Attippuzhakkavu Bhagavathy temple is located on Aluva - Paravoor Road at Veliyathunadu in Ernakulam district, Kerala. The shrine is dedicated to Goddess Bhagavathy. The annual temple festival is held in Malayalam Meena Masam (March – April) and is famous as the Meena Bharani festival. This is a small temple with a chuttambalam, namaskara mandapam, shrines of upa devatas and chathura sreekovil. Aal Thookam is the main highlight of the annual festival. It is held during the Meena Bharani festival. The annual festival is famous for various performing art forms of Kerala and melam. Shaketya rituals and poojas are part of the festival. Ezhunnallathu atop caparisoned elephant is part of the festivities. The shrine also observes Navratri with Vidyarambham and Thrikarthika festival.

Keezhattingal Subrahmanya temple is located at Keezhattingal in Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala. The shrine is dedicated to Murugan or Subrahmanya. The temple observes the annual festival in Meena Masam (March – April). This is a beautiful Kerala traditional temple with a nalambalam, namaskara mandapam, kodimaram (flag pole) and shrines of upa devatas. The shrine has a chathura sreekovil. Kollampuzha River flows nearby. The annual festival is famous for abhishekam and various Murugan temple rituals and pujas. Kavadiyattam, performing art forms of Kerala and melam are part of the annual festival. The temple also performs Shoolam Kuthal ritual. The shrine also observes Thaipooyam and Skanda Sashti festival.

Kallara Thumbodu Mudippura Bhadrakali temple is located at Thumbodu Kallara near Mithirmala in Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala. The temple is dedicated to Goddess Bhadrakali. The annual festival in the temple is held in Malayalam Meena Masam. This is small colorful temple with a chathura sreekovil. There are shrines of upa devatas. The annual festival in the temple is famous for rare and unique Bhadrakali temple rituals and pujas. Kerala temple art forms and melam are part of the festival. The shrine also observes Pongala ritual and is attended by thousands of women devotees.

Arackal Devi temple is located at Chavara in Kollam district, Kerala. The temple is dedicated to Goddess Bhagavathy or Devi. The annual Malakuda festival in the temple is held in Meena Masam (March – April). The sankalpam of Bhagavathy in the temple is that of Goddess Bhadrakali. This is a small temple with a chathura sreekovil. There are separate small shrines of upa devatas. The temple has a mudippura. The annual festival is famous for rare Kali temple pujas and rituals. The shrine is beautifully decorated for the annual event. The shrine also observes Pongala, Navratri and Thrikarthika festival.

Adichanalloor Perumalkunnu Mahavishnu temple is located on Ithikkara - Ayoor Road, Adichanalloor in Kollam district, Kerala. The shrine is dedicated to Bhagwan Vishnu. The annual festival in the Perumal Kunnu Vishnu temple is held in Malayalam Meena Masam. The most important day is the Thiruvonam nakshatra in Meenam month. The temple has a round sanctum sanctorum – vatta sreekovil. The temple has a chathur bahu murti (four hands) of Bhagavan Vishnu in standing posture. The shrine has namaskara mandapam and shrines of upa devatas. The annual festival is noted for Vaishnava rituals and pujas including abhishekam, pushpanjali, niramala, vakacharthu etc. The shrine observes Vishnu, Thiruvonam and Mandala Kalam.

Ponmeri Shiva Temple is located at Ponmeri near Vadakara in Kozhikode district, Kerala. The temple is dedicated to Mahadeva – Shiva. The shrine has Brahma as an upa devata. Temples dedicated Brahma are very rare. The Shivratri festival is an important occasion at Ponmeri Shiva Temple. The 8-day annual festival in the temple begins on Rohini Nakshatra in Makaram month. The deity worshipped in the temple is fondly known as Thiyyannur Appan. The temple has a three tier sanctum sanctorum – moonu nila sreekovil. The darshan of the Shivling is towards east. There is a huge pond in front of the shrine. A beautiful chuttambalam, kodimaram and namaskara mandapam are part of the huge temple. Mural paintings can be seen on the walls of the sreekovil. Sankalpam of Shiva worshipped here is that of Shiva who has left Daksha yagna after the death of Goddess Sati. The Upa Devatas worshipped in the temple are Vishnu, Brahma, Ganapathy, Bhagavathi, Shankaranarayana, Surya, Bhootha Thevar, Ayyappa or

