The last Lunar eclipse for the year 2013

The lunar eclipse falling on 19th October 2013, is Prachchaya Chandra Grahan (Penumbral lunar eclipse) and it is the last Chandra Grahan of this year. The duration of this Chandra graham is 239 minutes i.e. 3 hours and 59 minutes and it will occur in Ashwini Nakshatra and Mesha Rashi.

Chandra Grahan 2013

This lunar eclipse or Chandra Grahan would be completely visible from eastern Canada, Europe and Africa, while eastern Asia will miss it. In western region of Philippines the grahan will be seen at the moonset. 

Keeping the Hindu customs in consideration, activities like eating, drinking, sleeping and entertaining should not be done by the people (excluding the elder people and sick children) as this grahan will not be visible to the naked eyes.

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Science Behind Chandra Grahan 

From scientific point of view, lunar eclipse or Chandra Grahan is a celestial event in which the earth comes in between the Sun and Moon. Earth covers the Moon completely, due to which the Moon does not have any light resulting in complete darkness.

Astrological Reasoning For Chandra Grahan

According to Astrology, Chandra grahan takes place whenever Rahu or Ketu are in conjunction with Sun or Moon. On this day, people with Chandra grahan or Kaal-sarp yog in their horoscope can get rid of all the evil effects of these malefic combination with the help of a good astrologer. 

Lunar Eclipse time in India = 3.20 am - 7:19 am

Moon Set Timings For India

City	Time
Mumbai	6:36 am
Kolkata	5:35 am
Chennai	6:00 am
New Delhi	6:27 am
Nagpur	6:12 am
Bangalore	6:11 am
Hyderabad	6:11 am
Thiruvananthapuram	6:10 am

Do’s And Don’ts During Chandra Grahan

Do’s

• Take bath in the early morning and chant Gayatri Mantra or Gauri Mantra as they are believed to be fruitful.
• Place Tulsi leaves on eatables to protect them from the malefic effects of the grahan.
• Keep pieces of Kusha grass in a pot filled with water, eatables and flour.
• Take bath after the grahan and exchange the Janey (holy threads).
• Pregnant women should chant Santana Gopala Stotra. 

Dont’s

• Auspicious activities should not be performed during Chandra grahan.
• Activities like eating, drinking and sleeping should be avoided.
• Use of knife and wearing or tightening of hair clips or any clip should be seriously avoided.
• Avoid going anywhere and try staying at home during grahan.

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Why Are Temples Closed During Chandra Grahan?

Matsya Purana says that during the battle between Devas (Gods) and Asuras (Demons), the Asuras made an agreement with the Devas according to which they had to churn the Ocean of Milk to attain Amrit which had the magical properties of making them immortal. On the command of Lord Vishnu, the Devas agreed. While churning the Ocean of Milk many valuable things came out, which were taken by the Devas. Along with those valuable things came out halal poison also which was drunk by Lord Shiva in order to save the universe. After the churning was over, the accumulated Amrit was collected in a pot. The Asuras then asked for the share of Amrit to make themselves immortal. Seeing this, Lord Vishnu felt the danger and to prevent it he descended on Earth in the Mohini avatar. The Devas and the Asuras were mesmerized by the beauty of Mohini and they handed over the pot of Amrit. She promised to distribute it equally between the devas and asuras. However, this was exactly not her plan and whenever came the turn of an Asura she would turn the Amrit into ordinary water. Rahu sensed something fishy and turned himself into a Deva to have the Amrit. Just when Rahu was about to swallow the amrit, Sun and Moon Gods saw his play and informed Mohini about it. Mohini cut off Rahu’s head before he could swallow the Amrit. Rahu’s head by that time had tasted the Amrit and had become immortal. This is the reason why Rahu devours the Sun and Moon causing the Solar and Lunar eclipse. 

For this reason, the temples are closed during grahan so as to avoid any evil to affect the purity of the deities.  

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India Vs Australia 3rd ODI

By Acharya Raman

The much awaited series between Australia and India has begun. There are 7 ODI`S and 1 T-20 on schedule. It’s going to be very interesting to watch world’s no.1 and no.2 team clashing with each other. All are interested in knowing the result beforehand and so does the astrologer fraternity. I am also trying to find out the result by my way of astro-numerology as put down by Late Shree K.S.K the founder of KP system of astrology. Let us begin,

Australia Vs India, 3rd ODI 

19th October, Mohali

Time for prediction– 20:30 

Ascendant Lord: Venus- 9

Moon Star Lord- Ketu- 9 

Moon sign Lord- Mars- 9

Day Lord- Jupiter- 21

Winner: The result is 1 so India will win this game.

