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Neerakathala Bhadrakali Devi Temple – Meena Bharani Festival

Neerakathala Bhadrakali Devi temple is located at Amaravila in Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala. The shrine is dedicated to Goddess Bhadrakali. The most important festival in the temple is annual Meena Bharani which falls in Meena Masam (March – April). This is a small colorful temple with a chathura sreekovil. The outer walls of sreekovil are full of sculptures and they are colorfully painted. The heavily decorated image of Goddess is taken around the temple to the accompaniment of melam on the head of the temple priest. Colorful procession and temple art forms are part of the annual festival.

Panayara Triporittakkavu Bhagavathi Temple – Festival

Panayara Triporittakkavu Bhagavathi temple is located at Panayara in Chemmaruthy near Varkala in Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala. The temple is dedicated to Goddess Bhagavathi. The 10-day annual festival in the temple coincides with the Meena Bharani day in Malayalam Meena Masam. The sankalpam of Bhagavathy here is that of Goddess Bhadrakali. This is a typical Kerala style traditional temple with nalambalam, namaskara mandapam and shrines of upa devatas. The shrine has a chathura sreekovil. A unique anakottil and kodimaram are part of the temple. The annual festival begins with kodiyettam. The Pongala ritual is held on Revathi nakshatra before Bharani. Urul Nercha is the most important ritual on Meena Bharani day. The festival concludes with Arattu procession with melam and caparisoned elephant. There are special pujas including Vrischika Vilakku in Malayalam Vrischika Masam. The temple also conducts special pujas and rituals on Bharani nakshatra day in Kumbha Masam.

Vaikarakavu Bhagavathy Temple – Festival

Vaikarakavu Bhagavathy temple is located at Vaikkara near Perumbavoor in Ernakulam district, Kerala. The shrine is dedicated to Bhagavathy. The annual festival in the temple coincides with the famous Meena Bharani day in Malayalam Meenam month (March – April). This is a small temple with a chathura sreekovil. The chuttambalam of the temple is beautifully decorated. The shrine has a namaskara mandapam and small temples of upa devatas. The annual festival in the temple is famous for mudiyettu ritual. The festival also includes ezhunnallathu, melam, and procession. Unique annual Shakti temple pujas and rituals of the region are part of the festival. The festival concludes with Arattu ceremony. The shrine also observes various other annual pujas and festivals including Makara chowa, pathamudayam, Navratri and Thrikarthika festival.

True Renunciation Means Giving Up Of Desire And Not Of Action

True sannyasa means the giving up of desire and not of action.… ‘To live in the world and not be of it’ is the truest renunciation as Swami Vivekananda truly remarks. So long as a man is swayed hither and thither by his senses, so long as he is lured by earthly objects, he can never hope to free himself from the yoke of misery. ‘Arjuna, shaking off attachment and being the same in success and failure, do your work, established in yoga. Preservation of the equanimity of mind is called yoga.’ (Bhagavad Gita, 2.48) Everything of the universe must be covered with Brahman (God); thus giving up the attachment to transitory things, live and enjoy your life, but do not covet anything of the world. — Ishavasya Upanishad. Whereas a man who is unattached to this world, who discharges his duties, indifferent to the results, who is neither elated by success nor cast down by failure, who has centred his mind on the permanent, will ever be blissful. No storm of circumstances can ever break the

Povathinchuvadu Devi Temple – Festival

Povathinchuvadu Devi Temple is located at Povathinchuvadu on Thiruvambady - Kodenchery Rad near Nellipoyil – Chembukadavu in Kozhikode district, Kerala. The shrine is dedicated to Bhagavathy. The annual festival in the temple coincides with the famous Meena Bharani day in Malayalam Meenam month (March – April). This is a small temple with a chathura sreekovil. The annual festival in the temple is famous for   ezhunnallathu, melam, and procession. Unique annual Shakti temple pujas and rituals of the region are part of the festival. The shrine also observes various other annual pujas and festivals Navratri and Thrikarthika festival.

5 March 2022 Tithi – Panchang – Hindu Calendar – Good Time – Nakshatra – Rashi

Tithi in Panchang – Hindu Calendar on Saturday, 5 March 2022 – It is Shukla Paksha Tritiya tithi or the third day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Hindu calendar and Panchang in most regions. It is Shukla Paksha Tritiya tithi or the third day during the waxing or light phase of moon till 9:30 PM on March 5. Then onward it is Shukla Paksha Chaturthi tithi or the fourth day during the waxing or light phase of moon till 10:03 PM on March 6. (Time applicable in all north, south and eastern parts of India. All time based on India Standard Time.  Good – Auspicious time on March 5, 2022 as per Hindu Calendar – Good and auspicious time on the entire day.  Nakshatra  – Uttara Bhadrapada or Uthrattathi nakshatra till 2:42 AM on March 5 . Then onward it is Revathi nakshatra till 3:28 AM on March 6 . (Time applicable in north, south and eastern parts of India).  In western parts of India (Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, north Karnataka and south Rajasthan), Uttara Bhadrapada or Ut