PONGAL FESTIVAL BRINGS JOY AND PROSPERITY TO PEOPLE
Every state has its major festival and they celebrate it with much fanfare, joy and enthusiasm. Naturally, Tamil Nadu cannot be an exception when they celebrate Pongal every year in a fabulous manner. The renowned festival falls on 15th January this year, preceded by Bogi and followed by Mattu Pongal and Kanum Pongal. Pongal essentially […]
தீப ஓளி பிரகாசத்துடன் பக்தர்களை மெய்சிலிர்க்க வைக்கும் கார்த்திகை திருநாள்
கார்த்திகை மாதத்தில் தீபம் ஏற்றுவது ஏன் விசேஷமாகக் கருதப்படுகிறது. கார்த்திகை தீபத்தின் மகத்துவம் என்ன? அதற்கான அறிவியல் பின்னணி என்ன? இந்தக் கலாச்சாரத்தைப் பொறுத்தவரை, எதை செய்தாலும் அதை மனித நல்வாழ்விற்கு வழிவகுக்கும் வகையில், விஞ்ஞானரீதியாகவே செய்தார்கள். மனிதனின் நல்வாழ்வு, அவனின் உள்நிலை வளர்ச்சிக்கு உதவுவதோடு, அவன் முக்தியை நாடி செல்வதற்கும் வழிவகுக்கிறது. இவ்வகையில், விளக்கு ஏற்றுவது முக்கியத்துவம் பெறுகிறது எனக் கருதப்படுகிறது. ஏனெனில், நாம் பார்த்து உணர்வதற்கு, ஒளி மிக அத்தியாவசியம். நம்மைச் சுற்றி இருக்கும் […]
DEVOTEES AWAIT JANMASHATAMI WITH ENTHUSIASM
Janmashtami, popularly known as Krishna Janmashtami is the birthday of revered Lord Krishna which is celebrated with much enthusiasm and renewed vigour all over India in the month of either August or September every year. If we go by the Hindu calendar, auspicious occasion falls on the Ashtami or eighth day of the Krishna Paksh […]
DIWALI CELEBRATION TAKES PLACE WITH ENTHUSIASM
Diwali (festival of lights) is the biggest festival in India. Diwali is derived from Sanskrit and called as ‘Dipavali’ in south. The festival signifies the victory of light over darkness. Hindus consider Diwali as their most sacred festival. The reverred festival is celebrated differently in various parts of India. For instance, in South India the […]
సీటెల్లో స్వామిదేశికన్ తిరునక్షత్ర మహోత్సవం
నార్త్ కరోలినా రాష్ట్రంలోని ఛార్లెట్లో ఉన్న పరకాలమఠం, శ్రీ లక్ష్మీహయగ్రీవ సన్నిధిలో స్వామి నిగమాంత మహాదేశికన్ అవతార ఉత్సవాలను అక్టోబర్ 14 నుంచి అక్టోబర్ 23 వరకు వైభవంగా నిర్వహిస్తున్నారు. సీటెల్ మెట్రో ఏరియాలో ఉండే భక్తులంతా ఈ వేడుకల్లో పాల్గొనాల్సిందిగా నిర్వాహకులు కోరుతున్నారు.
August 31 – Pancharatra Sri (Krishna) Jayanthi
Sri Krishna Janmashtami, also known as Sri (Krishna) Jayanthi or Gokulashtami, is an annual festival that celebrates the birth of Lord Krishna, the eighth avatara of Lord Vishnu. Devotees decorate the floor with kolams (decorative pattern drawn with rice batter). They also draw the footprints of Krishna from the threshold of the house till the […]
August 30 – Munitraya & Vaikhanasa Sri Krishna Janmashtami
Sri Krishna Janmashtami, also known as Sri (Krishna) Jayanthi or Gokulashtami, is an annual festival that celebrates the birth of Lord Krishna, the eighth avatara of Lord Vishnu. Devotees decorate the floor with kolams (decorative pattern drawn with rice batter). They also draw the footprints of Krishna from the threshold of the house till the […]
August 28 – Balarama Jayanthi
Lord Balarama is worshipped as 8th incarnation of Lord Vishnu. The birth anniversary of Lord Balarama is observed as Balarama Jayanthi. Balarama was the elder brother of Lord Krishna. Lord Balarama is also worshipped as an Avatar of Adishesha, the serpent on which Lord Vishnu rests. Balarama is also known as Baladeva, Balabhadra and Halayudha.
August 23 – Gayatri Japam
Gayathri Japam is observed on the day after Shravana Pournami. This year, it falls on August 23. Brahmins in South India perform this ritual as part of the Upakarma and Avani Avittam ritual. This annual ritual involves the chanting of Gayathri Mantra. Yajur, Rig and Sama Vedi Brahmins perform this ritual on the same day. On the day, after the initial […]
August 22 – Hayagriva Jayanthi
Hayagriva Jayanti is an occasion where the appearance of Lord Hayagriva is celebrated. It is the birth anniversary of Lord Hayagriva, an incarnation of Lord Vishnu. The reason for donning and being reborn in this incarnation was to restore the Vedas to Brahma, which was forcibly taken away and kept away by the demons. It […]