Festival / Pandigai dates :
04.01.11 - Hanumath Jayanthi (celebrated in Kerela and Tamilnadu )
14.01.11 - Boghi pandigai
15.01.11 - Pongal pandigai
16.01.11 - Maatu pongal
20.01.11 - Thai Poosam
Wishing all my friends a Very Happy New year ..
Panchangam & festival dates - January
Festival / Pandigai dates :
04.01.11 - Hanumath Jayanthi (celebrated in Kerela and Tamilnadu )
14.01.11 - Boghi pandigai
15.01.11 - Pongal pandigai
16.01.11 - Maatu pongal
20.01.11 - Thai Poosam
Wishing all my friends a Very Happy New year ..
Gajendra Moksham story / Video
Trikuta was one of the beautiful mountain and in the forest there ,
lived a King of elephants named Gajendra. He ruled all other elephants in the herd. Gajendra , in his previous birth was a King named Indrayumna . He was a great devotee of Lord vishnu. One day, Agastya, a great sage came to visit the King , he did not welcome the sage with respect nor he did not rise up to greet him .The engraged Agastya cursed the
king to become an elephant and he will be wandering in the jungle ...
Thus the king became the Gajendra.
One day when Gajendra and all his herd proceeded to a river to take bath . Suddenly a crocodile which was living in that river caught hold of Gajendra's leg. Gajendra couldn't get away from crocodile and all its friends efforts to rescue him failed. The crocodile was more stronger than all the elephants put together.
The elephant and the crocodile struggled for a thousand years ..the elephant lost so much of blood and it began to get tired , although the crocodile's strength was still strong ..
Gajendra couldn't do anything and atlast he realised that only God can help him so he started to call out Lord Vishnu for help. Lord heard Gajendra crying for help and appeared on his Garuda Vahana. Pleased with Gajendra ,Lord Vishnu killed the crocodile with the Sudarshana Chakra and freed Gajendra. Gajendra offered Lord Vishnu a lotus and thanked him for saving his life.
The crocodile in his previous life was a King named HuHu in the Gandarva planet. Once, while enjoying himself in the water, he pulled the leg of a sage. The engraged sage cursed the king to become a crocodile.And he said that he will be freed by Lord Vishnu.
Ps: Have shared the youtube video of Gajendra Moksham , I couldn't find the english version ... if you can understand Telugu ...enjoy the video.
lived a King of elephants named Gajendra. He ruled all other elephants in the herd. Gajendra , in his previous birth was a King named Indrayumna . He was a great devotee of Lord vishnu. One day, Agastya, a great sage came to visit the King , he did not welcome the sage with respect nor he did not rise up to greet him .The engraged Agastya cursed the
king to become an elephant and he will be wandering in the jungle ...
Thus the king became the Gajendra.
One day when Gajendra and all his herd proceeded to a river to take bath . Suddenly a crocodile which was living in that river caught hold of Gajendra's leg. Gajendra couldn't get away from crocodile and all its friends efforts to rescue him failed. The crocodile was more stronger than all the elephants put together.
The elephant and the crocodile struggled for a thousand years ..the elephant lost so much of blood and it began to get tired , although the crocodile's strength was still strong ..
Gajendra couldn't do anything and atlast he realised that only God can help him so he started to call out Lord Vishnu for help. Lord heard Gajendra crying for help and appeared on his Garuda Vahana. Pleased with Gajendra ,Lord Vishnu killed the crocodile with the Sudarshana Chakra and freed Gajendra. Gajendra offered Lord Vishnu a lotus and thanked him for saving his life.
The crocodile in his previous life was a King named HuHu in the Gandarva planet. Once, while enjoying himself in the water, he pulled the leg of a sage. The engraged sage cursed the king to become a crocodile.And he said that he will be freed by Lord Vishnu.