Elamadu Pullunni Vishnu temple is located at Elamadu in Kollam district, Kerala. The temple is dedicated to Bhagavan Vishnu. The annual festival in the temple is held in Malayalam Meena Masam (March – April). This is a small Kerala style temple with a Chathura sreekovil. The temple has separate shrines of Upa devatas. The annual festival is famous for Vaishnava pujas and rituals. Colorful procession, melam, performing art forms of Kerala, kavadi, ezhunnallathu etc are part of the annual festival. The shrine observes Vishu, Vidyarambham, Ayilyam nakshatra in Thula masam and Mandala Kalam.

Andoor Mahavishnu temple is located at Andur near Valakom in Kollam district, Kerala. The shrine is dedicated to Vishnu Bhagavan. The annual festival in the temple is held in Meena Masam (March – April). This is a beautiful Kerala style temple and the deity faces west. The temple has a chathura sreekovil, nalambalam, namaskara mandapam and various shrines of upa devatas. There is a huge peepal tree in front of the shrine. The shrine also has a huge pond. The annual festival in the temple is famous for various Vaishnava rituals and pujas. Ezhunnallathu, melam, and traditional performing art forms of Kerala are part of the annual festival. The shrine observes Vishu and Thiruvonam.

Akalur Bhagavathi temple is located at Akalur near Lakkidi Perur and Pathiripala in Palakkad district, Kerala. Akalurkavu is dedicated to Goddess Bhagavathy. The annual festival in the temple is held in Meena Masam. Prathishta dinam in the temple is also observed in Malayalam Meenam month. This is a beautiful Kerala style temple with a chathura sreekovil. The temple has a kodimaram or flagpole, chuttambalam and shrines of upa devatas. The annual festival in the temple is famous for Tholpavakoothu. More than a dozen elephants participate in the pooram festival. Kudamattam is held and along Panchavadyam. The annual festival is also famous for Kerala temple art forms, other melams, ezhunnallathu and colorful processions. Huge effigies and beautiful lighting are part of the annual festival. The shrine also observes Navratri and Thrikarthika festivals.

Iringath Kupperikavu temple is located at Iringath near Meppayur in in Kozhikode district, Kerala. Kupperi kavu temple is dedicated to Goddess Bhagavathy. The annual Chomappan varavu festival at Kupperi Kavu is held in Meena Masam. This is small typical Bhagavathy temple that one sees in many areas of Kozhikode region. The annual festival in the temple is famous for a colorful procession with melam and pujas and rituals. The annual festival is famous for Thalappoli for two days - the first day festivities is known as Cheriya Thalappoli. Valakam koodal is another important ritual during the annual festival.  The annual pratishta festival in the temple is held in malayalam Edava masam (May - June).

Channankara Durga Bhagavathy temple is located on Kazhakootam Channankara Kadinamkulam Road at Channankara in Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala. The temple is dedicated to Goddess Bhagavathy. The 7-day annual festival in the temple is held in Meena Masam and coincides with the Meena Bharani day. The shrine has a chathura sreekovil. There are two other upa devata shrines here. There are no other major temple structures. The annual festival is famous for various traditional art forms of Kerala and melam. Ezhunnallathu, kodimaram procession etc are part of the festival. The shrine observes the annual Navratri festival in Thulam Masam and Thrikarthika festival in Vrischika Masam. The annual Puna Pratishta is done in Meda Masam (April - May).

Pozhikara Kadakathu Kavu Durga temple is located at Kadakath Pozhikara near Paravur in Kollam district, Kerala. The temple is dedicated to Goddess Durga. The annual Avittam festival in the temple is held in Malayalam Meena Masam (March – April). This is a very small temple with a chathura sreekovil. The temple has shrines of Goddess Durga, Bhuvaneshwari and several other deities. The murtis worshipped in the temple are very old but the out structures are comparatively new. The upa devatas here include Ganapathy, Madan and Nagas. The shrine is located near a beautiful location and is surrounded by Paravur Lake.

