Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Saturday, January 19, 2013
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Monday, January 14, 2013
Sunday, January 13, 2013
Most Significant Days
A Holy bath during this period carries special significance. Those who take a holy bath in the rivers Ganga, Yamuna, Godavari, Krishna and Kaveri acquire pious credits.
The day occurs when the moon is full in the Hindu month of Paush. This is the last full moon of winter. By this time, the sadhu and hundreds of thousands of pilgrims arrive at the Kumbh Mela.
For the holy men and women, this is the main bathing day. New members to various holy monastic orders receive their first initiation on this day.
This is the fifth day of the luminous half of the lunar month and is the beginning of spring in North India.
Rath Saptami festival is observed on the seventh day of Shukla Paksha in the Magh Month (January – February) in the traditional Indian calendar.
On this day, Bhishma Pithamaha, the oldest, wisest, most powerful and most righteous person belonging to the Kuru dynasty (approx. over 5000 years ago), narrated the greatness of Lord Krishna through Sri Vishnu Sahasranama to Yudhishtira, the oldest brother of Pandavas.
Upcoming Dates
http://www.drikpanchang.com/kumbh-mela/kumbh-mela-bathing-dates.html
Holy dip in sacred rivers on the most auspicious day takes human out of the circle of life and death and one attains Moksha (eternal emancipation).
Holy dip in sacred rivers on the most auspicious day takes human out of the circle of life and death and one attains Moksha (eternal emancipation).
Saturday, January 12, 2013
Monday, January 7, 2013
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)