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Happy makar sankranti\ pongal\ lodi to all ilanders,friends,and bloggers.Hope this will bring added  happiness & pleasure to u & your family.In ANDHRAPRADESH  people celebrate this festival for 4 days.first day i.e today is ‘BHOGI’ ;tomorrow is ’sankranti” followed by kanuwa,mukanawa.on bhogi in the early morning they born campfire & take bath early and celebrate.on sankranti i.e main festival they offer prayers & different items to their ansesters.next two days are for boozing & eating nonveg.being a non telugu i have got plenty invitions from so many friends.hope i have the time to visit.markets here is absolutely jampacked.here really everybody wear new clothes,as purchaging power is quite high.so it is celebration time.hope all our southindian frinds have a gala time.best wishes to all.
Today also the dip day at ardhakumbh at PRAYAG,& last darshan at sabarimalai at kerala.best wishes to all the devotee.For others it is film time &party time or simple lisure time.ENJOY.

‘KARTIKA PURNIMA’ AN OSPICIOUS DAY OF THE YEAR IS FALLING ON 5TH OF THIS MONTH.IT HAS GOT HUGE IMPORTANCE ACCORDING TO HINDU PURANS.PEOPLE IN ORISSA OBSERVE VERY SACREDLY THIS WHOLE MONTH.MOST OF THE PEOPLE DON’T TAKE NONVEG DURING THIS MONTH;(IT IS TOLD EVEN THE BIRDS WHO HUNTS FISH ALSO DON’T EAT FISH.) LADIES DO PUJA EARLY IN THE MORNING AND PUT COLOURFUL RANGOLI IN FRONT OF TULASI CHOURA IN THEIR HOUSES.IT DEPICTS FLOWERS,BIRDS,ANIMALS,GODS,AND SO MANY ABSTRACT DESIGNS.WIDOW LADIES NORMALLY GO TO PURI TO DO “HABISHA” A SACRED RIUTUAL PERFORMED BY THEM BY FASTING, DOING GROUP BHAJANS,PUJA OF LORD JAGGANATH AND EAT ONLY ONCE BEFORE SUNSET.ON THE 9TH DAY “AMLA NAVAMI” THEY DO PUJA IN FRONT OF AMLA TREE.ON THE PURNIMA DAY EVERY ORIYA CELEBRATE BY FLOATING  TINY BOATS MADE OF PAPER,BABANA TREE TRUNK,THERMOCOL ETC IN RIVER,PONDS  EARLY IN THE MORNING.IT BRING BACK THE MEMORY OF OLD RICH CULTURE OF {BOITA BANDANA} i.e PUJA OF BOATS IN THOSE EARLY DAYS WHEN ORIYA SADHAV(BUSSINESS MAN) GOES OUT IN SEA TO DIFFERENT LAND IN SEA.THOSE DAYS THEY USED TO DO BUSSINESS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA AND OTHER PARTS OF WORLD.THEY USED TO START ON THIS DATE.

THE DAY PRECEEDING THE PURNIMA IS ALSO VERY OSPICIOUS;IT IS CALLED “BADA OSHA”.NORMALLY LORD SHIVA USED TO BE WORSHIPED ON THIS DAY & THOSE KEEP SOME  MANASIK DO PUJA OBSERVING  FAST WITHOUT WATER ALSO.

ON THE PURNIMA DAY AT CUTTACK THERE  IS A BIG FAIR CALLED “BALI  JATRA”{FESTIVAL ON THE RIVERBANK OF MAHANADI} IS ORGANISED.IT IS VERY FAMOUS FOR DIFFERENT MOUTHWATERING FOOD ITEMS AND ONE CAN ENJOY ,FEEL THE RICH CULTURAL HERITAGE HERE.

SO WELCOME TO ORISSA DURING THIS TIME.

THE WHICH FOLLOW THE PURNIMA IS CALLED “CHADKHAI”.PEOPLE USED TO TAKE NONVEG ON THIS DATE AS THE WHOLE MONTH THEY WERE KEPT WITH VEG MENU.

GOODWISHEH TO ALL.

