Shiva Statues: Hindu God Lord Shiva Statues and Sculptures

Lord Shiva Statues and Sculptures: Shiva is one one of the most auspicious god of Hindu trinity. He is one of the main god of Hindus and mainly know as Rudra.

Here You will get a collection of Lord Shiva statues that are crafted by many skillful Indian artist. These all Shiva Statues offered in various postures and sizes.

How to Vrat Shravan Somvar: Rituals Procedure and Mantras

 Somwar (Monday) in Shravan Mas is considerd most auspicious festival day for Lord Shiva praying. Most of Hindu and other people is believed that the worship of the Lord Shiva in the month of Shravan is more powerfull instead the other (Somwar, Monday) days. In this month many devout of Lord Shiva observe the Shravan Somwar Vrat and performing Pujas and rituals on the Monday of Shravan Mas.

Procedure and rituals to observe Vrat on Shravan Somwar.

In the morning after taking bath and other rituals. First prayed to Lord Ganesha, after finishing next , prayed to Lord Shiva by chanting Om Namah Shivay, and offering lord Shiva to Bilva Patra(leaves) some flowers, water, Dahi, Milk and honey. Do abhishek with water, Dahi, Milk and Honey. Do fast from sunrise to sunset and chant Maha Mritunjaya Mantra and Om Namah Shivaya on this day or you can read Shiva Purana. After praying Lord Shiva and all rituals you can break the fast in the evening. Visit the Shrines of Shiva and pray for peace and Happiness.

Many Hindu and devout of Lord Shiva believed that god fulfill all desires and blessed with wisdom who observe Somwar Vrat. Many women in India also do Somwar Vrat for fet best husband who can fulfill their dreams.
  

Hindu Festivals and Auspicious Days in August 2011

Dates of Hindu Auspicious Days and festivals in August 2011, which is associated to Hinduism (Hindu Religion). All the Auspicious dates based on major Hindu calendars and Indian Standard Time (IST), which is used in India.

August 2011 - Hindu Festivals and Auspicious Days.

1 August, 2011 – Shravan Somvar Vrat
1 August, 2011 – Sindhura Dooj
2 August, 2011 – Hariyali Teej
2 August, 2011 – Madhusrava Teej
3 August, – Durva Ganapati Vrat
4 August, 2011 – Nag Panchami
5 August, 2011 – Muruga Sashti Fasting
6 August, 2011 – Tulsi Das Jayanti
8 August, 2011 – Shravan Somvar Vrat
9 August, 2011 – Mangala Gouri Vrat
9 August, 2011 – Ekadasi Fasting – Putrada Ekadashi
11 August, 2011 – Pradosh Fasting
12 August, 2011 – Varalakshmi Vritham
13 August, 2011 – Shravan Purnima – Full moon day
13 August, 2011 – Raksha Bandhan
13 August, 2011 – Nariyali Purnima
13 August, 2011 – Rig Upakarma
13 August, 2011 – Yajur Upakarma
13 August, 2011 – Avani Avittam
13 August, 2011 – Hayagriva Jayanti
14 August, 2011 – Gayatri Japam
14 August, 2011 – Bhadrapad Month begins in North India
15 August, 2011 – Ashunya Shayan Vrat
16 August, 2011 – Kajari Teej
17 August, 2011 – Sankashti Ganesh Chaturthi Vrat
17 August, 2011 – Chinga Masam begins in Kerala Malayalam Calendar
18 August, 2011 – Aavani Month begins in Tamil Calendar
19 August, 2011 – Bhadra Month begins in Bengali Calendar
20 August, 2011 – Hal Sashti
21 August, 2011 – Sri Krishna Jayanti in South and Western parts of India
22 August, 2011 – Sri Krishna Janmashtami in North India
22 August, 2011 – Dahi Handi and Gopala Kala
23 August, 2011 – Goga Navami
25 August, 2011 – Ekadasi Fasting
26 August, 2011 – Pradosh Fasting
28 August, 2011 – Amavasya begins
29 August, 2011 – Amavasya ends – Somvati Amavasya
30 August, 2011 – Bhadrapad month begins in Goa, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Gujarat
31 August, 2011 – Sam Pancham – Sama Upakarma
31 August, 2011 – Swarna Gouri Vrat

