कलश स्तापना मुहूर्त

नवरात्री का कलश स्तापना मुहूर्त जो निचे दिया हुआ है वो आचार्य इन्दु प्रकाश जी द्वारा निकला गया है .. उनकी इस गणाना  में होरा , चाघडिया और दिन के राहुकाल की समाप्ति तीनों चीजों को ध्यान में रखते हुए अभिजीत मुहूर्त के अन्दर समय का शोधन किया गया है ..
शहर                              सूर्योदय             कलश स्तापना मुहूर्त
Koklatta                       05:31:20                          11:24 to 11:40
Mumbai                       06:32:08                           12:27 to 12:43         
Chandigarh                  06:21:13                           12:11 to 12:27
Bhopal                        06:15:31                           12:08 to 12:24
Lucknow                     06:03:27                           11:54 to 12:10
Ahemedabad               06:34:37                           12:28 to 12:44
Patna                          05:45:40                            11:37 to 11:53
Nagpur                       06:07:38                            12:01 to 12:17
Raipur                        05:57:40                            11:51 to 12:07
Ranchi                       05:44:05                            11:36 to 11:52

Navratri Kalash establishment time

The kalash establishment time for some of the prominent cities are given below . Incase your city has not been mentioned below you can check the time for the city closest to you. While calculating the we have kept in consideraration the hora , chagadiya , and rahukaal end timings along with the abhijeet mohort.


City                             Suryoday                         Kalash Stapna Mohort

Koklatta                       05:31:20                          11:24 to 11:40
Mumbai                       06:32:08                           12:27 to 12:43         
Chandigarh                  06:21:13                           12:11 to 12:27
Bhopal                        06:15:31                           12:08 to 12:24
Lucknow                     06:03:27                           11:54 to 12:10
Ahemedabad               06:34:37                           12:28 to 12:44
Patna                           05:45:40                           11:37 to 11:53
Nagpur                        06:07:38                           12:01 to 12:17

Rahukaal is the time in day which is called the time of Rahu . Rahukaal varies with date and place. That means rahukaal keeps changing for different days and is also different for different places(difference is due to the change in standard time). Any holy , auspicious or good work should never be started during the rahukaal. Rahukaal lasts for nearly two hours. As per Indian mythology and vedic shastras it is recommened to avoid doing good things in this time span.
Acharya Indu Prakash Ji has provided the Rahukaal for major cities as under which is updated every month. 

If you want to see the rahukaal for your city kindly visit http://www.acharyainduprakash.com/en/services/rahukaal.html

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माता महालक्ष्मी पूजा -

महालक्ष्मी पूजा व्रत १५ सितम्बर से प्रारंभ हो रहा है तथा इसका समापन १ अक्टुबर को होगा /इस व्रत के दौरान जो पूर्णिमा पड़ती है उस दिन भी कुछ लोग व्रत रहते है l उसे उमा महेश्वर व्रत कहते है जो की इस वर्ष २२ सितम्बर को पद रहा है l
महालक्ष्मी व्रत कुल १६ दिनों का होता है ,जो की जन-मानस के लिए बहुत उपयोगी है /यदि विधि विधान से पूर्ण भक्ति से ये व्रत किया जाय तो मनोकामना पूर्ण होती है l
यह व्रत १६ (इस वर्ष 17) दिनों का होता है लेकिन आप किन्ही कारणों से यह व्रत इतने लम्बी अवधि के लिए न कर पाए तो तो ३ दिन के लिए भी कर सकते है प्रथम ,मध्य एवं अंतिम होता है इस वर्ष ये दिन है १५ सितम्बर ,२२ सितम्बर तथा १ अक्टुबर
इस व्रत के लिए यह सलाह दी जाती है की व्यक्ति इसे १६ वर्ष तक निरंतर रहते है तथा "उमा महेश्वरी व्रत "१८ वर्ष तक रहे ,यदि आप ये व्रत इस प्रकार से निरंतर रहते है तो सर्वथा सभी कामनाओ की पूर्ति होगी ,इसमें कोई संसय नहीं l

