With the objective of providing a balanced diet and nutrition to children and mothers the Modi Governmnet had declared September 2019 as the National Nutrition Month. Through it the Government has been successful in giving this programme the form of a public campaign.
So-called secularists try to pollute the minds of Hindus in this regard just as they do about other festivals and take them away from Dharma.
When we talk about Sages automatically our hands get folded in obeisance and the head bows down in respect. Several Sages have made Bharat a land of penance by performing spiritual practice as per path of Yoga.
On this day at home on a wooden stool (pat) draw a cobra with five hoods using a mixture of sandalwood paste, turmeric and vermilion (kunku) or using raktachandan draw pictures of nine cobras.
The flame of an ignited lamp (oil/ghee lamp) signifies the sacred Fire principle. Deep Poojan is done on Ashadha Amavasya to express gratitude unto the Agni.
The ashunyashayan vowed religious observance is performed on Aashadh krushna (vadya) paksha 2. This year that date as per Hindu lunar calendar falls on 18.7.2019. It should be performed every month from Aashadh to Margashirsha on vadya 2.
Getting prepared to face the adverse-times amounts to obeying the orders of the Guru as per the significance of times !
The procession to Pandharpur is the spiritual event making one forget the personal problems as well as one’s body consciousness while chanting the Name of The God.
This festival is of great significance amongst the farmers. After sowing of seeds, the bullocks are freed from their work in the fields; they are scrubbed and bathed.
Nothing is more precious in human life than time. An English saying goes, ‘Time is money’. Money lost can be recovered with efforts but time lost is lost forever.