How to do Pitru Tarpan During Pitru Paksh Shraddh

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Tharpanam is an offering to Gods or Pithru devatas (dead ancestors). Tharpanam offered to Gods is named on the basis of God to whom we offer Tharpan – viz. Brahma Tharpanam, Surya Tharpanam, etc. The offering which we make to our dead ancestors is Pithru Tharpanam. Generally, Pithru Tharpanam is done during Amavasya days, Solar and lunar eclipse days, Sankraman or Sankranti days, during Shraddh, and in Shraddh Paksha or Pitru paksha or Mahalaya Paksha.

It is believed that offering any kind of Tharpanam to Pitru devatas would make them free from their all sins and gives them a path to reach Deva loka or Vaikunta loka and get moksha.

Pitru Paksha in Ashwin Month (Ashwayuja Masam – Shraddh Paksha), Aadi Amavasai in Tamil Aadi month and Karkidaka Vavubali in Malayalam Karkidaka Masam are the highly meritorious occasions to offer Pitru Tharpanam.

The official website of Sri Veda Vidya Ashram, west Mambalam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, has got the Tharpanam procedure, types of Tharpanam, what to do and what not to on the day of Tharpanam, Shraddh karma, and Amavasya Tharpanam procedures. You can download Tharpanam procedure in PDF format (English) from this link provided by Sri Veda Vidya Ashram.

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Dharo Atham or Durva Ashtami Special Gujarati Sukhadi Reipe

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Here is information and How to Make Dharo Atham or Durva Ashtami Festival Special Gujarati Sukhadi Recipe.

Ingredients

 

2: cup wheat flour
1: cup grated jaggery
1: cup Pure ghee
1: tbsp poppy seeds (khus khus)

Method

Heat the ghee in pan.
Then add wheat flour on medium heat.
Mix well and roast until it become pinkish-brown.
Turn off the flame and add jaggery to it.
Mix this mixture quickly and thoroughly and pour it in a plate.
Spread very well with flat steel spoon.
Sprinkle the poppy seeds and cut it into pieces.
Store in an container.

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Rice Flour Laddu Recipe for Dharo Atham Festival

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Rice Flour Laddu Recipe for Dharo Atham Festival

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Here is Dharo atham or Durva Ashtami festival Special Rice Flour Laddu Recipe.

Ingredients

Rice Flour - 1 cup
Grated Jaggary - 1 cup
Cardamom powder a pinch
Roasted Mixed dry nuts - 1/2 cup (opt)
Ghee - 1 tsp

Method

 

Wash and soak the rice for 10 mins. Shade dry it for 30 mins or till its almost dry. Grind it to a fine powder in your mixer jar. Sieve to get a fine powder.
Grate the jaggary and mix with the rice flour. Run it again in the mixer jar. With the moist in the jaggary you will get a thick mass.
Remove to a bowl, mix in the cardamom powder, mix well.
If you are adding the nuts, break them into tiny bits, and roast them in 1 tsp of ghee. The more crunchy they taste better.
Add the roasted nuts to the rice and jaggary mix. Gather as balls of ping pong size ones.
Press hard to make them hold together. Store in an air tight box if something is left.

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Lunar Eclipse(Chandra Grahan) Date 2016 and Timing

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When Earth’s shadow falls on Moon or Earth comes between Moon and Sun, a lunar eclipse occurs. This can occur only on a full Moon night, when Moon, Earth and Sun are aligned exactly or closely. According to the different mythologies, Moon is swallowed by a demon during lunar eclipse. Here is Information about Lunar Eclipse or Chandra Grahan Date and Timing.

First Contact with the Penumbra :- 22:27:22 on 16th, September
Maximum of Lunar Eclipse :- 00:25:48
Last Contact with the Penumbra :- 02:24:15
Duration of Penumbral Phase -: 03 Hours 56 Mins 52 Secs

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Dharo Atham(Durva Ashtami) Whats app Status-Facebook Sms-Wishes-Greetings-Pictures

Dharo Atham or Durva Ashtami is observed on the eighth day of Shukla Paksha month of Bhadrapad.According to English calendar Dharo Atham is observed in month of August-september.Mothers observe Dharo Atham for the wellbeing and long life of their daughters and sons.Here is Some Dharo Atham or Durva Ashtami Special Whats app status,facebook Sms,Greetings,Wishes and Pictures.

