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Ramamangalam Kuzhupilli Kavu Temple – Festival

Ramamangalam Kuzhupilli Kavu temple is located at Ramamangalam in Kochi, Ernakulam, Kerala. The temple is dedicated to Goddess Bhagavathy. The annual festival in the temple coincides with Meena Bharani day in Malayalam Meena Masam. This is traditional temple with a chathura sreekovil of Bhagavathi. The temple has small upa devata shrines.   The shrine has special Naga worship area. The annual festival, which begins with kodiyettam, is noted for Tantric pujas and rituals. Procession, ezhunnallathu, and melam are part of the festival. The festival concludes with arattu procession. The shrine observes Ramayana Masam, Navratri, Ashtami, Navami, Vidyarambham,   Ayilyam nakshatra in Kanni masam, Mandalakalam and Thrikarthika festival.

Karumbukonam Mudippura Devi Temple – Festival

Karumbukonam Mudippura Devi temple is located at Sreekaryam in Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala. The annual festival in the temple is held during Meena Bharani day in Malayalam Meena Masam. The shrine is dedicated to Goddess Bhagavathi or Devi. This is an ancient temple but renovated as per modern requirements. The sankalpam of Bhagavathy here is that of Goddess Bhadrakali. The upa devatas worshipped in the temple are Ganapathy, Navagrahas and Sastha. The temple has a chathura sreekovil and its roof is covered with colorful sculptures. The upa deva shrines are decorated with sculptures. The annual Meena Bharani festival is famous for Tantric pujas and rituals especially certain unique rituals that are part of Thiruvananthapuram region. Ezhunnallathu, melam, traditional temple art forms and procession are part of the annual festival. The annual festival is also famous for Pongala ritual held on Pooyam day.

Elikkulam Bhagavathy Temple – Festival

Elikkulam Bhagavathy temple is located at Elikulam near Pala in Kottayam district, Kerala. The temple is dedicated to Goddess Bhagavathi. The annual festival in the temple coincides with the Meena Bharani day in Meena Masam (March - April). This is traditional temple with a chathura sreekovil of Bhagavathi. The shrine has upadevata temples, nalambalam, and namaskara mandapam. The annual festival, which begins with kodiyettam, is noted for Tantric pujas and rituals. Procession, caparisoned elephants ezhunnallathu, huge effigies of characters from Hindu puranas and epics and melam are part of the festival. The festival concludes with arattu procession. The shrine observes Navratri, Ashtami, Navami, Vidyarambham and Vrischikam Chirappu mahotsavam and Thrikarthika festival. The annual 30-tham (muppatham) kalabha utsavam in the temple is held on the last day of vrischika masam.

How Images Of Navagrahas Are To Be Made For Graha Shanti?

Graha Shanti is done in Hinduism to overcome afflictions caused by Navagrahas. Sage Parasara describes how the images of Navagrahas may be propitiated by worship. He prescribes the specifications or the images to be made for worship. The image of Surya is to be made of copper, that of Chandra in sphaika (a kind of stone), of Mangal in red sandal, Budh and Guru (Brihaspati) in gold, Shukra in silver, Shani in iron, Rahu in lead and Ketu in brass. Alternatively, the figures of the various planets may be sketched on a silk cloth of the colors ascribed to them – sun – copper; moon – white; mars – red; mercury – green; Jupiter – yellow; venus – white; saturn – black, rahu – dark blue and ketu spotted with the paste of sandal.

Perumon Theru Festival – Perumon Bhadrakali Devi Temple

Perumon Bhadrakali Devi temple is located at Perumon in Kollam district. The temple is famous for the annual Perumon Theru which is held in Malayalam Meena Masam (March - April). The shrine is dedicated to Goddess Bhadrakali. This is a small traditional Kerala style temple. The shrine has mural paintings dating back to the 17th century CE. The shrine has chathura sreekovil, kodimaram and other small shrines of upa devatas. Perumon Theru Festival The festival begins with the ritual of hoisting the wooden legs of the chariot. The chariot is nearly 21 feet. Pongala, Shakti temple rituals and pujas, kottipadi seva, pillavyappu, kuthiyottam, noorum palum, ezhunellathu and vilakkedippu are part of the festival. പെരുമൺ തേര് കെട്ട് മഹോത്സവത്തിനുള്ള പ്രധാന  ചടങ്ങു  തേരിന്റെ കതിരുകാൽ   നിവർപ്പാണ് . ദക്ഷിണകേരളത്തിൽ പെരുമൺ ഭദ്രകാളീക്ഷേത്രത്തിൽ മാത്രമാണ് തേരുകെട്ടി തേരോട്ടം നടത്തുന്നത് . ഇരുപത്തി ഒന്നേകാൽ കോലാണ് തേരിന്റെ നീളം . നാല് മരഉരുകളിൽ ഉറപ്പിച്ചിട്ടുള്ള ചട്ടത്തിലാണ് തേ

