Tuesday, December 31, 2013

महाराष्ट्रातील हिंदू सण २०१४ Maharashtrian Hindu Festivals 2014

ऋतु
SEASON
मास
MONTH
पक्ष
FORTNIGHT
तिथी
DAY
सण
FESTIVAL
तारीख
DATE
हेमंत
Hemant
(Winter)
पौष
Pausha
शुक्ल Shukla
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भोगी Bhogi
13 Jan
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मकर संक्रांत Makar Sankrant
14 Jan
कृष्ण Krushna
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शिशिर
Shishir
(Fall)
माघ
Magha
शुक्ल Shukla
चतुर्थी Chaturthi (4)
गणेश जयंती Ganesh Jayanti
3 Feb
पंचमी Panchami (5)
वसंत पंचमी Vasant Panchami
4 Feb
सप्तमी Saptami (7)
रथसप्तमी  Rathsaptami
6 Feb
कृष्ण Krushna
नवमी Navami (9)
दासनवमी Dasnavami
24 Feb
त्रयोदशी Trayodashi (13)
महाशिवरात्र Mahashivratra
27 Feb
फाल्गुन
Phalgun
शुक्ल Shukla
पौर्णिमा Paurnima (15)
होळी Holi
16 Mar
कृष्ण Krushna
प्रतिपदा Pratipada (1)
धूळवड Dhulwad
17 Mar
तृतीया  Trutiya (3)
शिवजयंती Shivjayanti
19 Mar
पंचमी Panchami (5)
रंगपंचमी Rangpanchami
21 Mar
वसंत
Vasant
(Spring)
चैत्र
Chaitra
शुक्ल Shukla
प्रतिपदा Pratipada (1)
गुढी पाडवा  Gudhi Padva
31 Mar
तृतीया  Trutiya (3)
चैत्रगौर स्थापना 
Chaitragaur Sthapana
2 Apr
नवमी Navami (9)
रामनवमी  Ramnavami
8 Apr
पौर्णिमा  Paurnima (15)
हनुमान जयंती Hanuman Jayanti
15 Apr
कृष्ण Krushna
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वैशाख
Vaishakh
शुक्ल Shukla
तृतीया  Trutiya (3)
अक्षय्य तृतीया  Akshay Trutiya
2 May
पौर्णिमा  Paurnima (15)
बुद्धपौर्णिमा Buddhapaurnima
14 May
कृष्ण Krushna
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ग्रीष्म
Grishma
(Summer)
ज्येष्ठ
Jyeshtha
शुक्ल Shukla
पौर्णिमा  Paurnima (15)
वटपौर्णिमा Vatpaurnima
12 Jun
कृष्ण Krushna
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आषाढ
Ashadh
शुक्ल Shukla
नवमी  Navami (9)
कांदे नवमी Kande Navami
6 Jul
एकादशी  Ekadashi (11)
आषाढी एकादशी Ashadhi Ekadashi
9 Jul
पौर्णिमा  Paurnima (15)
गुरुपौर्णिमा  Gurupaurnima
12 Jul
कृष्ण Krushna
अमावस्या  Amavasya (15)
दिव्याची अवस Diwyachi Awas
26 Jul
वर्षा
Varsha
(Rains)
श्रावण
Shravan
शुक्ल Shukla
पंचमी Panchami (5)
नागपंचमी Nagpanchami
1 Aug
दर मंगळवार 
Every Tuesday
मंगळागौर Mangalagaur
29 Jul
5/12/19 Aug
पौर्णिमा Paurnima (15)
नारळी पौर्णिमारक्षाबंधन 
Narali Paurnima/ Rakshabandhan
10 Aug
कृष्ण Krushna
अष्टमी Ashtami (8)
गोकुळाष्टमी Gokulashtami
17 Aug
नवमी  Navami (9)
गोपाळकाला  Gopalkala
18 Aug
अमावस्या Amavasya (15)
पोळा Pola
25 Aug
भाद्रपद
Bhadrapad
शुक्ल Shukla
तृतीया  Trutiya (3)
हरितालिका (गणेशोत्सव)
Haritalika (Ganeshotsav)
28 Aug
चतुर्थी  Chaturthi (4)
गणेश चतुर्थी (गणेशोत्सव)
Ganesh Chaturthi (Ganeshotsav)
29 Aug
पंचमी Panchami (5)
ऋषीपंचमी (गणेशोत्सव)
Rushipanchami (Ganeshotsav)
30 Aug
षष्ठी Shashthi (6)
गौरी आवाहन (गणेशोत्सव)
Gauri Awahan (Ganeshotsav)
2 Sep
सप्तमी  Saptami (7)
गौरीपूजन (गणेशोत्सव)
Gauri Pujan (Ganeshotsav)
3 Sep
अष्टमी Ashtami (8)
गौरी विसर्जन (गणेशोत्सव)
Gauri Visarjan (Ganeshotsav)
4 Sep
चतुर्दशी  Chaturdashi (14)
अनंत चतुर्दशी (गणेशोत्सव)
Anant Chaturdashi (Ganeshotsav)
8 Sep
कृष्ण Krushna
पूर्ण पक्ष Entire Fortnight
पितृपक्ष   Pitrupaksha
9-24 Sep
शरद
Sharad
(Autmn)
अश्विन्
Ashwin
शुक्ल Shukla
प्रतिपदा Pratipada (1)
घटस्थापना (नवरात्री)
Ghatasthapana (Navratri)
25 Sep
पंचमी Panchami (5)
ललिता पंचमी (नवरात्री)
Lalita Panchami (Navratri)
28 Sep
सप्तमी Saptami (7)
सरस्वती आवाहन (नवरात्री)
Saraswati Avahan (Navratri)
महालक्ष्मी पूजन (नवरात्री)
Mahalaxmi Pujan (Navratri)
1 Oct
अष्टमी Ashtami (8)
नवमी Navami (9)
दुर्गाष्टमी (नवरात्री)
Durgashtami (Navratri)
महानवमी (नवरात्री)
Mahanavami (Navratri)
2 Oct
दशमी Dashami (10)
दसरा / विजयादशमी (नवरात्री)
Dasara/ Vijayadashami (Navratri)
3 Oct
पौर्णिमा Paurnima (15)
कोजागिरी पौर्णिमा Kojagiri Paurnima
7 Oct
कृष्ण Krushna
द्वादशी Dwadashi (12)
वसुबारस (दिवाळी)
Vasubaras (Diwali)
20 Oct
त्रयोदशी Trayodashi (13)
धनत्रयोदशी (दिवाळी)
Dhanatrayodashi (Diwali)
21 Oct
चतुर्दशी Chaturdashi (14)
नरकचतुर्दशी (दिवाळी)
Narkachaturdashi (Diwali)
22 Oct
अमावस्या Amavasya (15)
लक्ष्मीपूजन (दिवाळी)
Laxmipoojan (Diwali)
23 Oct
कार्तिक
Kartik
शुक्ल Shukla
प्रतिपदा Pratipada (1)
बलिप्रतिपदा / पाडवा (दिवाळी)
Balipratipada/ Padva (Diwali)
24 Oct
द्वितीया Dwitiya (2)
भाऊबीज (दिवाळी)
Bhaubeej (Diwali)
25 Oct
एकादशी Ekadashi (11)
कार्तिकी एकादशी / तुळशी विवाह 
Kartiki Ekadashi / Tulashi Vivah
3 Nov
पौर्णिमा Paurnima (15)
देव दिवाळी  / त्रिपुरी  पौर्णिमा 
Dev Diwali/ Tripuri Paurnima
6 Nov
कृष्ण Krushna
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हेमंत
Hemant
(Winter)
मार्गशीर्ष
Margashirsha
शुक्ल Shukla
षष्ठी Shashthi (6)
चंपाषष्ठी Champashashthi
27 Nov
पौर्णिमा Paurnima (15)
दत्तजयंती Dattajayanti
6 Dec
कृष्ण Krushna
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Monday, December 30, 2013

