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Holi 2023: What is Holi and Why Holi is celebrated

  Holi 2023   Holi is a Hindu Festival.It is the festival of Colour. The festival is celebrated almost all over the India.This festival celebrated in the Spring season.Spring season is called Basanta Rutu in Indian language.It is composed of two month Falguna and Chaitra of Hindu Calendar. This festival is celebrated for two day.In the first day Holika Dahan ( Burning of Holika ) is observed and in the second day Colourfull Holi festival is celebrated.Holika Dahan is observed on Falguna Purnima tithi ( Full moon day ) of Hindu Calendar.The Colourfull Holi festival observes on Chaitra Krishna Paksha Pratipada tithi ( First day of Chaitra month ) of Hindu Calendar. In this year Holika Dahan falls on 7 March 2023 and Holi falls on 8 March 2023 of the Gregorian Calendar.In Holika Dahan a lot of wood are kept in one place for burning. The wood are then burned.People moves around the fire.Some people try to jump over the fire.In Holi festival Hindu People smear   powder colour in the fac
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sanatana dharma

  Sanatana Dharma Sanatana Dharma is the actual name of Hindu Dharma . We will discuss the meaning of the word Sanatana and Hindu. 1-Sanatana Sanatana means which has no starting and no ending, which is permanent and always true. The word no starting is called Anadi in Sanskrit and the word no ending is called Ananta in Sanskrit. The word Dharma literally means Duty and Characteristics.   For Example Studying is the Dharma for a student. Treatment is the Dharma for a Doctor. The Dharma of fire is to provide heat. The Dharma of water is to provide coolness. The Dharma for a Mother to take care of her Children and Family. The Dharma for a Father to provide safety and security to his children and family. If we discuss electrical engineering then the Dharma of a Resistor is to provide resistance. The Dharma of Capacitor is to provide capacitance. So the word Dharma has very wide meaning. The definition of the word Dharma in Sanskrit is as below. Dharyate iti Dha
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Ratha Jatra

Ratha Jatra    Ratha Jatra, the Festival of Travelling by Chariots of God Jagannatha is celebrated every year at Puri and in the other places in Odisha and outside Odisha in Bharat (India) and other places in the world. The festival is celebrated in the hindu calendar of Ashadha month Sukla Paksha Dwitiya tithi ( second day of the bright half ).The day generally falls on the June or July month of Gregorian calendar. This year Rathayatra falls on 20th June 2023.    The Sri Jagannatha temple is situated in Puri .The town Puri is present in the east coast of Odisha in India. The deities of the temple are Jagannatha, Balabhadra, Subhadra and Sudarshana. They called in a single word Chaturdha Murti ( means the four idols ).The deities of the Jagannatha temple God Jagannatha, God Balabhadra and Goddess Subhadra, with the celestial wheel Sudarshana are taken out from the temple in ritual procession called Pahandi to their respective ratha ( chariots ).    There are four entrance g
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Raja Sankranti

Raja Sankranti    There are twelve Sankranti in a year. According to Souramana Calendar Sankranti is the first day of the month. Raja Sankranti is one of them.It is also known as Mithuna Sankranti. (Note: I have explained different types of Indian calendar in my other post. Please check all the post to know about different calendar or otherwise click here )    Raja Sankranti (Raja Parba) is a festival observed in Odisha state of India. This festival celebrated in eastern Odisha but the significance of Raja Sankranti is also present in western Odisha in a different way. The culture of Raja Sankranti is different in Eastern Odisha and Western Odisha. This festival generally falls on the June month of Gregorian Calendar. This festival consists of four days. The first day is called Pahili Raja, second day is called Raja Sankranti (or Mithuna Sankranti), third day is called Bhumi Dahana and fourth day is called Basumati Snana. In this year 2023 these days are 14 th June, 15th June
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Debasnana Purnima

Debasnana Purnima     Debasnana Purnima observes every year in Shree Jagannatha temple Puri. In this day god Shree Jagannatha bath in front of the devotee in the Snana Mandapa(Bathroom of Shree Jagannatha). The water in which god Jagannatha bath is a aromatic and herbal water. This is observed every year in the hindu calendar of Jyestha month Purnima tithi.(the full moon day). This year Debasnana Purnima falls on 4th June 2023 of the Gregorian Calendar. The four idol of Shree Jagannatha bath in 108 pot of water.God Jagannatha bath like   this one day in a year.In the other day the mirror image of God Jagannatha bath.The reflection of god Jagannatha is taken in a metallic mirror made up of 8 metals.   According to the Skanda Purana King Indradyumna arranged this ceremony for the first time. On the eve of the Snana Yatra (which means the Divine Bathing festival, in Odia), the idols of the deities are brought out in a grand procession from the temple to the Snana Bedi (Bathin
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Nrusingha Chaturdashi

Baisakha Mela/Nrusingha Chaturdashi   Baisakha Mela is organized every year in the Nrusinghanath temple, Paikmal of Bargarh district in Odisha . It starts from Baisakha Sukla Paksha Dashami tithi and ends in Chaturdashi tithi.  The chaturdashi tithi is called Nrusingha Chaturdashi . This day was the incarnation day of god Bishnu(Vishnu) as Nrusingha. In Baisakha Mela a great jajna is organized by chanting the Nrusingha mantra 100008 times.There are so many cultural program organized at night in this time by the temple administration.   The name of god of Nrusinghanath temple, Paikmal is Marjara Keshari .  Nrusinghanath is the title provided to the god Marjara Keshari . In odia language Marjara means Cat and Keshari means Lion .  Marjara Keshari is Cat Lion god.The god is considered as ,god has the head of cat and body of lion.                                      God Marjara Keshari Image   The puja procedure of god Marjara Keshari is something different f
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Mahabishuba Sankranti/ Mesha Sankranti/Odia New Year/Baishakhi/Vaishakhi

Mahabishuba Sankranti/ Mesha Sankranti   Mahabishuba Sankranti or Mesha Sankranti is also known as Pana Sankranti . Pana Sankranti is a puja observed in Odisha . This day is celebrated as the New Year in Odisha . So this day is called O dia New Year . This day is celebrated as the birth day of  hindu god Hanuman in Odisha. So this day is called Hanuman Jayanti in Odisha . This day is also known as New Year in Punjanb called Baishakhi (or Vaishakhi ). This day generally falls on April 13 or 14 every year. This day falls on April 13 only on the leap year.     There are two types of calendar in Bharatiya Jyotisha Shashtra. That are Chandramana calender and Souramana calendar .The calendar is called Panchangam in Sanskrit, Panjika in Odia, Bengoli and Assamese.     According to Chandramana calendar Purnima is the first day of the month and last day of the month also because in a cyclic process the first point is the last point also.   According to Souramana calendar Sankranti
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