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21st June-World Yoga Day

The logo of my alma-mater (VNIT Nagpur) is “योग कर्मसु कौशलम्”. Acharya Vinoba Bhave has explained its meaning in very simple words. Doing the same work more and more efficiently and skillfully is nothing else but Yoga. 21st June is World Yoga Day. The exact meaning of Yoga is to join two or more things

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Engineering Applications in Ancient Indian Literature

Indian Veda and other ancient Indian Literature have contributed a lot for the development in Engineering, Technology and Science. Enough evidences are present in the text to show that there were innovative scientific methods and engineering concepts that showcase a charisma of our Rishis, who we believe are true Engineers. On the occasion of Engineer’s

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गुरूपौर्णिमा

For English Blog Post Click Here आचार “ गुरू ” – संकल्पना व्यासपूजन पारंपारिक महत्त्व पौर्णिमेचे महत्त्व वस्त्र-दक्षिणा विचार उत्सवनाम : गुरूपौर्णिमा / व्यासपौर्णिमा उत्सवकाल : आषाढ शु. पौर्णिमा आचार : प्रातःकाली उठून स्नानादिकांनी शुचिर्भूत व्हावे. ज्ञानाचे आराध्य भगवान शिव, भगवान व्यास, आपल्याला गुरूस्थानी असणाऱ्या व्यक्ती, वांग्मय (ग्रंथ) इ. ची स्थापना करावी. त्यांचे आवाहान, अभिषेक

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SCIENCE BEHIND SUN IN VEDAS

Indian culture and tradition is famous for its extra ordinary contribution in the field of science and spirituality since many years. The applications and importance of this knowledge based fields can be experienced through various customs and rituals celebrated in various parts of this country. The month January is also called as “सहस्य or पौषमास”

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KAWAD YATRA

KAWAD/ KAWAD YATRA – AN IMPORTANT ASPECT OF INDIAN TRADITION A] What is कावड  ?  It is an annual pilgrimage of devotees of Lord Shiva, also known as Kawad yatra or Kawadiya to Hindu pilgrimage places which are concerned with Lord Shiva. Generally, it refers to a genre of religious performances where participants ritually carry

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GURU, GURUTVA AND GURUPURNIMA

Let us discuss some important elements related with “Gurupornima”. for Marathi Post click here  1} गुरू – (गु+रू = गुरू) In Bharatiya sanskriti Guru-tattva or Guru is considered as  it is beyond the descriptions, definitions and experience. But a traditional etymology based on the ‘Advayataraka Upanishad’ ( line 16 ) describes the syllables ‘Gu ‘ as

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अक्षय्य तृतीया

Marathi: अक्षय्य तृतीया उत्सवनाम : अक्षय्य तृतीया उत्सवकाल : वैशाख शु. तृतीया आचार : प्रातःकाली स्नानादिद्वारे शुचिर्भूत व्हावे. मंगल वस्त्रे परिधान करून दोन मातीच्या घटांना स्वच्छ त्यामध्ये जल भरावे. दोन्ही घटांना फुलांच्या माला, रेशमी धागा इत्यादिनी अलंकृत करावे. यानंतर दोन्ही देवता व पितर यांचे स्मरण करून तसेच दोन्ही घटांचे पूजन करून त्यांचे यथाविधी दान करावे.

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