Vrata

Hindu festival for contemplation of self and Shiva

spring festival that celebrates the birthday of the Hindu God Rama

Indo-Nepali festival celebrated by Hindu women

thumb|Ekadashis are associated with the worship of the god Vishnu, patron of the Vaishnavism sect.

Ekadashi

Chaturmasya (; Pali: Catumāsa), also rendered Chāturmāsa, is a holy period of four months, beginning on Shayani Ekadashi (June-July) and ending on Prabodhini Ekadashi (October-November) in Hinduism. This period also coincides with the monsoon season in India.

a fasting day observed by married Hindu women

Prayopavesa (, , ) is a practice in Hinduism that denotes the death by fasting of a person who has no desire or ambition left, and no responsibilities remaining in life. It is also allowed in cases of terminal disease or great disability. A similar practice exists in Jainism, termed Santhara.

hindu occasion

Hindu festival

thumb|Savitri and Satyavan|Savitri is described as an ideal pativrata, depicted here rescuing her husband Satyavan's life from the god of death, Yama. Pativrata () is a term used in Hinduism to refer to the conjugal fidelity of a woman towards her husband. It also refers to the term used to refer to a married woman who is faithful and dutiful to her husband.