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Post by cnupne on Jul 16, 2012 19:05:18 GMT 5.5
Dakshinayane Rama and Nara Ganapathi The auspicious Chaturmasa has already started and we have the Dakshinayana arambha(Karkataka Sankramana) on 16-July-12.
Majority of the major Hindu festivals like Naga Chaturthi, Vara Maha Lakshmi Vratha, Upakarma (Sravana Pournima), Sri Krishnashtami, Sri Ganesha Chaturthi, Rishi Panchami, Sri Anantha Chaturdasi, SharanNavarathri (Devi Navarathri), Vijayadasami, Deepavali occurs during Dakshinayana.
The period of Dakshinayana also coincides with Pitru Paksha the sacred time to perform sacred rites to the forefathers. It is believed and said that Uttarayana represents Devathas and Dakshinayana represents Pithrus. It is also said that Uttarayana is the day time and Dakshinayana is the night time for devathas. Dakshinayana is also called as Pitrayana. It is said and believed that Pitrus descend on Earth during the period of Dakshinayana awaiting their off-springs to perform sacred rites enabling them to attain better placement in the other worlds. Hence, lot of significance is given during this period for performing Pitru related activities.
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Post by krsiyer on Jul 17, 2012 5:11:08 GMT 5.5
Good post & excellent photograph. thanks for sharing. jaya jaya sankara, hara hara sankara !
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