ta/krishna/madhurashtakam/ (one page per verse below each)
- Titles: hi मधुराष्टकम् | te మధురాష్టకం | ta மதுராஷ்டகம்
- Data: https://getnitya.com/data/krishna/madhurashtakam/dev.json (swap dev for any script id)

### Mahalakshmi Ashtakam

- Deity: Lakshmi Mata
- Type: ashtakam
- Author: Traditional; spoken by Indra (said to be from the Padma Purana)
- Verses: 11 (about 3 min to recite once)
- Original language: Sanskrit
- Source edition: Mahalakshmyashtakam as printed in "Prabhata Stotranidhi" (stotranidhi.com, Devanagari); cross-checked line by line with sanskritdocuments.org mahaalakshmyashhTakaM (Indra-krita, with meaning)
- Review status: text checked line by line against the named sources; meanings are an AI-assisted draft, not yet reviewed by a scholar
- Last updated: 2026-10-03
- Also known as: mahalakshmi ashtakam, mahalaxmi ashtakam, mahalakshmi ashtakam lyrics, mahalakshmi ashtakam meaning, namastestu mahamaye, namaste astu mahamaye
- Summary: Mahalakshmi Ashtakam is a short Sanskrit hymn of eight verses in which Indra praises Goddess Mahalakshmi. Every verse ends with "Mahalakshmi Namostu Te", "O Mahalakshmi, I bow to you", and three closing verses describe the merit of reciting it.
- Pages: en https://getnitya.com/en/lakshmi/mahalakshmi-ashtakam/ | hi https://getnitya.com/hi/lakshmi/mahalakshmi-ashtakam/ | te https://getnitya.com/te/lakshmi/mahalakshmi-ashtakam/ | ta https://getnitya.com/ta/lakshmi/mahalakshmi-ashtakam/ (one page per verse below each)
- Titles: hi महालक्ष्म्यष्टकम् | te మహాలక్ష్మ్యష్టకం | ta மகாலட்சுமி அஷ்டகம்
- Data: https://getnitya.com/data/lakshmi/mahalakshmi-ashtakam/dev.json (swap dev for any script id)

### Achyutashtakam

- Deity: Vishnu
- Type: ashtakam
- Author: Attributed to Adi Shankaracharya
- Verses: 9 (about 4 min to recite once)
- Original language: Sanskrit
- Source edition: Achyutashtakam of Adi Shankaracharya as given by Sringeri Sharada Peetham (sringeri.net, Vishnu stotras) and stotranidhi.com (Prabhata Stotranidhi, Devanagari); cross-checked against sanskritdocuments.org (achyuta8) and sa.wikisource.org (अच्युताष्टकम्)
- Review status: text checked line by line against the named sources; meanings are an AI-assisted draft, not yet reviewed by a scholar
- Last updated: 2026-09-27
- Also known as: achyutashtakam, achyutashtakam lyrics, achyuta ashtakam, achyutastakam, achyutashtakam lyrics in telugu, achyutashtakam lyrics in tamil
- Summary: Achyutashtakam is an eight-verse Sanskrit hymn to Vishnu, attributed to Adi Shankaracharya, that begins "Achyutam Keshavam Rama Narayanam". It strings together his holy names and remembers him as Rama, the lord of Sita, and as Krishna, the beloved of the gopis.
- Pages: en https://getnitya.com/en/vishnu/achyutashtakam/ | hi https://getnitya.com/hi/vishnu/achyutashtakam/ | te https://getnitya.com/te/vishnu/achyutashtakam/ | ta https://getnitya.com/ta/vishnu/achyutashtakam/ (one page per verse below each)
- Titles: hi अच्युताष्टकम् | te అచ్యుతాష్టకం | ta அச்யுதாஷ்டகம்
- Data: https://getnitya.com/data/vishnu/achyutashtakam/dev.json (swap dev for any script id)

### Kakad Aarti Karito Sainath Deva

- Deity: Shirdi Sai Baba
- Type: aarti
- Author: Krishnashastri Jageshwar Bhishma (1854–1935), devotee of Sai Baba and compiler of the Shirdi aarti book
- Verses: 4 (about 5 min to recite once)
- Original language: Marathi
- Source edition: Marathi aarti by K. J. Bhishma from the Shirdi Kakad aarti. Devanagari collated from sites.google.com/site/vaibhavbirit (Kakad aarti, word by word, credits Bhishma) and aajtak.in (Shri Sai Baba Kakad Aarti); Roman and attribution checked against the aarti book of the Sri Shirdi Sai Baba Temple of Austin and shirdisaimyworld.blogspot.com (Kakad aarti with meaning, credits Shri Krishna Jogiswar Bhishma)
- Review status: text checked line by line against the named sources; meanings are an AI-assisted draft, not yet reviewed by a scholar
- Last updated: 2026-10-04
- Also known as: kakad aarti, kakad arti, kakad aarati, kakada aarti, kakad aarti lyrics, kakad aarti lyrics in marathi
- Summary: Kakad Aarti Karito is the song that gives the Shirdi morning aarti its name. Its refrain and three stanzas, written in Marathi by K.
- Pages: en https://getnitya.com/en/sai-baba/kakad-aarti/ | hi https://getnitya.com/hi/sai-baba/kakad-aarti/ | te https://getnitya.com/te/sai-baba/kakad-aarti/ | ta https://getnitya.com/ta/sai-baba/kakad-aarti/
- Titles: hi काकड आरती करीतों साईनाथ देवा | te కాకడ ఆరతీ కరీతో సాయినాథ దేవా | ta காகட ஆரதீ கரீதோ சாயிநாத தேவா
- Data: https://getnitya.com/data/sai-baba/kakad-aarti/dev.json (swap dev for any script id)

