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ICF Hindu Temple of Oklahoma Calendar of Events 2012 Vaishno Devi Temple ICF Hindu Temple of Oklahoma Calendar of Events 2012 Vaishno Devi Temple The first mention of the Mother Goddess is in the epic Mahabharat. When the armies of Pandavas and Kaurvas were arrayed in the battlefield of Kurukshetra, Arjun, the chief warrior of Pandavas upon the advice of Sri Krishna; meditated upon the Mother Goddess and sought Her bless- ings for victory. This is when Arjun addresses the Mother Goddess as ‘Jambookatak Chit- yaishu Nityam Sannihi- talaye’, which means ‘you who always dwell in the temple on the slope of the mountain in Jamboo’ (probably referring to the present day Jammu). Navratri Festival is cele- brated every year in Katra, the base camp of Sri Mata Vaishno Devi. On this auspicious occasion entire Katra town is decorated tastefully and people from the region participate in large numbers. In order to visit the Holy Shrine of Mata Vaishno Deviji, one has to reach Katra, a small town situated around 50 kms. from Jammu, the winter capi- tal of the state of Jammu & Kashmir. Katra serves as the base camp for the yatra. Katra is well connected to Jammu and Jammu, in turn, is well con- nected to the rest of the country by air, rail, and road. January 2012 Pushya - Magha Masa (Begins on 23rd ) Khara (Margazhi -Thai) (Dhanus - Makara) Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 New Year 2 3 4 5 6 7 Muttangi Vaikuntha Ekadasi Sri Durga Pooja 6:30 PM Sri Venkateswara Seva 10:00 AM Pooja 6:30 PM Abhishekam 10:30 AM Ashtami 13:28:29 Navami 16:05:38 Dasami 18:42:43 Ekadasi 21:05:42 Dwadasi 23:03:17 Trayodasi 24:28:09 Chaturdasi 25:17:00 Revati 28:08:15 Ashwini 31:11:45 Bharani full night Bharani 10:07:28 Krittika 12:43:14 Rohini 14:50:17 Mrigasira 16:23:44 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Makara Sankranti Sri Ganesha Bhogi Suryanarayana Abhishekam 6:30 PM Godakalyanam 6:30 PM Pooja 9:30 AM Lord Ayyappa Pooja 4:30 PM Paurnami 25:30:05 Prathama 25:10:14 Dvitiya 24:21:58 Tritiya 23:10:27 Chaturthi 21:40:57 Panchami 19:58:15 Shashti 18:06:20 Ardra 17:22:27 Punarvasu 17:48:15 Pushyami 17:44:58 Aslesha 17:17:33 Magha 16:31:14 Poorva Phalguni 15:30:56 Uttara Phalguni 14:20:51 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Kanuma Sri Shiva Sri Hanuman Sri Krishna Abhishekam 6:30PM Pooja 10:30 AM Pooja 10:30 AM Ekadasi 08:00:00 Anuradha 07:39:47 Saptami 16:08:22 Ashtami 14:06:46 Navami 12:03:30 Dasami 10:00:28 Dwadasi 30:05:07 Trayodasi 28:19:53 Chaturdasi 26:49:19 Hasta 13:04:20 Chitra 11:43:56 Swati 10:21:41 Vishakha 08:59:31 Jyeshta 30:25:30 Moola 29:20:48 Poorvashada 28:30:47 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Sri Rama Sri Varada Vasantha Panchami Sri Kartikeya Pooja 6:30 PM Ganesha Jayanti Sri Mahalakshmi Pooja 10:30 AM Abhishekam 6:30 PM Pooja 6:30 PM Amavasya 25:39:16 Prathama 24:55:57 Dvitiya 24:45:15 Tritiya 25:11:43 Chaturthi 26:17:23 Panchami 28:00:33 Shashti 30:14:54 Uttarashada 28:01:20 Shravana 27:58:36 Dhanishta 28:28:13 Satabhisha 29:34:11 Poorvabhadra 31:17:47 Uttarabhadra full night Uttarabhadra 09:36:21 29 30 31 st Ratha Saptami 01 - New year Sri Suryanarayana th 04 - Vaikuntha Ekadasi th Pooja 8:30 AM th 26 - Sri Varada Ganesha Jayanti 13 - Goda Kalyanam th 29 - Ratha Saptami 14th - Makara Sankranti Saptami full night Saptami 08:49:22 Ashtami 11:29:11 Revati 12:22:36 Ashwini 15:24:56 Bharani 18:28:35 Kashi Vishwanath Kashi Vishwanath temple is one of the highly revered shrines of Lord Shiva. Earlier, Varanasi used to be known as Kashi, perhaps this is the reason the shrine is popular as Kashi Vishwanath. Vishwanath Temple has been mentioned in the holy scriptures for numerous times. In the Hindu religion, the temple is regarded as one of the most important places of worship. As per the Hindu folklore, the temple must be visited once in the entire lifetime. A holy dip in Ganga River along with the 'darshan' of Lord Vishwanath is regarded as the leading way to 'Moksha' (salvation). Due to this reason, people seek to visit the place at least once in their life span. Some of the festivals celebrated are Mahashivaratri (Shivaratri is celebrated on the 6th night of the dark Phalgun (Feb or March) every year. On the auspicious day, devotees observe fast and keep vigil all night. Mahashivaratri marks the night when Lord Shiva performed the 