SUNDAY, JULY 27, 2014 (PAGE-2)

THIS WEEK FOR YOU 27TH JULY TO 02TH AUGUST 2014 1. ARIES: 7. LIBRA : The thrust of your activities this week, is Ganesha foretells that this is a favourable week ANIMAL going to be on your profession, children for businessmen who wish to develop new and outdoor games. Ganesha also pre- partnerships. These new tie-ups will prove to dicts that your creativity will peak now, be very beneficial on the financial front, espe- but warns you to take good care of your cially as the new partners will be able to bring health, as it is likely to be a bit delicate. It is in ready capital. You will have to be very careful, quite likely that some long-standing ailment may increas- though, about toning down the high pitch of your voice, or else you could end up hurting the very people from ingly start troubling you and the time has come to root it whom you wish to benefit. Quite apart from this concern, out, perhaps through an operation. Apart from this, both becoming soft-spoken and humble will have multiple positive your domestic and professional atmosphere will be com- effects in all areas of life and both your personal and profession- fortable for you. Children will take up most of your time, SACRIFICE al status will get a boost. You will socialise a great deal, both in and you will make sure that they are progressing satisfacto- the physical world as well as on social media on the Internet. rily on the academic front. In your free time you may And the new friends you make at this stage will prove to be very choose to play some outdoor games, provided it does not useful in the long-term. Maneka Sanjay Gandhi before, kept in pots and then pulled affect your health adversely. This week is good to take your 8. SCORPIO: and tweaked like ropes. Defanged romantic relationship to the next level. Ganesha predicts that this week appears very One of the worst festivals in India, with hammers that break their jaws, 2. TAURUS auspicious for reviewing your professional that should celebrate animals and Ganesha predicts that your plate will be so aims and objectives, as perhaps the current they are displayed to housewives full this week, and your business activi- strategy is not getting you anywhere. And if yet uses the occasion to torture who pour milk down their throats. By ties will keep life so hectic that you may you are hunting for a new job, again this them, is Jallikattu , a barbaric ritual not be able to spare any time for your- week is very favourable for it. You will not evening thousands of snakes are self or your family. However, you must shirk from taking on added responsibilities, as you know done during Makara Sankranti or the dead from the pulling and the milk not start anything new this week, and if that these can enhance your professional prestige. Even heralding of the Spring Harvest. This the project is very lucrative and has a lot of on the social front, you will crave to be in the limelight and which they are allergic to. Their therefore you are likely to take on the job of your society's should honour the bull, bullock, cow, potential then postpone it for next week. On the other skins are then sold for bags and chairman or secretary. This week may also put you in buffalo – the beasts of burden who A spectacle of Jallikattu. hand, professionals will have a smooth sailing, and you touch with the top brass in society and thereby raise your shoes. will be able to work at your pace without straining your- social standing. Outer appearances matter a lot to you, plough the fields , bring in the crop In Jharkhand hundreds of tribals consumed as prasad. self too much. You may tend to blow things out of propor- From Koraput comes another but Ganesha advises you to take some time out and med- and on whose backs it will be taken enter the forests and wildlife sanctu- At the Kamakhya Devi Temple tion, so there is a danger that you may make a mountain itate to make your inner self richer, too. dreadful festival: Chaitra Parva. It is out of a molehill, which will work to your detriment, so 9. SAGITTARIUS to be sold. But instead, Jallikattu in also observed in Mayurbhanj, aries in May during the annual Bishu near Guwahati in Assam, male ani- stay objective and keep your anger in control. You may Working odd hours and till late at night is Tamil Nadu became distorted into a Sendra Parv (hunting festival). mals are sacrificed in thousands. confide your deepest feelings and emotions to your well- beginning to take a toll on your health, so Sudargarh and Keonjhar in Odisha wishers and your life-partner, as it will relieve you. Ganesha advises you to drastically change rite of cruelty in which bulls were bit- and goes through to Singbhum in Armed with traditional weapons, On Mahashtami Day goats, lambs 3. GEMINI : your daily routine, inculcate more disci- ten repeatedly while confined in dark tribals from Singhbhum and and cocks are sacrificed at a Durga You shall begin the week on a happy and optimistic note, pline in your life, and be punctual with Bihar. For the whole month of but as the days roll by, the heavy workload your work, eating habits and sleeping chambers, had chillies stuffed up Chaitra the tribal people sing, dance Seraikela-Kharswan districts as well temple in Sirlo, Orissa. that you have will begin to tell. You shall hours. This will greatly improve your produc- their anuses, were