Hindu Festivals and Auspicious Days in July 2011

Dates of Hindu Auspicious Days and festivals in July 2011, which is associated toHinduism (Hindu Religion). All the Auspicious dates based on major Hindu calendars and Indian Standard Time (IST), which is used in India.

July 2011 - Hindu Festivals and Auspicious Days.

1 July, 2011 – Amavasya – No moon day

2 July, 2011 – Ashada month begins in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Gujarat

3 July, 2011 – Puri Jagannath Rath Yatra

6 July, 2011 – Muruga Sashti Fasting

7 July, 2011 – Vivaswat Puja (Surya Puja)

7 July, 2011 – Aani Uthiram in Tamil Calendar

8 July, 2011 – Monthly Durga Ashtami Puja

9 July, 2011 – Bhadali Navami

10 July, 2011 – Ulto Rath at Puri Jagannath Temple

11 July, 2011 – Hari Shayani Ekadasi Vrat

11 July, 2011 – Pandarpur Yatra

11 July, 2011 – Chatur Masa Vrat Begins

12 July, 2011 – Pradosh Vrat

14 July, 2011 – Purnima Vrat

14 July, 2011 – Shirdi Saibaba Ashada Purnima Utsav begins

15 July, 2011 – Purnima – Full moon day – Guru Purnima – Vyasa Puja

16 July, 2011 – Shravan Month begins in North India

17 July, 2011 – Kark Sankranti – Dakshinayana Begins

17 July, 2011 – Aadi Month begins in Tamil Calendar

17 July, 2011 – Karkidakam month begins in Kerala Malayalam Calendar

18 July, 2011 – Sankashti Ganesh Chaturthi Vrat

18 July, 2011 – Shraban month begins in Bengali Calendar

18 July, 2011 – First Shravan Somvar Vrat in North India

19 July, 2011 – First Mangala Gauri Vrat in North India

23 July, 2011 – Kalashtami – Kher Puja in Tripura

25 July, 2011 – Second Sravan Somvar Vrat in North India

26 July, 2011 – Kamda Ekadasi Vrat

26 July, 2011 – Second Mangala Gauri Vrat in North India

28 July, 2011 – Pradosh Vrat

29 July, 2011 – Monthly Shivratri Fasting

30 July, 2011 – Amavasya – No moon day

30 July, 2011 – Aadi Amavasi in Tamil Calendar

30 July, 2011 – Karkidaka Vavu Bali in Kerala.

31 July, 2011 – Shravan month begins Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Gujarat

Hindu Festivals and Auspicious Days in March 2011

Dates of Hindu Auspicious Days and festivals in March 2011, which is associated toHinduism (Hindu Religion). All the Auspicious dates based on major Hindu calendars and Indian Standard Time (IST), which is used in India.
  
