Brief description of festivals. Know the WHY, WHEN and HOW for the festivals.
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Janmashtami is the celebration of the divine descent of Absolute Brahm Shri Krishna to Earth in 3226 BCE , at the end of the Dwapar yug in the Saraswat Kalp . According to the luni-solar calendar, it's celebrated on the eighth day after the full moon of the month of
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Festivals are a way to dedicate even more time in doing Roopadhyan of God and Guru . That is why the ancient sages and seers started the practice of observing so many festivals. The following festivals are celebrated in most of the ashrams of Jagadguru Shri Kripalu Ji Maharaj including Bhakti
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Dhanteras is also known as Yamadeep. This festival is celebrated 2 days before Deepavali . Once demons and celestial beings churned the divine ocean of milk to extract ambrosia ( amrit ). This churning is called Samudra Manthan. The churning ended when Dhanvantri vaidya (doctor of devatas ) emerged from the sea with an
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Seeing the cowherd men busily arranging for a fire-sacrifice (यज्ञ ) to Indra, Lord Krishna humbly inquired from the elders, headed by His father, Nand Maharaj, the reason for all these rituals. Nand Maharaj explained that the great celestial being ( devata ) Indra is the controller of the rain. Rain clouds
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Although in our Sanatan Dharm , there is a festival on each day of the year, yet, of all the festivals celebrated in our country, there is none more auspicious and important than Sharad-Poornima. It is on this day that Raaseshwari Radha Rani and Shri Krishna showered the highest form of
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Makar Sankranti is a festival of Harvest. Hindus from all the parts of India celebrate it every year with great cheer and devotion. It is also the day when the Sun-god starts ascending. It is reflected in this Vedic verse, तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय। tamaso mā jyotirgamaya।
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Triumph Of Lord Rama Over Ravana "Dasha Hara" literally means the defeat of the ten headed Ravana. One of the popular Hindu festivals, Dussehra is celebrated with pomp and gaiety on the 10th day of waxing moon ( shukla paksh ) of Ashvin month of the Indian luni-solar calendar. The
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Hariyali Teej is celebrated on the third day of the waxing moon in the month of Shravan , 5th month of Indian luni-solar calendar. Due to India's geographic location, summers, especially in the northern states, are extremely hot. Temperatures in the Indo-Gangetic Plains are of the order of 45
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Shri Ram is the Father of all. On this blessed day, during the treta yug , The All-Gracious Lord Shri Ram descended on Earth in Ayodhya, India, as a child. He appeared into the family of King Raghu, who was His great-grandfather. His parents were King Dashratha and Queen Kaushalya. Unlike
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We should pay respect to the celestial Gods and Goddesses, as they are the governors of some special powers conferred on them by Shri Krishna. In addition, Shri Krishna dwells in everyone’s hearts. However, one must not ask them for any power, wealth or other material gratifications. Material achievements
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Diwali or Deepawali is the auspicious day, when Lord Shri Ram came back to Ayodhya after 14 years of exile. Diwali falls on the day of 'Amavasyaa', the no-moon night and there is darkness all around. The inhabitants of Ayodhya were dead without Shri Ram. They had no
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Sri Radha, who is no different from Shri Krishna descended on this day in the Holy land of Barsana, a small village in the state of modern day U.P. in India. The Supreme Divine Goddess blessed this Earth by Her birth on the auspicious day of Ashtami (8th day)