Significance of Naraka Chaturdashi
What is Significance of Naraka Chaturdashi ? Naraka Chaturdashi is celebrated to mark the end of Narakasura named daithya or demon. It is celebrated on Ashwijamasa Krishna paksha Chaturdashi.
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Kumari Pooja
Kumari Pooja ಕುಮಾರಿಪೂಜಾ ಮಹತ್ವ -1 ಆಶ್ವೀನ…
Srinivasa Kalyana Story in English
Srinivasa Kalyanam Story in English “Srinivasa Kalyana” is available in Bhavishyottara purana and Skanda Puranam, Aditya Purana, etc., all written by Sri Vedavyasa Devaru. Why “Srinivasa Kalyana” is being observed twice, once in Vaishaka Shudda Dashami and once in Ashwayuja…
Mahalaya Amavasya in Kannada-ಮಹಾಲಯ ಅಮಾವಾಸ್ಯೆ
ಸರ್ವಪಿತೃ ಅಮಾವಾಸ್ಯೆ / ಮಹಾಲಯ ಅಮಾವಾಸ್ಯೆ *ಸ…
Narada Jayanti
Narada Jayanti (Vaishakha Krishna Dvitiya) Narada Jayanti is observed on the day after Purnima in Vaishakha. Deva Rishi Narada, also known as Narada Muni is one of the Prajapatis and also one of the 7 great Rishis. Some of the…
Kurma Jayanti – Koorma Jayanthi – Kurma avatar – Stotram
Koorma jayanthi or Kurma jayanti is celebrated on vaishakha pournami VAISHAKHA POURNAMI – KOORMA JAYANTHI: 18.05.2019 / Saturday: ************************************************************************* Koorma Jayanti is celebrated being the second incarnation or avatar of Lord Vishnu: – Kurma Avatar. Koorma means Tortoise and the…
Ekadashi Fasting – Meaning and Benefits
What is Ekadashi ? In the Vedic calendar called Panchang(am), Ekdashi is the name given for the eleventh (11th) day in the fortnight of the lunar cycle. It happens twenty-four(24) times in a year and each Ekadashi has a…
How to Perform Akshaya Tritiya Puja at Home
What is Akshaya Tritiya Akshaya Triteeya is the Yugadi Day for Tretaayuga (Kartheeka Shukla Navami – Kruthayuga Yugadi, Maagha Amaavasye – Dwapara yuga Yugaadi Bhadrapada Krishna Trayodashi – Kaliyuga Yugadi Chaitra Shukla paadya – Starting Day of Srushti) Akshaya Triteeya…
Significance of Akshaya Tritiya-Gandha Lepana Rayaru
Significance of Akshaya Tritiya .Gandha Lepana for Rayaru at Mantralaya Muhurthas (auspicious moments) are of two types – panchanga siddha (those which are derived from almanacs), and svayam sidhha (those which are auspicious on their own). It is common…
Chandramana Ugadi 2019
Y U G A D I or Ugadi : 06.04.2019 / Saturday :************************************************** Yugadi , beginning of the solilunar new year .Vedic new year : YUGADI : 06.04.2019 Chaitra shukla pratipada of Shree Durmukhanama sanvatsara . How to celebrate ugadi…