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Pushkara Darshini (All you wanted to know about Pushkaram)

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PushkaraVidhi ( https://archive.org/details/pushkara-darshini-pushkara-vidhi ) What is Pushkara? Pushkara or Pushkar is a Sanskrit word derived from the element of Push (Pushti) meaning nourishment and Kara means one who does it. Pushkara is the energy that nourishes. With reference to the sacred rivers, Pushkara means the one who energize the rivers and provide spiritual purification. Pushkara also means Lotus, sanctified water, Swan, Sword, Sky, Lake etc. In Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Stothram sloka # 5 we find a reference to the word Pushkara where Lord Vishnu is referred to as Pushkaraakshah meaning the one who has lotus eyes, the one who provides nourishment to the entire Universe and the one who is always present in sacred Theerthas. In Tirumala Kshethra the water tank near Sri Varaha Swamy temple is known as Swamy Pushkarini. In Astrology also we find a reference to the word Pushkara referred to as Pushkara Navamsa that purifies and nourishes the quality o...

Pushkara Vidhi (Pushkara Darshini)

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  GangaPushkara (22.04.2023 to 03.05.2023) GuruSankramana (22.04.2023) PushkaraVidhi PUSHKARADARSHINI ( Pushkara Vidhi ) - All you wanted to know about the niceties of PUSHKARAM ( Pushkara ) - Once in 12 yrs RIVER FESTIVAL Pushkaram is a very big river based festival in India participated by lakhs of people including foreign tourists and is performed across the path of that particular river. Since time immemorial Hindus consider rivers as Divine and River worship in the form of Pushkaram is performed to make the mankind realize the significance of water the life sustaining force. It is our ardent duty to respect and follow the traditions and culture pioneered by our elders with a great foresight and Pushkaram is one such sacred Hindu sampradaya that has descended from Sages which is highly auspicious and meritorious. Pushkara also indicates the 12 years time factor in Vedic terms. Pushkara or Pushkaram is a festival of a particular river celebrated once in twelve years based on...

YAMUNA PUSHKARA - Brief about Yamuna River...

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Who is Yamuna? Born in the lineage of Sage Kashyapa with Sun God (Surya) as her father, Yamuna also pronounced as Jamuna the Vedic river is a major tributary of Ganga. Because she is sister of Lord Yama the God of death she is called as Yamuna. Standing as a living witness to the historical and pouranic happenings in India, holy river Yamuna like Ganga is equally held responsible for nurturing of Hindu civilization and verily no less than Ganges in terms of its merits and significance. Yamunothri the birth place of Yamuna… Yamunotri is the starting point of Yamuna River while actual source of Yamuna River lies in the Yamunothri Glacier at a height of approx 6387 meters near Bandarpunch peak which lies in the Mussoorie range of Lower Himalayas in the Uttarakashi district, Uttarakhand to the north of Haridwar. Yamuna River flows from Kalindi Parvat (hill) of the Bandarpunch which is the main water feeder to Yamuna River. Since it flows from Kalindi Parvat, Yamuna is also ...