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Spiritual Significance of Naga Panchami- rituals and significance- Garuda Panchami- Nag Panchami The celebration of Naga Panchami is the victory of Lord Krishna over the mythical Kaliya, a monstrous black serpent that was killed by Krishna in the Yamuna river. Kalia had terrorized the villagers and Krishna was assigned to tame him. It is believed that the tussle that happened between Krishna and Kalia- the serpent is so famous that when Krishna emerged winner, he stood on the hood of the snake and the Snake acquired the feet impressions of the Lord as a mark of servility. The story is called as the “Kaliya Mardan” It is also believed that seeing the footprints of Lord Krishna- the Avataar of Lord Vishnu, Garuda(the eagle) who is the natural enemy of the serpent, does not harm it. There is an interesting story of why the Eagle and the Snakes are mortal natural enemies. Snakes and serpents have great place and position in our ancient Hindu mythology. Basically during this time, when...

Importance and Significance of Vara Mahalakshmi ... The word 'Lakshmi' is derived from the Sanskrit word "Lakshya", meaning 'aim' or'goal', and she is the goddess of wealth and prosperity, both material and spiritual and by praying her she will guide to achieve this material as well as spiritual goal. Lakshmi is the household goddess of most Hindu families and every Hindu knows about it, and especially favorite diety of women. Although she is worshipped daily, the festive month of July/August/October is Lakshmi's special month. Lakshmi Puja is celebrated in Shukla Paksha Shukravar in Shravan Masa (month) , Navaratri in Ashwini masa and also on the full moon night of Kojagari Purnima, and also during Karthik masa in Diwali. The Lakshmi Form: Lakshmi is depicted as a beautiful woman of golden complexion, with four hands, sitting or standing on a full-bloomed lotus and holding a lotus bud, which stands for beauty, purity and fertility. Her four hand...