Dharo Atham(Durva Ashtami) Whats app Status-Facebook Sms-Wishes

On this auspicious day of,

 Durva Ashtami, let's worship God
May God resolve all your problems and 

Bless you with peace, joy and happiness 

Happy Durva Ashtami,Dharo Atham

God give lot of blessing on

this Durva Ashtami festival..

Happy Dharo Atham...

On this Dharo Atham festival

every one take blessing god

Happy Durva Ashtami..

Wishes all of Happy Durva Ashtami..

Happy Dharo Atham..

Dharo Atham(Durva Ashtami) Greetings

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Tulsi Vivah Celebration-Tulsi Vivah Rituls

Tulsi Vivah Celebration

Tulsi Vivah is considered highly sacred and auspicious in Hindu Tradition. The plant of Tulsi is considered to be incarnation of Mahalakshmi who was born as Vrinda.Tulsi Vivah is celebrated on the next day of kartik Ekadashi. It is on this day that Tulsi is married to Shilgram.

Traditional celebrations on the day of Tulsi Vivah include

Women folk engage themselves in various preparations, including preparation of wide variety of dishes well in advance.

A typical Goan ojhe (load of sweets) is sent to the daughter from her parental home along with jodi (cotton threads used to light lamp while performing aarti)

As it is Tulsi’s Vivah, Tulsi Vrindavan is decorated like a bride on this day.

Sugarcane and branches of tamarind and amla trees are planted along with the Tulsi plant

The food preparation includes only vegetarian food.

At midday, a full meal consisting of rice, moongachi gathi, puri , sweet potato kheer , red pumpkin vegetable cooked with pieces of sugarcane, amla and tamarind is offered to Tulsi Vrindavan

It is during dusk or evening that the actual ritual of Tulsi Vivah is performed.

Different Poha dishes are offered to Lord Vishnu.

The Prasad after the Vivah puja is distributed among al friends and relatives.

Tulsi Vivah Rituls

One must plant the Tulsi plant at home or forest and after three years one may perform her marriage.

The Auspicious time to perform her marriage according to the Hindu tradition is:

When the sun is moving in the north, Jupiter and Venus are rising, in the month of Kartika, from the Ekadashi to the full moon in the month of Magha, and when constellations that are auspicious for marriage appear, especially the full moon day.

One should first arrange a place for sacrifice (yajna-kunda) under a canopy (mandapa) then after performing shanti-vidhana, one should install sixteen goddesses, and do the shraddha ceremony for his female maternal ancestors

For the Vivah, one must call four Brahmins well read in Vedas, and appoint one of them as priest, one as Brahma, one as rishi and the fourth one as Acharya.

One should establish an auspicious water pot (mangala-ghat) under that mandapa according to the Vaishnava rituals followed by establishment of an attractive shalagrama-shila (Lakshmi-Narayana).

During dusk one should install a golden deity of Narayan and a silver idol of Tulsi.

With vasa-shanta mantra two cloths should be tied together, with yadavandha mantra the marriage bracelets (kangana) should be tied on the wrists, and with ko' dat mantra the marriage should be consecrated

Finally the host along with the acarya, rishi, and others should make nine offerings in the yajna-kunda.

After all the marriage rites and rituals have been successfully performed, the host along with wife and relatives should take a Parikrama around the Tulsi plant and offer food to Brahmins and other relatives.

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Tulsi Vivah or Tulsi Shaligram Wedding is on 12th November Saturday 2016 and Gujarati month of Kartik

Pooja Time

Dwadashi Tithi Begins :  09:12 on 11th November 2016
Dwadashi Tithi Ends  : 06:23 on 12th November 2016

Tulsi Vivah DateYear2017: November  1 Wednesday

Tulsi Vivah DateYear2018: November  20 Tuesday

Tulsi Vivah DateYear2019: November  9 Saturday

Tulsi Vivah DateYear2020: November  26 Thursday

Tulsi Vivah DateYear2021: November  16 Tuesday

About Tulsi Vivah

Tulsi vivah is a grand festivity that has a lot of significance for Hindus. There is an interesting legend behind
the celebration of Tulsi vivah festival. Tulsi is considered to be an incarnation of Maha Lakshmi, who was born as Vrinda in her previous birth. Tulsi was married to a demon king Jalandhar. She offered prayers to Lord Vishnu to protect her husband from being harmed by any God. Several Gods approached Lord Vishnu and requested him to take the form of Jalandhar and live with Tulasi, without letting her know about the truth.To know the complete story, read on.

