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Paramba Sripuram Sri Krishna Temple – Festival

Paramba Sripuram Sri Krishna temple is located at Paramba in Kasargod district, Kerala. The annual pratishta festival in the temple is held in Meda masam. The shrine is dedicated to Sri Krishna bhagavan. This is a small shrine with a chuttambalam and chathura sreekovil. The annual Vishu festival is of great importance in the temple. Special pujas and rituals including a beautiful Vishu Kani is organized in the temple on the occasion. Sri Krishna Jayanti is another important festival in the temple.

C - Section Good Dates in December 2022 – Hindu Auspicious dates for cesarean delivery in Dec 2022

No Hindu panchang, calendar, or astrologer prepares good dates for cesarean delivery (C -section). However, you can choose date and that is not bad or inauspicious in a month. These are the auspicious dates for cesarean delivery in December 2022. C - Section Good Dates in December 2022 December 2 December 4 December 5 December 7 good time after 8:46 PM December 8 December 9 December 10 December 11 good time after 4:14 PM December 12 December 14 December 15 good time after 12:44 PM December 16  December 17 December 18 good time till 3:42 PM December 19 December 20 good time till 9:54 AM December 24 December 26 good time till 3:12 PM December 27 December 28 good time till 2:19 PM December 29 good time from 11:45 AM to 7:17 PM December 30 December 31 Please note that the good date of birth of baby does not mean that everything will be auspicious. Horoscope etc is prepared after looking into numerous considerations.

Lakkidi Thekkumangalam Cherngottu Kavu – Vishu Vela Festival

Lakkidi Thekkumangalam Cherngottu Kavu temple is located at Thekkumangalam near Lakkidi in Palakkad district, Kerala. The shrine is dedicated to Goddess Bhagavathi. The annual Vishu Vela festival ( à´¤െà´•്à´•ുംà´®ംà´—à´²ം à´šേà´°് ‍ à´™്à´™ോà´Ÿ്à´Ÿ് à´•ാà´µിà´²് ‍ à´µെà´³്à´³ിà´¯ാà´´്à´š à´µിà´·ു à´µേà´²) is the most important festival in the temple. Parayeduppu, Usha puja, Eedu, Palakkombu kondu viral, thayambaka, keli pattu, melam and ezhunellippu, nadaswaram, and mudiyettu are some of the important festivities and rituals are part of the festival. Thiruvathira, caparisoned elephants, thalam and traditional temple art forms are also part of the annual festival.

Veliyathunad Tantra Vidya Peedham Narasimha Swamy Temple – Festival

Veliyathunad Tantra Vidya Peedham Narasimha Swamy temple is located at Veliyathunadu in Ernakulam district, Kerala. The shrine is dedicated to Narasimha Avatar of Bhagwan Vishnu. The annual festival in the temple is held in Meda Masam (April – May) and the festival begins with kodiyettam and concludes with the arattu ceremony. This is a traditional Kerala style temple with a nalambalam, namaskara mandapam, vatta sreekovil and shrines of upa devatas. The temple has a two tier sanctum sanctorum. The annual festival is famous for various Vaishnava pujas and rituals including homam, abhishekam etc. Temple art forms, melam, ezhunnallathu and procession are part of the annual festival. Narasimha Jayanti and Thiruvonam are important days in the temple.