### Kuber Mantra

- Deity: Kuber
- Type: mantra
- Author: Traditional; mantra 2 is Vedic (Taittiriya Aranyaka)
- Verses: 3 (about 1 min to recite once)
- Original language: Sanskrit
- Source edition: Mantra 1: drikpanchang.com (Shri Kubera mantra, Hindi), cross-checked with shlokam.org (Kubera Mantra) and shubhpanchang.com (Kubera panchatrimsha mantra). Mantra 2: Taittiriya Aranyaka, as printed in sanskritdocuments.org mantrapushpa.itx (with and without svaras) and "Prabhata Stotranidhi" (stotranidhi.com, Mantrapushpam). Mantra 3: first of the 108 names of Kuber on drikpanchang.com
- Review status: text checked line by line against the named sources; meanings are an AI-assisted draft, not yet reviewed by a scholar
- Last updated: 2026-10-03
- Also known as: kuber mantra, kubera mantra, kuber mantra for money, kubera mantra for wealth, om yakshaya kuberaya, om yakshaya kuberaya vaishravanaya
- Summary: The Kuber mantra "Om Yakshaya Kuberaya Vaishravanaya Dhanadhanyadhipataye" is the best-known prayer to Kuber, treasurer of the gods, asking for wealth and grain. This page also gives the Vedic "Rajadhirajaya" mantra that South Indian temples chant in Mantrapushpam, and the short "Om Kuberaya Namah".
- Pages: en https://getnitya.com/en/kuber/kuber-mantra/ | hi https://getnitya.com/hi/kuber/kuber-mantra/ | te https://getnitya.com/te/kuber/kuber-mantra/ | ta https://getnitya.com/ta/kuber/kuber-mantra/
- Titles: hi कुबेर मंत्र | te కుబేర మంత్రం | ta குபேர மந்திரம்
- Data: https://getnitya.com/data/kuber/kuber-mantra/dev.json (swap dev for any script id)

### Shiv Panchakshar Stotram

- Deity: Shiva
- Type: stotra
- Author: Adi Shankaracharya (per tradition)
- Verses: 6 (about 3 min to recite once)
- Original language: Sanskrit
- Source edition: Shiva Panchakshara Stotram, sanskritdocuments.org (doc_shiva/panch, encoded and translated by Anand Hudli) and "Prabhata Stotranidhi" (stotranidhi.com, Devanagari); both carry the colophon naming Shri Shankaracharya
- Review status: text checked line by line against the named sources; meanings are an AI-assisted draft, not yet reviewed by a scholar
- Last updated: 2026-09-27
- Also known as: shiv panchakshar stotram, shiva panchakshara stotram, shiv panchakshar stotra, panchakshara stotram, panchakshari stotram, shiva panchakshari stotram
- Summary: Shiv Panchakshar Stotram is a Sanskrit hymn of five verses built on the five syllables of the mantra "Na-Mah Shi-Va-Ya", and tradition attributes it to Adi Shankaracharya. Each verse praises Shiva and salutes him as one syllable in turn (Na, Ma, Shi, Va, Ya), and a closing phalashruti says those who recite it reach Shiva's abode.
- Pages: en https://getnitya.com/en/shiva/shiv-panchakshar-stotram/ | hi https://getnitya.com/hi/shiva/shiv-panchakshar-stotram/ | te https://getnitya.com/te/shiva/shiv-panchakshar-stotram/ | ta https://getnitya.com/ta/shiva/shiv-panchakshar-stotram/
- Titles: hi शिव पञ्चाक्षर स्तोत्रम् | te శివ పంచాక్షర స్తోత్రం | ta சிவ பஞ்சாக்ஷர ஸ்தோத்திரம்
- Data: https://getnitya.com/data/shiva/shiv-panchakshar-stotram/dev.json (swap dev for any script id)

