Daily panchangam January 2012, Hindu daily calendar January 2012, gives daily Hindu astrology details like tithi, nakshatra, yoga, and shubha muhurats and timings in this month. January 2012 coincides with Poush month & Magh month in North Indian Hindi calendars, Telugu, Kannada, Marathi, and Gujarati calendars. This month is Poush Mash & Magh month in […]
Year: 2011
How to draw Rangoli Designs, Download Rangoli PDF book to learn Various Patterns
How to draw Rangoli designs? Here is a step-by-step instruction PDF book designed for learning various Rangoli patterns. Directorate of Education, Government of NCT Delhi is presenting this PDF book for free download for all the enthusiasts who want to learn Rangoli designing. Rangoli, also known as Kolam in South India, Chowkpurana in Northern India, […]
Hindu Calendar 2012 with Tithi PDF Download, Printable Panchang Calendar in English
Hindu Calendar 2012 with tithi PDF download or printable Hindu Panchang cum calendar for year 2012 is here for free. The calendar includes the date, tithi, Ekadasi, Pradosh, Sankashti Chaturthi, Purnima, Amavasya dates, Hindu festivals dates, etc. This Panchang cum calendar is based on the calendars followed in North India – Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal […]
Sashti Viratham 2012, Shashti Fasting dates in 2012
Sashti Viratham is a vratam dedicated to Lord Muruga (Skanda, Subramanya, Kartikeya). It is observed in Sashti or the sixth day in Shukla Paksha of each month in Hindu calendar. It is a popular vrata in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka & some parts of Andhra Pradesh. Click here to read about Sashti Vritham 2013 dates […]
Purnima 2012 dates, Poornima in 2012 or List of Full Moon day dates in 2012
Here is the Purnima 2012 dates or Purnima calendar 2012. Purnima or Pournami or Poornima, is the Full Moon day in Hindu calendar. Purnima day is known for its spiritual importance and significance. Click here to read on Purnima 2013 dates. In 2012, there are 13 Purnima, 2 full moon days in August. There is […]
Special Train between Mumbai, Shirdi on January 1, 2012
A Shraddha Special train will run between Mumbai and Shirdi Sainagar on January 1, 2012 on the occasion of New Year celebrations. To clear the extra rush of passengers on 1 January, Central Railways has decided on this. The bookings will open on 31 December 2011. 01401 Special will leave Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus at 00.20 […]
Sahasra Chandi Yagam, Koti Kumkumarchana at Uppal Municipal Stadium, Hyderabad
Koti Kumkumarchana sahitha Sahasta Chandi Yagam will be held in Uppal Municipal Stadium, Hyderabad from January 7 to 11, 2012. Bhumi Pooja for this event was held on 28 December 2011 by Hampi Virupaksha Vidyaranya Peetadhipathi Sri Vidhya Bharathi Swamy. The organizers announced that over 250 Vedic pundits will participate in Sahasra Chandi Yagam. Twenty […]
Hindu Calendar 2012 in Hindi with Tithi PDF Download, Printable Hindi Calendar 2012
Hindu Calendar 2012 in Hindi with tithi PDF download or printable Hindi Panchang cum calendar for year 2012 is here for free. The calendar includes the date, tithi, Ekadasi, Sankashti Chaturthi, Purnima, Amavasya dates, Hindi festivals dates, etc. This Panchang cum calendar is based on the Purnimant Hindi calendars followed in North Indian states like […]
Hindu Temples of England – Temples in London, Birmingham, Manchester, Surrey, Middlesex
Here is the list of Hindu Temples in England – Birmingham, London, Middlesex, Surrey & Manchester. There is a huge list of temples in UK. This list of Hindu temples in England (UK) consists of popular temples… Sri Sanatan Seva Samaj – Beds, England Sri Geetha Bhawan – Birmingham, England Lord Lakshmi Narayan Mandir – […]
Orissa New Year 2012, Mahavishuba Sankranti 2012
Orissa New Year, also popular as Mahavishuba Sankranti or Pana Sankranti, marks the transition of Sun into Mesha rashi or Aries from Meenam or Pisces. In 2012, Orissa New Year date is April 14. On this day new Oriya Panji begins with Baisakh month. A special recipe called ‘Pana’ is prepared and distributed among the […]
