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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...

Significance of KUMBHA in the concept of Kumbhamela

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What does the term 'Kumbha' signify… Literally Kumbha means water pot; it signifies a container and water in the pot. In a religious parlance Kumbha is compared with Kalasha which is nothing but Pot (Ghata) containing water with other ingredients. Kalasha (Kumbha) is considered as highly auspicious and sacred symbol in Hindu religion. A Kalasha can generally be one of the following viz. earthen, copper, brass, silver, gold depending on one’s capacity and occasion.  Kumbha is also an astrological sign Aquarius (Kumbha Raasi) 11 th house in the natural zodiac whose Lord is Saturn. Traditionally we come across Kalasha being used in all the Hindu religious rituals viz. Nithya Karma; Deva Kaarya (Daily Pooja, Homa, Vratha etc.); Subha Kaarya (Marriage, Gruha Pravesa etc.); Pithru Kaarya. Apart from the above we also come across Kalasha being used on special occasions like while welcoming a distinguished personality (Poorna-Kumbha); In temple rituals we come across ...