Angarika Chaturthi: Be Blessed By Lord Ganesha

Angarika chaturthi in 2013 is celebrated on Tuesday, October 22. This Angarika Chaturthi is the second of two Sankashti chaturthi that fall on Tuesday in 2013. The first one was on May 28, 2013. If a sankashti falls on a Tuesday then it is called Angarika Chaturthi. This festival is observed to please the elephant god Ganesha. Read on to know more… 

There are two chaturthi dates in every hindu month. Sankashti chaturthi falls in the Krishna paksha and anagarika chaturthi falls in the Shukla Paksha. 

Click here to know the Sankashti Chaturthi dates for 2013 - Sankashti Chaturthi Dates

Angarika Chaturthi or Sankashti Chaturthi is an auspicious fast observed to appease the God of wisdom and knowledge, Lord Ganesha. The vrat or fast start with the sunrise and ends only after sighting the moon in the evening. The main diet for the day would be fruits, roots and vegetables. Some take it extreme and go without any food and observe the fast with just water consumption. Food prepared on this day would be sabudana khichdi, sweet potato dish and peanuts. This is a widely followed and important ritual in Maharashtra. 

It is said that any important work or a new venture should begin on an auspicious day and time. On this auspicious occasion of Sankashti chaturthi, get the blessing and opinion of Lord Ganesh itself directly. 

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Significance Of The Moon

Moon plays a very important role on Chaturthi days. The fast observed on this day is ended only after sighting and offering bhog (prasad) to the Moon. Such is the importance of Moon on this day. A special puja is performed to the Moon with Lord Ganesh idol. The main items for the puja are Durva leaves, hibiscus flowers, coconut, banana and sweets. The following mantra is recited while performing the Puja.

Mantra : वक्रतुण्ड महाकाय सुर्यकोटि समप्रभ

             निर्विघ्नं कुरु मे देव सर्वकार्येषु सर्वदा 

Anagarika Chaturthi is a day to end all your worries and break the obstacles and walk ahead with the blessing of Lord Ganesh. Special pujas and rituals will be arranged in Ganesh temples which will see devotees lined up to receive his holiness blessings.

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Karwa Chauth: A Day Of Pure Love And Devotion

Karwa Chauth in 2013, the day of observing fast for the longevity and prosperity of husband is on 22nd October. Karwa means an earthen pot with a stout representing peace and prosperity. Chauth means the fourth day. Karwa Chauth comes 9 days before Diwali on the fourth day of the new moon, also known as 'kartik ki chauth'. 

Karwa Chauth is not just a ritual but a very grand day for the married Hindu women. Karva Chauth fast is highly popular among the women of Northern and Western India, especially, Punjab, Rajasthan, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat. 

Puja Muhurat and Moonrise time 

Karwa Chauth Puja Muhurat = 5:42 pm - 6:56 pm

Complete puja duration = 1 hr 14 mins

Moonrise timing = 8:31 pm 

Click here to know moonrise timing in major cities of India - Karwa Chauth Moonrise Timing

When The Fast Begins and Ends

Karva Chauth begins before sunrise and ends after worshipping moon at night. Intake of food or water is prohibited after sunrise. The fast is broken after witnessing the moon and performing the rituals of this auspicious day including offering of water to the moon. 

Evening Puja

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In the evening, women dress traditionally in red or pink sari or lehenga-choli. New brides mostly wear their bridal costume. They adorn themselves with jewelry, bridal makeup and mehendi (henna) on their hands. They highlight their forehead with decorative bindi. Women from all over the neighborhood gather to perform the ‘thali exchange’ ritual while singing the Karwa Chauth song. An elderly woman narrates a Karwa Chauth story and its significance to all the women.

Traditional 'Sargi'

Newly-weds, married women and brides-to-be get gifts and pots of baskets from their mother-in-laws who fill the earthen pots with Sargi (customary food which consists of fruits, nuts, fried potatoes and sweets) which is consumed by the women before sunrise.

'Baya'

The 'baya' includes money, earthen pitcher, clothes, jewelry and sweets sent by a woman's mother to her in-law's household.

Breaking The Fast

The fast comes to an end in the evening after sighting the moon in the presence of the husband. In a traditional thali, women light earthen lamps and keep a vessel filled with water. The husband stands in front of his wife and she sees the moon through a sieve (a filter). They offer water to the moon and look at their husbands through the sieve and pray for their long life. The husband then feeds his wife with some food or a sip of water, ending the fast. 

Karwa Chauth in Modern Era

Everything is getting affected by the charm of modern era and Karva Chauth is no exception. Nowadays, many changes can be seen on this day. Many restaurants organize special menus for this day. Many clubs arrange special events with exciting offers and competitions for the couples. Husbands have also started rewarding their wives with expensive and wonderful gifts.

