The Purana of Garuda
One of the eighteen major Puranas, told by Vishnu to Garuda.
A Purana known for its chapters on death, the afterlife and funeral rites, and also on worship and conduct.
Janmashtami keeps Krishna's birth on the dark Ashtami, ideally at midnight under Rohini. This article sets out the day, what the Garuda Purana prescribes, and which customs are later.
Maha Shivratri is the dark fourteenth night of Magha, kept with a fast and vigil. The article sets out the Shiva Purana's rite and which stories came later.
Full moon and new moon mark the two climactic points of the lunar cycle, one turned toward radiant celebration and the other toward stillness and ancestors.
The Sapta Puri are the seven Puranic cities, from Ayodhya to Dwarka, said to grant moksha to sincere seekers who bathe, dwell, and worship there.