महालक्ष्मी व्रत ( विधान )१- लकड़ी की चौकी पर श्वेत रेशमी आसन (कपडा )बिछाएं ,रेशम के अभाव में कोई भी श्वेत वस्त्र बिछा सकते है परन्तु वस्त्र रेशमी हो तो उचित रहेगा l
२- यदि आप मूर्ति का प्रयोग कर रहे हो तो उसे आप लाल वस्त्र से सजाएँ l
३- संभव हो तो एक कलश पर अखंड ज्योति स्थापित करें 
४-सुबह तथा संध्या के पूजा आरती करें /खीर, मेवा,मिठाई का नित्य भोग लगायें l
५- लाल कलावे का टुकड़ा लीजिये तथा उसमे १६ गांठे लगा कर कलाई में बांध लीजिये इस प्रकार प्रथम दिन सुबह पूजा के समय प्रत्येक घर के सदस्य इसे बांधे एवं पूजा के पश्चात इसे उतार कर लक्ष्मी जी के चरणों में रख दें इसका प्रयोग पुनः अंतिम दिन संध्या पूजा के समय होगा l

 ६- व्रत के अंतिम दिन उद्यापन के समय बांस के बने दो सूप लें (बांस की सिकरी) ,किसी कारण बस आप को सूप ना मिले तो आप नए स्टील की थाली ले सकते है 

७- इसमें १६ श्रृंगार के सामान १६ ही की संख्या में और दूसरी थाली अथवा सूप से ढकें ,१६ दिए जलाएं ,पूजा करें,थाली में रखे सुहाग के सामान को देवी जी को स्पर्श कराएँ एवं उसे दान करने का प्रण लें l

८- जब चन्द्रमा निकल आये तो लोटा में जल लेके तारों को अर्घ दें तथा उत्तर दिशा की ओर मुंह कर के पति पत्नी एक दुसरे का हाथ थाम कर के माता महालक्ष्मी को अपने घर आने का (हे माता महालक्ष्मी मेरे घर आ जाओ )इस प्रकार तीन बार आग्रह करें l

९-इसके पश्चात एक सुन्दर थाली  में माता महालक्ष्मी के लिए बिना लहसुन प्याज का ,भोजन सजाएँ तथा घर के उन सभी सदस्यों को भी थाली लगायें जो व्रत है/यदि संभव हो तो माता को चादी की थाली में भोजन परोसें उत्तर दिशां में मुह करके बाकि व्रती पूर्व या पक्छिम दिशा की ओर मुह कर के भोजन करें l

१०-भोजन में पूरी ,सब्जी, रायता और खीर हो l

११-भोजन के पश्चात माता की थाली ढँक दें एवं सूप में रखा सामान भी रात भर ढंका रहने दें  ,सुबह उठ के इस भोजन को किसी गाय को और दान सामग्री को किसी ब्राह्मण   को ,जो की इस व्रत की अवधी में महालक्ष्मी का जाप करता हो, देकर आशीर्वाद लें l

दान सामग्री की सूची :

-चुनरी 
-बिंदी
-सिंदूर 
-पनरंदा (रिब्बन)
-कंघा (कोब्म)
-शीशा 
-वस्त्र १६ मीटर श्वेत वस्त्र या १६ रुमाल 
-बिछिया 
-नाक की खील या नथ
-फल 
-मिठाई 
-मेवा 
-लौंग 
-इलायची

महालक्ष्मी जी का मंत्र- "ॐ श्रीं ह्रीं श्रीं कमले कमलालये प्रासिद प्रासिद श्रीं ह्रीं श्रीं महालक्षमाये नमः"

mahalaxmi Puja Process

Mata Mahalaxmi pooja

Starting on15th sep 2010, the mahalakshmi vrata will go for 16 days. This fast can be very useful for you. If you keep this fast and complete it properly, you shall get what you want.