### Shantakaram Bhujagashayanam

- Deity: Vishnu
- Type: mantra
- Author: Traditional dhyana shloka
- Verses: 1 (about 0.5 min to recite once)
- Original language: Sanskrit
- Source edition: Vishnu Sahasranama Stotram, dhyana shlokas (as given on sanskritdocuments.org "vsahasranew" and stotranidhi.com); cross-checked with karmkandbyanandpathak.com
- Review status: text checked line by line against the named sources; meanings are an AI-assisted draft, not yet reviewed by a scholar
- Last updated: 2026-09-27
- Also known as: shantakaram bhujagashayanam, shantakaram bhujagashayanam lyrics, shantakaram mantra, shanta karam bhujaga shayanam, shantakaaram bhujagashayanam, shantakaram bhujag shayanam
- Summary: Shantakaram Bhujagashayanam is one of the best-known meditation verses (dhyana shlokas) on Lord Vishnu, a single Sanskrit shloka recited before the Vishnu Sahasranama and in daily puja. It pictures Vishnu resting peacefully on the serpent Shesha and bows to him as the one who removes the fear of worldly existence.
- Pages: en https://getnitya.com/en/vishnu/shantakaram-mantra/ | hi https://getnitya.com/hi/vishnu/shantakaram-mantra/ | te https://getnitya.com/te/vishnu/shantakaram-mantra/ | ta https://getnitya.com/ta/vishnu/shantakaram-mantra/
- Titles: hi शान्ताकारं भुजगशयनं | te శాంతాకారం భుజగశయనం | ta சாந்தாகாரம் புஜகசயனம்
- Data: https://getnitya.com/data/vishnu/shantakaram-mantra/dev.json (swap dev for any script id)

### Ahoi Ashtami Vrat Katha

- Deity: Parvati Maa
- Type: katha
- Author: Traditional story; this retelling is by Nitya
- Verses: 11 (about 7 min to recite once)
- Original language: Hindi
- Source edition: Nitya's retelling of the traditional story (Hindi, 2026), written for this site; not a transcription of any printed edition
- Review status: draft (text and meanings not yet cross-checked)
- Last updated: 2026-10-03
- Also known as: ahoi ashtami katha, ahoi ashtami vrat katha, ahoi mata ki katha, ahoi mata katha, ahoi ashtami ki kahani, ahoi ashtami story
- Summary: The Ahoi Ashtami vrat katha is the story mothers read on Ahoi Ashtami, the fast they keep for their children a few days after Karwa Chauth. It tells of a merchant's wife who accidentally killed a porcupine's cub while digging clay, lost her seven sons, and had them restored by Ahoi Mata after she owned her mistake and kept the fast.
- Pages: en https://getnitya.com/en/parvati/ahoi-ashtami-vrat-katha/ | hi https://getnitya.com/hi/parvati/ahoi-ashtami-vrat-katha/ | te https://getnitya.com/te/parvati/ahoi-ashtami-vrat-katha/ | ta https://getnitya.com/ta/parvati/ahoi-ashtami-vrat-katha/ (one page per verse below each)
- Titles: hi अहोई अष्टमी व्रत कथा | te అహోయీ అష్టమి వ్రత కథ | ta அஹோயீ அஷ்டமி விரதக் கதை
- Data: https://getnitya.com/data/parvati/ahoi-ashtami-vrat-katha/dev.json (swap dev for any script id)

### Saraswati Vandana (Ya Kundendu)

- Deity: Saraswati Mata
- Type: stuti
- Author: Traditional Sanskrit shlokas
- Verses: 3 (about 2 min to recite once)
- Original language: Sanskrit
- Source edition: Traditional Saraswati shlokas; text cross-checked against Sanskrit Wikisource (सरस्वतीस्तोत्राणि) and sanskritdocuments.org (Shri Sarasvati Stotram, Agastyamuni Proktam, sarasvatiAgastya.itx; and Shri Sarasvati Stuti, sarasstuti.itx)
- Review status: text checked line by line against the named sources; meanings are an AI-assisted draft, not yet reviewed by a scholar
- Last updated: 2026-09-27
- Also known as: ya kundendu, ya kundendu tushara hara dhavala, ya kundendu tushar har dhavala, ya kundendu tusharahara dhavala lyrics, saraswati vandana, saraswati vandana lyrics
- Summary: Saraswati Vandana is the traditional Sanskrit prayer to Goddess Saraswati that begins 'Ya Kundendu Tushara Hara Dhavala'. It pictures her white as jasmine, the moon and snow, holding the veena and seated on a white lotus, and asks her to remove all dullness of mind.
- Pages: en https://getnitya.com/en/saraswati/saraswati-vandana/ | hi https://getnitya.com/hi/saraswati/saraswati-vandana/ | te https://getnitya.com/te/saraswati/saraswati-vandana/ | ta https://getnitya.com/ta/saraswati/saraswati-vandana/
- Titles: hi सरस्वती वंदना (या कुन्देन्दु) | te సరస్వతీ వందనం (యా కుందేందు) | ta சரஸ்வதி வந்தனம் (யா குந்தேந்து)
- Data: https://getnitya.com/data/saraswati/saraswati-vandana/dev.json (swap dev for any script id)

