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Festival of Ram Navami, April 3, 2009Ram means light. The root of words like rays and radiance comes from ram. Ra means radiance. Ma means me, mine, myself. Ram means the light within me, the light in my heart. Ram, of course, is the name of Lord Rama, who lived on this planet, in 7560 BC… long ago. About 9,000 years ago.Lord Rama is connected with all the Asian continents. The entire belt of

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Buddha Purnima or Buddha Jayanti is the most sacred day in the Buddhist calendar. The most important festival of the Buddhists, Buddha Purnima falls on the full moon day of the lunar month Vaishaaka (that corresponds to the month of April-May) - a special time in Buddhism as it was on this day that the Buddha was born, gained enlightenment and attained Nirvana when he died.According to Buddhist

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Happy Ugadi, Gudi Padwa, Cheti Chand n Chaitra NavaratriUgadiThe word Ugadi derives from the word Yugadi. 'Yuga' is the word for 'era', and 'aadi' stands for 'the beginning'. Yugadi specifically refers to the start of the age we are living in now, Kali Yuga.It is believed that the creator of the Hindu pantheon Lord Brahma started creation on this day - Chaitra suddha padhyami or the Ugadi day.

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Puthandu, Vishu, Baisakhi, Bohag BihuThe Tamil New Year follows the Nirayanam vernal equinox and generally falls on April 14 of the Gregorian year. April 14th marks the first day of the traditional Tamil calendar and this remains a public holiday in both Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka.Tamil calendar begins with the same date which is observed by most traditional calendars of the rest of India as in

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Lord Ganesha, popularly known and easily recognized as the Elephant-God, is one of the most important deities of the Hindu patheon.Before every undertaking, be it laying of the foundation of a house, or opening of astore or beginning any other work, Lord Ganesha is first worshipped so at to invoke his blessings.Ganesha has many names. The main ones are Ganapati(lord of the ganas, or attendants),

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GANESHA POOJA VIDHANAMOm Harihi OmFirst light the lamps.Place the Ganesh idol or Photo frame facing the East or West. But not facing the South. Apply sandal paste and kumkum on the forehead, palms and feet and then garland with flowers.Ōm Aim Hrīm Srīm - [4]Om shuklambaradharam vishnum Shashi varnam chaturbhujam, Prasanavadanam dyayetha, sarva vignobha upashanthaye.Guru dhyanam : With [Mrhi Mudra

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