Andalur Mullapram Bhagavathy temple is located at Andalur near Palayad in Kannur district, Kerala. The temple is dedicated to Goddess Bhagavathy or Devi. The annual Thalappoli festival in the temple is held in Malayalam Meena Masam (March – April). This is a very small temple with a chathura sreekovil. There are some huge trees around the temple. The temple observes various rituals associated with Bhagavathy temples in Kannur region of Kerala. The annual Thalappoli ritual is famous for melam, lamps and participation of women and children.

Kanhirode Theru Ganapathi temple is located at Kanjirode in Kannur district, Kerala. The temple is dedicated to Ganesha or Ganapathy. The annual niramala ritual in the temple is held in Meena Masam (March – April). This is a typical Kerala style temple with a chathura sreekovil, nalambalam, namaskara mandapam and shrines of upa devatas. The temple has a unique pond with steps on all four sides. The shrine observes the annual Niramala ritual with various pujas. Ezhunnallathu and procession are part of the annual festival. Vinayaka Chaturthi in Chinga Masam is another important festival in the temple.

Sreevaraham Mukkolakkal Bhagavathy temple is located at Sreevaraham in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. The temple is dedicated to Goddess Bhagavathy. The annual festival in the temple is held in Meena Masam (March – April). The annual festival is known as Ooruttu Mahotsavam and it begins on Thiruvonam nakshatra in Malayalam Meenam month. The swayambhu murti of Mukkolakkal Bhagavathy was accidentally discovered when a child who was playing in the vicinity accidently fell down and hit the murti. To the astonishment of the children, nothing happened to the child but the murti started bleeding. Soon, the murti was identified and pujas and rituals were performed. The present Mukkolakkal Bhagavathy temple is located at spot where the murti was discovered. The sankalpam of Bhagavathy here is that of Goddess Parvati. The temple has a chathura sreekovil, nalambalam, namaskara mandapam and kodimaram (flagpole). The upa devatas worshipped in the temple are Ganapathy, Nagaraja, Brahmarakshas, Ma

The geographical concepts of Hindu Puranas developed from their nucleus in the Vedic literature, as typified in Nadi Sukta of Rig Veda and Prithvi Sukta of Atharva Veda. Traces of regions geography of India are first found in Aitareya Brahmana. Climatology, meteorology and geography have been treated in detail in Bhuvanakosha sections of Puranas. The term Bhuvanakosha is technical in its meaning and corresponds to the modern term ‘geography.’   In almost all Puranas, some ten to fifteen chapters are devoted to the description of geography. They are conventionally arranged and are reasonably authentic, except occasionally when mythology interferes with scientific treatment of the subject. Puranas like Vayu, Matsya and Brahmanda elaborately describe the climatic and weather phenomena. Puranic geography also includes astronomy in its scope. Similarly, Siddhanta works include jyotisha in the domain of geography. The term bhugola (round or oval earth) is first used in Surya Siddhanta, Bhu

Oonninmoodu Kottazhamvila Shiva Subramanya Devi temple is located on Onninmud Chirakkara Road near Ayiroor – Hariharapuram in Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala. The temple is dedicated to Mahadeva, Murugan and Goddess Bhagavathy. The annual festival in the temple is held in Malayalam Meena Masam (March – April). This is a small temple with three different sreekovils and shrines of upa devatas. The annual festival is famous for various Shaiva and Shaketeya tantric rituals and pujas. The festival also includes ezhunnallathu, melam, and traditional performing art forms of Kerala. The shrine observes Thaipooyam, Shivratri, Navratri and Thrikarthika festivals.

