So Sri Ganesh is back in town. वक्रतुण्ड महाकाय सूर्यकोटि समप्रभ । निर्विघ्नं कुरु मे देव सर्वकार्येषु सर्वदा ॥ Vakratunda Mahakaya Suryakoti Samaprabha | Nirvighnam Kuru Me Deva Sarva-Karyesu Sarvada || Translated, the prayer to Ganesh says: [One with the] curved trunk, immense body, and the splendor of a million… Read More ›
Krishna Janmashtami celebrates the birth of Krishna some five thousand years ago. The eighth day following Raksha Bandhan is observed as Krishna’s birthday. According to some Hindu traditions, Krishna is not considered an incarnation of Vishnu because he is Vishnu…. Read More ›
Bhagavan Mahavir, the last of the 24 Jain Tirthankaras, was born in 599 BCE in the kingdom of Vajji (somewhere in present-day Bihar.) Much of the biographical details of his life are, of course, disputed by various scholars but they… Read More ›
Happy Holi. Among the dozens of Hindu festivals, holi and diwali are the most fun. Holi is also a wonderful Hindu export — like yoga, meditation, ayurveda, the Hindu number system. Here’s holi in Utah:
Dhanteras and Diwali Greetings to all. First order of business. Have lots of fun eating sweets, bursting crackers, lighting lots of diyas and sparklers. Diwali, or Deepavali, is the Hindu festival of lights. It is also the festival of wealth…. Read More ›
Vijay Dashami greetings all. Shubho Bijoya. May Ma Durga bless us all with the strength to overcome all our adversity. Namas Tasyai Namas Tasyai Namas Tasyai Namo Namah
This year Ganapati puja is early. Today is Ganesh chaturthi.
After quite a few years, I find myself in India on Ganesh Chaturthi. At my friend’s place in Mumbai where I am staying, today (Thursday 13th Sept) we had Ganesh puja in the morning. There’s Shri Ganesh and of course… Read More ›
Happy Holi everyone. Nice pictures over at The Big Picture (from 2010). A video from the annual Holi celebrations in Spanish Fork, Utah below the fold.
Dear all, Here’s wishing you a happy and prosperous Diwali. A bit about what Diwali is about from a previous year’s post follows.