### Shani Mantra

- Deity: Shani Dev
- Type: mantra
- Author: Traditional; the second verse is from the Navagraha Stotra attributed to Vyasa
- Verses: 2 (about 1 min to recite once)
- Original language: Sanskrit
- Source edition: Mantra 1 (beej mantra): drikpanchang.com "Shani Mantras" (vedic-mantra/gods/navagraha/lord-shani), cross-checked with shubhpanchang.com (Shani beeja mantra). Mantra 2: Navagraha Stotra, verse 7, as on Sanskrit Wikisource (नवग्रहस्तोत्रम्, attributed to Vedavyasa), cross-checked with drikpanchang.com (Navagraha Stotram and the Shani pranam mantra on the Shani Mantras page)
- Review status: text checked line by line against the named sources; meanings are an AI-assisted draft, not yet reviewed by a scholar
- Last updated: 2026-10-04
- Also known as: shani mantra, shani beej mantra, shani beeja mantra, shani bija mantra, om pram preem proum sah shanaischaraya namah, om praam preem praum sah shanaishcharaya namah
- Summary: These are the two best-known Sanskrit mantras for Shani Dev. The beej mantra "Om Pram Preem Proum Sah Shanaishcharaya Namah" is chanted on a mala, usually 108 times, and the verse "Nilanjana Samabhasam" from the Navagraha Stotra is said as a pranam to the son of the Sun.
- Pages: en https://getnitya.com/en/shani/shani-mantra/ | hi https://getnitya.com/hi/shani/shani-mantra/ | te https://getnitya.com/te/shani/shani-mantra/ | ta https://getnitya.com/ta/shani/shani-mantra/
- Titles: hi शनि मंत्र | te శని మంత్రం | ta சனி மந்திரம்
- Data: https://getnitya.com/data/shani/shani-mantra/dev.json (swap dev for any script id)

### Shej Aarti: Jai Jai Sainath

- Deity: Shirdi Sai Baba
- Type: aarti
- Author: Krishnashastri Jageshwar Bhishma (1854–1935), devotee of Sai Baba and compiler of the Shirdi aarti book
- Verses: 4 (about 5 min to recite once)
- Original language: Marathi
- Source edition: Marathi aarti by K. J. Bhishma from the Shirdi Shej aarti. Devanagari collated from sites.google.com/site/vaibhavbirit (Shej aarti, word by word) and hindipath.com (Sai Baba Shej Aarti); Roman and attribution checked against the aarti book of the Sri Shirdi Sai Baba Temple of Austin and shirdisaimyworld.blogspot.com (Shej aarti with meaning, credits Shri Krishna Jogeswar Bhishma)
- Review status: text checked line by line against the named sources; meanings are an AI-assisted draft, not yet reviewed by a scholar
- Last updated: 2026-10-04
- Also known as: shej aarti, shej arti, sej aarti, shej aarati, shej aarti lyrics, shej aarti lyrics in marathi
- Summary: Jai Jai Sainath is the main song of the Shej aarti, the night aarti with which Shirdi closes each day. Written in Marathi by K.
- Pages: en https://getnitya.com/en/sai-baba/shej-aarti/ | hi https://getnitya.com/hi/sai-baba/shej-aarti/ | te https://getnitya.com/te/sai-baba/shej-aarti/ | ta https://getnitya.com/ta/sai-baba/shej-aarti/
- Titles: hi शेज आरती: जय जय साईनाथ | te శేజ్ హారతి: జయ జయ సాయినాథ | ta ஷேஜ் ஆரத்தி: ஜய ஜய சாயிநாத
- Data: https://getnitya.com/data/sai-baba/shej-aarti/dev.json (swap dev for any script id)

