Pusha/Pushu Rabibar

Pushu/Pusha/Pausha Rabibar.
This puja/brata for pati(Husband) and santan(Children).

ମହାଳୟା ଅମାବସ୍ୟା (Mahalaya Amabasya)

ମହାଳୟା ଅମାବସ୍ୟା (Mahalaya Amabasya).

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Janmashtami

Update :10-Aug-2014

Janmashtami, popularly known as Krishna Janmashtami is celebrated as Lord Krishna’s Birthday ,believed to be an incarnation of Lord Vishnu Himself. Janmashtami is celebrated on the eight day ,that is Astami of Krishna Paksha in the Bhadrab mash(month) of Hindu calendar .The festival celebration is most popular in Mathura and vrindavan, where enactments of Ras Lila is also performed.

Krishna Janmashtami (Devanagari कृष्ण जन्माष्टमी) , also known as "Krishnashtami","Saatam Aatham" ,"Gokulashtami", "Ashtami Rohini", "Srikrishna Jayanti", "Sree Jayanthi" or sometimes merely as "Janmashtami", is a Hindu festival celebrating the birth of Lord Krishna, an avatar of the Hindu deity Vishnu

Significance
According to rituals fast is kept the previous day. The idol of baby Krishna is bathed at midnight and put to a cradle. Then it is worshipped and special Aartis are song after which the fast is broken. In the morning of Janmashtami small feet impression is drawn outside the house with rice and flour paste(chita/jhoti) to give the feeling that Baby Krishna has entered the house to bless the devotee. Ras Lilas are performed to recreate the youthful days of Krishna’s life. The festival is celebrated with huge enthusiasm in many parts of the country.

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पावन हिन्दू साम्राज्य दिवस /Pawan Hindu Samrajya

पावन हिन्दू साम्राज्य दिवस /Pawan Hindu Samrajya Divas/Shiva Rajyarohana Utsav.
Jyeshtha Shukla Triodashi of 1674.Shivaji blazed the trail of a new victorious Hindu era.

Shivaji is an epitome of patriotism, one who reminds us, nothing is greater than the service to the motherland. He was an incredible leader, he mobilized his small army, instilled patriotism in them and fought the invaders to save mother India from the clutches of foreign invaders, the most prominent being the Mughals. He was instrumental in the establishment of Maratha empire with Raigad as its capital stretching from hilly terrains to southern plains.

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ଶୀତଳ ଷଷ୍ଠୀ -Sital Sasthi(Festival of Divine Wedding)

ଶୀତଳ ଷଷ୍ଠୀ Sital Sasthi(Festival of Divine Wedding).

The marriage of Lord Shiv and Goddess Parvathi is celebrated as Sitalsasthi.It is the Marriage Ceremony of Lord Shiva with Goddess Parvati. The festival is observed in the month of June with pomp and ceremony at Sambalpur,Odisha and is extended for a week. Pilgrims from the neighboring States also participate in the festival. Lakhs of people congregate in this week long festival, mostly in the month of June every year.

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Ghoda Nacha

Ghoda Nacha: Dummy Horse Dance of Odisha .Played by Gopals .

Ghoda Nacha is a folk dance of Odisha/Utkal connected with the Sakti cult of coastal regions and confined to the people of Kaibarta. This festival is observed for eight days by the Kaibartas in the month of Chaitra from the full moon day of Vaisakha in honor of their caste deity Vasuli Devi which is a goddess possessing the head of horse.Ghoda Nacha is playing in nighttime .

A well-decorated horse head is attached to the trunk built of bamboos. A man enters through the hole kept for the purpose behind its neck. He holds the reins of the horse and dances. The horse moves forward and backward along with the man. He dances to the tune of Dhola and Mahuri accompanied by the songs composed by the local poets. The dancing party consists of two dancers, one male and one female (a male in female attire), a drummer and a piper. The Kaibarta song of Achutananda Das, (one of the poets of Pancha Sakha group flourished in the 16th century) is believed to be only religious text of the Kaibartas.

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सूर्य नमस्कार (Surya Namaskar)

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सूर्य नमस्कार

All living beings of the creation depend on the sun. The sun removes physical, mental and spiritual weaknesses and makes one healthy and long lived. For ailments of the heart, eyes, jaundice, leprosy and weak mind sun could be helpful.

ॐ ध्येयः सदा सवित्र मण्डल मध्यवर्ती नारायण सरसिजा सनसन्नि विष्टः
केयूरवान मकरकुण्डलवान किरीटी हारी हिरण्मय वपुर धृतशंख चक्रः

ॐ मित्राय नमः
ॐ रवये नमः
ॐ सूर्याय नमः
ॐ भानवे नमः

ॐ खगाय नमः
ॐ पूष्णे नमः
ॐ हिरण्यगर्भाय नमः
ॐ मरीचये नमः

ॐ आदित्याय नमः
ॐ सवित्रे नमः
ॐ अर्काय नमः
ॐ भास्कराय नमः

ॐ श्रीसवितृसूर्यनारायणाय नमः

आदित्यस्य नमस्कारन् ये कुर्वन्ति दिने दिने
आयुः प्रज्ञा बलम् वीर्यम् तेजस्तेशान् च जायते

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