You can keep this fast for 16 days(This year seventeen days), starting on 15 sept 2010 to 1 october 2010 . Some times it may be a problem of fasting for 16 day in that case u can fast for only three days as per your Faith and devotion. If you wish to  fast for 3 days only, then you must fast on first day and last day of Mahalakshmi vrata that is 15^th sept and 1^st October, 2010  and on the day of purnima (full moon), encountered during the duration of this vrata. Vrat on the purnima is also called uma-maheshwar vrata this year it will be on 22^nd September, 2010. 

If you start keeping the fast for mahalakshmi vrata, it is advisable for   you to  continue this fast for 16 continuous years. Also, the uma-maheshwar vrata must be continued for 18 years. If you keep the fast properly each year and for 16 years (mahalakshmi vrata) and 18 years (uma-maheshwar vrata) you will get everything that you desire; there will be no hurdles.  
Mahalakshmi Vrata Pooja Process

1.      you will need a photo or statue of goddess Lakshmi Now place the Photo or Idol of godess Laxmi on a wooden stool (चौकी ) covered with white silk cloth or white Gauze.

2.      Just in case you are using a statue make sure that you decorate the Idol with beautiful clothes , of red colour.

3.      If you want you can establish(स्थापित) a Urn (कलश) and place an akhand jyoti .

4.      Offer prayers daily in the moring and eveing by singing aarti , lighting a Ghee Diya , and offer sweets prepared from milk(भोग)

5.      Take a piece of Kalawa and and put 16 knots on that. Tie this thread (with knots) in your wrist. All the members of the family doing the vrata should have this thread on their wrist during the first day of pooja. After the first day (morning) prayer is completed, untie the thread and put it in front of lakshmi ji. This thread will be used again on the last day of (evening) pooja.

6.      On the last day for उदयापन or concluding the pooja Take two soops made of bamboo ('baans ki sirki' to be exact) If you are not able to find a soop, you can also use new 'thali' (plates) made of stainless steel.

7.      Place any sixteen item , 16 pieces each, in one of the soop/thali, and cover them with another thali/soop. Light  16 diyas and offer your pooja by offering your regards , arti and diyas . After the pooja is completed, touch the soop (thali)and make a resolution that you will donate the items in the soop.

8.      Offer Argh to the starts and call mata mahalaxmi by reciting the following mantra three time “he maata mahalakshmi, mere ghar aa jao” (If both husband and wife are having the fast then they should put their hands in each other's hands and then call Lakshmi ji)

9.      After providing 'ardh' to stars and calling Lakshmi ji, keep food for Lakshmi ji in one plate and one plate each for the members who have kept the fast. If possible, put Lakshmi ji's food in plate/thali made of silver. Mahalakshmi ji should be facing north. The members of the family keeping fast should face east or west while having food.

10. The food shall consist of kheer, poori, vegetables, raita and chutni

11. After finishing the dinner, cover the food for Lakshmi ji and leave it there during the night. DO NOT uncover the soop as well. In the morning, give the food to a cow and the items in the soop should be donated to a brahmin who has done the 'jaap' of lakshmi ji during the Mahalakshmi vrata.

List of 16 items to be placed in the soop for donating

• chunri
• bindi
• sindoor,
• panrandi (ribbon)
• kangha (comb)
• sheesha (mirror)
• vastra (clothing) 16 meter white cloth, or 16 hankerchiefs(rumaal)
• bichhiya,
• naak ki keel (nath)
• fruits
• mithai (sweets)
• meva (dry fruit)
• laung
• elaichi

Mahalakshmi ji's mantra

"aum shring hring shring kamle kamlaalaye prasid prasid shring hring shring mahalakshmaye namah"

Hindi: "ॐ श्रीं ह्रीं श्रीं कमले कमलालये प्रासिद प्रासिद श्रीं ह्रीं श्रीं महालक्षमाये नमः"