Ps: Have shared the youtube video of Gajendra Moksham , I couldn't find the english version ... if you can understand Telugu ...enjoy the video.
http://www.riiti.com/2008-06-gajendra_moksha_the_story_of_elephants_king.html
Panchangam & festival dates - December
Hi all ,
I am back with my blog work ..same old reason ...My system was not working for the past one month ...Got my system back just 2 days before ..with full working condition , Hoping that my system works fine hereafter ...Will try to update this blog regularly ...Thanks for all your support and encouragement to write / learn more about Hindu
Subamuhurtham Dates :
I am back with my blog work ..same old reason ...My system was not working for the past one month ...Got my system back just 2 days before ..with full working condition , Hoping that my system works fine hereafter ...Will try to update this blog regularly ...Thanks for all your support and encouragement to write / learn more about Hindu
Subamuhurtham Dates :
- 02.12.10 - Thursday
- 09.12.10 - Friday
- 12.12.10 - Sunday
- 17.12.10 - Vaikunta Ekadesi
- 22.12.10 - Arudra darshan / Thiruvadirai
Saraswathi Ashtothram
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Panchangam & Festival Dates - October
Subamuhurtham Dates :
- 27.10.10 - Wednesday
- 29.10.10 - Friday
- 07.10.10 - Mahalaya Amavasya
- 08.10.10 - Navaratri begins
- 16.10.10 - Saraswati Puja / Ayuda Pooja (Navaratri ends)
- 17.10.10 - Vijayadasami
- 26.10.10 - Karva Chauth (Karwa chauth legends )
A break from blog work
Hi all ,
Very sorry for not updating , the blog post about the festival dates and about the festivals , which we are celebrating in this month ... The main reason being , my system is not working fine , and next we are going on a Summer vacation to USA for next two weeks and will be back on september 1st week ...will start updating my blog once I get back .
Meet you all soon.
Very sorry for not updating , the blog post about the festival dates and about the festivals , which we are celebrating in this month ... The main reason being , my system is not working fine , and next we are going on a Summer vacation to USA for next two weeks and will be back on september 1st week ...will start updating my blog once I get back .
Meet you all soon.
Aadi Pooram
Aadi Pooram is one the major festival celebrated in every Vaishnavite temples. It falls on the Aadi month , the fourth month of the Tamil calender , and on the Pooram star . This day is considered as Goddess Andal's Birthday , and it is also believed that Andal is the incarnation of goddess Lakshmi. Andal is one among the 12 Alwars , and she is a great poetess , who is well known for her works which include Thiruppavai and Nachiar Thirumozhi . Andal and all other alwars are the most famous devotees of Lord Vishnu.
According to the legend : It was said that goddess Lakshmi took Human form on this day . A Vaishavite saint named , Periyalwar in Srivalliputar , prayed to Goddess Lakshmi that he had no children ...One day morning when Periyalwar was ploughing his field , he found a beautiful child near the Tulasi plant . He took the child home and named her as Andal , and it was on a Pooram star day in the month of Aadi . Therefore this day is celebrated as the birthday of Aandal.
There is one more famous story realted to the life of Aandal , which goes like this : Everyday Periyalwar used to tie garland to Lord Vishnu and offer that to Lord. Aandal will wear the garland everyday before wearing to Lord Vishnu , which was not know to her father ...One day he found this and he made a new garland and took it to the temple , after doing all rituals and decoration to Lord Vishnu , he offered this new garland to Lord. But this new garland fell off ...Inspite of several attempts , Periyalwar was unable to offer the Garland to Lord Vishnu. Lord Vishnu , he himself came before periyalwar and told that he want to have only the garland which Aandal wored ..and he told him that she is none other than Goddess Lakshmi .
This Aadi pooram is celebrated in grand manner in Srivalliputur , Srirangam and in many other places and it is celebrated for 10 days . In Temples , all women offer Glass bangles to goddess and those bangles are distributed to all the ladies. On this day people will read
Lalitha Sahasranamam and Thiruppavai .
