A unique Hindu temple of Sri Krishna dedicated to the concept of Valentine’s Day will be consecrated in April 2010 at Sholingur in Vellore District in Tamil Nadu (140 km from Chennai). The unique temple which tries to amalgamate the ideas of Saint Valentine and Hindu God Krishna – both synonymous with love – is being built by R. Jaganaath, a former food and beverages manager and the author of a book on cocktails. The temple will have murtis of Lord Krishna, Radha and a cow licking Krishna ’s feet. The Telegraph Calcutta Reports Jaganaath says St Valentine and Krishna make the perfect mix. 'In Hindu mythology, Krishna is the only god who is synonymous with love. During various phases in his life, he was loved by mothers, girls, the Yadavs and virtually by every character in the Mahabharat even though he sided with the Pandavas,' he said. The temple will measure just 36sqft but will have a 12ft-high tower, decked out with a flute and a sadari (image

Vijaya Ekadashi is observed during waning phase of moon (Krishna Paksha) in January/February. There is a popular story of Vijaya Ekadasi which is associated with Lord Ram’s search for Mata Sita. Vijaya Ekadashi Vrat Katha is listened to by those people observing the fast. After finding out from Hanuman that Mata Sita was at Lanka, Lord Ram, Lakshman and others started to think about an ideal way to cross the ocean and reach Lanka. But crossing the ocean was a near impossible task for them as only Hanuman could fly across the mighty ocean. Then Lakshman came up with the idea that there is an ashram of a famous Sage named Bakadalabhya nearby, he is believed to have had darshan of Lord Brahma, and he will be surely able to guide us.