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Thursday, May 5, 2011

Akshaya Tritiya

          Akshaya Tritiya falls on the third day after new moon in the Hindu month of Vaishakha. The word Akshaya means ‘that which never diminishes’ and the day is ideal for beginning new ventures as it is believed that all investments on this day appreciates. In 2011, the date of Akshaya Trithiya is May 6.
         As per Hindus, This day is ruled by god Vishnu. It is also traditionally celebrated as the birth day of the Hindu sage Parashurama, the sixth Avathar (incarnation) of the god Vishnu. According to Hindu mythology, on this day the Treta yuga began and the river Ganges, the most holy and sacred river of India, descended to the earth from the heaven.According to the Puranas, On this day, Veda Vyasa began the composition of the Mahabharata.
       The day is believed to bring good luck and success. It is believed that if you do a charity on this day you will be blessed and will receive blessings many fold. Nowadays jewellers have turned the purity into a marketing gimmick. The day is particularly considered auspicious for starting new ventures. The legend states that any venture initiated on the auspicious day of Akshaya Tritiya shall continue to grow and bring prosperity. Hence, it is normal to see many of the new ventures, like starting a business, ground breaking for construction on the Akshaya Tritiya.

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Auspicious days in May 2011

It is based on major Hindu calendars and Panchangam used in India  and it is based on Indian Standard Time (IST).
May 1 - Shiv Chaturdasi Vrat
May 3 - Amavasi-No moon day
May 5 - Parashuram Jayanti
May 6 - Akshaya Tritiya
May 7 - Vinayaki Ganesh Chaturthi Vrat
May 8 – Adi Shankaracharya Jayanti
May 9 – Ramanucharya Jayanti
           – Muruga Sashti Fasting
May 10 – Ganga Saptami
May 11 – Monthly Durga Ashtami
             – Bagalamukhi Jayanti
             – Sita Navami and Janaki Jayanti
May 13 – Ekadasi Fasting – Mohini Ekadasi
May 15 – Pradosh Vrat
             – Vrishabha Sankranti
             – Vaikasi month begins in Tamil Calendars
             – Edavam month begins in Malayalam Calendars
May 16 – Jyeshta month begins in Bengali Calendars
             – Narasimha Jayanti
May 17 – Purnima Vrat
May 18 - Purnima - Full moon day
             - Kurma Jayanti
May 20 – Sankashti Ganesh Chaturthi Vrat
May 25 – Sheetala Ashtami – Kalashtami
May 28 – Ekadasi Fasting – Acchala Ekadasi Vrat
May 30 – Pradosh Vrat – Soma Pradosha
             – Vat Savitri Amavasya Vrat begins
May 31 – Masa Shivratri Vrat – Shiv Chaturdasi Vrat