Kollam Anandavalleswaram Mahadevar Temple – Festival

Kollam Anandavalleswaram Mahadevar temple is located at Anandavalleeshwaram in Kollam town, Kerala. The shrine is dedicated to Shiva – Mahadeva and Goddess Anandavalli. The 10-day annual festival in the temple is held in Malayalam Meena Masam (March – April). The Shivling worshipped in the temple was consecrated by Parashurama. The temple is also one among the 108 Shiva temples in Kerala. The shrine faces west The entire Sreekovil is made using teakwood.   There is a nalambalam, namaskara mandapam, kodimaram, shrines of upa devatas and a temple pond. The temple also has murtis of Sri Krishna, Bhagavan Vishnu along with Bhudevi and Goddess Lakshmi in the main sanctum. The upa devatas worshipped in the temple are Ganapathy, Hanuman, Subrahmanya, and Naga Devathas. The Sri Krishna murti worshipped in the temple is that of Gosalakrishna. The ten-day annual festival begins with Kodiyettam. The important rituals that are part of the festivities include pallivetta, ezhunnallathu, kazh

Kumarakom Thekkumkara Ardhanariswara Temple – Festival

Kumarakom Thekkumkara Ardhanariswara Temple is located at Kumarakom in Kottayam district, Kerala. The shrine is dedicated to Ardhanariswara form of Shiva – half man half woman. The darshanam of Thekkumkara Ardhanariswara is towards west. This is a beautiful Kerala style traditional Kerala style temple with two sreekovils and two kodimaram. The shrine has namaskara mandapam, chuttambalam and small shrines of upa devatas. The annual festival in the temple is famous for Thudi Thullal and Kurathiyattam. Caparisoned elephants, melam, tantric pujas and rituals (Shaiva and Shakta) are part of the annual festival. The shrine also observes Mahashivratri, Navratri and Thrikarthika festival.

Vallikunnam Ellippakulam Vattakkad Devi Temple – Festival

Vallikunnam Ellippakulam Vattakkad Devi temple is located at Vallikunnam in Alappuzha district, Kerala. The temple is dedicated to Goddess Bhagavathi. The annual festival in the temple is held on Makayiram nakshatra day in Meena Masam (March - April). This is traditional temple with a chathura sreekovil of Bhagavathi. The shrine has upa devatha temples, nalambalam, namaskara mandapam, huge trees, pond and kalathattu. The annual festival, which begins with kodiyettam, is noted for Tantric pujas and rituals. Procession, ezhunnallathu, huge effigies of characters from Hindu puranas and epics and melam are part of the festival. The festival concludes with arattu procession. The shrine observes Vishu, Pathamudayam, Navratri, Ashtami, Navami, Vidyarambham and Vrischikam Chirappu mahotsavam.

Tripunithura Sreenivasa Kovil – Festival

Tripunithura Sreenivasa Kovil is located at Thekkumbhagam – Kannankulangara, Tripunithura in Ernakulam district, Kerala. The temple is dedicated to Narasimha Moorthi form Bhagwan Vishnu. The annual festival in the temple is held in Malayalam Meena Masam. The temple belongs to Kudumbi community which migrated from Goa. A powerful Salagrama known as Lakshmi Narayana Salagrama is worshipped in the shrine. This is beautiful Kerala style temple with a chathura sreekovil, namaskara mandapam, shrines of upa devatas, chuttambalam, two ponds and kodimaram. The upa devata worshipped in the temple are Goddess Lakshmi, Ganapathy, Shiva, Sastha and Nagaraja. The annual festival is famous for Vanjiyeduppe – traditional boat is used for the ritual in the temple pond. Unique and traditional Vaishnava pujas and rituals are the main highlight of the festivities. Caparisoned elephant, melam, performing art forms of Kerala and procession are part of the annual festival. The festival culminates with

Peruvanam Mahadeva Temple – History – Story – Two Forms Of Shiva – Tallest Sreekovil