No Ban on Bhagavad Gita in Russia, Siberian Court rejects petition for banning Gita
As a Siberian court has rejected a petition to ban a translation of Bhagavad Gita, there will be no ban on Gita in Russia. The petitioner raised the petition saying the translation work has the extremist literature that insults non-believers of Gita and Hinduism. Judge Galina Butenko of the Leninsky District Court in Tomsk ruled […]
Guruvara Ekadasi Vrat, Ekadasi on Thursday
Guruvara Ekadasi Vrat (Ekadasi which falls on Thursday) is highly auspicious Ekadasi vrat. Observing Guruvar Ekadasi is considered highly meritorious as Thursday or Guruvaram is the most favorite day for Lord Vishnu. Ekadasi vrat, most common vrat dedicated to Lord Vishnu, is observed on 11th day in Shukla and Krishna Paksha of a Hindu month. […]
Mukkoti Ekadashi 2012, Mukkoti Ekadasi Vratam in Andhra Pradesh
Mukkoti Ekadashi, also known as Vaikunta Ekadasi, is observed on Dhanurmasa Ekadashi or the 11th day of Dhanurmasam. Mukkoti Ekadashi 2012 date is January 5 and December 23/24. This festival is celebrated with lot of fervor at Vishnu temples in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. In 2012 on January 5th, this famous Ekadashi vratam falls on […]
Tuljapur Tulja Bhavani Temple – Tuljabhavani Shakti Peeth Mandir in Maharashtra
Tuljapur Tulja Bhavani Temple in Osmanabad district of Maharashtra is one of the famous Shakti peethas of the Hindu Goddess Shakti. The temple is dedicated to Goddess Tulja Bhavani, one of the forms of the Goddess. Tulja Bhavani temple, located on the Yamunachala hill on the slopes of Sahyadri range, is one of the four […]
27 December 2011, Mandala Pooja at Sabarimala Sannidhanam
27 December 2011 is Mandala Pooja at Sabarimala Ayyappa Sannidhanam (Temple). It marks the conclusion of the 41-day Mandalam season of the annual pilgrimage (Sabarimala Ayyappa Deeksha). Mandala Pooja will be held at 1 PM after adoring the Thanka Anki (gold ornaments) on the idol of Ayyappa. Kalabhabhishekam, a special ritual associated with Mandala Pooja, […]
Amavasya, 24 December 2011
Today, 24 December 2011 is Amavasya in Hindu calendar. This Amavasya is Poush Amavasya in North Indian Hindi calendars & Margashirsha Amavasya (Margashira amavas) in Telugu, Kannada, Marathi and Gujarati Panchangs. Amavasya begins at 2.01 AM on 24 December and ends at 11.36 PM. As it falls on Shanivar (Saturday), it is also observed as […]
Thanka Anki at Sabarimala Temple, Lord Ayyapa Golden Attire Procession
‘Thanka Anki’, a four-day procession of Sabarimala Ayyappa idol decorated in golden attire, is going to start today, December 23 in 2011, from Aranmula. It is one of the famous rituals held at Sabarimala temple during the Mandala Puja. The gold ornaments were offered to the Lord by the Travancore royal house when the shrine […]
TTD Balaji Temples across India
TTD plans to build Balaji temples across India. To tackle the overcrowding at the Tirumala Tirupati temple, TTD is planning to build Venkateswara temples at various places in the country. TTD is planning to build a temple at Navi Mumbai near Chembur which has a large number of South Indian populations. Kanyakumari of Tamil Nadu […]
Pradosh, 22 December 2011
Today, 22 December 2011 is Pradosh Vrat. As it falls on Guruvar (Thursday), Brihaspathi or Guru Graha pradosha puja is observed. In some places, Guru graha shanti pujas are also observed along with Pradosha kaala Shiva vratham. It falls on Krishna Paksha Trayodasi in Margashirsha month as per Telugu, Kannada, Marathi & Gujarati calendars. And […]
Sanaischara ashtakam – Lord Sanishwara Astakam
Shanaischara Astakam is a Ashtaka prayer dedicated to Lord Shani, who is popular among Navagraha devatas in Hinduism. Last few verses in Shanaischara Ashtakam reveals the merits or benefits of chanting this stotram daily & occasionally. Kono anthako roudhra yamo adha babru, Krishna sani pingala manda souri, Nithyam smrutho yo harathe cha peedaam, Thasmai nama […]