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Time of India
2 days ago
- Lifestyle
- Time of India
Bring a Flute home on Janmashtami; All your wishes will be fulfilled
The festival of Shri Krishna Janmashtami is celebrated on the Ashtami Tithi of the Krishna Paksha in the month of Bhadrapada. This year, it falls on Saturday, 16th August. On this day, devotees worship Lord Krishna in his child form, Laddu Gopal, and temples are beautifully decorated. According to Celebrity Astrologer Parduman Suri, bringing home a flute, which is dearly loved by Lord Krishna, on Janmashtami is considered highly auspicious. As per Vastu Shastra, keeping a flute in the house promotes the flow of positive energy and brings happiness and prosperity. It is also believed to remove Vastu defects from the home. In addition, offering butter and mishri to Laddu Gopal during the Janmashtami puja helps fulfill all desires. This year, Ashtami Tithi will begin at 11:49 PM on 15th August and end at 9:34 PM on 16th August. Benefits of Keeping a Flute on Janmashtami - Placing a flute at the main entrance of the house eliminates negative energy, ensuring peace and harmony at home. - For a specific wish, keep a peacock-feather-decorated flute at your place of worship to receive desired results quickly. - In homes where a flute is placed near Lord Krishna's idol or statue, the minds of family members remain calm and composed. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Thon Cao My Co Lung: New Container Houses – Take A Look At The Prices! Container homes | Search ads Learn More Undo - Keeping a silver flute in your shop's cash box or home locker is considered extremely auspicious — it is believed to attract wealth and abundance. - Placing two flutes of the same color in the living room helps maintain love and unity among family members. - To ward off negative energy from your home or shop, hang a black-decorated flute on the roof. - Couples desiring to have a child should keep a green flute in their bedroom. - Keeping a white flute in children's rooms helps them focus better on their studies. - To land your dream job, place a yellow flute near the main gate of your house. Discover everything about astrology at Times of India , including daily horoscopes for Aries , Taurus , Gemini , Cancer , Leo , Virgo , Libra , Scorpio , Sagittarius , Capricorn , Aquarius , and Pisces . Read your detailed Horoscope Today and Horoscope Tomorrow here.
India.com
4 days ago
- General
- India.com
Hariyali Teej 2025: Why And How We Celebrate This Day!
It is the happy season of monsoons when a number of festivals are celebrated in the country. In the northern India, Teej is observed with full gusto and fervour. This day is celebrated to welcome the season of monsoon where young girls, as well as married women, actively participate in the festivities. Teej is largely dedicated to the union of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati. Interestingly, there are three types of Teej—Hariyali, Kajari and Hartalika. The first one falls on the third day of the bright half of the lunar month of Shraavana. The second one on the third day of the dark fortnight of Bhadrapada while the last one on the third day of the bright half of Bhadrapada respectively. This year Hariyali Teej is celebrated on July 27 which derives its name from the fact that during monsoons (Shraavan or Saawan) there is greenery everywhere, therefore it is called Haryali Teej—coming from the word Green (Hariyali). Married women usually observe fast on this day and await the moon sighting during the night. The legend has it that Hariyali Teej is marked to celebrate the reunification of Goddess Parvati with Lord Shiva. It is this day when Lord Shiva accepted Goddess Parvati as his wife (consort). It is believed that Goddess Parvati practiced austerity for a number of years and observed fast so that she becomes the wife of Lord Shiva. And finally her dedication won over Shiva and she accepted by the supreme lord as his better half in her 108th birth. The goddess is also revered and prayed upon this day as the Teej Mata. In the northern part of the country, on this day married daughters get many gifts from their mothers. It is the day when gifts float in the form of colourful bangles, new bright clothes, beautiful henna or mehendi. Also, a sweet named 'Ghewar' is sent to the married daughters on this day. All of these gift items are called Sindhara. Hariyali Teej is largely celebrated in Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Chandigarh. Interestingly, on this day women and unmarried girls enjoy swing rides (where jhulas are set up under the trees or in the courtyard), apply mehendi, wear colourful bangles and pray to Goddess Parvati. Jhulan Festival: Coincidentally, Hariyali Teej and Jhulan festival fall on the same day. The swing festival of 'Jhulan Leela' known as the 'Jhulan Utsav' or 'Hindola Utsav' is related to Lord Krishna and Radha. It is celebrated at the Banke Bihari Temple in Vrindavan, also in several other places. The Jhulan festival is on till the Krishna Janmashtami, concluding only after 13 days. This festival is dedicated to Lord Krishna and Goddess Radha whereas on Hariyali Teej Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati are revered. Also, in a diverse land like India, different communities practice different rituals associated with the same festival. Enjoy the essence of this day. Happy Teej and Jhulan utsav everyone!
Time of India
30-06-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
CM instructs officials to release water from dams for irrigation
Mandya: CM Siddaramaiah on Monday instructed officials concerned to release water from dams for irrigation, enabling farmers to begin cultivation. "Most dams in the state are full. Let's not delay the release of water for irrigation," he said after offering baagina to River Cauvery at KRS Dam near Mysuru. While he asked the officials to release water to farmers through canals, he also clarified that Karnataka has already released 42 TMC of water to Tamil Nadu, far exceeding the 9.1 TMC required as of June as per the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal order. This indicates that providing water for irrigation will not attract any opposition from the lower riparian state of TN. He said Rs 25,000 crore was allocated for the water resources department to help the farming community, while Rs 19,000 crore was extended in pumpset subsidies. He countered opposition claims of financial mismanagement. Recalling the criticism during last year's drought, he said, "The opposition leaders claimed that my tenure was unlucky. But today, we have good rain and a strong agricultural outlook." He also announced Rs 3,000 crore for the Cauvery Neeravari Nigam Limited. Siddaramaiah, along with deputy CM DK Shivakumar and district minister Cheluvarayaswamy, conducted various pujas as part of the ritual to offer baagina to River Cauvery. This tradition, started by former CM Devaraja Urs in 1979, is followed when the dam reaches its maximum capacity—a feat achieved 76 times in its 93-year history. Siddaramaiah now equals Urs in having offered baagina four times. As this is the first time in history after the construction of the KRS Dam that the dam has reached its maximum capacity in the month of June, Siddaramaiah now holds the record of offering puja for the first time to the river in June. He asked the officials to mark the rare occasion by installing a memorial stone at KRS Dam. Remarkably, this is the first time the ritual was performed in the Hindu month of Aashada, said priest Bhanu Prakash Sharma, as the dam typically fills during the Hindu months of Shravana or Bhadrapada. The Brindavan Gardens and dam premises were specially decorated for the event.