Peruvanam Mahadeva temple is located at Peruvanam in Thrissur district, Kerala. The temple is dedicated to Shiva – Mahadeva and is one among the 108 Shiva temples in Kerala. The annual Peruvanam pooram is famous throughout Kerala. Mahashivratri is another important festival here. Three Shivlings are worshipped in the temple in two separate sanctum sanctorum or sreekovil. The main sreekovil is known as Irattayappan as two Shivlings are worshipped here. The main Shivling is 2 feet high and the second Shivling is 0.5 feet high. Both the Shivlings are worshipped on the same peedam or pedestal. The sreekovil faces west. The Goddess Parvati shrine here faces east. There are different sankalpams regarding Irattayappan. Some consider the deity to be Sankaranarayana (Shiva and Vishnu together). There are others who worship him as Ardhanareeswara (embodiment of Shiva and Parvathi in one single form) and yet others to whom He is Umamaheswara (Shiva with his consort Goddess Parvati). Madat

Edavattom Chermoodu Sri Krishna Temple – Festival

Edavattom Chermoodu Sri Krishna temple is located at Chermoodu near Edavattom in Kollam district, Kerala. The shrine is dedicated to Bhagavan Sri Krishna. The annual festival in the temple is held on Rohini nakshatra day in Meena Masam (March – April). A standing murti of Krishna is consecrated in the sanctum sanctorum. The temple has few shrines for upa devatas. The entrance of the shrine is adorned with vilakku. The important festivals observed in the temple are Sri Krishna Jayanti, Annual festival in Meenam month, Ramayana Masam and Vrischika Mandala kalam. The festivals in the temple is noted for Vaishnava pujas and rituals, procession, caparisoned elephants, temple art forms and melam and other temple music. Edavattom Chermoodu Sri Krishna Temple Pooja Timings Morning Darshan Timing is from 5:00 AM to 9:30 AM Evening Darshan Timing is from 5:00 PM to 7:30 PM

Vallikunnam Kannanpalli Devi Temple – Festival

Vallikunnam Kannanpalli Devi temple is located at Vallikunnam in Alappuzha district, Kerala. The temple is dedicated to Goddess Bhagavathi. The annual festival in the temple is held on Rohini nakshatra day in Meena Masam (March - April). This is small traditional temple with a chathura sreekovil of Bhagavathi. The annual festival is noted for Tantric pujas and rituals. The shrine observes Vishu, Pathamudayam, Navratri, Ashtami, Navami, Vidyarambham and Vrischikam Chirappu mahotsavam.

Shivratri Quotes – Thoughts on Mahashivaratri

Mahashivratri is a night of many possibilities. It is the darkest night of the month. Its very darkness is cause for celebration. Normally, we tend to resist darkness and opt for light. On Shivratri, however, darkness is venerated as the symbol of creation and destruction. The word Shiva literally means that which is not. That which is, is existence; that which is, is creation. That which is not is Shiva. That which is not means, if you open your eyes and look around, if your vision is for small things, you will see lots of creation. If your vision is really looking for big things, you will see that the biggest presence in existence is a vast emptiness. Just a few spots – which we call galaxies – are noticed, not the vast emptiness that holds. This vastness or unbounded emptiness is Shiva. When we say Shiva, we are referring to this vast emptiness of existence. It is in the lap of this vast emptiness that all Creation has happened. Our ancient prayers are not about saving

Pavaratty Venmenad Povvenkavil Temple – Thalappoli Festival

Pavaratty Venmenad Povvenkavil temple (Povil temple) is located at Venmenad near Pavaratty in Thrissur district, Kerala. The shrine is dedicated to Goddess Bhagavathy. The annual festival in the temple is observed in Malayalam Makara Masam (March – April). The west facing Bhagavathi shrine has a vatta sreekovil. There are other chathura sreekovil of upa devatas. Special festival day tantric pujas are held in the morning which is followed by Sheeveli. Three caparisoned elephants participate in the pooram which involves melam. Kavettam with traditional temple art forms take place in the evening. Later, small poorams from various regions in the area arrive at the temple. Pooram from Muthappan kavu arrive at night. This is followed by aivarkali and ezhunellippu.

Vettithara Pallipurathukavu Bhagavathy Temple – Festival

Vettithara Pallipurathukavu Bhagavathy temple is located at Vettithara near Ramamangalam in Kochi, Ernakulam district, Kerala. The shrine is dedicated to Goddess Bhagavathy. The annual festival in the temple is observed on Meena Bharani day in Malayalam Meena Masam. This is traditional temple with a chathura sreekovil of Bhagavathi. The shrine has upadevata temples. The simple annual festival more concentrates on various Bhagavathi temple rituals and pujas like abhishekam and kalasham etc. The shrine observes Ramayana Masam, Navratri and Thrikarthika festival.