Aadiperukku
Aadiperukku is a festival celebrated on the 18th day of Tamil month of Adi (Mid july -August). This year it falls on August 3rd. This festival is also called as "Padinettam perukku" - Padinettu -means 18 and Perukku denotes rising. The aadi month falls during the monsoon season and in this month all the rivers will get filled by the rains . This festival is also a form of worshipping the nature. This festival is celebrated in Tamilnadu and it is a rejoicing for the people who live on the banks of the main rivers , tributaries and branches. People do offer special poojas to the river on this day. Hundreds of devotees , including newly married couple celebrate this festival and worships on the banks of the river . There is a belief that young girls who do this pooja , will be blessed with good husbands.
Mulaipari and Adi perukku : This is a very important ritual which takes place in every village for their village goddess. In villages , womens plants , 9 types of grains inside the eathern pot and on this day the grains will be grown ...they carry that on thier head and along with the goddess they go as a procession to the rivers and the grown grains is dissolved in water . This ritual is performed as a request to the village goddess for rain and fertility of the land.
And on this day women will float ahal villakku in the river , a belief that if the lamp stays floated for a long time , all the dreams will get fulfilled. Women on this day change their Thali saradu (yellow thread ). In case of newly married couples , the brides family invite their daughter's husband and gives the new clothes. On this special day various variety rice are prepared along with sweet dishes and after offerring the pooja to the river goddess they all will have it .
source : http://www.ammas.com/topics/Festivals_and_Celebrations/a152714.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adiperukku
Mulaipari and Adi perukku : This is a very important ritual which takes place in every village for their village goddess. In villages , womens plants , 9 types of grains inside the eathern pot and on this day the grains will be grown ...they carry that on thier head and along with the goddess they go as a procession to the rivers and the grown grains is dissolved in water . This ritual is performed as a request to the village goddess for rain and fertility of the land.
And on this day women will float ahal villakku in the river , a belief that if the lamp stays floated for a long time , all the dreams will get fulfilled. Women on this day change their Thali saradu (yellow thread ). In case of newly married couples , the brides family invite their daughter's husband and gives the new clothes. On this special day various variety rice are prepared along with sweet dishes and after offerring the pooja to the river goddess they all will have it .
source : http://www.ammas.com/topics/Festivals_and_Celebrations/a152714.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adiperukku
Panchangam & Festival Dates - July
Aadi month / Aashada month / Sharavan month : (Mid July - Mid August )
No major festivals falls in the month of July . Aadi perukku , Aadi Amavasya , Aadi Pooram , Varalakshmi viratham ... falls in August month . Will update about these in next month post .
Sathyanarayana pooja - Audio Format
Pooja in audio format :
check this link to hear in Telugu :
http://www.raaga.com/player4/?id=91906&mode=100&rand=0.20234942322807658
check this link to hear it in Tamil :
http://www.raaga.com/player4/?id=33333,33334&mode=100&rand=0.6882780904010848
To know more about sathyanarayana pooja and to read the Kathas :
Check here , Katha Part 1 , Katha Part 2
check this link to hear in Telugu :
http://www.raaga.com/player4/?id=91906&mode=100&rand=0.20234942322807658
check this link to hear it in Tamil :
http://www.raaga.com/player4/?id=33333,33334&mode=100&rand=0.6882780904010848
To know more about sathyanarayana pooja and to read the Kathas :
Check here , Katha Part 1 , Katha Part 2
Panchangam & Festival Dates - June
Subamuhurtham dates :
- 02.06.10 - Wednesday
- 03.06.10 - Thursday
- 04.06.10 - Friday
- 07.06.10 - Monday
- 11.06.10 - Friday
- 14.06.10 - Monday
- 17.06.10 - Thursday
- 21.06.10 - Monday
- 24.06.10 - Thursday
- 19.06.10 - Aani Thirumanjanam
Vaikasi Visakam
Vaikasi Visakam is the famous festival celebrated in Tamilnadu . It is this day , Lord Murugan , son of Lord Shiva was incarnated in this world to save Earth and to save the Devas , from demons like Soorapadman . The birthday of Lord Muruga falls on the Vaishakam star in the tamil month , Vaikasi (May- June). In 2010, Vaikasi visagam falls on 27th of May.
