Today is the 5th day of Navaratri and the reigning Goddess of the day is Skanda Mata. This Goddess has 4 arms and is called Chaturbhuji Mata. She is seen sitting on a lotus and Her son Kartikeya sits on Her lap. When you pray to Her, all types of ...

Today is the fourth day of Navaratri and the Devi of the day is Kushmanda. She has 8 arms and is called Ashtabhuji Mata. When we pray to her, we are rid of different kinds of ailments. Also, when we pray to her, we are absolved of planet mercury’s doshas. ...

The Adhya Shakti descended on earth 4 days ago. This time the first day continued on the next day. So, there were 2 first days or Prathamas. Thus, today is Tritiya and the day of Goddess Chandraghanta. The Devi’s name is thus because the moon is placed on her head ...

The second day of Navaratri belongs to Goddess Brahmacharini. Brahmacharini is clad in a white sari and hold a rosary in her hand. She is the Goddess of meditation, knowledge and education in all fields. Japa and tapa are what She always does. She is a Brahmacharini, a bachelor. She ...

Now-a-days, many people including 18-year-olds do not know who actually Mahatma Gandhi was. A movie was made some years ago to create awareness about this topic. The name of the movie was Lage Raho Munna Bhai. Today, I would request parents to watch this movie and show it to their ...

Today is the first day of Navaratri. It is said that during this festival the Mother Goddess visits her mother’s place (or the earth). She stays here for 9 days and is sent off on the 10th day or the Dussehra. This time, Navaratri itself is of 10 days. The ...

Last 15 days were considered as Pitru Paksha by the Hindu Community. Today, we performed Sarva Pitru Shardha and sent off our Pitrus to the heaven after taking blessings from them. Some people perform it at home. Some people engage community halls to perform it. It is also performed in ...

Sweet Aapam can be prepared from leftover rice. Soak overnight udad dal about 1/3rd measure of the leftover rice, in water. Next day, grind the udad dal into a very thick paste. Also, grind the rice into a very thick paste and mix the 2 together. Grate one cup of ...

Yesterday, a Mrs. Roy contacted me. She told me, “We used to live in a posh area. Suddenly, our business failed and we had to shift to a less expensive area. Here there is a lot of taunting, gossiping and back-biting. Any time and every time people from the building ...

In India, especially in the North, during Diwali, people clean the entire house. Middle class families cannot afford to outsource the cleaning service. All women are not as lucky as some, where male members of the family help them out. Diwali cleaning becomes an extra burden with the daily chores. ...