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Agnihotra -

Agnihotra means a Divine worship done with oblations in Agni (Fire). The process of Agnihotra consists of making two offerings to the fire exactly at the time of sunrise and sunset along with the chanting of two small Sanskrit mantras. The offerings consist of two pinch full of uncooked rice grains smeared with a few drops of cow’s pure ghee. The fire is prepared out of dried cow dung cakes in a small copper pot of a semi- pyramid shape. Agnihotra is the most basic healing fire ritual (homam / homa / havan) from the ancient science of Ayurveda. Agnihotra is a...

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Know your Star, Nakshatra -

As per Vedic astrology star is the position of the Moon when you were born. 360 degrees of the elliptically structured zodiac, can be divided into twelve houses with each house being equal to thirty degrees. With further subdivision of the same into twenty seven nakshatras or star constellation, each of the constellations occupies a magnitude of thirteen degrees and twenty minutes.  Just as an individual takes birth under different rasis or zodiac signs governing the twelve houses, similarly the celestial presence of the twenty seven 'nakshatras' or birth star governs our birth. Lunar placement in natal or birth chart determines the...

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Ganesha Chaturthi, Vinayaka Chaturthi -

Ganesha Chaturthi or Vinayaka Chaturthi is celebrated with great devotion all over India. Ganesha Chaturthi, Lord Ganesha is worshipped as the god of wisdom, prosperity and good fortune. It is believed that Lord Ganesha was born during Shukla Paksha of Bhadrapada month. Currently Ganesha Chaturthi day falls in month of August or September in English calendar. This year Ganesha Chaturthi is on 22nd August 2020 (Saturday) Participate in Special Ganapathi Homam and Ganesha Puja on this year Ganesha Chaturthi -- Book Now! People bring home murtis (Idols) of Lord Ganesha and celebrate the festival by worshiping the Lord in a special way for a day and a half,...

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Jagannath Rath Yatra -

Jagannath Rath Yatra is a very significant festival for Hindus which is organised every year at the Jagannath temple Puri. This Rath Yatra is commemorated with colossal zest and liveliness at Puri in Orissa. The Jagannath Puri Rath Yatra is commemorated on the 2nd day (Dwitiya) during the Shukla Paksha of the Ashada month. This year Jagannath Rath Yatra is on 23rd June 2020 (Tuesday) This festival marks the annual visit of Lord Jagannath to the renowned Gundicha Mata temple. This is a very renowned festival all across the globe, as people from different parts of the world turn up to witness...

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