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India Today
17-05-2025
- General
- India Today
Jyeshtha Kalashtami 2025: Date, timings, significance, and rituals
Devotees all over India celebrate Kalashtami, a divine Hindu festival for Lord Kaal Bhairav, on the eighth day (Ashtami) of the decreasing moon phase (Krishna Paksha) every month. As a fierce and safeguarding avatar of Lord Shiva, Kaal Bhairav is revered with the utmost devotion by his admirers, who ask for his blessings for bravery, protection, and spiritual is said that when Kalashtami occurs on a Sunday or Tuesday, the day becomes more powerful and spiritual. Jyeshtha Kalashtami, commonly referred to as Kaal Bhairav Ashtami, is going to take place on Tuesday, 20th May 2025, in the month of May May 2025: Date and Tithi TimingsDate: Tuesday, 20th May 2025Ashtami Tithi Begins at 5:51 AM on May 20Ashtami Tithi Ends: 4:55 AM on May 21Significance of KalashtamiAs mentioned in the Aditya Purana, Kalashtami is of special significance for Shiva devotees, especially for the ones worshipping his fierce form, Kaal Bhairav, as the God of Time. The very name is derived from "Kaal" i.e., time and "Bhairav" i.e., the fearsome form of has it that Kaal Bhairav was born out of a divine conflict between the Trimurti—Brahma, Vishnu, and Mahesh (Shiva). Shiva, enraged at Lord Brahma's self-importance, took the form of Mahakaleshwar and beheaded Brahma's fifth head, becoming Kaal Bhairav. Ever since then, this fierce avatar has been revered as a negative energy shield and egoistic tendency 2025 RitualsDevotees celebrate Kalashtami with seriousness, dedication, and fasting:Morning Rituals:Wake up early in the morning before sunrise and have a holy bath. Pray to Lord Kaal Bhairav, asking for forgiveness of previous sins and protection from evil forces. Many devotees also do Pitru Tarpan (offering to ancestors) to give peace to their on Kalashtami is said to bestow prosperity, happiness, and divine blessings. Some maintain a full-day fast, while others take a Puja:Go to a Kaal Bhairav temple in the evening and recite Bhairav Ashtakam, Shiva mantras, or tell the Kaal Bhairav Katha. Light lamps offer black sesame seeds, mustard oil, flowers, and and Offerings:Donating food, clothing, and alms to Brahmins is highly meritorious. A special Kalashtami ritual is to feed or donate things like milk, curd, or sweets to black dogs, who are considered vahana (divine vehicle) of Lord Kalashtami is more than a ritualistic practice—it's an insistence on the strength of Shiva to annihilate ego, wash away sins, and provide unflinching protection. In absolute devotion and spiritual purpose, devotees observe this day to seek celestial blessings and inner fortitude in their lives.
Time of India
12-05-2025
- Health
- Time of India
UP CM inspects progress of National Centre of Aging in Varanasi
Varanasi: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday evening offered prayers at Kashi Vishwanath and Kaal Bhairav temples before inspecting the progress in the construction of the country's third National Centre of Aging being built at Banaras Hindu holding a review meeting at the Circuit House, Yogi started inspecting the progress of ongoing development projects. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now During the inspection of the National Centre for Aging being constructed on the BHU campus at a cost of Rs 147.39 crores and the new building of the Critical Care Centre at the Trauma Center at a cost of Rs 119.47 crores, he directed engineers of the executing agencies to complete the work with quality according to standards within the stipulated the country's third being constructed at IMS BHU will provide treatment facilities for the elderly under one roof. The centre is being built in the vacant space near the super specialty Block, petrol pump and nursing hostel on the BHU campus. So far, such centers are operational at AIIMS Delhi and Madras Medical College. The third centre in the country is being built at BHU hospital and trauma centre receive over 8,000 patients daily, with more than 1,500 being over 60 years of age (both male and female). Under the national programme for healthcare of the elderly, the six-story centre will have 200 beds for elderly patients. Similarly, the construction of a 150-bed critical care unit at the , costing Rs 119.74 crores, is being carried out on a war-footing. The unit, being built near the OPD block in the trauma centre complex, will have three modular operation all facilities like ICU will be available here. Furthermore, a 40-bed burn ward will also be constructed. This ward will greatly facilitate the treatment of burn victims in incidents such as to visiting BHU, Yogi offered prayers at the sanctum sanctorum of KV temple with Shodashopchar method and later reached Kaal Bhairav to seek blessings. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Before boarding his vehicle upon coming out of Kaal Bhairav Temple, Yogi noticed some children. He called them and inquired about their studies. The children were overjoyed to receive chocolates from Yogi, who also talked to a child busy making lassi at a shop. Yogi asked about his well-being and studies and gave him a chocolate, encouraging him to study diligently. Yogi also inquired about the well-being of the people sitting at the shop.
