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Ambe Maa ki Arti - jai ambe gauri

1. Ambe Maa ki Arti
jai ambe gauri, jai shyama gauri
Tumko nishidin dhyawat,Hari Brahma Shivji.jai Ambe gauri....
Mang Sindur birajat, Tiko Mrigmadko
Ujjawal se dou naina, Chandravadan niko,jai Ambe Gauri....
Kanak Saman Kalewar,Rakatmber raje,
Raktapushpa galmala Kanthan per saje, Jai Ambe Gauri...
Kehari Wahan rajat,Khadag khappar dhari,
Sur nar munijan Sevat,Tinke Dukhahari,Jai Ambe Gauri....
Kanan Kundal Sobhit,Nasagre moti,
Kotik Chandra diwaker,Samrajat Jyoti, Jai Ambe Gauri....
Sumbh Nisumbh Vidare,Mahishasur ghati
dhumra vilochan naina,Nishsdin Madmati, jai Ambe Gauri...
chand Mund Sanghare,Shonit beej hare,
Madhu Kaitabh Dou Mare, Sur Bhayhin Kare, Jai Ambe Gauri....
Brahmani,Rudrani Tum Kamla Rani,
Agam Nigam bakhani,Tum shiv patRani, Jai Ambe Gauri.....
Chausath Yogini Gawat,Nritya Karat Bhairo,
Bajat Taal Mridanga,Aur Bajat Damru,Jai Ambe Gauri....
Tum ho Jag ki Mata,Tum hi ho bharta,
Bhaktan ki Dukh Harta,Sukh Sampati Karta, Jai Ambe Gauri....
Bhuja Char Ati Sobhit, Var Mudra Dhari.
Manwanchhit phal pavat,Sevat Nar Nari, Jai Ambe Gauri.....
Kanchan Thal Virajat,Agar Kapur Bati,
(Shri)Malketumen Rajat,Kotiratan Jyoti,Jai Ambe Gauri.....
Shri Ambe Jee ki Arti, Jo koi Nar Gave,
Kahat Shivanand Swami,Sukh Sampati Pave, Jai Ambe Gauri....

Elephant-shaped Ganesh growth cured my ills, Queens man says

Elephant-shaped Ganesh growth cured my ills, Queens man says

Ganesh Chaturthi In Pics

http://www.bbc.co.uk/hindi/specials/1136_ganesha_pics/index.shtml

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshowpics/3440785.cms

Teej / Tij / Teez Hartalika Teej Vrat

Tij / Teez Hartalika Teej Vrat

Hartalika Teej Vrat is an important ritual performed by Hindu women. The ritual is dedicated to Goddess Parvati and is observed in Rajasthan, Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra. In some places, the Vrat is a three day affair but nowadays many women only observe the Vrat on a single day. In 2008, Hartalika Teej Vrat is on September 2.

By observing the ritual, unmarried women believe that they will get a husband like Lord Shiva. Married women believe they will be blessed with a good family life.


According to Hindu Mythology, Shiva took no notice of the love of Parvati for very long time as he was haunted by the death of Sati. To get the attention of Shiva, Parvati performed severe austerities on the Himalayas for several years. Some Puranas indicate that Goddess Parvati did penance for 16 years and survived on grass and fruits. Finally, Shiva acknowledged Parvati’s devotion and love and agreed to marry her.

Chhath / Chath 2008

Chhath November 4 (11/04/2008)

 

Chhath or Dala Chhath is a Hindu festival, unique to Bihar state, India and Terai, Nepal. This festival is also celebrated in the northeast region of India, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, and some parts of Chhattisgarh.

Etymology
The word chhath denotes the number 6 in Hindi and the festival begins on the sixth day of the Hindu lunar month of Kartik, which corresponds to months of October-November in the Gregorian calendar. The festival of Chhath begins a week after Diwali. Chhath is the holiest Hindu festival of Bihar and extends to four days. This festival has particular significance in Bihar, but it is also celebrated in Uttar Pradesh and nearby areas. Even in Mumbai, the migrants from the north celebrate Chhath beside the sea beach.

Chhath is a festival dedicated to the Sun God, considered to be a means to thank the sun for bestowing the bounties of life in earth and fulfilling particular wishes. Worship of the sun has been practiced in different parts of India, and the world from time immemorial. Worship of sun has been described in the Rig Veda, the oldest Hindu scriptures, and hymns praying to the sun in the Vedas are found.

In the ancient epic Mahabharata, references to worshipping of the sun by Draupadi, wife of the Pandavas, are found. It was believed that worshipping of the sun would help cure a variety of diseases, including leprosy, and also ensure longevity and prosperity of the family members, friends, and elders. It is also believed that Chhath was started by the great Danveer (alms giver) Karna, sired by the Sun God, who became a great warrior and fought against the Pandavas in the Mahabharata war.

