South Indian Hindu Festival Mithuna Sankranti 2016 – 15 June (Wednesday)

Mithuna Sankranti 2016

The auspicious occasion Mithuna Sankranti is observed when the Sun is moving into another planet called Mithuna or Gemini. It is popularly known as Mithuna Sankramanam in South India. According to Hindu customs and traditions, it is respected as a most providential festival. The people in Orissa celebrate this festival by the name of “Raja Sankranti”, a four day occasion having various activities. The festival Mithuna Sankranti is marked as the offensive of the agricultural year all over Odisha by the name of 'Raja Parba'. Especially, the people welcome the first rains authoritatively by solemnizing this festival.

Mithuna Sankranti Legends

 

As we know that Mithuna Sankranti is celebrated for four days because of an engrossing historical illustration associated with it. Goddess Earth (Bhudevi) is the wife of Lord Vishnu who is known to experience menstruation casing the period of initial three days. The magnificent celebration takes place in the form of 'Vasumati Gadhua', which is the fourth and final day. The magnificent celebration takes place in the form of 'Vasumati Gadhua', which is the fourth and final day. On the fourth day, a prosperous bath is given to Goddess Bhudevi. There is a silver idol of Goddess Bhudevi in Lord Jagannath temple in Puri inwrought with prosperity.

Mithuna Sankranti -  A Reflectivity of Customs and Traditions in India 

 

According to Indian customs and traditions, on this festival, the unmarried girls dressed up in beautiful clothes and celebrate the Raja Parba gathering with their friends and families. The Raja Dholi Khela is an engrossing event observed as a part of the festival across the Odisha. During this festival, the girls wishing for good husband get onto the swings. Traditionally, the girls sing Raja Gita and other play card games and Ludo.

This four-day festival starts with the first day celebrated as Pahili Raja. Several traditional activities are organized such as oscillating upon various swings named as Ram Doli, the Dandi Doli and so on. The second day is observed as Raja, which is simply known as Mithuna Sankranti. The Basi Raja is the third day, which marks the ending of menstruation period.

Vasumati Bath – A Prayer to Bhudevi

On the final day of Mithuna Sankranti, the people wear the traditional Odiya costumes by sowing their obligation to Goddess Earth. In local Goddess Earth is known by the name of Bhudevi, the devotees perform special Pujas to get her blessings apart from a sacred bath to a grinding stone. Probably, the stone is paying attention to be a model of Bhudevi that people consider to celebrate.

It is decorated with turmeric powder, different flowers, sandalwood, and vermilion beautifully. The festival provides the special significance to nature and womenfolk in a direct fashion. On this occasion, as a way the earth gets ready to gain early rainfall, the young girls are known to get ready for a perfect matrimonial alliance.

Everyone looks eager to celebrate the particular event of tying rope swings to banyan trees to have a good time for their relatives and families. The whole atmosphere converts into a colorful with girls having beautiful clothes. An Odiya cultural dance named as Gotipua is also organized in villages.

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World Blood Donor Day 14th June, 2016

All the people in the world have Blood in their body. The blood connects people to each other and each & every animal living on earth has blood as a lifeline. In present time, the world is facing the problem of blood stock deficiency and it is the main cause threat to life. The blood transfusion is the only way to remove this blood deficiency. Globally, everyone should contribute his own responsibility to donate blood for fulfilling the increasing need for blood and we should motivate others for blood donation.

The commitment and support were declared unanimously in the 58th World Health Assembly for unconstrained blood donation. After that, a proposal was passed 14th June as "World Blood Donor Day". On the same day, it was also committed that this will be observed as an annual event to be held each year. The day 14th June aware the people about the importance of blood donation and encourage more and more people to donate blood regularly. It provides opportunity to enjoy and thanks to all individuals who voluntarily donate their blood without any reward.
 
A careful donor would be responsible for improving rather saving million lives. Each and every year World Blood Donor Day is observed on a particular theme. This year the theme will be "Give the gift of life: donate blood".

This exclusive day is supported by the World Health Organization (WHO), International Society of Blood Transfusion (ISBT), International Federation of Blood Donor Organizations (FIODS), International Federation of Red Cross, Red Crescent Societies (IFRC).