Calming The Mind – Lake Example

Picture the mind as a calm lake stretched before you. See the thoughts that come and go as bubbles rising and breaking on its surface. Make no effort to control the thoughts, but watch them and follow them in imagination as they float away. Hold to the idea, ‘I am not the mind, I see that I am thinking, I am watching my mind act. (Swami Vivekananda) Hold fast to the idea, I am the witness watching my mind drifting. The mind is not I. See it as a thing entirely apart from yourself. Identify yourself with God, never with matter or with the mind. This mindfulness meditation is somehow calming and centering; the meditator is not whisked away by every thought. Correspondingly, one’s breathing becomes slower and steadier, and, in the process, the meditator gains a certain sense of detachment and self-mastery — a feeling of well-being that can be palpably felt. The meditator cannot help but notice that during the meditation there are two minds, as it were, operating: the observer mind a

Piravom Pallikkavu Devi Temple – Festival

Piravom Pallikkavu Devi temple is located at Piravom in Ernakulam district, Kerala. The temple is dedicated to Goddess Bhadrakali. The annual festival in the temple is held on Meena Bharani day in Malayalam Meena Masam (March - April). This is traditional temple with a chathura sreekovil of Bhagavathi. The shrine has upadevata temples, nalambalam, and namaskara mandapam The annual festival, which begins with kodiyettam, is noted for Tantric pujas and rituals. Procession, ezhunnallathu, huge effigies of characters from Hindu puranas and epics and melam are part of the festival. The festival concludes with arattu procession. The shrine observes Vishu, Pathamudayam, Ramayana Masam, Navratri, Ashtami, Navami, Vidyarambham, Mandalakalam and Thrikarthika festival.

Padinjattinkara Pattupura Devi Temple – Festival

 Padinjattinkara Pattupura Devi temple, or Pattupurakkal kshetram, is located at Padinjattinkara near Puliyannoor in Kottayam district, Kerala. Also known as Pattupurackal temple, the shrine is dedicated to Goddess Bhagavathi. Meena Bharani day which falls in Malayalam Meena Masam (March – April) is an important festival day in the temple. This is traditional temple with a chathura sreekovil of Bhagavathi. The shrine has upadevata temples, nalambalam, and namaskara mandapam. The shrine is located amidst green fields. The annual festival, which begins with kodiyettam, is noted for Tantric pujas and rituals. Ezhunnallathu, melam, temple art forms, dance and music are part of the festival. The festival concludes with arattu procession. The shrine observes Navratri with Vidyarambham and Mandalakalam and Thrikarthika festival.

Oyoor Keezhoottu Devi Temple – Festival

Oyoor Keezhoottu Devi temple is located at Oyoor in Pathanamthitta district, Kerala. The temple is dedicated to Goddess Bhagavathi. The annual festival in the temple is held on Makayiram nakshatra day in Meena Masam (March - April). This is traditional temple with a chathura sreekovil of Bhagavathi. The shrine has upa devatha temples, nalambalam, namaskara mandapam and kodimaram. The old structures have been replaced with new structures after renovation. The annual festival, which begins with kodiyettam, is noted for Tantric pujas and rituals. Procession, ezhunnallathu, huge effigies of characters from Hindu puranas and epics and melam are part of the festival. The festival concludes with arattu procession. Pongala ritual is observed in the temple. The shrine observes Vishu, Navratri, Ashtami, Navami, Vidyarambham and Vrischikam Chirappu mahotsavam and Thrikarthika festival.

Pullathara Vakayil Dharma Daivam Temple

Pullathara Vakayil Dharma Daivam temple is located near Karalam in Thrissur district, Kerala. The shrine is dedicated to Dharma Daivam – a family deity. The annual pratishta festival in the temple is held in Malayalam Meena Masam (March – April). Dharma Daivam temples are usually managed by families and they are kula devatas. Unique pujas and rituals are observed here. The annual pratishta festival is noted for various rituals and pujas associated with Thrissur region. Abhishekam and Dhara are part of the pratishta day.

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

Tithi in Panchang – Hindu Calendar on Tuesday, 8 March 2022 – It is Shukla Paksha Sashti tithi or the sixth day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Hindu calendar and Panchang in most regions. It is Shukla Paksha Sashti tithi or the sixth day during the waxing or light phase of moon on the entire day on March 8 and till 12:36 AM on March 9. Then onward it is Shukla Paksha Saptami tithi or the seventh day during the waxing or light phase of moon till 2:26 AM on March 10. (Time applicable in all north, south and eastern parts of India. All time based on India Standard Time.  Good – Auspicious time on March 8, 2022 as per Hindu Calendar – There is no good and auspicious time on the entire day.  Nakshatra  – Bharani nakshatra till 6:26 AM on March 8 . Then onward it is Krittika or Karthigai or Karthika nakshatra till 8:35 AM on March 9 . (Time applicable in north, south and eastern parts of India).  In western parts of India (Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, north Karnataka