Mahalakshmi ji's yantra

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Janmashtami

Janmashtami Pooja Process

Janmashtami is considered as a pure day by hindus. Various activities are done to make Lord Krishna happy. Firstly bhajans are being sung ahole the day in all the temples and all homes by devotees. Temples are decoraed with flowers and lightning. Kids play role of different character like Krishna, Sudama, Radhe, Kans etc to review the past. Large number of of devotees visit at temple to feel good by watching kids in their respective characters. Pooja process begins in early morning for giving bath to Lord Krishna's idol with lot of things like curd, honey, ghee, gangajal etc. Finally new clothes are Put on to idol. And then Bhog is offered to idol of lord Krishna with pedha, milk, kheer etc. At last special pooja is done by blownig conch and aarti is done. After all this devotess break thier fast.

Janmashtami Pooja Items

The festival of janmashtami brings lot of happiness all over India. However god does not need anything except purity of heart but still there are few pet pooja items for Lord Krishna’s pooja. They are as follows:

• Lord Krishna's idol with cradle and conch
• New clothes, flute and ornaments for Lord Krishna
• Pooja thali containing a bell, diya, rice, elaichi(cardamom), supari, paan leaves, roli, small container filled with water, sindoor, incense sticks, flowers and ghee. 
• For Panchamrit -milk, curd, gangajal, honey and ghee.
• A book containing shri Krishna's arti. 

Janmashtami Decorative Items

This is time to decorate home with flowers and decorate jhula Of Lord Krishna. In addition to these items there are many diffrent things which are used for decorative items in janmashtami like:

• Jhula of Lord Krishna is decorated with flowers
• Idols(Murti)and Sculptures
• Krishna Wall Hangings
• Krishna Door Hangings

Divine Names Of Krishna

Lord Krishna is known by many names in the various hindu documents. Each name has its own significance. Some of the names are listed below:

• Krishna
• Jagannath
• Parampurush
• Dwarkadhish
• Vasudev
• Devki Nandan
• Govinda
• Gopal
• Parthasarthi
• Muralidhar
• Mathura Naresh
• Damodar
• Niranjan
• Sanatan
• Anant
• Ajay
• Murari
• KamalNath
• Punya
• Lila-Manush-Vigraha
• Shrivastav Kausthuba-Dharya
• Yudhishthira pratishthatre
• Sarvagraha Rupine
• Dayanidhaye
• Sarvabhutat makaya
• Jalakrida samashaka gopi vastra pararakaya
• Parabrahmane
• Barhi Barhavatamsakaye
• Pannagashana vahanaya 

Janmashtami Bhajans

Mantra for Krishna JiAum Namah Bhagvate Vasudevay Namah
(ॐ नमः वासुदेवाय नमः)

Remedy (Upay / उपाय)
Janmashtami is good for getting close with your old friends or get better the broken relations. If you want to eradicate coldness between friends or do away with detachments between relations, you can follow the remedy mentioned below:

Take a white paper and write the (other) person's name on it using  red pen/ink. Fold the paper and put it inside the flute. After that, seal both the sides of flute with sugar or "khand" (a sweet tasting substance) and bury this flute in some quiet place.
Bhajans
Janmashtami is incomlete without bhajans. Few bhajans are dedicated to Lord Krishna are as follows: 

Shyam chudi bechne aayaManihari ka bhesh banaya, Shyam chudi bechne aaya Chhaliya ka bhesh banaya, Shyam chudi bechne aaya Chhaliya ka bhesh banaya Shyam chudi bechne aaya Galiyon mein shor machaya, Shyam chudi bechne aaya.

Mere Pyare Madan Gopal Choti choti gaiyan, chote chote gawaal, chote se mere, madan gopal mor mukut mathe saaje, gale mein swaranmaal, chote se mere madan gopal Kaano mein karanphool, haathon mein ratnajadhit hath haar, chote se mere madan gopal pitamber saaje tan pe, uspe sundar motiyon ki maal chote se mere madan gopal pairon mein jhanjhar sohe, jab nache hari angana dwaar. Chote se mere madan gopal Bhaye sab ke mann ko bal gopal, Karke solah shringar, chote se mere Madan Gopal.