Vasubaras (Govatsa Dwadashi)

A legend has it that after samudramanthan (churning of the ocean) five kamadhenus (wish-fulfilling cows) were created from it. This vrat is performed to worship the Divine cow Nanda, one amongst them.

If you are unable to fall asleep then try removing the black energy enveloping (avran) your eyes

‘I have advised spiritual remedies to several seekers for their inability to fall asleep at night. When searching for remedies I realised that the main spiritual cause for this is negative energy surrounding and within the eyes. Due to the grossness of the negative energy, despite feeling sleepy one cannot close the eyes. When this negative energy is removed by performing a spiritual remedy the person is able to sleep peacefully. Hence those facing the problem of insomnia should adopt the following remedy.

Shri Hingalajmata temple : Shaktipeeth in Pakistan where Devi Sati’s Brahmarandhra fell

One of the 51 seats of Divine Energy (Shaktipeethas), the temple of Shri Hingalajmata lies in a thickly forested valley in the Lari Taluka of Balochistan in Pakistan. This temple situated in a mountain cavern of the Makran Desert on the banks of River Hingol is sacred to millions of Hindus. This is where the Brahmarandhra (aperture on the crown of the head) of Devi Sati had fallen.

Birbhum (West Bengal) : Devi Shri Taradevi who resides in a crematorium

‘5 out of 51 seats of Divine Energy (Shaktipeeth) viz. Bakureshwar, Nalhati, Bandikeshwari, Fuloradevi and Tarapeeth are in the Birbhum District of West Bengal. The pupil (tara) of Devi Sati’s third eye fell under a white silk cotton tree (bombax tree) in the premises of a crematorium on the banks River Dwarka. That is why it is known as the Tarapeeth.