Appoint the youth battalion for combating the blood deficiency instill safe and healthy lifestyles in them. They should provide their service as much as possible.

Various activities are performed on this day. These activities like cultural and musical performances by local artists, involving thank-you song for blood donors, Traditional dances, holding Motorcycle rally, handball championship, friendly soccer match and marching event, distributing published materials are distributed to donors and future donors, thanking blood donors for their liberal charity to the mankind, holding campaign to encourage blood donations, conducting seminars and lectures on blood donation and related themes and Symposium on Quality in Blood Donation across the world.

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Hindu Festival Ganga Dussehra 2016

Ganga Dussehra Festival

There are various rivers in our country India and the Ganga river is one of them, which is a divine river in not only India but also amongst the most sacred rivers all over the world. This is a universal fact and it is believed by all Indians and savants of the world. This river is worshiped like a Goddess and it is believed that it was the tenth day of Jyeshta Hindu month when she was incarnated on earth from heaven. The day is popularly known by the name of “Ganga Dussehra” and celebrated as “Ganga Dussera Festival”. On the same day, A Suryavanshi king named Bhagirath got success to bring down the river to earth after a lot hard work and penance. Since that time, the occasion is celebrated as the Ganga Dussehra by performing several rites and rituals on the bank of the Ganga.

The Significance of Ganga Dussehra Festival 

 

When river Ganga brought down to earth that occasion was obliged with rare ten Vedic astrological calculations. The Jyeshtha month, Shukla Paksha (bright half), Tenth date, Wednesday, Hasta Nakshatra, Vyatipata yoga, Gar Anand Yog and Moon in Virgo and Sun in Tauras, all these ten Yogas absorbed all the ten sins by taking a bath in river Ganga on Ganga Dussehra.In 2016, the Ganga Dussehra festival will be celebrated on 14th June (Tuesday).

In these ten sins are proclaimed  as three are organic, four verbal and three are mental. Organic means the sins conducted by the heavenly body, for example, fetch anything from others forcibly, violence, contact with another woman. Verbal sins are like to speak harsh words, tell a lie, complain to others and Irrelevant rambling and to occupy others assets, desire to harm others and discussions on irrelevant topics are considered as the top most mental sins. According to present conditions, each and every person avoid involving in such activities as they are considered as the biggest sins in Hindu mythology, but still if occur mistakenly then can demolish by just take a holy bath in the Ganga river on the occasion of Ganga Dessehra. Read more about Ganga Dussehra and its Rituals by clicking. 

Hindu Festival Mahesh Navami 2016

Maheshwari Jayanti 2016

The country named as “India” is a secular province where you can see multiple religions, castes, communities and rituals. One such a community is included as Maheshwari Group. As we know that each community has its own customs and rituals for particular festival and the Maheswari community also has its rituals to celebrate ‘Mahesh Navami’. The festival Mahesh Navami is also known by the name of ‘Maheshwari Jayanti’. The community is most popular in the Northern region of India and celebrate Hindu festival Maheshwari Jayanti each year with great zeal. This community is not a big group, but it is spread across the country India.

Mahesh Navami or Mahesh Jayanti is celebrated on the Ninth day (Navami) of Shukla Paksha in the month of June which is Jyeshtha Month according to Hindu calendar. In 2016, this festival will be celebrated on 13th June (Monday). The festival is dedicated to Hindu God Shiva. Lord Shiva is popularly known by various names and Mahesh is one of them. The name 'Mahesh' is a mark of ultimate devotion towards Lord Shiva because it is believed that on the same day he came forth in front of his devotees for the first time.

Mahesh Navami Legend

There was a king named Khandelsen, who did not have any child. That’s why he worshiped Lord Shiva with great devotion and dedication. Being happy with his prayer, Lord Shiva fulfilled his wish by blessing him with a son. The name of his son was Sujansen, who later became the king of his kingdom.

Mahesh Jayanti Celebration

Predominantly, it is the festival of Hindus and is observed in many parts of the country mainly in Rajasthan. All the devotees worship the Lord Mahesh and Goddess Parvati on this festival day. The temples are decorated with flowers and the prayer is accomplished very peacefully. The newly wedded couples are specially asked to pray the Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati on this day because they enter into a new phase of their life with happiness and goodwill. Explore yourself about Mahesh Navami and Rituals