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Tamil Panchangam 2022 – 2023 – Download Shubhakruth Nama Panchanga Tamil Panchang 2022 In pdf

Tamil Panchangam 2022 – 2023 is provided by the Sringeri Mutt, Raghavendra Mutt and Uttaradi Mutt and is known as the Shubhakruth Nama Panchanga Samvatsara Tamil. This Tamil Panchang begins on April 2, 2022 and ends on March 21, 2023. The Panchanga is in PDF format and it can be downloaded for free. This is followed in Tamil Nadu, India. This particular Panchangam is useful for those people following the Tamil calendars. A month in this Panchangam is calculated from Pratipada after Amavasya (the day after no moon or new moon) to next Amavasya. Sringeri Mutt Panchangam for free - Y ou can download here in pdf format Tamil Panchangam - 2022 - 2023. Download - The  Tamil Panchangam 2022 –2023 can be downloaded in PDF format here at the official website of Uttaradi Mutt. You will need to register to get the panchangam for free.  Download Raghavendra mutt Tamil Panchangam 2022 - 2023 for free - no registration required for this one. (yet to be updated)

Holi Festival and Lord Krishna - How is Holi Celebrations Related to Sri Krishna?

The Holi festival heralds the advent of spring season and a new world of hope, color and gaiety. Celebrating the beauty of nature through natural colors was Lord Krishna’s way of teaching us that our existence on this planet solely depends on a beautiful and calm Mother Nature. The most colorful and wildest of Holi celebrations take place in Vrindavan, Mathura and in the nearby villages like Barsana. The festival here recreates the magic in which Lord Krishna played Holi with Radha and the Gopis, splashing color all over. In some regions, Holi is celebrated in memory of Lord Krishna annihilating evil in the form of a Demon. The name of the demon varies from region but in essence in all regions, Holi festival is the celebration of the victory of good over evil and a sort of thanksgiving to Nature. In some parts of North India , the lighting of fire is dedicated to killing of Demon of Putana by Lord Krishna. In most regions, bonfires are lit to celebrate the death of Demo

Granthi In Hinduism – A Knot - Hridaya Granthi

Granthi is a concept that one encounters in many forms in Hinduism. In spiritual discourse, avidya granthi means ‘the knot of ignorance’ and hridaya granthi means “the knot of ignorance” (hridaya meaning ‘heart’). It is the abode of the intellect. Thus it is said in Katha Upanishad that, “when the granthis or knots, of the heart are dissolved, then one becomes immortal. That is the essence of the teachings of the Vedas” (II.3.15). Adi Shankaracharya in his commentary, has explained that the word hridaya granthi means the illusory notions of buddhi (intellect), such as “I am the body”, “This is mine”, “I am happy, unhappy,” and so on; with the dissolution of such notions, the true nature of the soul is realized. The word hridayagranthi also appears in Mundaka Upanishad (II. 2.8) in the same sense. It states: “When one realizes the transcendental reality in Brahman, the hridayagranthi is broken, all doubts are resolved, and past deeds become ineffective.” In the texts of hatha yoga,

Nedumkunnam Sree Vallabha Temple – Festival

Nedumkunnam Sree Vallabha Temple is located on the Karukachal – Manimala Road, Nedumkunnam in Kottayam district, Kerala. The shrine is dedicated to Vishnu Bhagavan. The Vishu festival is of great significance in the temple. This is a small Kerala style temple with a chathura sreekovil. The shrine observes various Vaishnav temple rituals and festive days. Apart from Vishu, Ramayana Masam and Sri Krishna Jayanti in Chinga Masam are of great importance. The shrine observes the annual Sri Krishna Jayanti – Gokulashtami festival in Chingamasam with procession, floats, young Krishnas, feast, uriyadi and other traditional festivities. Vinayaka Chaturthi is another important festival in the temple.

Kalady Sree Krishna Temple Associated With Adi Shankaracharya

Kalady Sree Krishna temple is located at Kalady in Ernakulam district, Kerala. The temple is associated with Adi Shankaracharya. As per history, this was the family temple of Adi Shankara and Sri Krishna Bhagavan worshipped here was the paradevata of the family. Muthalakadavu, the spot on the banks of Periyar River (Poorna River) where a crocodile had got hold of the leg of Adi Shankaracharya and the crocodile released Adi Shankara only when his mother agreed to allow him to take Sanyasa, is located nearby the temple. It is believed that the crocodile was Shiva. Adi Shankaracharya belonged to the Kaipilli Illam who were the Uralanmar of the temple. As per one belief before starting his pilgrimage across the subcontinent of India, Adi Shankara performed the pratishta of Sree Krishna in the temple. But another belief is that the pratishtha of Sree Krishna Bhagavan was here before the birth of Adi Shankara and he only performed prayers and meditation here. Adi Shankaracharya has cle