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Birth Time Rectification: Know Your Exact Birth Time

Birth Time Rectification is a method of finding out the correct and exact time of birth. The place and date of birth is a knowledge many posses, but knowing the exact time of birth takes a back seat for many. Read on to know the solution for this…. 

Birth time is a very significant factor in the field of Astrology. All the calculations and predictions are based on the birth time. If you don’t know your exact birth time then wrong predictions could be made, which may disturb the entire planning of your life. Apart from this, it is always good to know your time of birth. We celebrate our birthday every year, won’t it be nice to know the exact time of birth too? 

Many people end up not knowing the exact time of birth. It could happen due to many reasons; like parents couldn’t keep a check due to some stressful situations at the time of child’s birth, or the birth details couldn’t be kept safe and the information is lost. Therefore, AstroSage has come to your rescue with its Birth Time Rectification Service

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With the help of this service, we will be able to figure out the exact birth time. Many new parents who have welcomed their new bundle of joy into their life want to know what future is in store for their kid. But when they reach the astrologer, they are left not fully satisfied with the predictions, we obviously cannot blame the astrologers. With a data as important as the birth time missing, the predictions will of course not be upto the mark. So, to fix this exact glitch, we have come up with this amazing service, which will be able to find out the birth time. This will be done with the help of some important information like major events of the life and the approximate date and time this event took place; for example - birthdate, date of marriage, first employment (for career related predictions) and so on. 

Horoscope is one of the most valuable asset anyone could posses. With a horoscope and with a help of an astrologer, we can predict the events that will take place in our future. Many stages and events can be foreseen, like career, marriage, age of marriage, finances, health and so on. This will help us prepare for our future with a more clear head. If there are any hurdles, we can come up with solutions in advance and win over the situation. One-key-data needed to make a horoscope or a birth chart is the birth time information. Although a horoscope can be made with just the Birth date and place; yet in future when the horoscope is read for predictions, the result will not be satisfactory or even not right sometimes. 

So, one should always have the information of the right birth time; and to help with this, we have the birth time rectification service. 

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Kojagiri Puja: A night to eliminate poverty and welcome prosperity

Kojagiri Puja is the Puja for the Goddess of wealth and prosperity, Goddess Lakshmi. It is called Kojagiri because it falls on Kojagari Purnima. The rituals of this day are performed mainly at night. Read on to know more about Kojagiri Puja.

Speciality Of This Day

Kojagiri Puja is performed to eliminate poverty, sufferings and to bring wealth and prosperity to our lives. People draw rangoli patterns in their homes especially, the pattern of Goddess Lakshmi’s feet. They prepare special vegetarian dishes and sweets to offer to the Goddess. 

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Kojagiri Puja Story

To understand what exactly Kojagiri Puja is, let’s read the following story.

Once upon a time, there ruled a noble king in the state of Bengal who promised his artisans that if any of object made by them remains unsold, he would buy them. Once it happened and an idol of Goddess Alakshmi (Goddess of Poverty) made by one of his artisans remained unsold and as per the promise made, the king bought it and placed it in his temple. As a result, wealth and prosperity left the kingdom of the king as Goddess Lakshmi and Alakshmi cannot reside together. The king was surprised and went to Lord Dharma for help. Lord Dharma suggested him that his wife (queen) should perform the Kojagiri Lakshmi Vrat on the full Moon night of the Ashwin month. The queen observed the fast and performed the rituals due to which the idol of Goddess Alakshmi melted away and Goddess of prosperity, Goddess Lakshmi remained back in the kingdom.

Rituals Performed On Kojagiri Puja

People keep fast for the whole day and perform Puja at night with minimum of 108 lamps or diyas, agarbatti and flowers. Kheer is prepared as bhog to please Goddess Lakshmi and is kept under the moonlight the whole night and is taken as Prasad by all on the next day.

Interesting Facts About Kojagari Lakshmi Puja

• Kojagiri Puja is always performed at night because the queen who began this Puja stayed awake all night to please Goddess Lakshmi.
• Feet of Goddess Lakshmi showing entry inside the house are drawn with a paste of powdered rice. The feet symbolizes that Goddess Lakshmi should come into the house and should never leave it.
• Fruits, grains, clothes, rice and gold are offered to the Goddess. Some Bengali families offer fish to the Goddess as they believe it to be sacred.
• Kojagiri Puja is done with a belief of eliminating poverty and gaining prosperity.

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Astrological Benefits Of Kojagiri Purnima Puja

According to astrological aspects, performing Kojagiri Puja and Dana-Punya helps in reducing the malefic effects of Chandra and Brahaspati. This Puja is very beneficial for people under antardardasa (sub-period), mahadasa (main-period) of Jupiter and Moon.

