Gopashtami falls on the eighth day after Diwali Amavasya. On this day, cows are worshipped. Cows should be bathed and decorated with good clothes, henna and kum kum. After this, we have to walk with the cows for some distance. They have also to be fed. They can be fed ...
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Naraka Chaturdashi is considered little Diwali in the North and big Diwali in the South. This day is also considered as Roop Chaturdashi, by the North Indians. There is a myth that the water infused with rose water, rose petals, sandalwood powder, turmeric powder and a pinch of sea salt ...
Read More »Kojagiri Pournima
We cleaned and applied cow dung, etc. on the place of worship. We have to draw Ashtadalapadma rangoli on that place mixed with turmeric powder. Some people extend the rangoli by adding more petals within each petal. At the 4 corners, we have to draw lotuses with leaves. The 4 ...
Read More »On Navaratri (XIXth and Concluding Part)
We realized the reason for Dolly having compelled Mom to place the Jala Krida near the Golu, immediately. While the little girl was enjoying the scene, an ascetic came to our door and chanted a mantra from the Vedas. When Mom went to see, who it was; she saw a ...
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Janmashtami is the day Lord Krishna was born. Lord Krishna was born to kill the demons Kamsa and Chanura. On that day, God incarnated to vanquish evil. Almost all Hindus celebrate Janmashtami in their own way. We celebrated the festival on a small scale this time. As usual, we performed ...
Read More »His Holiness Vidhyadheesha Theertha Swamiji Says, “My Guruji Inspired me into Spirituality.”
Krishna Consciousness has been spread by His Holiness Bhaktivedanta Prabhupada of ISKCON all over the world since the nineteenth century. But Udupi Krishna temple is over 1000 years old. Legend has it that Kanakadasa, a man from the supposed low caste was not allowed to see the Lord in this ...
Read More »Govinda Aala Re Aala!
Like I said in a previous article, last week I had attended a 3-day conference. Delegates from different countries had attended the event. During the tea-break on the first day, I met a girl from Indonesia, who asked me where they form human pyramid. Initially, I did not know what ...
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