### Dashrath Shani Stotra

- Deity: Shani Dev
- Type: stotra
- Author: King Dasharatha, in the Padma Purana (Uttara Khanda 33)
- Verses: 10 (about 3 min to recite once)
- Original language: Sanskrit
- Source edition: Padma Purana, Uttara Khanda, adhyaya 33, verses 28 to 37 (Sanskrit Wikisource: पद्मपुराणम्/खण्डः ६ (उत्तरखण्डः)/अध्यायः ०३३), cross-checked line by line with BhaktiBharat.com (mantra/dashratha-shani-sotra) and onlinejyotish.com (shani-stotra)
- Review status: text checked line by line against the named sources; meanings are an AI-assisted draft, not yet reviewed by a scholar
- Last updated: 2026-10-04
- Also known as: dashrath shani stotra, dashrath krit shani stotra, dasharatha shani stotram, dashratha shani stotra, shani stotra, shani stotram
- Summary: The Dashrath Shani Stotra is a Sanskrit hymn to Shani Dev that the Padma Purana places in the mouth of King Dasharatha, father of Shri Ram. In ten verses beginning "Namah Krishnaya Nilaya" he salutes Shani by his many names and forms, and Shani, pleased, promises to spare those who recite it.
- Pages: en https://getnitya.com/en/shani/dashrath-shani-stotra/ | hi https://getnitya.com/hi/shani/dashrath-shani-stotra/ | te https://getnitya.com/te/shani/dashrath-shani-stotra/ | ta https://getnitya.com/ta/shani/dashrath-shani-stotra/ (one page per verse below each)
- Titles: hi दशरथकृत शनि स्तोत्र | te దశరథకృత శని స్తోత్రం | ta தசரதர் இயற்றிய சனி ஸ்தோத்திரம்
- Data: https://getnitya.com/data/shani/dashrath-shani-stotra/dev.json (swap dev for any script id)

### Jai Parvati Mata

- Deity: Parvati Maa
- Type: aarti
- Author: Traditional
- Verses: 8 (about 4 min to recite once)
- Original language: Hindi
- Source edition: Traditional Hindi aarti as printed in popular aarti-sangrah booklets; cross-checked line by line against BhaktiBharat.com, Drik Panchang (Hindi) and Bharat Discovery (bharatdiscovery.org)
- Review status: text checked line by line against the named sources; meanings are an AI-assisted draft, not yet reviewed by a scholar
- Last updated: 2026-10-03
- Also known as: jai parvati mata, jai parvati mata aarti, parvati mata ki aarti, parvati aarti, parvati ji ki aarti, maa parvati aarti lyrics
- Summary: Jai Parvati Mata is a short Hindi aarti to Goddess Parvati, Shiva's consort and the mother of Ganesha. Its refrain and seven stanzas recall her birth as Sati and then as the daughter of the Himalaya, her victory over Shumbha and Nishumbha, and her joyful life with Shiva.
- Pages: en https://getnitya.com/en/parvati/jai-parvati-mata/ | hi https://getnitya.com/hi/parvati/jai-parvati-mata/ | te https://getnitya.com/te/parvati/jai-parvati-mata/ | ta https://getnitya.com/ta/parvati/jai-parvati-mata/ (one page per verse below each)
- Titles: hi जय पार्वती माता | te జయ పార్వతీ మాతా | ta ஜெய் பார்வதி மாதா
- Data: https://getnitya.com/data/parvati/jai-parvati-mata/dev.json (swap dev for any script id)