fed alcohol till as bordering districts of West Ben- Animal sacrifices are still hap- tivity in your office. If you have ideas about starting new and sacrifice animals and birds.The start feeling tired, drained of all your they were maddened with pain and gal and Odisha swarm all over the pening throughout the year. During positivity and motivation, which may projects, this is just the right time to go ahead and imple- men go out hunting and kill whichev- ment them. This week, Ganesha also predicts that you may also make you lethargic and low. The dizziness and then made to run er animal they can – even jackals. forests killing upto 20,000 wild ani- October and November it is due to planets indicate that this may be caused develop a leaning for spirituality, and are likely to start attending religious discourses and reading up the scrip- through jeering crowds of young mals and birds in a single day. This the Dussera and Kali festivals. Jan- because your efforts have not been success- The meat is distributed among all the tures. Financial matters will also keep you occupied, men who hit them and leapt on them festival ceased being a festival many uary to April it is due to harvest sea- ful and you may have fallen short on expectations of your although you are quite comfortable on this front and there villagers. bosses. But worry not, it is only a transiting phase and is not much need for worry. Conjugal life shall be smooth. decades ago. It has now been taken son. And then there are many differ- good times will soon come on you. Take solace from the 10. CAPRICORN : over by smugglers and poachers ent kinds of "jataras" throughout the prospect that financially you are likely to be very comfort- This week your professional or business life able as money is likely to pour in from unexpected shall get sidelined, and personal and finan- The Kharchi festival in July in Tripura is who use the tribals to get trophies year. sources. The value of your shares and stocks may also cial matters shall take the centre-stage, and bush meat they can sell. Andhra Pradesh has the worst of shoot up, which will more than make up for the negative predicts Ganesha. You may find it a bit dif- events at your workplace. Be calm and meditate to ficult to balance the inflow and outflow of supposed to be an earth worshipping festival. The same number of animals – all sacrifices. To illustrate just one: improve mental and physical fitness. your money, and could end up spending roosters, goats and buffaloes - are a piglet, upside-down, is impaled on 4. CANCER endless hours at figuring out how to do it. killed during the SuliaYatra, or the a spear fixed to the ground and slow- A hunky dory atmosphere shall prevail at your office, and you Ganesha advises you to just cut out the frills, or expenses on But hundreds of buffaloes, goats and pigeons shall really enjoy working with your colleagues luxury items, and think before you spend - whether what killing festival, in the villages of ly lowered down the spear. The high- with such good sense of humour. Ganesha you are going to spend on is absolutely necessary or not. Bolangir district. Tribals first bathe er the pitch of the animal screams says this applies equally to professionals as This will give you a fair idea of whether to spend that money are killed. The reasoning? well as businessmen. What's more, you will or not, and once you decide on this crucial point, saving will the animals to be sacrificed and the better they say it is for their vil- carry the positivity back home and dispel the automatically happen. This will reduce your monetary mat- ters related tensions. Personal life, though smooth, will need anoint them with turmeric. The ani- lage and harvest. In one temple that gloom, if any, among your near and dear ones. to be strengthened, perhaps by increasing the physical inti- mals are then hacked in the pres- has six-foot high walls. animals are The stars indicate that romance is in the air. If you are single and The Bondas of Koraput live on macy with your life-partner. and pulled their horns. Every year ence of thousands of people. The sacrificed until the level of blood ready to mingle, you may expect to meet someone who will 11. AQUARIUS: hilltops have a ten day festival floor you on first sight, and if you take the initiative and work Things will start picking up speed this week, pre- both bulls and people died. known as Sume-Gelirak. Dehuri, a woman considered an reaches the top of these walls. At towards forging a relationship, Ganesha assures you that it can dicts Ganesha, and you will be relieved to see Thank god it has now been incarnation of goddess Suliya Devi, Durajpally, Warangal the "priest" has go a long way. For married couples, it will be smooth sailing and that tasks which had got stalled for some rea- The tribal priest sacrifices ani- you will care a lot for each other. Sharing each other's feelings son will now start moving rapidly, and you will banned by the Supreme Court. mals and birds and propitiates the drinks the sacrificed animal's blood to kill a young goat with one bite to and emotions will strengthen your bond. start getting closer to your goals. However, Makara Sankranti in Karnataka was amidst drum beating and chanting . the throat. 