Nowadays, Karwa Chauth has earned significance for the engaged couples too. Nowadays, its not just girls who observe this fast but the boys as well have joined in to make this ritual special.

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Sensex - Nifty Predictions (22.10.2013)

By Rajeev K Khattar

Planets position on 22nd October 2013 at 09:15 am at Mumbai

• Venus in Scorpio
• Sun in the sign Virgo
• Saturn, Mercury & Rahu in Libra
• Ketu in Aries sign
• Jupiter in Gemini
• Mars in Leo
• Moon in Taurus

Planetary Aspects

Sun sextiles Mars. Mars squares Moon & trines Ketu. Mercury trines Jupiter and conjoins Saturn. Rahu sextiles Mars.

Panchang

Day: Tuesday

Tithi: Krishna-Chaturthi

Nakshatra: Rohini

Yoga: Variyan

Karana: Bava

Market seems to close in green though negative momentum will be seen in Petro, shipping, dairy products, silver and rice.

Persons having Sagittarius and Aries Moon signs / lagna will be financially affected today. They should refrain from money matters today.

We suggest the readers not to indulge in any kind of speculation like day trading but invest astrologically as per their individual horoscopes for long term to gain profits.

Disclaimer: - The predictions made herein are for information purposes and are not recommendations to any person to buy or sell any securities. We only use astrological analysis, so target are not based on any technical or fundamental analysis but only on the experience of an astrologer. Its accuracy and completeness are not guaranteed. The information provided herein is not to be construed as an offer to buy or sell securities of any kind. The Astrologer and the company do not accept any liability for the use of this column. Readers of this column who buy or sell securities based on the information in this column are solely responsible for their actions. And author won't be liable or responsible for any legal or financial losses made by anyone.

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Why Google and Yahoo are the top websites?

Most of the successful people believe in fate and future predicting occult sciences. However, people with partial or ordinary success also believe in such things. Everyone is not lucky enough that their every wish come true. In such situations, people in distress start saying that all these beliefs are useless. It has been said that nothing is possible before the right time and beyond luck. Rejecting ancient esoteric sciences completely will not be judicious. Though this is quite a big topic of discussion, but we are trying to bring your focus forth Numerology and its power via this article.

In this article, we are trying to tell you the reason behind the success of biggest websites of the world. Are they #1 just because of the hard work of their employees; or luck & miracle are also associated with them. I completely agree with the fact that hard work and appropriate planning are needed for success, but ignoring the involvement of fate and miracles for being #1 is not justified.

Let’s experience this miracle by taking the examples of some successful websites. Don’t know if their names were given by a Numerologist or this miracle happened by itself; but it happened for sure. Surely, the stars of the owners of these websites must be good. Let’s first talk about Google, the #1 website of the world.

“Google” is made from 6 alphabets of English, in which “G” has been used twice and “O” has also been used twice. However, this rule is not described in any numerology book, but as per my research this fact has come forward. I use it according to a numerologist that when in any word, any letter is used more than once; then on the basis of recurrence, the effect of the Manak Ank (Total Number) of that letter increases in that word. If any word occurs continuously then magical energy is seen in that word. Also, if the letter which occurs continuously is “vowel” then as compared to “consonant” then the results are more favorable. Let’s understand this case more clearly with the example of “Google”.

GOOGLE

G = 3

O = 7

O = 7

G = 3

L = 3

E = 5

It means Google = 3+7+7+3+3+5=28=2+8=10=1+0=1. Here, the total number of Google is 1, which we will call Mulank here. It is also not true that whose Mulank is 1 is always #1. Here, the letters responsible for the outcome are very important. The above said things can be easily seen in the word “Google”.

In the word “Google”, the letter “G” has been used twice; therefore, energy stored in the letter “G” is getting stronger. The letter “O” is not only used twice but is used continuously two times. In it, not only consonant is used twice but also vowel has occurred consecutively. In the word “Google” the no. 3 has occurred thrice (Google = 3,7,7,3,3,5). The no. 7 has occurred twice; whereas, the no. 5 has occurred only once. As everyone knows, if at anywhere something is in majority, the power of that thing gets strengthened. Same is here in this case of “Google” where combined energies of “G” and “O” have helped it in becoming #1. “G” means the no. 3 is the no. of Jupiter; therefore today Google is the treasure of knowledge. To find anything or to look for any answer, everyone takes the help of Google. It means Google has answer for everything. “O” means the no. 7, which is the no. of Ketu. Therefore, “Google is available in different languages and is based on technology.

Like Google, “Facebook” is also #1 in its own domain. Here, alphabet “O” is not only used twice but it is continuously repeated too. In “Yahoo” also, it is not occurring just two times but is repeated too. Same is the case with “Twitter”, where the alphabet “T” is not only used twice but has recurred continuously. Similarly, “Youtube” has the alphabet “U”.  Overall, conclusion is that, if in any word, any alphabet or number repeats itself then the energy of that word highly increases.  If that no. is auspicious for the native or for the owner of the institute then the person associated with that name not only gains benefits but with hard work and dedication, his dream of reaching the heights also becomes true.

