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Vyeth Trayodashi – Vitasta Festival and Yatra

Vyeth Trayodashi is dedicated to Vitasta River , which is a holy river. The popular name of Vitasta is Jhelum and local people of Jammu and Kashmir call it Vyeth. Vyeth Trayodashi 2023 date is September 27. The popular belief is that Goddess Parvati appeared as Vitasta River on the day. The festival and yatra dedicated to Vyeth is observed on the 13th day of the Shukla Paksha or waxing phase in Bhadrapad month. People converge on the banks of the river and perform pujas and other rituals. They also a take a dip in the holy river. You can read more about the ritual here in this earlier article on the topic - Birthday of River Vitasta or Jhelum in Kashmir

Hanuman Prayers in Gujarati in Audio - Download Hanuman Prayers Including Hanuman Chalisa For Free

Hanuman Prayers audio in Gujarati is provided by the Salangpur Sansthan – Hanumanji Temple . The prayers are available for free download. You can also listen them online for free. The prayers include Hanuman Chalisa in Gujarati, Mari Naiya Ne Par Utaro, Bajarang Ban, Sundar Kanda by Lalita Ben, Dada Jamava Ne Avajo and Hanuman Arati. Link – Hanuman Prayers in Gujarati

Swami Chinmayananda Quotes and Teachings - 108 Quotes and Teachings of Swami Chinmayananda

Quotes and Teachings of Swami Chinmayananda (8 May 1916 – 3 August 1993) from various sources including books, talks, newspaper and magazine articles. This is a collection of thoughts and sayings collected over a period of more than 10 years. After carefully analyzing our weaknesses, the masters in the religious fields advise us to grow in strength and gain mastery over situations in life by living in harmony with them. The life of harmony can be lived by rising above our limited egocentric view of things and happenings, and expanding our mind to accommodate a constant awareness of the totality of the world, the entirety of mankind and the vastness and wholeness of the universal problems. When this total and consummate perception is developed and maintained, man’s individual problems sink into insignificance and absurdity. When man views his problems from a purely egocentric and individual angle without this vision of totality, problems assume exaggerated and enormous prop