## Deities

- Hanuman (also Bajrangbali, Anjaneya, Maruti, Pavanputra): Hanuman is the devoted servant of Shri Ram, son of Anjana and Kesari, and is called Pavanputra because he was born by the blessing of Vayu, the Wind god. Devotees pray to him as Sankat Mochan, the remover of troubles, for courage and protection, especially on Tuesdays and Saturdays. 4 texts. https://getnitya.com/en/hanuman/
- Shiva (also Mahadev, Bholenath, Shankar, Mahesh): Shiva is Mahadev, worshipped as the Shivalinga and as the ash-smeared yogi of Mount Kailash. He is called Bholenath because he is easily pleased, and devotees pray to him on Mondays, through the month of Shravan and on the night of Maha Shivratri. 6 texts. https://getnitya.com/en/shiva/
- Durga Maa (also Ambe Maa, Amba, Jagdamba, Sherawali): Durga Maa is the Mother Goddess who rides a lion, best known for killing the buffalo-demon Mahishasura. Devotees pray to her for protection on Tuesdays and Fridays, and above all in the nine nights of Navratri, when her nine forms are worshipped. 2 texts. https://getnitya.com/en/durga/
- Lakshmi Mata (also Mahalakshmi, Laxmi, Shri, Kamala): Lakshmi Mata is the goddess of wealth and prosperity and the consort of Lord Vishnu. Devotees pray to her for a prosperous, happy home, on Fridays and above all on Diwali night. 5 texts. https://getnitya.com/en/lakshmi/
- Ganesh (also Ganesha, Ganpati, Vinayaka, Vighnaharta): Ganesh is the elephant-headed son of Shiva and Parvati, known as Vighnaharta, the remover of obstacles. Devotees pray to him first, before any puja or new start, and worship him on Wednesdays and at Ganesh Chaturthi with modaks and durva grass. 3 texts. https://getnitya.com/en/ganesh/
- Shri Krishna (also Kanha, Kanhaiya, Govinda, Gopal): Shri Krishna, usually counted as the eighth avatar of Vishnu, is the flute-playing cowherd boy of Vrindavan and the teacher of the Bhagavad Gita. Many families worship him at home as baby Krishna, Laddu Gopal, and celebrate his birth at midnight on Janmashtami. 2 texts. https://getnitya.com/en/krishna/
- Shri Ram (also Rama, Ramchandra, Raghunath, Raghupati): Shri Ram is the seventh avatar of Vishnu, the prince of Ayodhya whose life is told in the Ramayana. Devotees worship him with Sita, Lakshman and Hanuman as Maryada Purushottam, the ideal of dharma, and celebrate him on Ram Navami, Dussehra and Diwali. 1 text. https://getnitya.com/en/ram/
- Vishnu (also Narayan, Hari, Jagdish, Satyanarayan): Vishnu, also called Narayan, is the god who preserves the world and protects dharma, and he comes to earth as avatars such as Rama and Krishna. Devotees pray to him on Thursdays and keep the Ekadashi fast for him. 3 texts. https://getnitya.com/en/vishnu/
- Sri Venkateswara (also Balaji, Tirupati Balaji, Srinivasa, Govinda): Sri Venkateswara is Vishnu as he stands on the seven hills of Tirumala in Andhra Pradesh, and devotees believe he stays on earth for the whole of the Kali Yuga. They call him Srinivasa, Balaji and Govinda, and pray to him especially on Saturdays. 1 text. https://getnitya.com/en/venkateswara/
- Saraswati Mata (also Sharada, Vagdevi, Vani, Bharati): Saraswati Mata is the goddess of learning, speech and music, shown in white, seated on a white lotus and playing the veena. Students pray to her before study and exams, and her main festival is Basant Panchami, with Saraswati Puja also done during Navratri. 1 text. https://getnitya.com/en/saraswati/
- Parvati Maa (also Gauri, Uma, Girija, Shailaputri): Parvati Maa is the wife of Shiva and the mother of Ganesha and Kartikeya, worshipped as Gauri, the gentle and auspicious form of the Goddess. Married women pray to her for a long and happy married life, and mothers pray to her as Karwa Mata and Ahoi Mata on Karwa Chauth and Ahoi Ashtami. 3 texts. https://getnitya.com/en/parvati/
- Shirdi Sai Baba (also Shirdi Sai, Sainath, Sai Maharaj): Shirdi Sai Baba was a saint who lived in the village of Shirdi in Maharashtra from the 1850s until his death in 1918, and both Hindus and Muslims revere him. Devotees remember his call for shraddha and saburi, faith and patience, and sing his aartis on Thursdays, his day. 3 texts. https://getnitya.com/en/sai-baba/
- Shani Dev (also Shani, Shanidev, Shanaishchara, Shanishchar): Shani Dev is the son of Surya and Chhaya and the planet Saturn among the nine Navagrahas. Tradition honours him as a just lord of karma who gives each person the fruit of their own deeds, and devotees worship him on Saturdays with a sesame oil lamp, black sesame and urad dal. 4 texts. https://getnitya.com/en/shani/
- Kuber (also Kubera, Kuber Dev, Vaishravana, Dhanapati): Kuber is the treasurer of the gods, lord of the yakshas and guardian of the north. Families worship him with Lakshmi on Dhanteras and Diwali, praying that the wealth of the home is kept safe and used well. 1 text. https://getnitya.com/en/kuber/
- Gayatri Mata (also Veda Mata, Savitri): Gayatri Mata is the Gayatri mantra of the Rig Veda worshipped as a goddess, and she is called Veda Mata, the mother of the Vedas. Devotees chant her mantra at dawn, noon and dusk, and the mantra itself is a prayer to the sun to inspire the mind. 1 text. https://getnitya.com/en/gayatri/

