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Pongal the festival of harvest – pongal mattu pongal kanni pongal
PONGAL MATTU PONGAL AND KANNI PONGAL – INTERESTING INFORMATION 1. One of the important eatable items of this festival is ‘Sugarcane’. Though everyone admits that it is sweet, none will deny that the sweet-taste will not the same in the entire sugarcane. While the bottom is very sweet, the top of it is slightly salty.…
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Navarathri Festival
The nine-day festival of Navrathri, or Navarathri, in Hindu religion dedicated to the nine manifestations of Goddess Durga. Navratri 2011 dates are from September 28 to October 6, 2011. Sharadiya Navratri begins on the first day of the bright half of Ashvin or Ashwayuja [September-October] as per traditional Hindu calendar. Navrathri is also dedicated to…
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Astronomy Pancanga–The Hindu Almanac (DRAFT) "Time creates the sky and the earth. Time creates that past and the future. By Time the sun burns, through Time all beings exist, in Time the eyes see. Time is the lord of all." This verse from the Atharva-veda (19.54) expresses the importance of time in Hindu culture. In…
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Ganesh Chaturthi Festival
Ganesh Chaturthi also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi is the Hindu festival of lord Ganesha, the son of Shiva and Parvati, who is believed to bestow his presence on earth for all his devotees in the duration of this festival. It is the birthday of Ganesha who is widely worshipped as the god of wisdom, prosperity…
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About Paryushan Parva – Jain Festival
The Jain community like other communities throughout the world celebrates many social and religious functions annually. The superb Jain festival popularly known as ‘Paryushan Parva’ organized every year in the auspicious month ‘Bhadrapad’ of the Hindu calendar extends from the fifth day to fourteenth day of the bright fortnight. Two popular titles of this festival,…
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Paryushan Parva – Jain Festival
The Jain community like other communities throughout the world celebrates many social and religious functions annually. The superb Jain festival popularly known as ‘Paryushan Parva’ organized every year in the auspicious month ‘Bhadrapad’ of the Hindu calendar extends from the fifth day to fourteenth day of the bright fortnight. Two popular titles of this festival,…
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Happy Janmashtami
Wish you a very Happy Janmashtami. This is a festival which teaches us that we should believe in god and should always fight against the wrong. Let’s celebrate this festival by decorating lord krishna’s temple in our houses as well as our town’s temple. यदा यदा ही धर्मस्य, ग्लानिर्भवति भारत अभ्युत्थानम् धर्मस्य, तदात्मनं सृजाम्यहम् परित्राणाय…
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Naag Panchami Festival
Naag Panchamī is a festival during which religious Hindus in some parts of India worship Lord Naagas. The following Sanskrit mantra describe the names of Eight great Naagas: अनन्तं वासुकिं शेषं, पद्मनाभं च कम्बलम् | शंखपालं धार्तराष्ट्रं, तक्षकं कालियं तथा || On this day married women and the girls wake up early in the morning, take…
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Kaalsarpdosh Nivaran on Naag Panchami
In Shravan month, the Day of Naag Panchami is dedicated to the Snake god. The snake god (Naaga) is always seen around the neck of lord Shiva. So the festival also has mythological importance. Naag panchami has special importance for the horoscopes having Kaalsarp Dosha. Kaalsarp Dosha is formed when all the seven planets found in…
