Shiva
8 November 2021 is Karthika Somavaram. Mondays in Karthika Masam as per Telugu and Kannada calendars are highly auspicious for Shiva Pooja.
8 November 2021 is First Monday in Karthika Masam as per Telugu Panchangam.
Vemulawada Rajarajeshwara Swamy Temple, Keesaragutta Ramalingeshwara Swamy Temple and Komuravelli Mallikarjuna Swamy Temple are the famous temples to visit in Telangana for Karthika Somavaram Pooja.
Special pujas are performed to Lord Mallikarjuna swamy in Srisailam temple. It is one of the only two Jyothirlinga temples of South India. Another Jyothirlinga temple in South India is Rameshwaram Shiva temple.
Pancharama temples (Pancharamas) are the best places to visit during Karthika masam. Sahasra Kalasha Archana, Kumbhabhishekam, Sahasra kumbha Abhishekam, Laksha Deeparadhana, etc. are special rituals held in Kartik month.
Pancharama temples in Andhra Pradesh are
- Amararamam – Bala Chamundika ammavaru sametha Sri Amaralingeshwara swamy temple in Amaravathi.
- Draksharamam – Manikyamba ammavaru sametha Sri Bhimeshwara swamy temple in Draksharama.
- Somaramam – Sri Ksheera Rajarajeshwari sametha sri Someswara swamy temple in Bhimavaram.
- Ksheeraramam – Parvathi sametha Sri Ramalingeshwara swamy temple in Palakollu.
- Bhimaramam – Bala Tripurasundari sametha Sri Kumara Bhimeshwara swamy temple in Samarlakota.
Other famous Shiva temples that host jubilant Karthika masa pujas are – Keesara Ramalingeshwara swamy temple, Srikalahastiswara swamy temple in Sri Kalahasthi, Mahanandi Sri Mahanandishwara swamy temple, Kaleshwaram Mukteshwara swamy temple, Vemulawada Rajarajeshwara swamy temple, etc.
Famous Shiva temples in Karnataka that celebrate Karthika masa pujas are – Dharmasthala Sri Manjunatha swamy temple, Mahabhaleshwara swamy temple in Gokarna, Murudeshwar Shiva temple, etc.
Panchang, Karthika Somavaram – 8 November 2021
Suryodayam(Sunrise) : 06:19 AM
Suryastama(Sunset) : 05:28 PM
Chandrodayam(Moonrise) : 09:58 AM
Chandrastama(Moonset) : 08:48 PM
Today’s Panchangam:
Tithi : Chaturthi upto 01:16 PM Panchami
Nakshatra : Mula upto 06:49 PM Purva Ashadha
Yoga : Sukarma upto 03:28 PM Dhriti
Karana : Vishti upto 01:16 PM Bava upto 11:52 PM Balava
Weekday : Somawara
Paksha : Shukla Paksha
Samvat:
Shaka Samvat : 1943 Plava
Chandramasa : Kartika – Purnimanta Kartika – Amanta
Vikram Samvat : 2078 Aananda
Gujarati Samvat : 2078 Pramadi
North Indian Hindi Calendar – Kartik Mahina 2078 (Kartik Maas)
Malayalam Calendar – Thulam Month 1197 (Tula Masam)
Kannada Calendar – Karthika Maasa
Tamil Calendar – Aippasi Month (Aippasi Masam)
Bengali Calendar – Kartik Mash 1428
Nepali Calendar – Kartik Maas 2078
Telugu Calendar – Kartika Masam (Karthikam)
Marathi Calendar – Kartik Maas
Gujarati Calendar – Kartik Maas
Shubh Muhurat:
Abhijit : 11:31 AM to 12:16 PM
Amrit Kalam : 01:01 PM to 02:28 PM
Time to avoid:
Rahu Kalam : 07:43 AM to 09:07 AM
Yamaganda : 10:30 AM to 11:54 AM
Gulikai Kalam : 01:17 PM to 02:41 PM
Dur Muhurtam : 12:16 PM to 01:01 PM 02:30 PM to 03:14 PM
Varjyam : 05:22 PM to 06:49 PM 03:41 AM, Nov 09 to 05:10 AM, Nov 09