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How To Perform Vehicle Pooja? – New Car Puja Procedure – Step By Step Guide

Vehicle pooja or vahana puja can be performed six days a week. Saturday is usually avoided. Here is a brief idea on how to perform vehicle puja. The step by step guide and procedure might vary slightly in some regions. Please note that new car puja is usually held in a temple by a pujari. But it is now common for people to perform the puja at home. Vehicle Puja Items Karpur - camphor Nariyal – Coconut Flower garland Kalash Jaggery or any sweet Sindhoor Ghee and Diya Water How To Perform Vehicle Pooja? The vehicle should be parked facing north, northeast or east for puja. Fill the kalash with water. Put chandan, perfume, a coin, small piece of supari and betel leaves. Keep it in front of the vehicle. Using three mango leaves the water should be sprinkled on the vehicle. Best is water of a holy river. If not available you can use water in which Tulsi leaves were put overnight. Mix ghee and sindhoor and make swastika mark on the vehicle. Put garland on the vehicle afte

Ongallur Ganapathy Temple – History – Festival - Offerings

Ongallur Ganapathy temple is located at Ongallur on Pattambi – Shornur road in Palakkad district, Kerala. The main deity worshipped in the temple is Shiva but the temple is famous for the Upa Devata murti Ganapathy or Ganesha. It is believed that Pratishta in the temple was performed by Naranathu Bhranthan. The Shiva temple has a circular sanctum sanctorum – Vatta Sreekovil – which faces east. Ganapathi in the temple faces west. The main festival in the temple is held with Kodiyettam on Uthrattathi nakshatra in Makaram month. The festival ends on Thiruvathira nakshatra. The Upa Devatas worshipped in the temple are Ayyappa and Nagas. The main offerings in the temple are Ottayappam and Karolappam. he temple in olden days belonged to Placheri, Tamannur, Palakkad, Karuthedath, Erandapurathukadu and Peramangallur Mana.

Karni Mata Story - Miracles Of Karni Mata - Why Her Followers Worship Rat?

Karni Mata (1387 – 1538 CE) whose original name was Ridhi Bai was born in 1387, in the village of Suyap, Jodhpur District, Rajasthan. She was the sixth daughter of maha and Deval Rai. As per the famous Karni Mata story, she led a life of righteousness, dedicated to helping the poor and needy. She became the patron deity of the rulers of Bikaner. Many miraculous deeds are attributed to Ridhi Bai; she thus came to be called, Karni Mata, meaning “one who performs miracles.” Today, she is famous around the world as her followers worship rats in her temples. Karni Mata Story - Miracles The story goes that when Ridhi Bai was born, her aunt was furious at the sight of this sixth daughter in a row, and tried to kill the newborn infant by striking her. But the aunt found her hands miraculously glued together. They were separated only when the infant Ridhi Bai touched them. When Ridhi Bai got married in 1416, she requested her husband Dipaji not to insist on the conjugal rights. Two years

Onamthuruthu Sri Krishna Temple – Festival – History

Onamthuruthu Sreekrishna temple is located at Onamthuruthu in Neendoor village near Ettumanoor in Kottayam district, Kerala. The main deity worshipped in the temple Bhagavan Sri Krishna. It is believed that the murti worshipped in the temple was the upasana murti of Pattyal Swamiyar. The 8-day annual festival in the temple ends with Arattu on Thiruvonam nakshatra in Medam month. The main murti worshipped in the temple is six-feet and is four-armed. There are two sankalpams regarding the murti one is that it is Balagopala another is that it is Bala Narasimha. The circular sanctum sanctorum (Vatta Sreekovil) faces east. The Upa Devatas worshipped in the temple are Shiva, Sastha and Ganapathy (all of them are seated in a single sreekovil). Goddess Bhagavathi is consecrated on the south mandapam of Nalambalam. Legend has it that the Prathishta in the temple was performed by Dharmaputra (Yudhisthira).

Mahalakshmi Ashtothram Lyrics Kannada PDF – Printable Varalakshmi Prayer

Mahalakshmi Ashtothram is the 108 names of Goddess Mahalakshmi, the God of money, wealth, prosperity and cleanliness. A printable format of Mahalakshmi Ashtothram Lyrics Kannada pdf is given below. It is an important Varalakshmi Prayer and can be chanted on Varamahalakshmi Vratha day. The file is provided by Sundar Kidembi of prpati website. Link – Mahalakshmi Ashtothram Lyrics Kannada PDF How To Chant Mahalakshmi Ashtothram In Kannada Previous night put few tulsi leaves in a copper glass filled with water. Wake up next day just before sunrise. Take bath and offer prayers to Ganesha. Wear neat dress and sit facing east. Drink the water with tulsi leaves. Chant the Mahalakshmi Ashtothram. To get desired fulfilled you need to plant and take care of 11 trees. You should also feed hungry people whenever you get the opportunity. The main benefits of chanting Mahalakshmi Ashtothram include solution to financial problems, luck in games and lottery, unexpected wealth.

When Perfection Becomes Madness

There are many among us who are extremely serious about their work and surroundings. Such people cannot ignore small errors and mistakes and they make a big issue out of matters that can be easily ignored. It is very much true that we should do our work properly, efficiently and honestly. However, the mad craze for perfection makes life difficult for themselves and those who connect with them on a daily basis. People who are obsessed with perfection are under the control of fear. Especially, the fear of losing and the fear of what other people will think. They worry too much about their dignity and social status. They worry about self-importance. They have too much self-respect. They have the wrong notion that things work because they are around. Such people are highly impatient and have high level of expectations. They do not bother about the feelings of others. Temple at Haranhall In Karnataka Such people always want to prove that they are better than others in their field.  

2 May 2021 Tithi - Panchang - Hindu Calendar - Good Time - Nakshatra – Rashi

Tithi in Panchang – Hindu Calendar on Sunday, 2 May 2021 – It is Krishna Paksha Sashti tithi or the sixth day during the waning or dark phase of moon in Hindu calendar and Panchang in most regions. It is Krishna Paksha Sashti tithi or the sixth day during the waning or dark phase of moon till 8:00 PM on May 2. Then onward it is Krishna Paksha Saptami tithi or the seventh day during the waning or dark phase of moon till 6:33 PM on May 3. (Time applicable in all north, south and eastern parts of India. All time based on India Standard Time.  Good – Auspicious time on May 2, 2021 as per Hindu Calendar – There is no good and auspicious time on the entire day.  Nakshatra  – Purvashada or Pooradam nakshatra till 2:02 PM on May 2. Then onward it is Uttarashada or Uthradam nakshatra till 1:17 PM on May 3. (Time applicable in north, south and eastern parts of India).  In western parts of India (Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, north Karnataka and south Rajasthan), Purvashada or Poorad