March 2011 - Hindu Festivals and Auspicious Days.
2 March, 2011 – Pradosh Vrat
2 March, 2011 – Shivratri
2 March, 2011 – Shiva Chaturdashi Vrat
4 March, 2011 – Amavasya – No moon day
5 March, 2011 – Phalgun Month begins in calendars followed in Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Goa and Gujarat.
6 March, 2011 – Sri Ramakrishna Jayanti
11 March, 2011 – Sashti Fasting
13 March, 2011 – Holashtak Begins
14 March, 2011 – Lathmar Holi
14 March, 2011 – Phagu Dasami
15 March, 2011 – Meena Sankranti
15 March, 2011 – Kharmas Begins
15 March, 2011 – Painguni Month begins in Tamil Calendars
15 March, 2011 – Meena Masam begins in Malayalam Calendars
16 March, 2011 – Ekadasi Fasting – Amalaki Ekadashi Vrat
16 March, 2011 – Chaitra Month Begins in Bengali Calendar
17 March, 2011 – Pradosh Vrat
19 March, 2011 – Purnima or Full moon day
19 March, 2011 – Holika Dahan
19 March, 2011 – Dola Purnima
19 March, 2011 – Dol Yatra
19 March, 2011 – Chaitanya Mahaprabhu Jayanti
19 March, 2011 – Painguni Uthiram
20 March, 2011 – Holi playing with colors
20 March, 2011 – Chaitra Month Begins in calendars followed in North India.
22 March, 2011 – Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat
24 March, 2011 – Rang Panchami
24 March, 2011 – Eknath Sashti
30 March, 2011 – Papamochini Ekadasi Fasting
31 March, 2011 – Pradosh Vrat

Hindu Festivals and Auspicious Days in January 2011

Dates of Hindu Auspicious Days and festivals in January 2011, which is associated to Hinduism (Hindu Religion). All the Auspicious dates based on major Hindu calendars and Indian Standard Time (IST), which is used in India.

         























January 2011 - Hindu Festivals and Auspicious Days.

January 1, 2011 – Pradosh Fasting – Shani Pradosham

January 3, 2011 – Somavati Amavasya from afternoon in some regions

January 4, 2011 – Amavasya or No moon day

January 4, 2011 – Hanuman Jayanti in Margazhi Masam in Tamil Nadu

January 4, 2011 – Surya Grahan or Solar Eclipse in Northwestern parts of India

January 5, 2011 – Poush month begins in calendars followed in Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Gujarat and Goa

January 10, 2011 – Muruga Sashti Fasting

January 12, 2011 – Shakambhari Navratri Begins

January 12, 2011 - Bandhashtami

January 14, 2011 – Bhogi Pongal

January 14, 2011 – Makar Sankranti in some regions

January 15, 2011 – Pongal

January 15, 2011 – Thai Month begins in Tamil Calendars

January 15, 2011 – Makara Masam begins in Malayalam Kerala Calendars

January 15, 2011 – Makar Sankranti in western parts and eastern parts of India

January 16, 2011 – Mattu Pongal

January 16, 2011 – Ekadasi Fasting

January 16, 2011 – Magh month begins in calendars followed in Bengal

January 17, 2011 – Kaanum Pongal

January 17, 2011 – Pradosh fasting – Soma Pradosham

January 19, 2011 – Purnima or full moon day

January 19, 2011 – Shakambhari Navratri ends – Shakambhari Jayanti

January 20, 2011 – Magh Month begins in Calendars followed in North India.

January 20, 2011 – Guru Pushya Amrut Yog

January 20, 2011 – Thaipusam Festival

January 22, 2011 – Sankashti Chaturthi

January 26, 2011 – Swami Vivekananda Jayanti (as per Tithi)

January 29, 2011 – Ekadasi Fasting

January 31, 2011 – Pradosh Fasting – Soma Pradosham

Karva Chauth 2010: Moonrise Time in India for Karva Chauth on October 26, 2010

Karva Chauth and Sankashti Chaturthi are on October 26, 2010 and the moon rise time in India for Karva Chouth on October 26, 2010 is between 7:50 PM and 8:33 PM – (IST) India Standard Time. This is the time chosen to end the Karwa Chauth puja and Angarak Sankashti Chaturthi Fasting. The city specific time are as follows – Delhi – 19:53 hrs, Chandigarh – 19:51 hrs, Jaipur – 20:03 hrs, Mumbai – 20:33 hrs, Lucknow – 19:42 hrs, Allahabad – 19:42 hrs.

Karva Chauth is a similar festival to Atla Thaddi, It is a regional festival of Andhra Pradesh which is celebrated the day before Karva Chauth.