By

Pt. Hanumman Mishra

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Hindu Month Kartik In 2015 & Its Significance

The Kartik festival celebrations which last for a month starts on 27th October and continues for four weeks till 25th November. This month is believed to be the holiest month in the Hindu calendar. The main events in this month are the Karwa Chauth and Diwali celebrations. Read on to know more about Kartik Month... 

Kartik month is also known as Damodar maas in North India and known as Karthigai masam or Karthika maas in south India. Kartik month is believed to be the most favourite month of Lord krishna. During this month, any prayer or offering made to Lord krishna will yield double the results than if done during other times. Worshipping of Tulsi and cows has very high importance, as these two things are the most preferred by Lord krishna. Offering divas (lamps) to Lord Krishna is another very important ritual followed during kartik maas. According to legends, Krishna's favourite pastime was to watch the lamps lit outside the houses while Mother Yasoda would bound him with ropes as a punishment for his mischiefs. 

Many holy rituals and ceremonies take place during this month and it is believed that anyone who performs these rituals will be relieved from all his sins. Rituals like Tulsi vivaah (marriage of Goddess Tulsi) is done which is considered to be very sacred and dear to Lord Krishna. Also festivals like Dhanteras, Govardhan Puja, Bhai Dooj take place during Kartik month. Many devotees involve in charity, meditation, holy baths and fasting during this auspicious month of Karthik. Taking a holy bath in the morning before sunrise has special significance during Kartik month, it is considered to be equal to taking a bath in all of the Holy rivers combined. 

Rituals Followed During Kartik Maas

• Consumption of Non-vegetarian food should be avoided. As consuming non-veg is considered to be Brahma Hatya (Killing of lord Brahma).
• Many follow one meal a day fast and consume milk and fruits as main food during the month of Kartik. 
• Ritualistic holy bath in the early mornings.
• Feeding food to cows and worshipping of Tulsi.
• Lighting of ghee lamps in the evening on everyday of the Kartik month.
• Worshipping of Gods Shiva, Karthik and Vishnu.

Significance Of Kartik Maas

• According to Vedas, Lord Vishnu who goes to sleep on Ashada Ekadasi wakes up on Karthik Ekadashi.
• Killing of the devil Tripurasura by Lord Shiva was done during Karthik maas.
• In Kartik month, the holy river Ganga enters into all the other rivers, thus making it equally holy.
• Worshipping of God Ayyappa starts during this month and reaches its climax during December. 

May this Kartik month bring all that you desire and may you be showered with Lords blessings.

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Sensex - Nifty Predictions (21.10.2013)

By Rajeev K Khattar

Planets position on 21st October 2013 at 09:15 am at Mumbai

• Venus in Scorpio
• Sun in the sign Virgo
• Saturn, Mercury & Rahu in Libra
• Ketu & Moon in Aries sign
• Jupiter in Gemini
• Mars in Leo

Planetary Aspects

Sun sextiles Mars. Moon opposite Mercury. Mercury trines Jupiter. Jupiter sextiles Moon. Rahu sextiles Mars.

Panchang

Day : Monday

Tithi: Krishna-Tritiya

Nakshatra:Krittika

Yoga: Vyatipata

Karana: Vanija

Bullish sentiments due to buying in power, PSU, wheat, pharma and Govt navratnas sectors will be observed.

Persons having Sagittarius and Aries Moon signs / lagna will be financially affected today. They should refrain from money matters today.

We suggest the readers not to indulge in any kind of speculation like day trading but invest astrologically as per their individual horoscopes for long term to gain profits.

Disclaimer: - The predictions made herein are for information purposes and are not recommendations to any person to buy or sell any securities. We only use astrological analysis, so target are not based on any technical or fundamental analysis but only on the experience of an astrologer. Its accuracy and completeness are not guaranteed. The information provided herein is not to be construed as an offer to buy or sell securities of any kind. The Astrologer and the company do not accept any liability for the use of this column. Readers of this column who buy or sell securities based on the information in this column are solely responsible for their actions. And author won't be liable or responsible for any legal or financial losses made by anyone.

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New AstroSage Astrology Quiz Announced!

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Quiz 8 Question: Which event happened with the native on 4th September? Explain with astrological reasons.

Answer options:

(A) Native got married

(B) Native became the victim of an accident

(C) Native left home

(D) Native topped in exams

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Quiz 7 Question: What is the native’s profession? Explain with astrological reasons.

Answer options:

(A) Music director

(B) Lawyer

(C) Teacher

(D) Writer

The right answer: (A) Music Director

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