Let us understand the science underlying the various acts performed during urinating and defecating like draping body and head with a cloth, hanging the janeu around the right ear, etc.
The Gudhi (or the Brahma-dhwaj) is hoisted in every house as a symbol of victory and happiness. Since a symbol of victory is always held high, so is the Gudi.).
Different vrats that are observed with respect to Shiva, like Pradosh vrat, Sola Somvar, Shivamuth, Haritalika etc are introduced in this article.
Prayer is actually a synonym for surrender. This act of surrender is completed only after the expression of gratitude. Gratitude is a means of offering the doership of an act to God / the Guru; hence it helps in reducing the ego.
Various rituals to be followed, to get maximun spiritual benifits while worshiping Diety Datta is given in the following article.
The word Diwali has originated from Deepavali, which in turn is formed as deep (lamp) + avali (row). Deepavali is thus a row of lamps. During Diwali, lamps are lit everywhere.
This is the complete Lakshmi Kuber puja ritual (with mantras in English) that is performed on the day of Ashwin Amavasya during Diwali.
We will read about substances used in puja and arrangement of implements (like naivedya, conch, bell, samai etc) and advantages of arranging the implements and other constituents of puja according to Panchatattva levels.
The temple at home is made with the intention that the worshipper gets maximum Chaitanya from the worship of the Deities.
Diwali is a series of festivals of 4 days, which fall towards the end of the Hindu month of Ashwin and the beginning of the month of Kartik.
