Navaratri (26th September to 4th October 2022)
Malpractices in Garba have an adverse effect on Hindu Dharma and can put an end to our customs, traditions & culture !
Shankaracharya Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati renounces His body at 99 !
Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati, the Shankaracharya of the two peeths of Jyotish at Badrinath and Sharda at Dwarka, renounced His body on the afternoon of 11th September at the Jhoteshwar temple in Narsinghpur District of Madhya Pradesh.
Shami Vighneshwar Ganesh Idol of Adasa (Nagpur) installed by Vamana (the fifth incarnation of Shri Vishnu)
Among the ancient Ganesh kshetras, the Vamana incarnation worshipped Shri Ganesh at the sacred place of Adosh in Vidharba (North Maharashtra).
Do you know why Shiva beheaded Shri Ganesh ?
We have heard the story of Shri Ganesha’s birth since our childhood; that Parvati makes Ganesha from her grime; He is killed by his own father, Shiva; Shiva gives re-birth to Shri Ganesh by implanting an elephant’s head on Ganesha’s body.
Idol of Shri Ganesh in sleeping posture and facing south, at Awhane Budruk (Nagar Dist.)
Awhane Budruk is a village is situated in Nagar District, at a distance of 17 kilometres from Pathardi village. Shri Ganesh temple from this village located on the banlks of River Avani, is quite famous.
Why is Shri Ganapati first worshipped before any pooja or task ?
Gana is a group of the eight vasus. The word vasu refers to direction or the guardian deity of the directions (dikpal or dikdev). Ganapati is the nurturer, master (swami) of the directions.
Why is Ganesh idol made of clay only scientific ?
As per the religious scriptures, performing the ritualistic worship of a mud idol of Shri Ganesh Deity as per Dharmashastra, gives maximum spiritual benefit.
Science underlying the sculpture of Shri Ganapati
The sculpture of Shri Ganapati is described in the Shri Ganapatyatharvashirsha as Ekadantam, Chaturhastam ….(एकदन्तं चतुर्हस्तं)’, meaning, He who is ekadanta (Has only one tusk), is chaturbhuja (Has four hands)
Shri Ganesh Jayanti : A Spiritual celebration
Shri Ganesh Jayanti,the day on which the Ganesh frequencies reached earth for the first time,i.e. the day on which Shri Ganesh was born, is the fourth day (chaturthi) of the bright fortnight of the Hindu lunar month of Magh.
Mayureshwar from Morgaon : The most blissful place on the earth
River Karha was created with fall of water from the water pot of Deity Brahma onto the earth. The ancient place of pilgrimage, Mayureshwar, situated on the banks of this river, is famous for the Morgaon Ganapati in Pune District and is eternal.