In most of the languages of India, the word for Thursday is Guruvāra – vāra meaning day and Guru being the style for Bṛhaspati, guru to the gods and regent of the planet Jupiter In Sanskrit language, the day is called Bṛhaspativāsaram (day of Bṛhaspati) In Nepali language...
Seasons, months, and days of the week The six seasons of the Hindu year are meaningful for the ritual calendar, even if India’s climate has many regional variations where the weather does not precisely match the season’s described conditions. The intricate Sanskrit poem Ritusamhara (“Garland...
Diwali means “rows of lamps” in Sanskrit, a language used in many Indian religions. During the festival, families and friends come together to light the oil lamps,which are called diyas. Then they put the lamps in rows outside their homes and temples. As in other cultures' winter ...
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Time Period : Pitru paksha is a time period of fifteen days. The full moon of Bhadrapadra and the time from the Pratipada of the Krishna Paksha of Ashwin month to Amavasya is called 'Pitṛs Paksha'. Śrāddha is a Sanskrit word meaning any work that is performed with complete hone...
Diwali means"rows of lamps"in Sanskrit,a language used in many Indian religions.During the festival,families and friends come together to light the oil lamps,which are called diyas.Then they put the lamps in rows outside their homes and temples....
Ignorant western countries will remain ignorant unless they will learn Sanskrit the mother of all languages of europe. Read the following scientific way how Jyotish Shastra defined the 7 days in a week: The 7 day week is not really based on western calendar. Firstly, lets ...
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He came to national prominence during the 1860 election campaign for the Boden Chair of Sanskrit at Oxford University, in which he stood against Max Müller.—Wikipedia Here is the presentation of fasts, festivals and Holy days in India in the 19th century as observed and recorded by Monier-...
In the Hindu lunisolar calendar, Mesha Sankranti denotes the first day of the solar cycle year, which is also known as the solar New Year. It symbolises a particular solar movement that marks the sun's entry into the sign of Aries, according to ancient Sanskrit literature. In the Assamese...