Miscellaneous Pujas

dear IL friends
some member express to know about what is meant by thithi
here i presenting breifly the content of our hindu Panchanga-

why panchanga is it a necessity?
Any new venture started on an appropriate tithi will fetch prosperity.
Any deed done on the right day of the week will enhance longevity.
Any deed done on a day with a favorable star will alleviate a person from all sorts of ill effects.
Diseases will disappear if deeds are performed at a time with good and beneficial yoga.
A deed done during good and beneficial karana will help in the achievement of the objective and remove hurdles and impediments.
The Panchanga is a tool that can maximize the chances of your efforts yielding positive results and help you achieve your goals. You can use Panchanga as a ready reckoner for important days and also to tell you the most ideal time for you to start on your ventures so you get the most out of them.
Constitution of Panchanga:
The time between two consecutive risings of the sun is the Solar day .
The time between two consecutive risings of the moon is taken as Lunar Day or Tithi.
The panchanga measures time in lunar months whose names reveal the secret path of stars and constellations. The face of the new moon is called "Amavasya" and it ushers in the new month. The first fortnight of the full moon is known as Shuklapaksha or "the bright half" as the moon waxes; while the dark half fortnight of the month is called Krishnapaksha during which the moon wanes. Poornima marks the end of Shuklapaksha.
Months in the lunar year according to the Panchang:
The Hindu calendar usually has 12 months each given the name of the solar month in which it begins. However there may even be 13 months as each month begins with the new moon.
When two moons occur in the same solar month, the two lunar months will both be known by the same name, but will have "adhika" placed before the name of the first month. Occasionally a solar month may occur with no moon., when this happens, the solar month is known as a "ksaya" month.
The twelve months of the lunar year correspond to the following:
۞ Chaitra (March - April)
۞ Vaisakha (April - May)
۞ Jyeshta (May - June)
۞ Aashaadha (June - July)
۞ Shravana (July - August)
۞ Bhadra (August - September)
۞ Ashwin (September - October)
۞ Kartika(October - November)
۞ Margasheera (November - December)
۞ Paushya (December - January)
۞ Maagha (January - February)
۞ Phaguna (February - March)
The Days in the Lunar year are:
The Panchang lists four weeks of seven days for a lunar month, identified with planets and gods.

Panchang Name	English Name	Planet	Name of God
Somvara	Monday	Moon	Shiva
Mangalvara	Tuesday	Mars	Ganapati, Parvati
Budhvara	Wednesday	Mercury	Krishna
Guruvara	Thursday	Jupiter	Dattaguru
Shukravara	Friday	Venus	Lakshmi
Shanivara	Saturday	Saturn	Hanuman
Ravivara	Sunday	Sun	Sun God

as grace 3 has mentioned rahukala puja has to be done at temples but not at home .

Hi All,
Can anyone explain me the significance of SankataHara Chathurthi? How the pooja is performed and when and why?

Thanks in advance,

Rgds,

Can u pls tell me where can I download Ananta Padmanabha Vrata vidhi/pooja online? Has it been discussed here in IL in the past? Please help.

Hi kss_v

Info for sankata hara chathurthi
Sankata means sorrow, hara means broken.Lord ganesha breaks all miseries and sorrows on this day whoever fasts.
In all temples special abhishekam, archana and pooja is performed for Ganesha in the evening.
The special neivedyam done is kolukatai.
We need to vow how many ever number of chathurthis we are going to fast, depends 3,9, 11, 21 etc.
We fast on this day till evening and then read slokas of Ganesh and offer neivedhyam do harathi and see the moon.After seeing the moon we need to break the fast.Since seeing moon is v. late I miss that part. You can go to the temple in the evening and do an archana if you wish.Lord Ganesha is a very simple yet powerful , easily satisfied God. He never says No as an answer. He only needs pure bhakthi.Does not expect too much from devotees. There are lots of slokas in here you can select from them
Ganapathy atharva seersham , Ganapathy shodasa nama stothram posted by me as well.or http://www.indusladies.com/forums/pujas-prayers-and-slokas/1868-shlokas-41.html#post237406
I have given the dates of vratham for every month for your convienience.
Sankata hara chathurthi:
MAY 23^rd Fri
JUN 22^nd Sun
JUL 21^st Mon
AUG 20^th Wed
SEP 18^th Thu
OCT 17^th Fri
NOV 16^th Sun
DEC 15^th Mon
JAN 14^th Wed
FEB 12^th Thu
MAR 15^th Sun
APR 13^th Mon

Hope this info will be useful to you.
Om sree Ganeshaya namaha:

Thanks a lot goldenangel.
It was really informative. Actually, I started doing this fast but will not read any slokas and won't get to see the moon here. I just see the moon rise timings and will break the fast.

Thanks for the slokas,

Rgds,
kssv

Hi kssv
Good to hear it was of use to you.If you find reading slokas difficult just say
Om gam ganapathye namah:
Bye

hello chitra maam,
i have read all your posts in indus ladies and i am so happy and feeling grateful to your helping attitude to everybody, and today i feel like to tell about my problem and ask a special shloka to remove that thing that is ,i am 28 years old girl but still i could not able to get a good life partner for me because there is raahu in my horoscope(in the 7th place from the lagna) me and my parents did many pujas and we even went to Thirmananjeri, Kalahasti, Thirunageswaram and Thiruvidanthai (near mahabalipuram) now i even started rahukaala durga puja on friday mornings, could you please suggest me a shloka by which i can get married soon before my "guru palan" ends(nov 200 my parents are really worried about my marriage, so could you please suggest me a sholka and any temple in and around chennai or within tamilnadu(and the procedure) and the pooja methods which i can do it at home to remove obstacles. i will be very.grateful to you maam, thank you so much in advance, i m eagerly expecting a reply from you maam. bye 4 now
cheers,
puppy.

Dear Puppy,
Please remember, I am not an astrologer, but a housewife!

Please go to
For a girl to get married
Since this is for Durga, go to Durga temple on tuesdays & fridaysa in rahukalam.
All the best.
Love,
Chithra.

Hai friends ,

i use to browse this site .i learn more from this site

thanks for all

can any one tel about how to perform santhana lakshmi pooja or any have slokas .

Awaiting for ur replay

Love

Lakshmi