It is also said that Valli - Murugan (Kalyanam ) marriage took place on the same day .
Legend , according to Puranas :
Once Devas were driven out of heaven by demon Surapadman with the help of boons he received from Lord Brahma. when Devas were unable to defeat him , The king of devas , Lord Indra , went to seek the help of Lord Brahma. Lord Brahma was unable to help Devas , as he has given the boon to surapadman , seeing his severe penance ...instead he asked Lord Indra to seek the help of Lord Shiva . Lord Indra narrated the whole story to Lord Shiva , enraged Lord shiva , opened his third eye and the fiery sparks that came from Lord Shiva's eye , turned into six babies . Later Devi Parvati joins all the six babies into one and thus Lord Muruga was incarnated and vanquished the demons .
On this day , all devotees visit Lord Murugan temple at Thirupparankundram and Lord Subramaniaswamy temple. Devotees take out procession carrying Milk pots and some take Kavadi on this day . In Houses pooja are done to the idol of lord Muruuga and sakarai Pongal is done as the neivedyam. People read kanda shasti kavacham , Shanmuga kavacham
source :
http://www.palanitemples.com/english/vaikasi_vishakam.htm
http://in.ygoy.com/2008/05/13/vaikasi-visakam-the-festival-of-lord-subramanya/
Panchangam & Festival dates - May
Subamuhurtham dates :
- 02.05.10 - Sunday
- 05.05.10 - Wednesday
- 10.05.10 - Monday
- 16.05.10 - Sunday
- 19.05.10 - Wednesday
- 23.05.10 - Sunday
- 24.05.10 - Monday
- 04.05.10 - Agni Nakshatram begins
- 16.5.10 - Akshaya Tritiya
- 27.05.10 - Vaikasi Visakam
- 28.05.10 - Agni Nakshatram ends
Vishu / Malayalam New year
In 2010 , Vishu falls on April 14th . Wishing you all a very Happy New year .
To know more about Vishu , click here
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Tamil new year / Puthandu
Card Source : http://www.thisismyindia.com/free-e-cards/new-yearcards/tamil-newyear2.htmlIn 2010 , Tamil new year / Puthandu falls on 14th of april . This year it is called as " Vikrudhi year".
To know more about this festival click here .
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Panchangam & Festival Dates - April
Subamuhurtham dates :
- 01.04.10 - Thursday
- 05.04.10 - Monday
- 08.04.10 - Thursday
- 09.04.10 - Friday
- 18.04.10 - Sunday
- 25.04.10 - Sunday
- 26.04.10 - Monday
- 30.04.10 - Friday
- 14.04.10 - Tamil New year / Puthandu
- 14.04.10 - Malayalam New year / Vishu
- 25.04.10 - Madurai Meenakshi Thirukalyanam
- 25.04.10 - Kallagar Yethir Sevai.
Click the festival / pandigai name to know more about it ..will update more details soon ....
Rama Navami (24.03.10 )
Sree Raama Raama Raamethi
Rame Raame Manorame
Sahasra Naama Thatthulyam
Raama Naama Varaanane
Aapadaamapa Harthaaram Daatharam
Sarva Sampadaam Lokaabhiraamam
Sree Raamam Bhuyo Bhuyo Namaamyaham
The special prasadham made on this day are :
To know more about Rama Navami , check this link :
Panchangam & Festival dates - March
Subamuhurtham dates :
- 04.03.10 - Thursday
- 05.03.10 - Friday
- 22.03.10 - Monday
- 25.03.10 - Thursday
- 31.03.10 - Wednesday
Festival / Pandigai dates :
- 14.03.10 - Karadayan Nonbu
- 16.03.10 - Ugadi , Gudi Padwa , Chet - I -chand
- 24.03.10 - Sri Rama navami
- 29.03.10 - Panguni Uthiram
- Click the festival / pandigai name to know more about it ..will update more details soon ....
- If I have missed any important festival / details please let me know ...will make a change .