Hindu Festivals and Auspicious Days in November 2010

Dates of Auspicious Days and festivals in November 2010, which is associated to Hinduism (Hindu Religion). All the Auspicious dates based on major Hindu calendars and Indian Standard Time (IST), which is used in India.

November 2010 - Hindu Festivals and Auspicious Days.

November 2, 2010 – Rama Ekadasi Fasting
November 3, 2010 – Dhantryodasi – Dhanteras
November 3, 2010 – Pradosh Fasting
November 4, 2010 – Roop Choudash or Kali Chaudash
November 5, 2010 – Narak Chaturdasi
November 5, 2010 – Diwali
November 5, 2010 – Lakshmi Puja
November 6, 2010 – New Year in Gujarati Calendar
November 6, 2010 – Annakut
November 6, 2010 – Govardhan Puja
November 6, 2010 – Skanda Sashti Fast Begins
November 7, 2010 – Kartik month begins in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.

November 7, 2010 – Chitragupta Puja
November 11, 2010 – Skanda Sashti
November 11, 2010 – Sashti Fasting
November 12, 2010 – Dala Chath Evening Argh
November 13, 2010 – Chath Morning Argh
November 17, 2010 - Sabarimala Mandakala Kalam Begins
November 17, 2010 – Karthigai Month begins in Tamil Nadu
November 17, 2010 – Vrischika Masam begins in Kerala Malayalam Calendar
November 17, 2010 – Utppanna Ekadasi
November 17, 2010 – Tulsi Vivah begins
November 17, 2010 – Pandarpur Kartik Ekadasi Yatra
November 17, 2010 – Panchuka Begins in Orissa
November 17, 2010 – Bhishma Panchak Vrat Starts
November 18, 2010 – Agrahan month begins in Bengali calendar
November 19, 2010 – Pradosh Fasting
November 21, 2010 – Tulsi Vivah ends
November 21, 2010 – Purnima or full moon day
November 21, 2010 – Tripurari Purnima
November 21, 2010 – Dev Diwali
November 21, 2010 – Kartigai Deepam
November 22, 2010 – Margashirsh month begins on North Indian calendars
November 25, 2010 – Manabasa Gurubar Pujas in Orissa
November 26, 2010 – Sankashta Chaturti Fasting
November 28, 2010 – Kalbhairav Ashtami

Diwali 2010 Festival: Diwali Hindu Festival of Lights

Diwali or Deepavali is certainly the biggest and the brightest of all Hindu festivals. It is celebrated on a nation-wide scale on Amavasya (the 15th day of the dark fortnight of the Hindu month of Ashwin). It is the ‘Festival of Lights’ and an important and popular five-day festival, which is celebrated in India with lot of enthusiasm. During the five day of Diwali celebrations the entire country is lit with beautiful lights and lots of fireworks are used to celebrate Diwali. It is also known as a festival of wealth and prosperity. The festival of Diwali in India brings a lot of excitement across all the sections of society irrespective of their socio-economic background.

On the occasion of Diwali, homes and premises are decorated and beautifully colored. People wear new clothes. To celebrate the victory of good over evil, earthen lamps are lit. Diwali is celebrated after 20 days of Dussehra. It is also called ‘Deepavali’, is the abstraction of the Sanskrit word Deepavali - 'Deep' means diya (small pots made from clay) or light and 'Avali', means a row - meaning a row of small earthen lamps. Therefore, earthen lamps are kept burning during the days of Diwali. Lights indicate the victory of good over evils.

The Five Days of Diwali

Diwali is five day festival. Each of the five days is separated by different traditions. The first day of Diwali is called Dhanteras, which falls on the thirteenth day of the month of Ashwin. It is the one of the most auspicious day of Diwali. The word ‘Dhan’ means wealth. Purchasing of utensils and jewelry is considered auspicious on this day. Special pooja is performed of goddess Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth and prosperity. This day is also known as Dhantrayodashi or Dhanvantari Triodasi.

