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Shree Varad Vinayak Temple (Ashtavinayak)
Shree Varad Vinayak Temple : The idol of Shree Varad Vinayak Temple (Ashtavinayak) Varada Vinayak is a swayambu (self-originated) and was found in the adjoining lake in an immersed position in 1690 AD. This temple is said to be built in 1725 AD by Subhedar Ramji Mahadev Biwalkar. The temple premises are on one side …
Matsya Jayanti: The appearance of the goldfish
Matsya Jayanti : Is it easy for you to believe that the tiny goldfish which is liked by children and grown-ups too can swim for 432 years? Impossible, isn’t it? The average life span of a goldfish is somewhere between 10 and 20 years. The distance traversed by a goldfish during such a short duration …
Gudi Padwa: Navina Varsa (New Year) of Maharashtra
Gudi Padwa 2021 : “Maharashtra hai maha maha” is a very catchy line from an advertisement released by Incredible India to promote Maharashtra tourism. True to its name, this maha state celebrates festivals with much pomp and gaiety. With so much of splendour and fun surrounding the festivals, Marathi New Year has to be a …
Ugadi: The traditional New Year, Telugu and Kannada style
Ugadi festival 2021 : The Kannada/Telugu new year is celebrated on Padyami (first day) of Shukla paksha (waxing phase of the moon) in the month of Chaitra. We call this day as Ugadi and Yugadi in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka respectively, wherein, yuga refers to a year and adi refers to beginning. Thus, Ugadi/Yugadi marks …
Pray To Lord Venkateshwara The Protector In Kaliyug
Pray To Lord Venkateshwara Lord Venkateswara is another incarnation of Lord Vishnu. It is said that Lord Venkateswara has made his abode at seven hills to protect the mankind from the miseries of the Kalyug. As per the Hindu mythology, the creator dissolves his creation at the end of his night. The entire time span …
Dashavatar- The 10 Avatars of Hindu God Vishnu Part 2
While the avatars differ in each record of old scriptures, there are 10 most popular avatars – they are Matsya, Kurma, Varaha, Narasimha, Vamana, Parshurama, Rama, Krishna, Buddha, and Kalki. The first 5 avatars are mentioned in Dashavatar- The 10 Avatars of Hindu God Vishnu Part 1. Parashurama- Axed Sage WarriorAvatar Parashurama, the son of …
Shree SiddhiVinayak Temple, Mumbai,India
Shree SiddhiVinayak Temple, Mumbai as it was built with the humble prayer intention that all other women who are childless may enjoy the pleasure of a child on humbly praying to the Lord Ganesh. According to Hindu tradition Lord Ganesh is worshipped before any other deity worship as he is known to be the Lord …
Ganesha – The remover of Obstacles
Lord Ganesha is revered as the Lord of beginnings as he is the remover of obstacles. He is the patron of learning, intellect, wisdom and also known as Ganapti or Vighneshwara. Ganesha the son of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati mounts on a mouse and is having an elephant head. Lord Ganesha is associated with …
Why you need of pilgrimage and importance of it?
A pilgrimage is often a spiritual journey, but some pilgrimages deal with other kinds of devotion. There are many reasons of why people go to Pilgrimage sites. One obvious reason is travel adventure but many go for their devotional interest and wants to witness the miracles that happened in these places many centuries ago. We …
Importance of MahaShivratri and appropriate way to observe it
Lord Shiva is the most feared deity in the Hindu pantheon. Mahashivratri is also called the great night of Shiva as it marks the holy union of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati. Want to know more about the Importance of MahaShivratri? Please have a look on the article to get the most for MahaShivratri benefits. …
Pavan Puthra Hanuman is Symbol of strength
Pavan Puthra Hanuman is the son of Anjana and Kesari and he was born in the Benaras. The name of Hanuman has many histories. He is commonly known as the Bajrangbali and plays a central character in the Hindu Epic Ramayana. We can find his name in various other religious and mythological texts. This deity looks …
Makar Sankranthi,The Harvest festival
Makar Sankranthi, the harvest festival, is celebrated today all across India. The festival is known by different names in different parts of India (the most popular name being Sankranthi). In Tamil Nadu the festival is known as Pongal, in Gujarat it is known as Uttarayan, in Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Haryana it is known as …