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Shri Dwarakadish Patotsav – Kankroli Dwarkadish Temple Swaroop Inception Festival in Rajasthan

Kankroli Dwarkadhish Temple in Rajasthan is one of the most important temples dedicated to Hindu God Dwarkadhish – Krishna. Shri Dwarkadhish Patotsav 2024 date is July 11. Patotsav is a sort of re-consecration ceremony held in temples in western and northern parts of India. In the ritual, a strip of garment tied on the head of a murti. The ritual re-invokes the Deity and is annually held on the consecration day. Legend has it that the murti of Krishna worshipped in the Kankroli Dwarkadhish Temple in Rajasthan originally belonged to Gokul in Vrindavan. To save the murti from the attack of mughal ruler Aurangzeb, it was moved to a village near Udaipur in Rajasthan. Finally, it was moved to Kankroli near Nathdwara during the 18th century. Today, the magnificent temple of Dwarkadhish Ji is located on the banks of Rajsamand Lake (Raisagar) in Kankroli. The Patotsav is annually held on the fifth day during the Shukla Paksha or waxing phase of moon in Ashada Month.

Thanks to Sanskrit Bharati These IT Professionals Find Joy in Conversing in Sanskrit

Nearly a dozen IT Professionals from the Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) in Pune makes it a point to converse in Sanskrit before lunch time. These techies join to learn Sanskrit as part of the Sanskrit Sambhashan Shibir (Sanskrit conversation workshop), organized by Maitree — a TCS unit for cultural and social activities — and Sanskrit Bharati that works for promoting Sanskrit as a spoken language. Indian Express reports The seeds of the workshop were sown during Pride of India, an exhibition organised in April highlighting the contribution of Sanskrit to science. “During the exhibition, Aashish Majramkar (co-ordinator and instructor of the workshop) showed his willingness to conduct a conversation workshop for those interested in learning Sanskrit. Manjarmkar, an assistant systems engineer with TCS, is a fluent Sanskrit speaker and had been associated with Sanskrit Bharati in the past. “To learn any language, we must follow the steps of listening, speaking, reading and

Kardam Shasti

Kardam Shasti is observed in the month of Ashara. Kardam Sashti 2024 date is July 12. The ritual is mainly observed in eastern parts of India . It is observed on the seventh of the Shukla Paksha of Ashar Month. There is only very little information of this ritual as it is only observed by certain Hindu communities. Note – If any of you have any information about this ritual please comment about it or write to us. If the ritual also has a different spelling please inform us.