Festivals

Most devotees perform this Pooja with their community, in temples. These temples house banyan trees and the priest helps them perform the Pooja. People, who are not in a position to visit temples for this Pooja, can buy banyan twigs from the market and perform the Pooja at home. The ...

In Hindu Religion, the protection and worship of plants (Vanaspati) are important. Vata Vruksha or Banyan Tree is one of them. A very old lady told us what her grandmother told her. In the olden days, banyan trees would cover a lot of land-area and there would not be even ...

We at A Journalist Reveals are Hindus. But, we believe in the other religions as well. Like India, we do not discriminate between human beings in terms of caste, creed and religion. Currently, the month of Ramzan is going on and we decided to ask a friend Kahkasan Ara to ...

After some days, Shuratchandrika went to her daughter’s home. That day was the last Thursday of Margashirsh. Shyambala had performed Lakshmi Pooja. She made her mother perform the Pooja, too. Shuratchandrika returned home. She had performed the Lakshmi Pooja. Thus, she found the past wealth and prosperity again. Some days ...

On the other hand, Goddess Lakshmi was angry with Queen Shuratchandrika and her kingdom was destroyed. She and her husband lost all the wealth and prosperity that she had been proud of. Their condition became very pitiable. One day, Shuratchandrika told her husband, “Our daughter’s husband is a king and ...

Goddess Lakshmi continued, “Now, she has been born in the royal family. But, she has forgotten everything about her previous birth and Lakshmi Pooja. I have come here to remind her of it.” The maid asked Her more about the worship of Goddess Lakshmi and the procedure of it. Goddess ...

When one of Queen Shuratchandrika’s maid saw the old Brahmin woman, she inquired about her. Goddess Lakshmi replied, “I am Kamla and my husband’s name is Bhuvaneshwar. We live in Dwarka. Your Queen was the wife of a Vaishya in her last birth. That Vaishya was very poor. Every day ...

This story happened in Dwapar Yuga. Valorous King Bhadrashava ruled the country of Saurashtra. He was well-versed in the 4 Vedas, 6 shastras and 18 Puranas. His queen was Shuratchandrika. She was beautiful with chiseled looks and was loyal to her husband. The couple had 8 children – 7 sons ...

Before sharing the story, we are informing something more about the pooja. We have posted a picture with this part of the article, which is to be placed in the worship area. It can be framed permanently and placed there. This picture is present in the book explaining about this ...

Drawing Ashtadala Padma rangoli in front of the kumbha is auspicious. Either this can be done in colour rangoli or the white one. Right in the middle of the rangoli, a spot is made with sandalwood paste or powder. On this spot, a smaller spot of turmeric paste or powder ...