## Festivals

- Ahoi Ashtami 2026: India 2026-11-01; USA (Eastern) 2026-11-01; USA (Pacific) 2026-11-01; UK 2026-11-01; Canada 2026-11-01; Australia 2026-11-01. Source: https://www.drikpanchang.com/festivals/ahoi-ashtami/ahoi-ashtami-date-time.html?year=2026. https://getnitya.com/en/festivals/ahoi-ashtami/
- Basant Panchami 2027: India 2027-02-11; USA (Eastern) 2027-02-11; USA (Pacific) 2027-02-11; UK 2027-02-11; Canada 2027-02-11; Australia 2027-02-11. Source: https://www.drikpanchang.com/festivals/vasant-panchami/vasant-panchami-puja-date-time.html?year=2027. https://getnitya.com/en/festivals/basant-panchami/
- Bhai Dooj 2026: India 2026-11-11; USA (Eastern) 2026-11-10; USA (Pacific) 2026-11-10; UK 2026-11-10; Canada 2026-11-10; Australia 2026-11-11. Source: https://www.drikpanchang.com/festivals/bhai-dooj/bhai-dooj-date-time.html?year=2026. https://getnitya.com/en/festivals/bhai-dooj/
- Chhath Puja 2026: India 2026-11-15; USA (Eastern) 2026-11-15; USA (Pacific) 2026-11-15; UK 2026-11-15; Canada 2026-11-15; Australia 2026-11-15. Source: https://www.drikpanchang.com/festivals/chhath-puja/chhath-puja-date-time.html?year=2026. https://getnitya.com/en/festivals/chhath/
- Dev Uthani Ekadashi 2026: India 2026-11-20; USA (Eastern) 2026-11-20; USA (Pacific) 2026-11-20; UK 2026-11-20; Canada 2026-11-20; Australia 2026-11-21. Source: https://www.drikpanchang.com/ekadashis/prabodhini/prabodhini-ekadashi-date-time.html?year=2026. https://getnitya.com/en/festivals/dev-uthani-ekadashi/
- Dhanteras 2026: India 2026-11-06; USA (Eastern) 2026-11-06; USA (Pacific) 2026-11-06; UK 2026-11-06; Canada 2026-11-06; Australia 2026-11-06. Source: https://www.drikpanchang.com/festivals/dhanteras/festivals-dhanteras-puja-timings.html?year=2026. https://getnitya.com/en/festivals/dhanteras/
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) 2026: India 2026-11-08; USA (Eastern) 2026-11-08; USA (Pacific) 2026-11-08; UK 2026-11-08; Canada 2026-11-08; Australia 2026-11-08. Source: https://www.drikpanchang.com/festivals/lakshmipuja/festivals-lakshmipuja-timings.html?year=2026. https://getnitya.com/en/festivals/diwali/
- Dussehra (Vijayadashami) 2026: India 2026-10-20; USA (Eastern) 2026-10-20; USA (Pacific) 2026-10-20; UK 2026-10-20; Canada 2026-10-20; Australia 2026-10-21. Source: https://www.drikpanchang.com/festivals/vijayadashami/vijayadashami-date-time.html?year=2026. https://getnitya.com/en/festivals/dussehra/
- Ganesh Chaturthi 2027: India 2027-09-04. Source: https://www.drikpanchang.com/festivals/ganesh-chaturthi/ganesh-chaturthi-date-time.html?year=2027. https://getnitya.com/en/festivals/ganesh-chaturthi/
- Gita Jayanti 2026: India 2026-12-20; USA (Eastern) 2026-12-19; USA (Pacific) 2026-12-19; UK 2026-12-20; Canada 2026-12-19; Australia 2026-12-20. Source: https://www.drikpanchang.com/festivals/gita-jayanti/gita-jayanti-date-time.html?year=2026. https://getnitya.com/en/festivals/gita-jayanti/
- Govardhan Puja 2026: India 2026-11-10; USA (Eastern) 2026-11-09; USA (Pacific) 2026-11-09; UK 2026-11-09; Canada 2026-11-09; Australia 2026-11-10. Source: https://www.drikpanchang.com/festivals/govardhan-puja/govardhan-puja-date-time.html?year=2026. https://getnitya.com/en/festivals/govardhan-puja/
- Hanuman Jayanti 2027: India 2027-04-20; USA (Eastern) 2027-04-20; USA (Pacific) 2027-04-20. Source: https://www.drikpanchang.com/festivals/hanuman-jayanti/hanuman-jayanti-date-time.html?year=2027. https://getnitya.com/en/festivals/hanuman-jayanti/
- Holi 2027: India 2027-03-22; USA (Eastern) 2027-03-22; USA (Pacific) 2027-03-22; UK 2027-03-22; Canada 2027-03-22; Australia 2027-03-23. Source: https://www.drikpanchang.com/festivals/holi/festivals-holi-rangwali.html?year=2027. https://getnitya.com/en/festivals/holi/
- Krishna Janmashtami 2027: India 2027-08-25. Source: https://www.drikpanchang.com/dashavatara/lord-krishna/krishna-janmashtami-date-time.html?year=2027. https://getnitya.com/en/festivals/janmashtami/
- Kartik Purnima 2026: India 2026-11-24; USA (Eastern) 2026-11-24; USA (Pacific) 2026-11-23; UK 2026-11-24; Canada 2026-11-24; Australia 2026-11-24. Source: https://www.drikpanchang.com/purnima/kartik/kartik-purnima-date-time.html?year=2026. https://getnitya.com/en/festivals/kartik-purnima/