Don't forget your "Dharma" when you celebrate New Year!


Sunday, November 3, 2013

How to calculate the exact Sahastra Chandra Darshan सहस्त्रचंद्रदर्शन date?

Recently we had the pleasure of celebrating the “Sahastra Chandra Darshan” सहस्त्रचंद्रदर्शन (SCD) of our uncle whom we lovingly call “Bhausaheb”. When 3M uploaded this image on Facebook, quite a few friends asked “How do you calculate the exact date for this ceremony?”. A Google search will tell you that it is celebrated sometime after a person's 80th birthday… but that’s not really helpful!

First let us understand what SCD is all about! In ancient India, life expectancy of an individual was about 30 years. Hence anybody who crosses the age of 60 years was considered “Deerghayu” – person with longevity! So at each stage of life starting from the 60th year, you have celebrations to cheer his/ her long life. One of these is SCD - a ceremony to celebrate the 1000th full moon in a person’s life. Gautam Buddha is supposed to have lived up to his 1000th full moon. Recently, this ceremony got publicity due to felicitations of Atal BihariVajpayee (2005), Satya Sai Baba (2008) & Lata Mangeshkar (2010)!

Calculating the exact date of a person’s SCD is now really easy thanks to good ol’ MS Excel. We know that a lunar month is made of 29.53 days. This means a person will complete 1000 months of his life in 29530 days. Let’s see how Bhausaheb’s SCD was calculated by 3M. On an MS Excel sheet type out the date “27-Dec-32” in a cell. In the cell right next to it type out “29530”. Add both these cells to get the date on which Bhausaheb completes 1000 months – “2-Nov-13”. Mind you, this is NOT the SCD date! Now refer any panchang like Date to find the Poornima (Full moon day) just before “2-Nov-13”. So the Sahastra Chandra Darshan in this case was on 17th Oct 2013 which happened to be Kojagiri Poornima!

Tuesday, September 3, 2013

गाराणं - A prayer to help the falling Rupee


Garana (गाराणं) is a typical incantation to the guardian spirit of the village in Konkan. 3M received this amazing piece on Whats App that requests God to intervene in the Indian financial crisis and resurrect the falling Rupee. Those who understand Malvani dialect will surely find this really hilarious. In the backdrop is the image of Vetal from Loutlim shot by Rajan Parrikar.


Note: 3M would like to acknowledge the original source of this gem. In case you can find the same do intimate me on bhargo8@gmail.com 

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