Also called Dala Chhath - it is an ancient and major festival. It is celebrated twice a year: once in the summers (May-July), called the Chaiti Chhath, and once in the winters (September-November)around a week after Deepawali, called the Kartik Chhath. The latter is more popular because winters are the usual festive season in North India, and Chhath being an arduous observance, requiring the worshippers to fast without water for more than 24 hours, is easier to undertake in the Indian winters.

Chhath being mainly a Bihari festival, wherever people from Bihar have migrated, they have taken with them the tradition of Chhath. This is a ritual bathing festival that follows a period of abstinence and ritual segregation of the worshiper from the main household for four days. During this period, the worshiper observes ritual purity, and sleeps on the floor on a single blanket. The main worshipers, called Parvaitin (from Sanskrit parv, meaning 'occasion' or 'festival'), are usually women. However, a large number of men also are the main worshiper. The parvaitin pray for the well-being of their family, for prosperity and offspring. They usually can perform Chhath only if it is passed on to them from their older generation. However, once they decide to do it, it becomes their duty to perform it every year, the festival being skipped only if there happens to be a death in the family that year.

On the eve of Chhath, houses are scrupulously cleaned and so are the surroundings. One the first day of the festival, the worshiper cooks a traditional vegetarian meal and offers it to the Sun God. This day is called Naha-Kha (literally, 'Bathe and eat'!). The worshiper allows herself/himself only one meal on this day from the preparation.

On the second day, a special ritual, called Kharna, is performed in the evening after Sun down. On this day also, the worshiper eats his/her only meal from the offerings(Prashad)made to the Sun God in this ritual. Friends and family are invited to the household on this day to share the prashad of the ritual. From this day onwards, for the next 36 hours, the worshiper goes on a fast without water.

The evening of the next day, the entire household accompanies the worshiper to a ritual bathing and worship of the Sun God, usually on the bank of a river or a common large water body. The occasion is almost a carnival. Besides the main worshiper, there are friends and family, and numerous participants and onlookers, all willing to help and receive the blessings of the worshipper. Ritual rendition of regional folk songs, carried on through oral transmission from mothers and mothers-in-law to daughters and daughters-in-law, are sung on this occasion. The same bathing ritual is repeated on the following day at the crack of dawn. This is when the worshipper breaks his/her fast and finishes the ritual.Chhath being celebrated at the crack of the dawn on a river bank is a beautiful, elating spiritual experience connecting the modern Indian to his ancient cultural roots.

The folk songs sung on the eve of Chhath mirror the culture, social structure, mythology and history of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. Nowadays, modern Chhath songs, largely Bollywood filmy remixes have caught on, but the old tradition still goes strong with a great degree of sanctity. The three main linguistic regions of Bihar: the Maithili, the Magadhi, and the Bhojpuri, and all the various dialects associated with these, have different folk songs; but all dedicated to Chhath, they have an underlying unity. The minor nuances of the Chhath rituals, such as in the Kharna ritual, vary from region to region, and also across families, but still there is a fundamental similarity.

 

