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Puja of Tulsi Plant in Front of House – Do’s and Don’ts

Tulsi Plant, or Basil, is grown in many traditional Hindu homes on a raised platform. Today the plant is grown on portable or moveable Tulsi plant pots. The Tulsi plant should be placed where there is good sunlight. It plant should be ideal placed before a door opening to the east. The Krishna Tulsi variety of the Tulsi plant to should be grown for worship and puja purposes. The platform used for growing Tulsi plant should not be too small. The Tulsi plant should be always above the foundation of the home. You can grow more than one Tulsi plant in the platform at a time – this is because in some areas Tulsi plant dries during some season. So an extra plant will be helpful. You should also scatter the dry seeds inside the platform. The plant should be watered daily. Cow dung which has been sun dried should be used as manure occasionally. The small plants and dry leaves should be removed regularly. If you do regular puja to the Tulsi plant, then you light a lamp daily. The

A Different Pilgrimage – Documentary Explores Hinduism in Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Indonesia and Thailand

A different Pilgrimage is a documentary by S. Krishnaswamy of Krishnaswamy Associates and it explores the footprints of Hinduism in Laos , Vietnam , Indonesia and Thailand . The documentary traces the travels of Krishnaswamy and his wife Mohana Krishnaswamy across the above said countries in Southeast Asia . They explore the Hindu culture in these regions and Hindu temples that date as far as 1 A.D. You can watch trailer of a A Different Pilgrimage here at Youtube. A Different Pilgrimage - (109 minutes) feature length Documentary premiered at the India Pavilion of the Cannes International Film Festival in May 2010.. It deals with the impact of ancient India on South East Asia covering Indonesia , Thailand , Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam , produced by Dr. Mohana Krishnaswamy, written and directed by Dr. S. Krishnaswamy. Tracking Indian Footmarks - (in four parts of 25 minutes each) presents more or less the same content as A Different Pilgrimage in a different manner for an Inte

Kannada Kartik Masa 2024 – Kartika Month in Calendar in Karnataka in 2024

Kartika Masa is the eighth month in a traditional Hindu Kannada calendar and Panchang followed in Karnataka. Kartik Masa 2024 begins on NNovember 2 to December 1. Bali Padyami is observed on November 14 and is an important ritual during Diwali. Shiva Pradosham Fasting Dates in Kannada Kartik Masa are: Pradosh – November 13 Pradosh – November 28 Sankashtahara Chaturthi Vrata dedicated to Ganesh in Kartik Maas 2024 is on November 18 – Moonrise or Chandrodaya is at 8:59 PM – Indian Standard Time. 2024 Kannada Kartik Masa Shukla Paksha and  Krishna  Paksha Kartik Masa Kannada calendar 2024 Shukla Paksha (Waxing phase of moon) is from November 1 to November 15. Kannada Karthika Masam 2024 Krishna Paksha (Waning phase of moon) is from November 16 to December 1. Ekadasi Fasting Dates in Kannada Kartika Masa: Prabodhini Ekadasi – November 12 – Kartik Ekadasi – Tulsi Vivah Begins  Utpatti Ekadasi – November 26  Purnima in Kannada Kartik Mas