Lord Vishnu agreed to the request and did as told by other Gods. After the death of Vrinda's husband, when truth was known to her, she cursed Lord Vishnu and converted him into a stone, i.e. Shaligram and after that, she collapsed. From her body, came out a tulsi plant. It is due to this reason that Vishnu puja is regarded incomplete without the presence of Tulsi leaves. Since then, every year Tulsi is married to Lord Vishnu and the event is known as Tulasi Shaligram Vivah. It is said that the person who performs the custom of giving away Tulsi to Lord Vishnu, considering her to be his own daughter, is considered to earn the credit of performing kanyadan.

Tulsi vivah is conducted on the next day after Kartiki Akadashi. As a part of festivity celebration, tulsivrindavan is adorned like a bride. Along with tulsi, the plants of amla, sugarcane and tamarind are planted. Special feast is prepared consisting of delicious vegetarian dishes. A full meal consisting of puri, rice, sweet potato kheer, moongachi gathi, red pumpkin vegetable is offered to Tulsi Vrindavan in the afternoon time. The ceremony of wedding takes place during evening. Several dishes made from poha are served to Lord Vishnu. Prasad is then distributed amongst all. This ceremonial day marks the beginning of the auspicious marriage season for Hindus.

Tulsi Vivah Pooja Process

The tulsi plant is held sacred by the Hindus as it is regarded to be an incarnation of Mahalaxmi who was born as Vrinda. Tulsi was married to demon king Jalandhar. She prayed to Shri Vishnu that her demon husband should be protected, with the result no God was able to harm him. However on the request of the other Gods, Shri Vishnu took the form of Jalandhar and stayed with the unsuspecting Tulsi. When the truth emerged after Jalandhar’s death, Vrinda cursed Shri Vishnu and turned him to stone (Saaligram) and collapsed. From her body emerged the tulsi plant. That is why Vishnu puia is considered incomplete without tulsi leaves.
The very name Tulsi, that which cannot be compared, the "incomparable one", has spiritually upliftingqualities. Tulsi has been found to possess extraordinary powers of healing.Preparations for the Puja

Tulsi pot 

Bright coloured odni forTulsi plant
Sugar cane
Moli, deepak
Food rice, puri, sweetpotato, kheer, red pumpkin, aanvla, tamarind
Suhaag pitari containingsaree, blouse, mahendi, kaazal (kohl), sindoor, bangles, bindi etc.
Dishes

Pooja Process

Tulsi pot / Vrinda devi is coloured and decorated as a bride. Four pieces of sugarcane are tied around the Tulsi pot with moli and bright coloured odni is draped on the Tulsi plant.
At midday, a full meal consisting of rice, puri, sweet potato kheer, red pumpkin vegetable cooked with pieces of sugarcane, amla and tamarind is offered to Tulsi Vrindavan.
Tulsi Vivah ceremony takes place in the late evening. The Pundit and housewives performs the ceremony. Tulsi Devi takes the sacred phera with Saaligram. The Punditji brings the Saaligraam with him. In a basket- saree, blouse, mehendi, kaajal, sindoor, bangles, etc. i.e. suhaag related things are kept. This suhaag pilari is offered to Tulsi Devi and later given to a Brahmini.
Various poha dishes are offered to Shri Vishnu.
Then Prasad is distributed among family members and friends.

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Tulsi vivah Marks the end of the monsoon

And the beginning of the Hindu wedding season.
Happy Tulsi Vivah ....

May this Tulsi Vivah festival

Goddesh Tulsi blessing you

Happy Tulsi Vivah..

Tulsi Badi Mahan Hai,
Jis Ghar Main Ye Tulsi Rehti,
Wo Ghar Swarg Saman Hai..

aur Use Ghar Me Koi Rog Nahi Hota
Tulsi Vivah Ki  Subhkamnayein

happy tulsi Vivah...

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