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The Kumbh Mela is one of the pious, sacred and auspicious festivals celebrated in India. It is held at four places namely, Nasik, Haridwar, Ujjain and Allahabad. In 2016, in the month of Chaitra, the Kumbh Mela is being held in Ujjain at the banks of pious river Shipra. It will start on 22nd April 2016.

As much as the year 2016 shocked us with break ups in Bollywood, it is compensating with some most unexpected weddings as well. Bipasha Basu and Karan Singh Grover met while shooting for the movie Alone, and decided to never leave each other alone after that! While it is going to be KSG’s third marriage, Bips would walk down the aisle for the first time on 30th of April, 2016.

Being in the limelight is not new when it comes to legendary superstar Amitabh Bachchan. But he was in the news in the first week of April 2016 for financial irregularities and having huge amounts stashed away in Iceland. Before this, he faced some allegations in the Fairfax controversy and the Bofors case in 1980. As per his horoscope his four important planets are placed in the eighth house. In Saturn dasha, he achieved super success and became a super star. All the four planets are now placed in the Sarpa drekkana.

Judging career aptitudes is one of the most difficult areas of astrology. Occasionally, a chart will offer a clear picture that makes it easy to see vocational direction. More often, however, it’s a mixed bag that defies simple categorisation. Nonetheless, by following some basic rules of vedic astrology ( along with some western ideas), we can catch a glimpse into the person’s probable areas of worldly engagement and by using some of jyotish `s unique timing techniques, we can predict when the most favourable periods for career advancement will be.

The main Bihu Festival is grandly celebrated in Assam around mid-April. This festival is celebrated in the spring season with an intention to spread happiness all around. This also marks the arrival of seeding season. This year Bihu falls on 14th April 2016.

There is a Horoscope within every name. Employing the knowledge of Astrology with Numerology allows one to analyze a name in a manner similar to interpreting a horoscope. The name indicates the energies that are the most dominant and energies that will be more obvious in important actions of life. This system of name analysis is called Acrophonology.

On the auspicious occasion of Harvest festival, people show gratitude towards God for a good harvest season. As per the Punjabi calendar, Vaisakhi is celebrated with pomp and fervour every year on April 13 or April 14. In 2016, Baisakhi falls on 13th April 2016 and coincides with Chaitra Navratri’s seventh day, also known as Saptami.

Navratri is a very big festival in India which occurs four times in a year. Of these four, the Chaitra or Vasant Navratri and the Ashad Navratri are very important. Of the many rituals of Navratri (they are more or less the same across both Navratris), Kanya Pujan or Kumari Puja is a very important ritual.

Mars also becomes retrograde on 17th April, 2016 in Scorpio. Sun moves to Aries, so now two planets are in exalted sign, Venus in Pisces and Sun in Aries. Retrograde Jupiter is placed in Leo with Rahu. Venus is recognized by love, romance, artistic disposition, pleasure, conjugal happiness, fine arts, luxury and bed pleasures etc and no affliction is visible on Venus. This combination of planet is unique in the sense that three major planets are in retrograde motion. Let us examine the love chemistry this week:

The month of April is a month of firsts – it restarts the cycle of zodiac signs as Pisces ends midway in March and the first zodiac sign Aries begins entering well into April. Therefore, the month of April sees a split between Aries and Taurus, the first and the second zodiac signs. Both are unique and polar opposites of each other. One is feisty, dynamic and headstrong while the second is lazy, grounded. Let us explore 10 unique facts about April-born individuals!

Lord Ram is the ultimate man, i.e. Purshottam. Ram Navami is a festival dedicated to lord Ram who was the seventh incarnation of Lord Vishnu who took the form of a human and took birth as King Dasharath’s first son in Ayodhya. Ram Navami is celebrated as Lord Ram’s birthday. In 2016, Ram Navami falls on 15th April.

Navratri is one of the most important festivals celebrated in India among Hindus. It occurs twice a year for nine days and is celebrated in honour of Maa Durga. During this festival, all nine incarnations or avatars of Durga or Navdurga are propitiated and honored. And like all other important festivals, Navratri too has some rules and regulations. One of the most important rules of Navratri is to not eat wheat and grains across nine days. Along with this, alcohol, onions, meat, non-vegetarian food etc. are prohibited as well.

The festival of cricket is back with yet another episode of IPL. We as a nation are cricket crazy and cricket is a religion which every one follows without any basis of cast, creed and bias. This is a sport which brings the whole nation together. At this point of time, everyone must have picked there favorite teams to win in this year’s IPL. Though the stars have their own logic, this year we have 8 teams participating with the addition of 2 new teams.

Navratri is a very popular festival in India. Celebrated four times, the Chaitra Navratri begins on 8th April 2016. The term Navratri means ‘nav’ nine ‘ratri’ nights and these nine nights are a celebration of Navdurga, i.e. nine forms of Maa Durga – the Shakti. To celebrate the Vasant or Chaitra Navratri in the best possible manner and appease Ma Durga, we bring you 9 Mantras for 9 days of Navratri!

India is a land of festivals. Of the 365 days in a year, 360 days have some or the other festival dedicated to it. From these, the Hindu New Year holds a lot of significance. The Hindu New Year is also known as Gudi Padwa which is popularly celebrated as a Maharashtrian New Year. This year it falls on 8th April 2016. To understand this day better, Gudi Padwa is also popularly known as Ugadi.

The tragic end of TV actress Pratyusha Banerjee put to her life sent shock waves throughout the country. What made such a good looking and successful girl take such an extreme step? Her birth chart also sheds some light on her state of mind and turn of events that must have instigated her into committing suicide.

Recently, 24-year old television actress, Pratyusha Banerjee of Balika Vadhu fame, ended her life by hanging herself. She ended her life abruptly and the reasons for such an act are being speculated on. Some say she defaulted on her loans. Her friends in the media claim her current boyfriend is to blame as he cheated on her. Some say it was the lack of work. Whatever the reasons may have been, a life was ended unnaturally. Suicide or attempting to commit suicide is one of the harshest truths we face in our society today. The reasons to take such a step are many – financial issues, mental and emotional depression, loss of loved one, prolonged illness, dissatisfaction from life, jilted in love and much more…

The Chaitra Navratras begin from April 8th, 2016 and the Ram Navami is on April 16th, 2016. All the nine days, the Goddess form of divinity are worshipped. It is said that people who worship during this period gain all the blessings from the divine in all aspects. Doing good deeds is the crux of all spirituality. You may choose to do a good deed a day and transform your life irrespective of planetary dashas. Karma is action, which is the direct sowing of seed.

Love and romance is naturally represented by planet Venus, which is exalted in sign Pisces this week. But coincidence of conjunction of Sun with Venus will add fire to your emotions and feelings. Retrograde Saturn is lying in the house of Scorpio ruled by Mars along with Mars. It aspects on Capricorn, Taurus and Leo, where retrograde Jupiter and Rahu is also present. Some have to control their passionate feelings expressed at a wrong place, as it may be counterproductive to some.

Will your stars favour you this week? Read your luck horoscope for the week below, based on your sun sign!