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                              PANCHANG Panchang is a hindu calendar that keeps important dates and right time for doing any good work. Usually 'Brahmans' [pandit] often sees panchang and tells the person who asked for. It is published in India by many authors, universaties, private news channels or newspapers. How to see 'PANCHANG' Seeing panchang is an art and that can be learnt easily. You can learn this art by seeing this post at once. A typical page of the panchanga has the first horizontal row which gives shaka, samvatsara name, chaandra maasa, paksha (viz. shukla, the waxing phase of moon or krishna, the waning phase of moon), the particular Gregorian month and year, the Hizari year, Samvat year and the Parsi year. Second row has headings for the respective columns, which include tithi. Waar. Ending time of the tithi. Nakshatra, the constellation close to the Moon. Ending time of the Nakshatra (the time whe...

                     SAMUDRA MANTHAN  HISTORY The  Samudra Manthana  ( churning of the ocean of milk ) is one of the best-known episodes in the Hindu philosophy narrated in the  Bhagavata Purana , in the  Mahabharata  and in the  Vishnu Purana . The Samudra Manthana explains the origin of  Amrita . STORY BEHIND SAMUDRA MANTHAN Indra , the King of  Swarga , while riding on the elephant  Airavata , came across Sage  Durvasa  who offered him a special garland given to him by a nymph. Indra accepted the gift and placed it on the trunk of the elephant as a test to prove that he was not an egoistic deva. The flowers on it had a scent that attracted some bees. Annoyed by the bees Airavata threw the garland on the ground. This enraged the sage as the garland was a dwelling of  Sri  (fortune) and was to be treated as a  prasada  or religious offering. Durvasa c...

                                IMPORTANCE OF " OM "  HISTORY The word 'OM' is used since ancient times. It has the capacity to change the environment where the OM chanting is going on. OM  is a sacred sound of a spiritual symbol in  Indian religions . It is the most sacred syllable symbol and mantra  of Brahman, the highest Universal Principle, the Ultimate Reality. Why do we say OM ? OM , symbolically embodies the divine energy, or Shakti, and its three main characteristics: creation, preservation, and liberation. ...  Om  is the basic sound of the universe; chanting it symbolically and physically tunes us into that sound and acknowledges our connection to everything in the world and the Universe. Power Of OM Om  is a great tool for manifesting positive things in your life. Chanting  Om  calms your mind and helps you bring in positive energy into your body. You...