'Tandava', Rangbhari (Amalaki) Ekadashi, Annakoot, Makara Sakranti, Shravan Masa, and Akshaya Tritiiya. Akshaya Tritiiya is considered as one of the four most auspicious days of the Ve- dic Calendar. It is the third day of the new moon of Vaishakh month (April-May). Varanasi is an important and major rail junction. The city is served by trains from all metros and major cities across the country. New Delhi, Mumbai, Calcutta, Chennai, Gwalior, Meerut, Indore, Guwahati, Allahabad, Lucknow, and Dehradun. The nearest airport is Babatpur Airport. Rameshwaram According to a popular legend, it was Lord Rama who installed this Linga here. Story goes that when Lord Rama was on his way to attack Ravana, he reached this place where he made a linga of sand and worshipped it. It is said that when Lord Rama was drinking water on the seashore there was a celestial proclamation - "You are drinking water without worship- ping me". Listening to this Lord Rama made a linga of sand and worshipped it and asked to be blessed so that he could vanquish Ravana. Lord Shiva blessed him accordingly. He also requested Lord Shiva to reside eternally here so that entire mankind should benefit from it. Shiva then manifested himself as the Linga and got installed there for eternity. According to yet another legend, while returning to Ayodhya, Rama worshipped Lord Shiva in the form of a Shiva Lingam made of earth by Sita. It is said that Hanuman was entrusted with the task of bringing an image of Viswanathar from Benares. Anticipating delay in Hanuman's return from Benares, Rama offered worship to a Shivalingam at a pre-chosen auspicious moment. This lingam is referred to as Ramalingam and the town is known as Rameshwaram. The following festivals are observed with greater glory and pomp in Rameshwaram. Masi Sivaratri - this festival is dedicated to Lord Shiva, Mahalaya Amavasai - last day of Mahalaya Paksham, Thai Amavasai, and Thirukalyanam. Rameshwaram Temple is situated in the island of Rameshwaram, off the Sethu coast of Tamil Nadu and is reached via the Pamban Bridge across the sea. The huge temple is known for its long ornate corridors, towers, and 36 theerthams. February 2012 Magha - Phalguna Masa (Begins on 22nd) Khara (Thai - Masi) (Makara - Kumbha) Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 Sri Durga Pooja 6:00 PM Sri Venkateswara Bhishma Ekadasi Abhishekam 10:30 AM Vishnu Sahasranama Pooja 6:30 PM Navami 13:58:04 Dasami 16:00:58 Ekadasi 17:26:27 Dwadasi 8:07:57 Krittika 21:18:02 Rohini 23:39:27 Mrigasira 25:22:53 Ardra 26:23:11 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Thaipoosam Sri Ganesha Sri Kartikeya Abhishekam at 6:30 PM Abhishekam 6:30 PM Tritiya 09:22:49 Trayodasi 18:03:58 Chaturdasi 7:17:17 Paurnami 15:53:44 Prathama 14:01:05 Dvitiya 1:47:55 Sankashta Panchami 28:27:19 Punarvasu 26:40:03 Pushya 26:17:09 Aslesha 25:21:00 Magha 23:59:46 Poorva Phalguni 2:22:11 Chaturthi 0:53:42 Hasta 18:51:01 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Sri Hanuman Pooja 10:30 AM Sri Shiva Abhishekam 4:30 PM Shashti 26:08:55 Saptami 4:02:09 Ashtami 22:09:08 Navami 20:30:50 Dasami 19:07:33 Ekadasi 17:59:38 Dwadasi 17:08:01 Chitra 17:11:05 Swati 15:41:24 Vishakha 14:24:41 Anuradha 13:22:17 Jyeshta 12:34:37 Moola 12:01:55 Poorvashada 11:44:55 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Sri Krishna Pooja 10:30 AM Sri Rama Sri Mahalakshmi Maha Shivaratri Pooja 6:30 PM Pooja 6:30 PM Rudrabhishekam 5:30 PM Trayodasi 16:34:35 Chaturdasi 16:22:15 Amavasya 16:34:35 Prathama 17:15:10 Dvitiya 18:26:37 Tritiya 20:09:23 Chaturthi 22:20:28 Uttarashada 11:45:12 Shravana 12:05:24 Dhanishta 12:48:56 Satabhisha 13:59:18 Poorvabhadra 15:39:10 Uttarabhadra 17:49:07 Revati 20:26:31 26 27 28 29 Sri Kartikeya 03rd - Bhishma Ekadasi Pooja 6:30 PM th 06 -Thaipoosam 19th - Maha Shivaratri Panchami 4:52:37 Shashti 27:34:13 Saptami 30:10:25 Ashtami full night Ashwini 23:24:35 Bharani 26:32:23 Krittika 29:35:43 Rohini full night Sri Ayodhya (The Birth Place of Lord Sri Rama) According to our scriptures Ayodhya is the birth place of Lord Sri Rama. It is on the banks of sacred river Sarayu. It is the most sacred place of pilgrimage. Sri Ramayana says, the city was founded by Manu, later it became the capital of the descendants of the Surya dynasty. Lord Sri Rama was the most celebrated king of this dynasty.
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