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Ettumanoor Shiva Temple Timings – Opening Closing and Pooja Time at Ettumanoor Mahadeva Temple

Ettumanoor Shiva Temple is located around 13 km from Kottayam town. Ettumanoor Mahadeva Temple Timings is given in detail below. Please note that there will be change in opening and closing and puja time during festivals and other important rituals. There will be change in darshan time during grahanam or eclipse. Ettumanoor Mahadeva Temple Timings Morning Opening and Closing Time 4:00 AM to 12:00 PM Evening Opening and Closing Time 5:00 PM to 8:30 PM Important Morning Pooja Timings 4:00 AM to 4:30 AM – Nirmalyam 8:00 AM to 8:30 AM – Pantheeradi Pooja 11:00 AM to 11:30 AM – Uccha Puja Important Evening Pooja Timings 6:30 PM to 7:00 PM – Deeparadhana Please note that the there will be change in certain puja timings depending on sunrise time in the region.

Hanuman Jatra and Festival at Panaji Goa

Hanuman Jatra and Festival at Panaji in Goa is held in Magh month. It is the annual fair and festival at the famous Shri Maruti Temple or Hanuman Temple. The shrine is located atop a hill at Mala in Panaji. Hanuman Jatra 2025 date is February 7. The shrine is located atop Altinho hillock. On the festival day, hundreds of devotees arrive at the shrine from early morning to take blessings of Hanumanji. The shrine is decorated beautifully with leaves, flowers, lamps and light for the occasion. Special pujas and rituals are held on the day. Hanuman Jatra is held on Magh Shukla Paksha Dasami tithi or the tenth day during the waxing phase of moon in Magh month as per traditional Hindu lunar calendar followed in Goa.

Story of the Murti of Sri Ranganathaswamy Worshipped in Srirangam Temple

The murti, or idol, of Bhagavan Vishnu worshipped in the Srirangam Temple in Tamil Nadu is popularly known as Sri Ranganathaswamy. The story of the murti is associated with Brahma and Vibhishana, the king of Lanka. Legend has it that the murti of Sri Ranganathaswamy first appeared during churning of ocean or Samdura Manthan. Lord Brahma originally worshiped the murti. A king of the Ikshvaku dynasty did intense penance and attained the murti. The murti came into the possession of Bhagvan Sri Ram who was born in the lineage of Ikshvaku. Vibhishana, younger brother of Ravana in the Ramayana, asked for the murti to be taken to Lanka so that it can be worshipped there. Bhagvan Sri Ram gave the murti to Vibhishana who carried it to Lanka. On the way, he stopped on the banks of Kaveri River in present day Srirangam. He offered the noon prayers and was accompanied by the then Chola King. However, when Vibhishana prepared to leave and tried to lift up the murti, it was suddenly to

Dev Tambaleshwar Yatra at Vengurla – Shri Dev Tambaleshwar Jatra and Festival

Dev Tambaleshwar Yatra is observed in Magh month. The annual fair and festival at Shri Dev Tambaleshwar mandir at Vengurla in Maharashtra. The ritual and festivities  attract thousands of devotees. Dev Tambaleshwar Yatra 2025 date at Vengurla is February 9. It is considered highly meritorious to take blessings of the deity on the day. The shrine is decorated with lamps, lights and flowers. Dev Tambaleshwar Yatra is held annually on Magh Shukla Paksha Dwadashi tithi or the twelfth day during the waxing phase of moon in Magh month as per traditional Hindu lunar calendar in Maharashtra.

Adoor Pannivizha Peedikayil Devi Temple Thirumudi Ezhunallatu Festival

Adoor Pannivizha Peedikayil Devi Temple is located at Pannivizha and is around 6 km from Adoor town. Thirumudi Ezhunallatu is an important ritual in the temple. It is annually held in Malayalam Kumbham month. Adoor Pannivizha Peedikayil Devi Temple Thirumudi  In the ritual, Thirumudi, or a replica of the head of Bhagavathi with hair, is taken out in procession. Having darshan of the Thirumudi is considered highly meritorious. Hundreds of people arrive to witness the ritual. A fair and festival is organized during the period. Highlights are caparisoned elephants, melam, traditional performing arts, music and fireworks.

Thalassery Jagannatha Temple Annual Festival – Utsavam - Pujas For Solving Marriage Problems - Timing - Phone Number

Thalassery Jagannatha Temple is a famous shrine located at Thalassery in Kannur District in Kerala. The 8-day annual festival or utsavam in the temple is observed in Malayalam Kumbham month. The shrine is located around 4 km from Thalassery Railway Station. The temple is famous for performing pujas that help in solving marriage problems. കുംഭമാസത്തിലെ ശിവരാത്രി, മകരത്തിലെ തൈപ്പൂയം എന്നിവ പ്രധാനമാണ്. കുംഭം ഒന്നിനാണു പ്രതിഷ്ഠാദിനം. കുംഭത്തിൽ പുണർതം നാൾ മുതൽ 8 ദിവസം നീളുന്ന ഉൽസവം. സ്കന്ദ സൃഷ്ടി കാർത്തിക മഹോത്സവം പ്രതിഷ്ഠാദിനം ഭാഗവത സപ്താഹ യജ്ഞം തുടങ്ങിയവ ഇവിടെ കൊണ്ടാടുന്നു. Various unique performing arts of the region are performed here during the festival period.  Special pujas and rituals are held on all days. Hundreds of devotees visit the temple during the period. It is considered highly meritorious to take the blessings of the deity during the period.  The festival begins on the Punartham day in Kumbham month. The temple is an initiative of philosopher and reformer Sri Naraya

Who Am I? – Swami Vivekananda

Who Am I?’ In his famous paper on Hinduism presented at the World Parliament of Religions in 1893, Swami Vivekananda raised this issue thus: Here I stand and if I shut my eyes, and try to conceive my existence, ‘I’, ‘I’, ‘I’, what is the idea before me? The idea of a body. Am I, then, nothing but a combination of material substances? The Vedas declare, ‘No’. I am a spirit living in a body. I am not the body. The body will die, but I shall not die. Here am I in this body; it will fall, but I shall go on living. I had also a past. The soul was not created, for creation means a combination which means a certain future dissolution. If then the soul was created, it must die. . . . [which is absurd]. The Hindu believes that he is a spirit. Him the sword cannot pierce—him the fire cannot burn —him the water cannot melt—him the air cannot dry. The Hindu believes that every soul is a circle whose circumference is nowhere, but whose centre is located in the body, and that death mea