Kalavoor Kattoor Hanuman Temple – Hanuman Jayanti Festival

Kalavoor Kattoor Hanuman temple, also known as Puthiyaveettil Sree Hanumal Kshetram, is located at Kalavoor in Alappuzha district, Kerala. The temple is dedicated to Anjaneya or Hanuman. The annual Hanuman Jayanti is an important festival in the temple. Kalavoor Kattoor Hanuman temple festival 2023 date is April 6. This is a west facing temple. Hanuman murti here is in standing posture. The upa devatas worshipped in the temple are Ganapati, Sastha, Bhuvaneshwari, Brahmarakshas, Nagaraja and Nagayakshi and Bhadrakali. Kalavoor Kattoor Hanuman Temple Timings Morning darshan timings are from 6:00 AM to 11:00 AM Evening darshan timings are from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM ആലപ്à´ªുà´´ à´œിà´²്ലയിà´²െ ആലപ്à´ªുà´´ - à´šേർത്തല NH 66- ൽ കലവൂർ à´œംà´—്à´·à´¨ിൽ à´¨ിà´¨്à´¨ും 1.5 Km പടിà´ž്à´žാà´±് കലവൂർ à´±െà´¯ിൽവേ à´¸്à´±്à´±േà´·à´¨് സമീà´ªം പടിà´ž്à´žാà´±് ദർശനം ആയിà´Ÿ്à´Ÿുà´³്à´³ à´¶്à´°ീà´•ോà´µിà´²ിൽ à´¶്à´°ീà´°ാà´® സന്à´¨ിà´§ിà´¯ിൽ ആജ്à´žാà´¨ുവർത്à´¤ിà´¯ാà´¯ി à´µാà´¯്à´•ൈà´ªൊà´¤്à´¤ി à´¨ിൽക്à´•ുà´¨്à´¨ ഹനുമൽ à´ª്à´°à´¤ിà´·്à´ à´¯ാà´£് à´ˆ à´•്à´·േà´¤്à´°à´¤്à´¤ിà´²െ സവിà´¶േà´·à´¤ . ഇപ്à´ªോൾ à´•്à´·േà´¤്à´°ം à´¨ിൽക്à´•ുà´¨്നതിà´¨ു à´…à´­ിà´®ുà´–à´®ാ

Nattakom Ponkunnathukavu Bhagavathi Temple – Vishu Festival

Nattakom Ponkunnathukavu Bhagavathi temple is located at Nattakom in Kottayam district, Kerala. The annual festival in the temple with kodiyettam on Vishu day (April 14 or April 15) in Meda Masam (April – May). The 10-day festival concludes on Pathamudayam day (April 23). The shrine is dedicated to Goddess Bhagavathy. The temple has a kodimaram, chathura sreekovil, namaskara mandapam and shrines of upa devatas. The annual festival in the temple is famous for ezhunnallathu, melam, panchavadyam, procession and traditional performing art forms of Kerala temples. The temple observes various Tantric pujas and rituals including abhishekam, homam etc. Navratri, Thrikarthika and other annual Devi pujas and rituals are observed in the shrine.

Protecting the Self Through Renunciation

The first mantra of the Isha Upanishad beautifully enlightens us in this line – protecting the self through renunciation. After instructing the aspirant to ‘envelop everything sentient and insentient with God’, the Upanishad reiterates, ‘protect the Self through that renunciation’. This appears to be a highly paradoxical statement to a layperson, for, the question immediately crops up: ‘How can one protect the Self and renounce simultaneously?’ Acharya Shankara clarified this riddle in his commentary on this mantra. He said: ‘It means through detachment (and not abandonment); for, a son or a servant, when abandoned or dead, does not protect one since they have no connection with oneself ’. The Self, the Atman, has to be nourished and protected at the cost of all other worldly enjoyments. If you want to get a higher or more precious thing, you must be ready to sacrifice the lower and cheap objects of enjoyment. Leave one to get the other. When a small child holds fast to her or his

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

Tithi in Panchang – Hindu Calendar on Saturday, 19 March 2022 – It is Krishna Paksha Pratipada tithi or the first day during waning or dark phase of moon in Hindu calendar and Panchang in most regions. It is Krishna Paksha Pratipada tithi or the first day during waning or dark phase of moon till 12:13 PM on March 19. Then onward it is Krishna Paksha Dwitiya tithi or the second day during waning or dark phase of moon till 11:05 AM on March 20. (Time applicable in all north, south and eastern parts of India. All time based on India Standard Time.  Good – Auspicious time on March 19, 2022 as per Hindu Calendar – Good and auspicious time on the entire day.  Nakshatra  – Uttara Phalguni or Uthiram nakshatra till 12:43 AM on March 19 . Then onward it is Hasta or Atham or Hastam nakshatra till 12:29 AM on March 20 . (Time applicable in north, south and eastern parts of India).  In western parts of India (Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, north Karnataka and south Rajasthan), Uttara Phalg