Read how alcoholism and hooliganism by tourist is causing threat to their own lives and endangering the historic Mahuli Fort in Shahapur district of Maharashtra. With rainy season in full swing, one can see beautiful waterfalls across the ghats of Sahyadari in Shahapur district. All types of small and big waterfalls can be seen in these ghats. But the most beautiful and prominent waterfall among these is the Mahuli waterfall, which attracts tourist from all over Maharashtra. Killa Mahuli (Fort Mahuli) is only 8Kms from Asangoan railway station. Mountains covered in…
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Short Muhurat timing for Rakhi since, Chandra Grahan and Rakhi Poornima are on the same day.
Festival of Raksha Bandhan falls on 7th August 2017. It is a very auspicious festival celebrated throughout Bharat. Raksha bandhan is celebrated by tying a scared thread on brother’s wrist by his sister. Generally sisters all over India tie Rakhi anytime of the day, but as per our ancient hindu belief, it should be tied only during auspicious Muhrat time. Every year there are at least two Muhrat during the day one in the morning and one in the evening. This year the auspicious Muhrat to tie Rakhi is from…
Read MoreHow the ancient vedic ritual changed to Raksha Bandhan with Islamic invasion of India.
As per renowned spiritual leader Shri Indradev Ji Maharaj, Raksha Bandhan is actually a vedic festival, and was celebrated by calling a Brahmin or the Guru at home and tying a scared thread from him. Below are the excerpts from his santsang. With this ritual sanathan dharmi’s used to start a new spiritual or religious vrata. This generally marked a beginning to start something new, in those days they use to start reading some vedic books. Even today in rural India this vedic rituals are followed. This changed with intolerant…
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