5. LEO Ganesha warns that certain planetary positions deities with liquor. After which the The planetary configurations this week are in your favour, and indicate that all may not be well in your relation- once celebrated by trapping and young boys of the tribe alternately The Kharchi festival in July in Religion is merely a pretext for ships with your superiors, and if you don't keep away from accomplishing your tasks will be a breeze as you killing foxes after parading them beat each other with branches and Tripura is supposed to be an earth blood lust and violence. Uttarakhand will not only be feeling very energetic but also unnecessary arguments, your job itself may be in jeopardy. So through the streets in cages. My will have great clarity in your mind as to how keep your cool and talk only when necessary. Even in your per- hug. worshipping festival. But hundreds is the first state in India which has to go about your work. If you have been sonal relationships, you will have to be very careful as one wrong People For Animals team stopped of buffaloes, goats and pigeons are stopped all animal sacrifice. This word can hurt the feelings of your near and dear ones. This The Kedu festival of the Kondhs planning to launch new projects, Ganesha this about twenty years ago . killed. The reasoning? King was done by the BJP government says this is a very auspicious time, and you may phase is favourable for marriage, so if you have been planning it, you may take the plunge now. of Phulbani, Ganjam and Koraput go ahead without any hesitation. You will bring a new Another hideous festival is Naga Trilochan brought 14 deities and headed by Shri Nishank and the 12. PISCES : dynamism to the table which will be greatly appreciated by started with human sacrifice. The Ganesha foretells that there may be some Panchami. According to religious established them in Tripura. Once, High Court. Police and NGOs, espe- your superiors. Your self-confidence will get a big boost, and British banned this so now they kill confusion in your mind because of which scriptures, in the month of Shravan, these deities were chased by a wild cially People for Animals, worked your beliefs too will strengthen. Ganesha advises you to make you are unable to take firm decisions, buffaloes in the most hideous man- the best of this phase to make long-term plans. Your desire to and keep wavering between the extreme Naagpuja is observed. Food is eat- buffalo and the mother of Trilochan very hard to achieve this miracle. But be in the spotlight is strong, and if you continue with your cur- ends of optimism and pessimism. en only once that day. Women paint ner possible. The animals are tied to helped kill him. next door is Himachal Pradesh rent work ethic you will surely gain in professional stature. Ganesha advises you to first free your mind the rangoli pictures of a snake on the trees. Men and women get drunk, Dassehra , the annual October which still carries on with its killing. 6. VIRGO: of all the clutter - meditation will help in this - With the kind of work that you have been given for this week, and then think only about the things that are of high pri- earth. Statues of snakes made of dance and then kill the animal by cut- harvest festival is now the most The new Government can stop Ganesha feels you will need absolute solitude ority, and focus on working on them. It is only in this man- gold, silver, wood or clay are prayed ting its limbs piece by piece. Then bloody of all festivals At Kalighat, this. If Kemal Ataturk could keep the in order to accomplish it. However, you are ner that you will be able to get anything accomplished this unlikely to find it, as the hustle-bustle of week, or else you will keep running round in circles, with- to and mantras chanted asking for they carry the blood and a piece of Kolkata, amidst drum-beating thou- culture of Turkey intact even after your office atmosphere will keep disturbing out getting anywhere. Indulging in your favourite pas- the blessings of whichever snakes meat and bury it in the fields where sands of sheep are sacrificed result- modernizing it, why can’t we? One you. The only chance you have to complete times or hobbies can also help in relieving the stress, and reside on earth, sky, in sun rays and your work within the deadlines is if you are clearing all the cobwebs in your mind. On the romantic they produce turmeric. ing in unforgettable “rivers of blood” can no longer pander to violence allowed to work from home. For some of you, though, even front, keep your eyes and ears open as there may be a ponds. Again a harvest festival that Other Odisha tribes like the Ho, as lamented by Mahatma Gandhi. because it is dangerous to all of us. this may not be an option, as even at home there will be a fleeting opportunity. should be celebrating snakes Oraon, Kisan and Kol celebrate the The Durga Pooja/Dassera cele- Do a study – as we have done. Many constant flow of visitors, making it impossible to concentrate on work. Under the circumstances, Ganesha advises you to because they catch rats and protect Magha Parab, which is a harvest fes- brations include animal sacrifice / of those that kill animals at these fes- get your deadlines extended, or request someone competent the farmers’ crops, it has degenerat- tival. The ritual comprises a sacrifice bali in many parts of India. Buffaloes, tivals are apprehended at various enough to share your burden. 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