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Appa's Postings: Upanayanam
http://cisappa.blogspot.com/2007/05/upanayanam-better-known-as-sacred.html
Appa's research leads him to write about many things of interest to us all. Here are some of his writings. Upanayanam, better known as "Sacred thread ceremony", is a Hindu rite-of-passage ritual. Traditionally, the ceremony is performed to mark the point at which male children begin their formal initiation into Vedic rites. Revealing the nature of Brahman. The Ultimate Reality) or the Gayatri mantra. The Sanskrit word Upanayanam. Is believed to be derived from the word nayanam. The three threads are also...
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Appa's Postings: Karva Chauth
http://cisappa.blogspot.com/2007/12/karva-chauth-vrat-or-religious-vow-is.html
Appa's research leads him to write about many things of interest to us all. Here are some of his writings. The fast of Karva Chauth is kept about 9 days before Diwali. It falls on the fourth day of the Kartik month (not to be confused with the Tamil ‘Karthigai” which comes later) by the Hindu calendar (fourth day of the waning moon or the dark fortnight). This year the ‘Vrat’ falls on the 29. There are several legends connected to this festival:. The Karwa Chauth Rituals and Festivities:. The pooja prepa...
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Appa's Postings: Gauri Puja
http://cisappa.blogspot.com/2010/07/gauri-puja.html
Appa's research leads him to write about many things of interest to us all. Here are some of his writings. Gauri Puja is performed mostly in Karnataka-Maharashtra region during the Ganesh festival. It is believed that Goddess Parvati got Lord Shiva as her husband after performing the ritual of this worship and they lived happily ever after. This ritual is performed with the pious intention of getting a good husband in the future. Pious intentions always fill our lives with happiness. Posted by The Sanyals.
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Appa's Postings: Akshaya Tritiya
http://cisappa.blogspot.com/2007/04/akshaya-tritiya.html
Appa's research leads him to write about many things of interest to us all. Here are some of his writings. Akshaya Tritiya or Akha Teej is traditionally the birthday of Parshurama, the sixth incarnation of Vishnu. The Puranas tell how he reclaimed land from the sea along the west coast of India by his valour. Even today Goa the Konkan and Kerala are called Parshurama Kshetra. There is a legend connected with this day:. Akshaya Tritiya falls on 20th April 2007. Posted by The Sanyals.
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Appa's Postings: Navaratri
http://cisappa.blogspot.com/2007/10/navaratri-navaratri-means-period-of.html
Appa's research leads him to write about many things of interest to us all. Here are some of his writings. Navaratri is celebrated all over the country in different forms: In Bengal it is celebrated as Durgotsava; in Punjab and other parts of North, as Ram Lila, in Karnataka as Dussehra and so forth. It is traditional to preserve these dolls to be exhibited in the coming years, add more from time to time and to give away a few of them to the daughters who get married and go to their husband’s home. The 9...
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Appa's Postings: Foreword
http://cisappa.blogspot.com/2008/01/vakrathunda-mahakaya-kotisurya.html
Appa's research leads him to write about many things of interest to us all. Here are some of his writings. 8220;Vakrathunda mahakaya kotisurya samaprabha. Avignam kurme deva sarva karyeshu sarvatha”. A compendium of Hindu festivals. The Hindu festivals and sacred days with their twin aspects of ‘vratas’ (religious) and ‘utsavas’ (festivals) are designed exactly for this purpose of achieving the metamorphosis of the human being from the mundane to the supra mundane level. There have been revered personali...
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Appa's Postings: Onam
http://cisappa.blogspot.com/2009/09/onam.html
Appa's research leads him to write about many things of interest to us all. Here are some of his writings. Onam is the biggest and the most popular festival in Kerala just Puja is in Bengal and Pongal in Tamil Nadu . It falls in the month of Cingam, the first month of the Malayalam calendar, corresponding to Sravana-Bhadrapada (August-September) when the sun is in the Simha lagna (Leo). As it is a harvest season, the beautiful state of Kerala can be seen in its magnificent best. Weather is pleasantly...
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Appa's Postings: Buddha Jayanti
http://cisappa.blogspot.com/2010/07/buddha-jayanti.html
Appa's research leads him to write about many things of interest to us all. Here are some of his writings. Then, sitting under a pipal tree, now known as the Bodhi tree in Bodh Gaya, he vowed never to arise until he had found the Truth. After 49 days of meditating, at the age of 35, he attained Enlightenment. At this point, he realized complete awakening and insight into the nature and cause of human suffering which was ignorance, along with steps necessary to eliminate it. Posted by The Sanyals.
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Appa's Postings: The importance of Amavasya Day
http://cisappa.blogspot.com/2007/05/importance-of-amavasya-day-in-hindu.html
Appa's research leads him to write about many things of interest to us all. Here are some of his writings. The importance of Amavasya Day. In the Hindu almanac, a year is divided into twelve months, namely - (all Sanskrit names):. Each month is divided into two ‘paksas’, or fortnights: Sukla Paksa (the bright fortnight) and Krsna paksa (dark fortnight). The ‘tithis’, or days, are mentioned in the numerical order as follows:. The 15th day is either Amavasya or Purnima. Because of changing times and cultur...