Telugu Panchangam 2022 – 2023 pdf– Download Shubhakruth Nama Panchangam 1944

Telugu Panchangam 2022 – 2023 is provided by the Uttaradi Mutt and is known as the Shubhakruth Nama Panchanga Samvatsara Telugu Surya Siddhanta Panchangam for year 1944. This Telugu Panchangam begins on April 2, 2022 and ends on March 21, 2023. The Panchanga is in PDF format and it can be downloaded for free. This is followed in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, India. This particular Panchangam is useful for those people following the Telugu calendars. A month in this Panchangam is calculated from Pratipada after Amavasya (the day after no moon or new moon) to next Amavasya. Download - The  Telugu Panchanga 2022 –2023 can be downloaded in PDF format here at the official website of Uttaradi Mutt. (You will need to register to get the panchanga for free.)   Download  Sringeri Mutt Telugu Panchanga 2022 - 2023 for free in pdf  - there is no need for any login.

Bemmanur Cheramkulangara Bhagavathi Temple – Festival

Bemmanur Cheramkulangara Bhagavathi temple is located at Bemmanur on Kuzhalmannam - Peringottukurissi Road near Paruthipully in Palakkad district, Kerala. The shrine is dedicated to Goddess Bhadrakali. The annual Vishu Vela festival is held on the Vishu day in Medam month (April 14 or April 15). This is a small temple with a rectangular sreekovil, kodimaram, pond and upa devata shrines. The annual festival is famous for various traditional temple art forms and procession. Tantric Shakti temple pujas and rituals that we see in Palakkad region are performed here. Prathishta dinam, Navratri and Thrikarthika festival.

Meppayur Koonamvellikkavu Paradevatha Temple – Festival

Meppayur Koonamvellikkavu Paradevatha temple is located at Koonamvellikkavu near Meppayur in in Kozhikode district, Kerala. The temple is dedicated to Goddess Bhagavathy. The annual Prathishta festival in the temple is held in Meda Masam on the Vishu. 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. Various Shakti temple rituals are part of the annual festival. 

Thellakom Thirukeralapuram Sri Krishna Temple – Festival

Thellakom Thirukeralapuram Sri Krishna temple is located at Thellakom in Kottayam district, Kerala. The temple is dedicated to Bhagavan Sri Krishna. Vishu Kani darshan is an important festival in the temple. It falls on the first day of Meda Masam (April 14 or April 15). The temple has a vatta sreekovil – round sanctum sanctorum. The sreekovil is very unique as the main sanctum is square and is located inside the round sanctum both of which are visible. Hundreds of people visit the temple early morning on Vishu day to have darshan of Bhagavan Sri Krishna.

Teachings On Empathy In Hinduism

Most of the spiritual traditions say that pure love of God and realisation of one’s spiritual nature raises this noble sentiment in our mind. Real empathy is the natural progression of a deep understanding of the divinity within one’s heart. The difference between ‘empathy’ and ‘sympathy’ is relevant in this context. Empathy means ‘the ability to understand and share the feelings of another’ whereas sympathy means ‘feelings of pity and sorrow for someone else’s misfortune’. One may develop sympathy instinctively, but real empathy can arise in one’s mind only through spiritual education. We shall now explore the meaning and significance of empathy in different spiritual traditions that act as a beacon light in this hour of distress and confusion. The teaching of empathy found in the Upanishads is established on the oneness of existence. Seeing ‘all beings in the Self itself, and the Self in all beings’ is the core teaching of the Upanishads. Brihadaranyaka Upanishad describes the

Kizhakke Veedu Ananthashayana Temple – Festival

Kizhakke Veedu Ananthashayana temple is located on Attumpuram Road in Paravur in Kollam district, Kerala. The temple is dedicated to the Ananthasayana form of Bhagavan Vishnu . The annual Vishu day in Meda Masam is an important festival day here. This is a small Kerala style temple with a chathura sreekovil and shrines of upa devatas. The shrine observes various Vaishnava temple rituals and festive days. Apart from Vishu, Ramayana Masam and Gokulashtami in Chinga Masam are of great importance.

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

Tithi in Panchang – Hindu Calendar on Tuesday, 15 March 2022 – It is Shukla Paksha Dwadashi tithi or the twelfth day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Hindu calendar and Panchang in most regions. It is Shukla Paksha Dwadashi tithi or the twelfth day during the waxing or light phase of moon till 11:44 AM on March 15. Then onward it is Shukla Paksha Trayodashi tithi or the thirteenth day during the waxing or light phase of moon till 12:38 PM on March 16. (Time applicable in all north, south and eastern parts of India. All time based on India Standard Time.  Good – Auspicious time on March 15, 2022 as per Hindu Calendar – There is no good and auspicious time on the entire day.  Nakshatra  – Ashlesha or Ayilyam nakshatra till 10:29 PM on March 15 . Then onward it is Magha or Makam nakshatra till 11:44 PM on March 16 . (Time applicable in north, south and eastern parts of India).  In western parts of India (Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, north Karnataka and south Rajasthan