Labour Day.....birthday of Lord Krishna

Sept 3 was Labour day
Hope everyone had a safe Labor day.  Ours was quiet.  Hooked a bit.  Swam a bit and went to the beautiful Town Park that is just a few blocks from my house. I take for granted the beauty that is so close to me.  We go to this Park on our car." Kavya Paath " it’s called the meeting spot for literary activities.  I  got a lovely book at Delhi the other day..I just fell in love with this article and enjoyed reading it in lash green lawn of the park. I felt like in heaven. it was 9:am and the sun rays were so soothing.   We have a newtin shop in Town and it has a lot that we have in our village back in 70’s.We boughta Khajur basket a new jherani and a tawa. 

 jherani(the wooden churner)

 Display of spoons and strainers

khajur basket

Today is the day of Krishna janamashtami…

Janmashtami is a Hindu festival celebrating the birth of Krishna, an avatar of the God Vishnu 

                                        Krishna

 Krishna Janmashtami is observed on the Ashtami tithi, the eighth day of the dark half or Krishna Paksha of the month of Bhadra in the Hindu calendar, when the Rohini Nakshatra is ascendant. The festival always falls within mid-August to mid-September in the Gregorian calendar. In 2010, for example, the festival was celebrated on 1 September, and in 2011 on 22 August in North India and on 21 August in South Indian states like Kerala……………… click to read more….

Happy Day!

Gods and GoddessesMa luksmi --Ma Lakshmi

Ma Lakshmi 

Lakshmi 

The Hindu goddess of beauty, wealth, and prosperity who is the consort of Vishnu, the preserver of the universe. She is often represented as a beautiful young women with four arms sitting or standing on a lotus bud. Her four arms symbolize the four goals of human life: artha (worldly wealth and success), kama (pleasure and desire), dharma (righteousness), and moksha (knowledge and liberation from the cycle of birth and death). She is usually shown clasping a lotus flower, a symbol of purity and fertility, in her two back hands, while gold coins, signs of wealth, tumble from one or both of her front hands. Lakshmi’s association with prosperity is also emphasized by her dress, an elaborate sari often red with gold embroidery, and the fine jewelry that adorns her. Since Hindus believe Lakshmi can bestow good fortune and well-being on the family, she is a common household deity and the focus of worship during the festival of Diwali.

Have a lovely Day! 

God’s and Goddesses I used to pray Part 3..........

Shiva  MY Isht Deva

Shiva

Shiva, known as the destroyer, is the third of the principal gods of the Hindu. The triad's two other gods are Brahma, the creator of the universe, and Vishnu, the preserver of the universe. Hindus believe that Shiva periodically destroys the world in order to recreate it and is the source of both good and evil.

Shiva is depicted in many forms and known by 1,008 names, which are detailed in the Shiva Purana. He is often presented with a blue face and throat; long, dark matted hair; and holds a trident, which corresponds to the functions of the Hindu triumvirate. His forehead is anointed with three horizontal lines in white ash and may also feature a third eye, a symbol of wisdom and untamed energy. Among the most ancient representations of Shiva is as a lingum, a phallic statue that symbolizes his progenitive powers, and as a yogi, seated cross-legged in meditation dressed in a loincloth or simple animal skin.

Figures of a dancing shaman/deity with trident bangles and an animal headdress has been found on prehistoric wall paintings in Central India and though this is disputed, many scholars see a proto-Shiva as depicted on seals from the Indus Valley civilization. When depicted in the pose of the cosmic dancer, Nataraja (or Lord of the Dance), Shiva's dual nature is manifest in a single image, for his dance is believed to both destroy and restore the universe. He is also the ideal family man and husband when shown with his wife, the goddess Parvati, and his two sons, Ganesha and Skanda.

Many Hindus worship Shiva as the supreme and all-powerful deity and are part of the Shaivism sect. As a mark of their devotion, Shaivite ascetics smear their bodies with ash, keep their hair uncut, and carry a trident.

Her is the Part1 and  Part 2 of the series God’s and Goddesses I used to pray.

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Godes and Godesses i used to pray.. part 2

i love  Hanuman and used to ryme  Hanuman Chalisa  since my  childhood 

in continuation with  Godes and Godesses  part 1 this is the second one in series....

Hanuman

 

The monkey king, Hanuman, is the son of the Vedic wind god, Vayu, and the supreme embodiment of fealty. He has the head of a monkey and the body of a human, along with the power to fly and change size and shape. Representations of Hanuman often show him flying through the air while supporting a mountain in his left hand, a reference to one of his daring feats in the Hindu epic the Ramayana. After locating and rescuing Sita, the wife of Hindu diety Rama, from Ravana, the demon king who had abducted her, Hanuman and his army fight alongside Rama and his brother, Lakshman, in the great battle against Ravana in Lanka. When Lakshman is wounded in the battle, Hanuman is tasked with finding the herb that will save him. Hanuman flies to the Himalayas, but when he can't identify the correct herb, he returns to Lanka with an entire mountain and helps to save Lakshman's life. For his numerous services and loyalty to Rama, Hanuman has come to be revered as a symbol of strength and devotion. 

Have a Nice Day!