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Hanuman Puja at Night – Benefits and How to Do the Puja?

Hanuman Puja at Night is beneficial for those who are unable to get proper sleep due to various reasons including fear. There are numerous other benefits of the puja. Below are the benefits of the pooja and how to perform Hanuman puja at night. Benefits of Hanuman Puja at Night It helps in overcoming fear of ghosts and other harmful celestial beings. The puja is ideal for those who are unable to get sleep at night. It helps in defeating enemies. Ideal option for those who believe that bad things are happening in life due to evil eye or due to evil pujas of enemies or due to activities of jealous people. It is best option to keep out all forms of negative energy from house. How to Do Hanuman Puja at Night? The puja should be performed at night after 10:30 PM on the south side of the house. A red color cloth should be kept on the south side and painting or murti (sculpture or idol) of Hanuman should be placed on it. Light lamp using chameli oil (jasmine oil) mixed

Shri Gajanan Maharaj Prakat Din Utsav – Appearance Anniversary Festival of Shri Gajanan Maharaj

Shri Gajanan Maharaj Prakat Din Utsav is observed in Magh month. It is not the birth anniversary but appearance anniversary festival of the great saint from Maharashtra, Shri Gajanan Maharaj. The most important activities on the day are held at the temple dedicated to the saint at Shegaon. Shri Gajanan Maharaj Prakat Din Utsav 2025 date is February 20. Shri Gajanan Maharaj Prakat Din is the day when the great saint appeared at Shegaon. As per Gregorian calendar this happened on February 13, 1878. When people first saw the saint he had worn just a shirt, had a dry gourd as his pitcher, a clay pipe for his smoke and nothing else. He had an aura around him.Eyes were focused on his nose. He had the radiance of morning glow. He performed innumerable miracles during his lifetime. He helped the needy, the diseased and the unfortunate. His miracles also made the arrogant and egoistic people shed their wrong notions. The miracles performed by the saint is compiled in the book titled

Pradosh Vrat Benefits - Shiva Pradosham

Pradosh Vrat, or Pradhosham, is an important fasting day dedicated to Lord Shiva. Pradosha occurs twice in a month – on the 13th day (Trayodashi). Pradosh Vrat benefits are: The importance of Pradosh Vrat in Kali Yuga was narrated by Shiva to Sati. This was later shared by Sage Vyasa to Maharishi Suta. Rishi Suta shared it with Sanakadi Rishis for the benefits of all living beings in the universe. The most important benefit of the vrat is that it helps in overcoming all forms of defects and negativities in life. In Kali Yuga (the present age), Pradosh Vrat helps in achieving dharm, ardh, kam and moksha - the four purushartas in Hinduism. Peace and prosperity Early marriage – desired marriage. It helps in fulfillment of romance, love and marriage Liberation or Moksha Self realization. Shedding of ignorance. Victory over enemies. To overcome bad luck. To solve property related disputes. Please note that all vrat benefits happen when we follow Dharma and our desires

Thoughts On The Second Chapter Of The Bhagavad Gita - Swami Tyagishananda

These thoughts on on the second chapter of Bhagavad Gita is by Swami Tyagishananda. The second chapter of the Gita gives the essence of the whole text in two parts. The first part deals with the nature of the human being and the second with one’s mission in life. The first part says that the human being is not the body or the mind but the spirit. The second part points out that one’s mission in life is to recognise that one isa spirit after conquering the ignorance that covers one and the consequent ego and its appurtenances that obstruct the vision.   The first part exhorts the dejected Arjuna to use his intellect or cognitive powers to know his real nature. The second part exhorts him to live in the light of that knowledge. The Atman is the main subject of the first part and brahmisthiti or stitha prajna, the state of being established in Brahman or steady wisdom, is the subject of the second part. The first part deals with the intellect and the second part deals with the