Hindu teaching advices a devotee to not to give too much importance to result or goal. We should be concerned more about the means not the end. Swami Vivekananda states that the great defect in life is that we are so much drawn to the goal. One of the greatest lessons I have learnt in my life is to pay as much attention to the means of work as to its end. He was a great man from whom I learnt it, and his own life was a practical demonstration of this great principle. I have been always learning great lessons from that one principle, and it appears to me that all the secret of success is there; to pay as much attention to the means as to the ends. Our great defect in life is that we are so much drawn to the ideal, the goal is so much more enchanting, so much more alluring, so much bigger in our mental horizon, that we lose sight of the details altogether. But whenever failure comes, if we analyze it critically, in ninety-nine percent of cases we shall find that it was because we did not

Kechery Parappukkavu Devi temple is located at Parappukkavu – Kechery near Eranellur in Thrissur district, Kerala. The shrine is dedicated to Goddess Bhagavathy. The annual pooram festival in the temple is held in Malayalam Meena Masam (March – April). This is a beautiful Kerala style traditional temple with a nalambalam, namaskara mandapam, kodimaram (flag pole) and shrines of upa devatas. The shrine has a chathura sreekovil. Like many temples in Thrissur region, the shrine is famous for its pooram which includes Panchavadyam, pandimelam and caparisoned elephants. More than twenty elephants are part of the annual festival. The festival is also famous for its fireworks. Traditional performing art forms of Kerala and unique pujas and rituals are part of the annual festival. Navratri and Thrikarthika festival are held in the temple.

Kanjikuzhi Eranjal Devi temple is located at Kanjikuzhy in Kottayam district, Kerala. The temple is dedicated to Goddess Bhagavathy or Devi. The annual festival in the temple is held in Meena Masam (March – April). This is a typical Kerala style temple with a kodimaram (flag pole), bali kallu, chuttambalam, namaskara mandapam and shrines of upa devatas. The temple has a chathura sreekovil. The festival is noted for unique Shakti temple rituals and pujas including abhishekam, and ashtabandham kalasham. Performing art forms of temples of Kerala, ezhunnallathu, melam and procession are part of the annual festival. The shrine observes various other Bhagavathi temple festivals including Navratri and Thrikarthika.

Muthupilakadu Sri Parthasarathy temple is located on Kottarakkara Sasthamcotta Road at Muthupilakad near Bharanikavu in Kollam district, Kerala. The shrine is dedicated to Bhagavan Sri Krishna. The annual festival in the temple is held in Meena Masam (March – April). As per history, the shrine was owned by Thrissur Ompilli Mana. Now the shrine is maintained by a committee elected by villagers. This is a traditional Kerala style temple with a kodimaram (flagpole), nalambalam, namaskara mandapam, and shrines of upa devatas. The temple has a chathura sreekovil. The sankalpam of Sri Krishna here is that of Bhagavan advising Gita to Arjuna. The annual festival is famous for effigies of Ox and Kuthira. Caparisoned elephants, melam, ezhunnallathu and temple art forms of a Kerala are part of the annual festival. The temple festival concludes with Arattu ceremony. Annual parayeduppu ritual is part of the festival. Sri Krishna Jayanti is another important festival in the temple.

 Tithi in Panchang – Hindu Calendar on Tuesday, 1 March 2022 – It is Krishna Paksha Chaturdashi tithi or the fourteenth day during the waning or dark phase of moon in Hindu calendar and Panchang in most regions. It is Krishna Paksha Trayodashi tithi or the thirteenth day during the waning or dark phase of moon till 1:58 AM on March 1. Then onward it is Krishna Paksha Chaturdashi tithi or the fourteenth day during the waning or dark phase of moon till 12:16 AM on March 2. (Time applicable in all north, south and eastern parts of India. All time based on India Standard Time.  Good – Auspicious time on March 1, 2022 as per Hindu Calendar – There is no good and auspicious time on the entire day.  Nakshatra  – Shravan or Sravana and Thiruvonam nakshatra till 4:16 AM on March 1 . Then onward it is Dhanishta or Sravishta or Avittam nakshatra till 3:18 AM on March 2 . (Time applicable in north, south and eastern parts of India).  In western parts of India (Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa,