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Magha
Origin of the Magh Mela to be the beginning of the Universe. The Magh Mela is actually a smaller version of Kumbh Mela. Hence it is also known as mini Kumbh Mela Every twelfth year, the Magh Mela is transformed into the Kumbha Mela.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magha_(month)
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Magh-mela
According to Dharma Saastras merits of Maagha Snaana gets increased depending on the place where the bath is taken as given below....
- With hot water at home–Merits equivalent to Six years of such Snana;
- From the waters of a well –12 years of such Snana phala;
- In a lake –24 years of such Snana phala;
- In any river – 96 years of such Snana phala;
- In any sacred river – 9600 years of such Snana phala;
- At the confluence of sacred rivers–38400 years of such Snana phala;
- In Ganga (Ganges) River–Merits equivalent to 38400000 years of such Snana phala;
- At Triveni Sangam (Prayaga) – 100 times of Ganga Snana phala;
- Maagha Snana in sea (Samudra) is considered more meritorious than all the above.
- https://indianmandirs.blogspot.in/2014/01/significance-of-magha-maasam.html
- http://bhargavasarma.blogspot.in/2011/01/maagha-maasam-merits-significance.html
(From 16th January ’14 to 14th February ’14)
http://www.prokerala.com/festivals/magh-snan.html
'Padma Purana' in the north section of magha mas is described as the fasting, charity and penance, even the Lord does not have as much happiness as it is from snānamātra in magha month.
व्रतैर्दानस्तपोभिश्च न तथा प्रीयते हरिः।
माघमज्जनमात्रेण यथा प्रीणाति केशवः।।
Describing the significance and glory of the month of Magh, it is said that Sri Hari is not pleased so much by observance of pious vows, charities and tapsaya, as he is just by taking a bath in the brahm-muhurt (the period of two and a half hours before sunrise).
So all the sins should be fast to get rid of all sins and God. It starts with the full of the moon.
Therefore, everybody should take bath in the brahm-muhurt in the month of Magh so as to get delivered of sins and to be blessed with love for the god. The bathing for the month of Magh starts from the purnima of the month of paush.(i.e. From 16th january’14)
There is such specialty of magh month, wherever it is water, it is the same as the ganges. Every date of this month are festivals. Perhaps they can not take the rules of whole mass in aśaktāvasthā, but the scriptures have also arranged for three days or a day of magha. In this month, a bath, charity, fasting and bhagavatpūjā is highly fruitful.
The peculiar quality of the month of Magh is that in this month all the water is equivalent to the water of Ganga. Every day of this month is a festival. If because of weakness, one is unable to take a vow of taking bath in the brahm-muhurt in the whole of the month of Magh, the scriptures allow that such a vow should be taken for three days or at least for one day. Bath, charity, fasting and worship in this month is highly rewarding.
Magha is known as 'Ṣaṭatilā Ekadashi', Magha Ekadashi. On this day (27 January) is the great mahatamy of black sesame and black cow.
1. Sesame Mixed water from bath,
2. Sesame of,
3. Sesame Sacrifice,
4. Betel water.
5. Tilamiśrita Food,
6. Sesame donations
- these six deeds are about to destroy sin.
The Ekadashi of Magh (falling on 27th January ’14) is known as ‘shatatila ekadashi’. Donating black sesame seeds and black cow on this day is considered to be of great religious merit.
1. Taking a bath with water mixed with sesame seeds,
2. Smearing sesame unguent,
3. Fire sacrifice with sesame seeds as oblation,
4. Drinking water mixed with sesame seeds,
5. Eating sesame seeds and
6. Donating sesame seeds.
– these six things are destroyers of sin.
Amavasya of magha month of magh month is famous as 'Amavasya'. On this auspicious date-Lrb-30 January-RRB-is a special importance to donate to silence.
The Amavasya of Magh (no moon day falling on 30th January ’14) is known as ‘mauni amavasya’. Keeping silent or conducting oneself like a sage on this pious day along with taking bath and giving charities is full of great religious merit.
On the day of a new day, it is rare that the gods are rare in the day of the moon, because ganga, Pushkar and divine space and the land which is all pilgrimage, they chant the prayer of the day of the new moon. Offer special dharmalābha on offer.
If the ‘mauni amavasya’ falls on monday, it is full of so much religious merit as is difficult to attain even for gods because all the holy places on the earth and in the heavens – ganga, pushkar, etc. – afford particularly great religious merit for japa, meditation and worship on a monday (somvati) amavasya.
Maṅgalavārī Chaturthi, ravivārī saptami, budhavārī ashtami, sōmavatī, sōmavatī amavasya (30 January) - these four dates are told. The Bath, charity and shradh is akshay.
Amavasya on monday, seventh lunar day on sunday, fourth lunar day on tuesday, eighth lunar day on wednesday – these four days are equivalent to solar eclipse. Taking bath, giving charities and performing shraddhaon these days affords inexhaustible religious merit.
Magha Shukla Panchami, the 'Vasant Panchami' is considered the apparition of Saraswati. On this day (4 February) should be Saraswati-blessed. In the book and pen (Pen), the goddess saraswati is considered to be the residence of Saraswati.
The fifth lunar day of bright fortnight of Magh (vasant panchami) is believed to be the manifestation-day of ma saraswati. One should worship ma saraswati in the morning on this day (4th February ’14). Ma saraswati is believed to reside in the books and pens as well. Therefore, these articles too are worshipped on this day.
Shukla's SAPTAMI SAPTAMI ' ACHALA SAPTAMI ' Shashthi on the day of shashthi food saptami and saptami with saptami (6 PHAṞAVARĪ), as and sadgati.
The seventh lunar day of bright fortnight of Magh (6th February ’14) is known as ‘achal saptami’. One should take only one meal on the sixth lunar day and should take bath before sunrise on the seventh. This destroys sins and affords handsomeness, happiness, good fortune and good spiritual state.
There are so many days of magha, however, there is a lot of importance from the religious purnima. On this day-Lrb-14 February-RRB-is a special fruit of bhagavatpūjana, shraddha and donation. Who worships god shiva on this day, he is the ashvamedh of the ashvamedh sacrifice.
That way, each day of Magh is pious; yet the Magh purnima (14th February ’14) is highly significant. Worship of the god, shraddha and charities performed on this day after ablutions is of great religious merit. One performing puja of god shiv in prescribed manner attains religious merit equal to that from performing an ashwamedh yajn and finds a place in shree vishnu’s abode.
On the day of māghī purnima, Sesame, cotton clothes, blankets, gems, turban, shoes, etc. is happy in human being. According to ' Matsya Purana ', the person who donates ' Brahmavaivarta Purana ' is the attainment of brahmapura.
Giving away of sesame seeds, cotton clothes, blankets, jewels, turbans and shoes etc. As per one’s capacity on the Magh purnima affords one happiness and a place in the heavens. According to matsya puran, one who donates brahm-vaivart puran on this day attains to the abode of god brahma.
Source
http://garudainfo.blogspot.com/search/label/Pundarika
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Magh
https://www.slideshare.net/search/slideshow?searchfrom=header&q=Magh+Month
Tuesday, February 21, 2017
Originally Held In 12 Cities / Final City / Note
Garuda, the celestial bird flew away with the Kumbh holding the nectar For 12 Divine Years During Conflict Between Devas and Danavas. Due to his Flight from one place to another, the drops of nectar fell at 12 places on earth During Each Year.
Note
The practice of organizing Kumbh Mela in Regular at First Four Places and at Rest 9 Places is Situational
Godavari river in Nashik (Maharastra),
Shipra river in Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh),
Ganges river in Haridwar(Uttarakhand),
Convergence of the Ganges, Yamuna, and Saraswati rivers in Allahabad/Prayag (Uttar Pradesh).
Kumbhkonam in Tamil Nadu,
Rameshwaram in Tamil Nadu,
Simariya Ghat in Begusarai district of Bihar,
Jagannath Puri in Orissa,
Gangasagar in Bengal,
Guwahati in Assam,
Dwarka in Gujarat and
Kuruskshetra in Haryana.
Final City - Vrindavan
At the End of His 12 Divine Year, Having Traveled Through Above 12 Places ,'Garuda' sat to take rest on Kadamb tree at Kali Dah in Vrindaban with the nectar pitcher whose drops fell here also
Note
The practice of organizing Kumbh Mela in Regular at First Four Places and at Rest 9 Places is Situational
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