Suggested Spritual Reading
Recently I came accross an intresting book about Adi Shankaracharya from one of our blog follower , Lavanya (written by her great grand father in 1916, and republished by her grand father in 1971) .
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http://lavanyahariharan.weebly.com/age-of-sankara.html
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http://lavanyahariharan.weebly.com/age-of-sankara.html
Award Time
Happy to share an Kreativ Blogger Award , I recieved from my friend Padma few days back. Thanks a lot Padma and so kind of you to share it with me .This Kreativ Blogger Award comes up with some set of rules and here are the rules
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About Me :
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- very very friendly
- loves to blog
- loves music
- loves and nvr hesistates to learn new stuff
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Miracle in Kumbakonam - Shiva Temple
1265712287Cobra-doing-Sivapooja-during-Solar-Eclipse-1[1].pdf
check out this link for photos :
http://picasaweb.google.com/harshaanand18/Photo?authkey=Gv1sRgCMf57tav1-z03gE&feat=directlink
Large numbers of devotees witnessed a miracle of a Cobra doing Archana for Siva Lingam with Vilvam leaves. In Thanjavoor district of Tamil Nadu, near Thirunageswaram, there is a Siva Temple at Thepperumanallur. Here Vedhanthanayagi [Sakthi] with Viswanathaswamy [Siva] are the main Deities. In this Temple, it has been customary to do archana with Rudhraksha only. Yesterday morning, just before Solar Eclipse, at about 10:30 AM Sivachariar Satish, priest of the Temple,noticed a Cobra lying on top of the Siva Linga. The snake slowly descended from there and went towards the Vilvam tree which is the Sthala Viruksham- Holy tree of the temple. It climbed the tree and picked a Vilvam leaf and came back and entered the Sannadhi. It hissed at any devotee trying to get near it. It climbed onto the Siva Linga and opened it hood and dropped the Vilvam Leaf. This miracle was witnessed by all devotees who were excited. Then the Cobra went again and again to do the same repeated two or three times. As the news spread all over the village, hundreds of villagers rushed to the Temple to have the Dharshan of this event of Cobra with Siva.
The Priest explained "It is doing the archana during the Solar Eclipse time to wash off its sins".
[ Note: Vilvam leaf (Bilva Leaf) is holy and special for Siva Pooja]
News in Dinakaran - Dated: January 16, 2010
Panchangam & Festival Dates - February
Subamugurtham dates :
- 04.02.10
- 05.02.10
- 17.02.10
- 18.02.10
- 25.02.10
- Shivaratiri - 12.02.10
- Holi - 28.02.10
Thai Poosam
To know more about legends of Thai Poosam , check this link :
http://hindutradition.blogspot.com/2009/01/thai-poosam.html
Thai Poosam is the Hindu festival , celebrated in the Tamil month "Thai", on the day of the star "Poosam " and on the full moon day . The festival commemorates both the birthday of Lord Muruga and the occassion when Parvati gave him a Vel (lance) so he could vanquish the evil demon Tharakasuran. In the year 2010 , the festival falls on 30th of january.
Celebrations in Various places :
- In Tamil nadu , Palani Temple : Thousand of devotees flock to this temple and take Kavadi.
- In Kerala , Vaikom Udayanapuram Subramanya temple , devotees take Panchamirtha kavadi , Paal Kavadi , Bhasma kaavadi. In Karamana , Satyavageeswara temple , the Utsava moorthu is taken in procession. There is Nel Parai alappu or Nel alavu , as a ritual performaed for good luck and prosperity.
- Thai Poosam festival is conducted in grand manner in Srilanka , Singapore , Mauritius and Malaysia.
Ps : I am unbale to find the details about Nel parai alappu or Nel alavu . If anyone of you know the details , please do share with me .