Other names

Kojagiri Puja is celebrated as Sharad Purnima Lakshmi Puja in Bengal and in Orissa it is celebrated as Gajlakshmi Puja and is known as Kumar purnia. People of Mithilanchal celebrate it as Kojagari Lakshmi Puja.

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Sensex - Nifty Predictions (18.10.2013)

By Rajeev K Khattar

Planets position on 18th October 2013 at 09:15am 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 Saggitarius 

Planetary Aspects

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

Panchang

Day : Friday

Tithi:Purnima

Nakshatra:Revati

Yoga:Vyagata

Karana:Visti

Upmove in Agro, paper, newspaper, peppermint and Banks sector will close in green. Bullish sentiments will keep the traders cheered up.

Persons having Libra and Aquarius 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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Android Smartphones To Predict Share Market

Sensex - Nifty Becomes Predictable!

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Our stock market expert Astrologer Rajeev K. Khattar predicts the Sensex - Nifty for the day. You get the predictions at AstroSage Blog and these predictions get redirected to your smartphone through our Sensex - Nifty Astrology Android App. Let’s now see how Sensex - Nifty Astrology Android App works.

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As soon as you install the Sensex - Nifty Astrology Android App to your smartphone, you will see the following page:

This is your first page that you see as soon as you open the App. In this image, you can see that there are various icons going in the order of dates. Everyday, you will find the updated icons for the present day predicting Sensex - Nifty. All you need is to click on the date for which you want to see the stock market predictions.

Once you click on the icon, you will be directed to the prediction page which will look something like this:

So, this is all about our Sensex - Nifty Astrology Android App. Wasn’t that easy? This App is very useful to get an idea in times of confusion. Also, it makes you a little prepared for the day. Now, no more struggle with your intuition and brain; Sensex - Nifty Astrology Android App will give you the third person advice. With this, we hope you will make good money. Further, we will keep on updating you with our latest inventions as well as innovations. You just need to stay tuned with us.

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Tula Sankranti : Day of farmers

Tula Sankranti is on 17th October in 2013. This is the day when Sun transits into Tula rashi (zodiac sign Libra) and it also marks the beginning of seventh month in the Hindu Solar Calendar. Certain duration of this day is considered auspicious for Dana- Punya activities. 

Tula Sankranti 

It is the day when Sun transits into Tula Rashi. Tula Sankranti is a major festival of Karnataka and belongs to the Coorg District. Tula Sankranti is a great day for the farmers as then the rice plants (representing Goddess Lakshmi) grow up showing ears of corn in their womb indicating wealth and prosperity.

Tula Sankranti Muhurat 2013

• Punya Kaal Muhurat= 08:05 - 16:05
• Duration= 8 Hours 0 Mins
• Sankranti Moment= 12:05:31
• Mahapunya Kaal Muhurat= 11:41 - 12:29
• Duration= 0 Hours 48 Mins

Worshipping Goddess Lakshmi (Goddess of wealth and prosperity)

Goddess Lakshmi is worshipped on this day with the offerings from the paddy field with a belief that huge quantity of corns will be harvested by worshipping the Goddess with faith. The farmers also believe that with this puja they will protect themselves from famine or flood or any loss to their agricultural field and their crops. Various kinds of dishes are prepared and offered to Goddess Lakshmi. With this ritual the farmers satisfy themselves with the hope that there won’t be scarcity of food. 

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Kaveri Sankramana celebration in Karnataka

In Karnataka this day is celebrated as Kaveri Sankramana in the month of mid- October. The name Kaveri signifies the river Kaveri which flows through the district, beginning from its source at Talakaveri. On this day when Sun enters into Tula Rashi, a fountain (from a small tank) fills the larger holy tank (at Talakaveri) and thousands of devotees gather there to dip in this holy water, also known as ‘tirtha’. The tirtha or the holy water is collected in bottles and is preserved by every home throughout Kodagu. It is believed that a dying person attains moksha and receives heaven if, given a spoonful of this holy water at the time of death.

Married woman wear silk saris and perform puja to a vegetable (usually, coconut or cucumber wrapped in red silk cloth and decorated with jewels and flowers) which symbolizes Goddess Kaveri. The jewel used is mainly ‘Pathak’ also known as Kodava Mangalsutra and this puja is known as Kanni Puje. Areca nut and three sets of betel leaves are placed before the idol of Goddess Kaveri along with glass bangles. Members of the family pray to the Goddess while throwing rice and bowing themselves in front of the idol. Younger members of the family are blessed by the elder members and an elder married woman takes out water from the well to cook food. Food cooked on this day is dosa and vegetable curry and payasam (sweet dish). Only vegetarian food is cooked this day.

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