Hindu Festival List 2008

Hindu festivals

Festival	Date of Observance	Date of Observance (2008 Gregorian calendar)	Description
Makar Sankranti	January 14	January 14	Makar Sankranti (also known by other various names) is the only Hindu festival which is based on the Solar calendar rather than the Lunar calendar. The festival is celebrated by taking dips in the Ganges river or any river and offering water to the Sun god.
Pongal	First day of Thai (Tamil calendar)	January 15	Pongal (meaning "boiling over") is a Hindu festival to give thanks for the harvest. The festival is celebrated only in Tamil Nadu.
Vasant Panchami	Fifth day of waxing moon of Magh (Hindu Calendar)	January 22 – 23	Vasant Panchami (also called Saraswati Puja by Bengalis) is celebrated for the blessing of Saraswati, goddess of wisdom and fine arts.[1]
Maha Shivaratri	Thirteenth night of the waning moon of Magh (Hindu Calendar)	March 6	Maha Shivaratri is the great night of Shiva, followers of Shiva observe religious fasting and the offering of Bael (Bilva) leaves to the Shiva.[2]
Holi	Full moon of Phalgun (Hindu Calendar)	March 21	Holi or Phagwah is a popular spring festival.
Vasant Navratri		April 12	Navratri is the Hindu festival of worship and dance. In Sanskrit the term literally means "nine nights". During this festival the forms of Shakti are worshiped.
Rama Navami		April 13	Rama Navami is the celebration of the birth of Rama.
Gudi Padwa	First Day of waxing moon of Chaitra (Hindu Calendar)	April 6	Gudi Padwa is celebrated on the first day of the Chaitra month, and is celebrated as New Years day by Marathis. According to the Brahma Purana, this is the day on which Brahma created the world.
Ugadi		April 6	Ugadi (meaning "the start of an era" in Kannada) is the New Years day for the Deccans. It takes place on the same day as Gudi Padwa.[3]
Tamil New Year		April 14	Tamil New Year The Tamil New Year follows the nirayan vernal equinox and generally falls around April 14 of the Gregorian year.
Shigmo		February – March	Shigmo is celebrated in Goa as one of the prominent festivals of the Konkani Hindu community there.
Hanuman Jayanti		April 19	Hanuman Jayanti is the celebration of the birth of Hanuman; Rama's loyal devotee.
Vat Pournima	Full moon of Jeshtha (Hindu Calendar)	June 22	Vat Pournima is observed in Maharashtra. Pournima means "full moon." Women pray for the prosperity of their husbands by tying threads around a banyan tree.
Bonalu		August	Bonalu is a celebration of Mother Goddess, and is celebrated in Telangana Region.
Rath Yatra		July 4	Rath Yantra is the festival associated with Jagannath.
Guru Purnima	Full moon of Ashadh (Hindu Calendar)	July 29	Guru Purnima is the day devotees offer puja (worship) to their Guru. This was the day when Vyasa; author of the Mahabharata was born.
Mahalakshmi Vrata		August 11	Mahalakshmi Vrata is a puja performed by married Hindu women to seek the blessings of Mahalakshmi, goddess of wealth and prosperity.[4]
Onam		September 12	Onam is a harvest festival, celebrated mainly in the Indian state of Kerala. Like many other religious festivals in India, Onam is celebrated by people across all castes and faiths.
Raksha Bandhan	Full moon of Shravana (Hindu Calendar)	August 16	Raksha Bandhan is a festival celebrated mainly in northern Indian states. Rakhi is a special occasion to celebrate the chaste bond of love between a brother and a sister.
Krishna Janmaashtami	Eighth day of waning moon of Shravana (Hindu Calendar)	August 24	Krishna Janmaashtami is the Hindu festival celebrating the birth of Krishna.[5]
Gowri Habba		September 14	Gowri Habba is celebrated in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu. Gowri is worshipped for her ability to bestow courage to her devotees. Newly wed couples are invited to the house of the groom's parents and served with varieties of food.
Ganesh Chaturthi	Fourth day of the waxing moon of Bhadrapada (Hindu Calendar)	September 3	Ganesh Chaturthi is the celebration of the birth of Ganesh.[6]
Navratri	First nine nights of the waxing moon of Ashwin	September 30	Navratri is the Hindu festival of worship and dance. In Sanskrit the term literally means "nine nights". During this festival the forms of Shakti are worshiped.
Vijayadashami	Tenth day of waxing moon of Ashwin (Hindu Calendar)	October 9	Vijayadashami is the Hindu celebration of good over evil.
Deepavali	New moon of Ashwin (Hindu Calendar)	October 28	Diwali is the abbreviation of the Sanskrit word "Deepavwali", which means "row of lights". The festival is celebrated on the occasion of Lord Krishna and his wife Satyabhama killing a demon Narakasura. Another story says the festival is celebrated for the return of Rama and Sita to the kingdom Ayodhya after fourteen years of exile.[7]
Bhaubeej	Second day of the waxing moon of Kartik (Hindu Calendar)	November 11	Bhaubeej, also referred to as Bhai dooj, is the ceremony performed by Hindus, generally, on the second day of Diwali. It is celebrated among brothers and sisters and is similar to Raksha Bandhan, except there is no tying of rakhi involved.
Kartik Poornima	15th of the Full moon day of Kartik (November-December)	November 13	A unique festival is celebrated in Varanasi this day which is called Dev Deepavali. The Kartik Purnima festival also coincides with the Jain light festival and Guru Nanak Jayanti
Chhath		November 4	Chhath is unique to Bihar and Terai, but is also celebrated elsewhere. It is a festival dedicated to the Sun God for bestowing the bounties of life and fulfilling wishes.[8]
Prathamastami		November 30	Prathamastami is a festival that originated in Oriya. It is held on the eighth day of the month of Agrahayana, when older female relatives pray for the prosperity of the eldest child. The festival is followed by rituals and recitations of the Glory of Mahalakshmi.
Zatra		October – March	Zatra (also yatra and jatra) refers to the pilgrimage festivals celebrated at Hindu temples. Idols and murtis are taken out on special procession in a palkhi (a palanquin) or a chariot called the rath. Every temple observes this festival once a year on the traditional day.

References: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindu_festivals

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