Pongal Pandigai
To know more about Pongal pandigai , check this link :
http://hindutradition.blogspot.com/2008/12/pongal-pandigai.html
http://hindutradition.blogspot.com/2008/12/pongal-pandigai.html
Pongal is a harvest festival, which lasts for four days. It is celebrated accross India by different names. Pongal literally means, "boiling over". The Tamil harvest festival is celebrated with decorated cows, processions and decorative Rangoli. Pongal is a dish, which is a sweet porridge made from newly harvested rice and eaten by all, even the animals. Each day of this festival has a special significance and importance; however, it is celebrated more grandly and elaborately in the villages. The festival is celebrated for four days.
Regional Significance of Pongal :
The harvest festival of Pongal has its unique regional significance. The festival of Pongal is celebrated all over India on the same day, but has different names in each region. However, being a harvest festival, bonfires and feasts are the main thing common to all the celebrations of this festival. Almost all the states of India celebrate this festival with varied festivities including singing and dancing.
- In northern India, the festival is known as Lohri
- In Assam it is called Bhogali Bihu
- In Uttar Pradesh , Bihar , Karnataka it is known as Sankranti,
- In Andhra Pradesh it is celebrated as Bhogi,
Source : http://www.festivalsinindia.net/pongal/
Ratha Saptami
Ratha Saptami is a Hindu festival that falls on the Seventh day in the Shukla Paksha of the Hindu month Maagha (January - February) . It is symbolically represented in the form of the Sun god Surya , turning his chariot drawn by seven horses in a North -eastern direction. It also marks the birth of Lord Surya and hence celebrated as Surya Jayanthi . It also symbolicaly denotes the changes of season , spring to the start of harvesting season. The festival is observed by all Hindus and in all temples dedicated to Lord Surya. The symbolic significance of the ratha and the seven horses reigned to it is that it represents the seven colours of the rainbow. The seven horses are also said to represent the seven days of a week starting with Sunday.Legends :
Yashovarma , a noble king who had no heir to rule his kingdom. On his special prayers to God, he was blessed with a son. The King's vows did not end with this, as his son was terminally ill. A saint who visited the King advised that his son should perform the Ratha saptami Pooja with reverence to rid of his past sins. Once the king's son performed this, his health was restored and he ruled his kingdom well. In Mahabharatha, Bhishmacharya chose this day to attain Moksha.
Observances :
God Vishnu in the form of Lord Surya is usually worshipped on this day. In Households , they begin with a purification bath by holding seven Ekka leaves (in Kanada) , Arka leaves in Sanskrit, Jilledu leaves in Telugu, Erukku leaves in Tamil , along with Raw rice and woman add little turmeric powder along with raw rice and take head bath , While taking head bath , no oil should be applied .
There is a popular belief that offering Tarpanam to ancestors is highly beneficial , and some people perform tarpanam in the name of Bhishmacharya as he had no children.
Bhishmacharya never got married, by his own decision, as a vow to help his father. He is a "Akhanda Brahmachari", and that is why he did not have children.
Prayers are done for the Sun god and the pooja is said to be performed within one hour after sunrise.
There is a popular belief that offering Tarpanam to ancestors is highly beneficial , and some people perform tarpanam in the name of Bhishmacharya as he had no children.
Bhishmacharya never got married, by his own decision, as a vow to help his father. He is a "Akhanda Brahmachari", and that is why he did not have children.
Prayers are done for the Sun god and the pooja is said to be performed within one hour after sunrise.
In Vaishanavite temples , such as Tirumala and Srirangam , Ratha saptami is one of the important festivals of the year. One Day Brahmotsavam is held in Tirumala. On this day, Rangoli is drawn with coloured rice powder depicting a chariot and seven horses as symbolic of Ratha Saptami.
Other than Ratha Saptami , the most widely celebrated festival for Sun god is Makara Sankranthi / Pongal.
Panchangam & festival Dates - January
Subamuhurtham dates :
- 18.01.2010
- 21.01.2010
- 22.01.2010
- 27.01.2010
- ARUDRA DARISANAM - THIRUVADIRAI - 01.01.10
- Bhogi - 13.01.10
- Pongal - 14.01.10
- Kanu / Maatu Pongal - 15.01.10
- Ratha Saptami - 22.01.10
- Thai Poosam - 30.01.10
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