आरती · चालीसा · व्रत कथा
Traditional hymns and vow-stories linked to Shiva, Vishnu, Krishna, Devi, Ganesha, Rama, Hanuman, and Ayyappa. Texts vary by region; follow your family or temple custom.
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Shiva — aarti, chalisa & vrat katha
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Vishnu — aarti, chalisa & vrat katha
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Krishna — aarti, chalisa & vrat katha
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Devi / Shakti — aarti, chalisa & vrat katha
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Ganesha — aarti, chalisa & vrat katha
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Rama — aarti, chalisa & vrat katha
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Hanuman — aarti, chalisa & vrat katha
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Ayyappa — aarti, chalisa & vrat katha
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Sai Baba — aarti, chalisa & vrat katha
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Complete traditional aarti. The aarti that usually follows the Chalisa in North Indian Hanuman temples.
Complete traditional aarti. Tulsidas’s immortal stuti — the heart’s aarti of compassionate Rama.
Complete traditional aarti. Popular aarti of Mother Kali sung at Kalighat and Kali temples.
Complete traditional aarti. Maharashtra’s beloved Ganapati aarti — now sung across India at the start of worship.
Complete traditional aarti. Aarti of Goddess Mansa Devi, beloved seat of Shakti in the Himalaya foothills.
Complete traditional aarti. Beloved Shirdi aarti of Sai Baba — ‘Rahaavi’ / evening aarti tradition.
Complete traditional aarti. The classic aarti of Mother Amba–Gauri sung across North India.
Complete traditional aarti. Classic aarti of Goddess Lakshmi — Om Jai Lakshmi Mata.
Complete traditional aarti. Aarti of Mother Saraswati — goddess of learning, arts, and speech.
Complete traditional aarti. Aarti of Mother Gayatri — embodiment of the sacred Gayatri mantra.
Complete traditional aarti. Beloved aarti of Kunjbihari — Krishna of the groves of Vrindavan.
Complete traditional aarti. The universal North Indian aarti of the Lord of the Universe — sung for Vishnu, Krishna, and Rama alike.
Complete traditional aarti. Aarti of Lord Satyanarayan — form of Vishnu worshipped in the popular vrat-katha tradition.
Complete traditional aarti. Aarti of Mata Vaishno Devi — Trikuta’s beloved Shakti seat.
Complete traditional aarti. Classic aarti of Mother Ganga — Om Jai Gange Mata.
Complete traditional aarti. The most widely sung aarti of Lord Shiva — praising him as Omkara, the three-eyed auspicious lord.
Complete traditional aarti. The serene Sanskrit hymn that closes the sanctum at Sabarimala — Ayyappa’s lullaby of surrender.
Complete traditional chalisa. The most recited chalisa in the world — forty verses by Tulsidas on Hanuman’s strength, wisdom, and Rama-bhakti.
Complete traditional chalisa. Forty verses on Maryada Purushottam Rama — ideal king and refuge.
Complete traditional chalisa. Forty verses to Durga — the fierce compassionate mother who ends fear.
Complete traditional chalisa. Forty verses to the elephant-faced lord who removes vighna (obstacles).
Complete traditional chalisa. Forty verses in praise of Mahadev — destroyer of fear, giver of yoga and moksha.
Complete traditional chalisa. Forty verses honouring Vishnu as protector of dharma and refuge of devotees.
Complete traditional chalisa. Forty verses on Krishna’s leelas — from Gokul to Dwarka.
Complete traditional chalisa. A popular chalisa-style praise of Dharma Sastha Ayyappa for pilgrims on the path.
Complete traditional vrat katha. Nine nights of the Goddess — from Shailaputri to Siddhidatri — and the story of Durga’s victory over Mahishasura.
Complete traditional vrat katha. The fortnightly vow dedicated to Vishnu — fasting, japa, and listening to the katha of Ekadashi Devi.
Complete traditional vrat katha. The vow observed in the twilight hour sacred to Shiva, when darshan and aarti are especially fruitful.
Complete traditional vrat katha. The birth story of Krishna in Mathura prison — and the vow devotees keep until midnight darshan.
Complete traditional vrat katha. How Parvati created Ganesha, and why Chaturthi became his day of worship.
Complete traditional vrat katha. The birth of Rama in Ayodhya and the vow of joy kept on Ram Navami.
Complete traditional vrat katha. The appearance of Hanuman and the simple Tuesday vow kept in his name.
Complete traditional vrat katha. The 41-day vrata of black attire, abstinence, and ‘Swamiye Saranam Ayyappa’ before the hill darshan.