- Karwa Chauth 2026: India 2026-10-29; USA (Eastern) 2026-10-28; USA (Pacific) 2026-10-28; UK 2026-10-29; Canada 2026-10-28; Australia 2026-10-29. Source: https://www.drikpanchang.com/festivals/karwa-chauth/karwa-chauth-date-time.html?year=2026. https://getnitya.com/en/festivals/karwa-chauth/
- Lohri 2027: India 2027-01-14; USA (Eastern) 2027-01-13; USA (Pacific) 2027-01-13; UK 2027-01-13; Canada 2027-01-13; Australia 2027-01-14. Source: https://www.drikpanchang.com/calendars/indian/sikh-festivals/lohri/lohri-date-time.html?year=2027. https://getnitya.com/en/festivals/lohri/
- Maha Shivratri 2027: India 2027-03-06; USA (Eastern) 2027-03-06; UK 2027-03-06; Canada 2027-03-06; Australia 2027-03-06. Source: https://www.drikpanchang.com/festivals/maha-shivaratri/maha-shivaratri-date-time.html?year=2027. https://getnitya.com/en/festivals/maha-shivratri/
- Makar Sankranti 2027: India 2027-01-15; USA (Eastern) 2027-01-14; USA (Pacific) 2027-01-14; UK 2027-01-14; Canada 2027-01-14; Australia 2027-01-15. Source: https://www.drikpanchang.com/sankranti/makar-sankranti-date-time.html?year=2027. https://getnitya.com/en/festivals/makar-sankranti/
- Pongal 2027: India 2027-01-14 to 2027-01-17; USA (Eastern) 2027-01-13 to 2027-01-16; USA (Pacific) 2027-01-13 to 2027-01-16; UK 2027-01-13 to 2027-01-16; Canada 2027-01-13 to 2027-01-16; Australia 2027-01-14 to 2027-01-17. Source: https://www.drikpanchang.com/festivals/pongal/thai-pongal-date-time.html?year=2027. https://getnitya.com/en/festivals/pongal/
- Ram Navami 2027: India 2027-04-15; USA (Eastern) 2027-04-14; USA (Pacific) 2027-04-14; UK 2027-04-14; Canada 2027-04-14; Australia 2027-04-15. Source: https://www.drikpanchang.com/dashavatara/rama-navami/rama-navami-date-time.html?year=2027. https://getnitya.com/en/festivals/ram-navami/
- Ratha Saptami 2027: India 2027-02-13; USA (Eastern) 2027-02-13; USA (Pacific) 2027-02-13; UK 2027-02-13; Canada 2027-02-13; Australia 2027-02-14. Source: https://www.drikpanchang.com/festivals/ratha-saptami/ratha-saptami-date-time.html?year=2027. https://getnitya.com/en/festivals/ratha-saptami/
- Sharad Navratri 2026: India 2026-10-11 to 2026-10-19; USA (Eastern) 2026-10-11 to 2026-10-19; USA (Pacific) 2026-10-11 to 2026-10-19; UK 2026-10-11 to 2026-10-19; Canada 2026-10-11 to 2026-10-19; Australia 2026-10-11 to 2026-10-19. Source: https://www.drikpanchang.com/navratri/ashwin-shardiya-navratri-dates.html?year=2026. https://getnitya.com/en/festivals/sharad-navratri/
- Thaipusam 2027: India 2027-01-22; USA (Eastern) 2027-01-22; USA (Pacific) 2027-01-22; UK 2027-01-22; Canada 2027-01-22; Australia 2027-01-22. Source: https://www.drikpanchang.com/festivals/thaipusam/tamil-thaipusam-date.html?year=2027. https://getnitya.com/en/festivals/thaipusam/
- Tulsi Vivah 2026: India 2026-11-21; USA (Eastern) 2026-11-21; USA (Pacific) 2026-11-21; UK 2026-11-21; Canada 2026-11-21; Australia 2026-11-22. Source: https://www.drikpanchang.com/festivals/tulasi-vivah/tulasi-vivah-date-time.html?year=2026. https://getnitya.com/en/festivals/tulsi-vivah/
- Ugadi 2027: India 2027-04-07; USA (Eastern) 2027-04-07; USA (Pacific) 2027-04-07; UK 2027-04-07; Canada 2027-04-07; Australia 2027-04-08. Source: https://www.drikpanchang.com/telugu/festivals/ugadi/ugadi-newyear-date.html?year=2027. https://getnitya.com/en/festivals/ugadi/
- Vaikuntha Ekadashi 2026: India 2026-12-20; USA (Eastern) 2026-12-20; USA (Pacific) 2026-12-20; UK 2026-12-20; Canada 2026-12-20; Australia 2026-12-20. Source: https://www.drikpanchang.com/ekadashis/vaikuntha/vaikuntha-ekadashi-date-time.html?year=2026. https://getnitya.com/en/festivals/vaikuntha-ekadashi/
- Varalakshmi Vratam 2027: India 2027-08-13. Source: https://www.drikpanchang.com/festivals/varalakshmi-vratam/varalakshmi-vratam-date-time.html?year=2027. https://getnitya.com/en/festivals/varalakshmi-vratam/
- Vivah Panchami 2026: India 2026-12-14; USA (Eastern) 2026-12-13; USA (Pacific) 2026-12-13; UK 2026-12-14; Canada 2026-12-13; Australia 2026-12-14. Source: https://www.drikpanchang.com/festivals/vivah-panchami/vivah-panchami-date-time.html?year=2026. https://getnitya.com/en/festivals/vivah-panchami/