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Nijaroopa Darshan 2024 at Sri Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy at Simhachalam - Chandana Visarjana at Simhachalam Temple

Nijaroopa Darshan, also known as Chandana Visarjana, is annually held on the Vaishakh Shukla Paksha Tritiya at Sri Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple in Simhachalam in Andhra Pradesh. The ritual is held on the Akshaya Tritiya Day. In 2024, Nijaroopa Darshan is on May 10. The main murti at the Sri Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy is covered in sandalwood paste throughout the year. On Vaishakh Shukla Paksha Tritiya – third day during the waxing phase of moon in Vaishakh month – the old sandalwood paste is removed and a new coat is applied. Devotees get to have the darshan of the murti without sandalwood paste covering on the day. Thousands of devotees visit the temple on the day to have a darshan of Sri Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy. Legend has it that the original Sri Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy at Simhachalam was built by Prahlada. After the end of Satya Yuga, the temple remained neglected. In the next yuga, Pururava of the Lunar Dynasty who was flying in hi

Shri Banke Bihari Charan Darshan

Shri Banke Bihari Charan Darshan is an auspicious day falling on the third day of the Shukla Paksha (waxing phase of moon) of Vaisakh month (April – May) as per traditional Hindu calendar followed in North India . In 2024, the date Shri Banke Bihari Charan Darshan is May 10. Shri Banke Bihari Mandir is dedicated to Lord Krishna and is located in Vrindavan near Mathura in Uttar Pradesh. Shri Banke Bihari Charan Darshan is observed on the Akshaya Tritiya day. Banke Bihari Charan Darshan – seeing the feet of Banke Bihari – happens only on the Akshaya Tritiya day. It is the only day in the year when devotees get the darshan of the sacred lotus feet of Banke Bihari. Thousands of devotees arrive at the Banke Bihari Temple to have a rare glimpse of the feet of the idol. On the same day evening, Lord Krishna appears before his devotees only in a dhoti (loin cloth around his waist). It is known as the Sarvang Darshan – the darshan of the whole body. It is curious no

One Cosmic Being – Central Theme Of Vedas

The central theme of the Vedas is the real nature of the ‘whole’ and the ‘part’, and their relationship. This ‘part’ is only meaningful if it is comprehended in terms of its relationship with the ‘whole’. The Vedic sages experienced the ultimate truth – The ‘whole’ (paramatman) and the ‘part’ (jivatman) are identical and one and the same at the highest level of Reality. This ‘whole’ is a cosmic being beyond our ordinary understanding and conceptualizing. It is beginningless and endless, over conscious and eternal. It is the unconditional impersonal existence (sat), super consciousness (cit), and immortal bliss (ananda). This being is nameless, formless, indivisible, all en-compassing, and an irreducible ‘whole.’ Space time and motion are within themselves. This supreme consciousness is an all time constant posterior to all the manifested contents, whether microscopic or macroscopic. All the mental states, energy reverberations, and all the material units spread across space and time

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

Tithi in Panchang – Hindu Calendar on Sunday, 8 May 2022 – It is Shukla Paksha Saptami tithi or the seventh day during the waxing or light phase of moon in Hindu calendar and Panchang in most regions. It is Shukla Paksha Saptami tithi or the seventh day during the waxing or light phase of moon till 12:58 PM on May 8. Then onward it is Shukla Paksha Ashtami tithi or the eighth day during the waxing or light phase of moon till 2:14 PM on May 9. (Time applicable in all north, south and eastern parts of India. All time based on India Standard Time.  Good – Auspicious time on May 8, 2022 as per Hindu Calendar – Good and auspicious time till 4:59 PM.  Nakshatra  – Pushya or Poosam or Pooyam nakshatra till 11:33 AM on May 8. Then onward it is Aslesha or Ayilyam nakshatra till 1:27 PM on May 9. (Time applicable in north, south and eastern parts of India).  In western parts of India (Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, north Karnataka and south Rajasthan), Pushya or Poosam or Pooyam naksha