The Second day is called 'Narakachaturdashi', which falls on the fourteenth day of the month of Ashwin. It is also called Roopchaudas. Roop chaudas and Kali Chaudas are celebrated on this day. Goddess Kali is worshipped and it is believed that goddess Kali killed the demon Raktabija on this day. According to another legend, on this day the demon Narakasura was killed by lord Krishna and Satyabhama. These both incidents signify the victory of good over evil. On this it is believed that to bath before sunrise, when the stars are still visible in the sky is equivalent of bathing in the holy Ganga.

The third day of the festival of Diwali is the most important day. It is the main day of this great festival. Delicious sweets are made and distributed among friends and relatives and gifts are exchanged. On this day, Hindus worship Lord Ganesha and Goddess Lakshmi and then light lamps in the streets and homes to welcome prosperity and well-being. The cattle are also worshipped. The fourth day of Diwali, in northern part of India celebrated as Govardhan Pooja, while in the western parts of India the same festival is celebrated as Padva or Bali Prativpada. Govardhan Pooja is also known and celebrated as Annakoota that means ‘the mountain of food’. On this day, lord Kridhna defeated Indra, the king of the demigods, by the lifting of Govardhana hill to save his kinsmen and cattle from rain and floods. The fifth day of Diwali is called Yama Dvitiya (also called Bhai Dooja). On this day sisters invite their brothers to their homes.

The legend of lord Rama

For Hindus, Diwali is associated with the return of lord Rama (an incarnation of lord Vishnu) to Ayodhya, after his 14 years of exile and victory over the demon king Ravana. On that day, he was welcome to the kingdom of Ayodhya and on his return, people of Ayodhya lighted lamps throughout the kingdom. Thus, there is a tradition of lighting oil lamps that symbolize the victory of good over evil and freedom from darkness.

Diwali is considered a national festival in India and Nepal. Of all the festivals celebrated in India, Diwali is by far the most glamorous and important. This festival is enjoyed and celebrated enthusiastically by people of every religion, thus this festival is not only significant to Hindus, but, has importance in Jainism, Buddhism and Sikhism.

Diwali 2010 Festival: Diwali 2010 date is November 5


  

Roop Chaudas 2010: Kali Chaudas, Rup Chaturdashi

Roop Chaudas is a festival associated with Diwali, which is celebrated a day before Diwali. Diwali is the Indian festival of Lights. In ‘Roop Chaudas’, Roop represents Beauty and Chaudas represents the date 14. On this day, women beautify themselves. Roop Chaudas pooja is performed mainly by women to gain beauty or to enhance their beauty.

Kali Chaudas is celebrated as Roop Chaudas, which is the second day of Diwali festival. It is celebrated on the day before Diwali and the day after Dhanteras. Goddess Kali is worshipped on Kali Chaudas day. It is also known as Kal Chaturdashi. There are many legends or stories are associated with Kali Choudas. It is believed that on this day, Goddess Kali killed the powerful demon Raktabija.

On Roop Chaudas Hindus undertake beauty treatments so as to look their best on Diwali day. According to the legends, the demon Narakasura was also slain on this day by lord Krishna and Satyabhama. They fought very aggressively and beheaded the demon on this day. Narak Chaturdashi marks the destruction of evil in the world and arrival of new lights. So, the earthen lamps are kept burning for several days. Since the demon Narakasura was slain on this day, it is celebrated as Naraka Chaturdashi or Kali Chaturdashi. It falls on the fourteenth day (Chaudas) of the fortnight of the Krishna Paksha, in the Hindu month of Kartika. There are two independent significances of this day. One is that it is traditionally used to beautify oneself before the major part of the coming festivities. The other is that it was that, on this day, lord Krishna killed the demon, Narakasura.

Roop Chaudas 2010: Roop Chaudas 2010 date is November 4