ARAVINDA

‘KARTIKA PURNIMA’ AN OSPICIOUS DAY OF THE YEAR IS FALLING ON 5TH OF THIS MONTH.IT HAS GOT HUGE IMPORTANCE ACCORDING TO HINDU PURANS.PEOPLE IN ORISSA OBSERVE VERY SACREDLY THIS WHOLE MONTH.MOST OF THE PEOPLE DON’T TAKE NONVEG DURING THIS MONTH;(IT IS TOLD EVEN THE BIRDS WHO HUNTS FISH ALSO DON’T EAT FISH.) LADIES DO PUJA EARLY IN THE MORNING AND PUT COLOURFUL RANGOLI IN FRONT OF TULASI CHOURA IN THEIR HOUSES.IT DEPICTS FLOWERS,BIRDS,ANIMALS,GODS,AND SO MANY ABSTRACT DESIGNS.WIDOW LADIES NORMALLY GO TO PURI TO DO “HABISHA” A SACRED RIUTUAL PERFORMED BY THEM BY FASTING, DOING GROUP BHAJANS,PUJA OF LORD JAGGANATH AND EAT ONLY ONCE BEFORE SUNSET.ON THE 9TH DAY “AMLA NAVAMI” THEY DO PUJA IN FRONT OF AMLA TREE.ON THE PURNIMA DAY EVERY ORIYA CELEBRATE BY FLOATING  TINY BOATS MADE OF PAPER,BABANA TREE TRUNK,THERMOCOL ETC IN RIVER,PONDS  EARLY IN THE MORNING.IT BRING BACK THE MEMORY OF OLD RICH CULTURE OF {BOITA BANDANA} i.e PUJA OF BOATS IN THOSE EARLY DAYS WHEN ORIYA SADHAV(BUSSINESS MAN) GOES OUT IN SEA TO DIFFERENT LAND IN SEA.THOSE DAYS THEY USED TO DO BUSSINESS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA AND OTHER PARTS OF WORLD.THEY USED TO START ON THIS DATE.

THE DAY PRECEEDING THE PURNIMA IS ALSO VERY OSPICIOUS;IT IS CALLED “BADA OSHA”.NORMALLY LORD SHIVA USED TO BE WORSHIPED ON THIS DAY & THOSE KEEP SOME  MANASIK DO PUJA OBSERVING  FAST WITHOUT WATER ALSO.

ON THE PURNIMA DAY AT CUTTACK THERE  IS A BIG FAIR CALLED “BALI  JATRA”{FESTIVAL ON THE RIVERBANK OF MAHANADI} IS ORGANISED.IT IS VERY FAMOUS FOR DIFFERENT MOUTHWATERING FOOD ITEMS AND ONE CAN ENJOY ,FEEL THE RICH CULTURAL HERITAGE HERE.

SO WELCOME TO ORISSA DURING THIS TIME.

THE WHICH FOLLOW THE PURNIMA IS CALLED “CHADKHAI”.PEOPLE USED TO TAKE NONVEG ON THIS DATE AS THE WHOLE MONTH THEY WERE KEPT WITH VEG MENU.

GOODWISHEH TO ALL.

ARAVINDA

FIRST OF ALL ID-MUBARK TO ALL OUR FRIENDS.HOPE HOLY MONTH OF RAMZAN HAS GONE NICELY AND PEACEFULLY.DON’T ASK WHY THE TERM PEACE.SIMPLE BEACUSE ANYTIME AN IMPORTANT FESTIVAL COMES,WE ARE NOW FEARING TO CELEBRATE IT LAVISHLY OR OPENLY.THE FEAR OF COMMUNAL VIOLENCE,TERROR ATTACK LIKE THINGS ARE COMING TO OUR MIND.EVEN IF THE THE FRAGRANCE OF FESTIVITY IS IN THE AIR,STILL IT IS NOT ABLE TO BLOOM IN ALL PLACES OF INDIA.THE REASON MOSTLY POLITICAL;SOME PETTY POLITICIANS ASK THE SILLY QUESTION(PARTICULARLY THOSE FROM SO CALLED SECULAR PARTY)LIKE WHY ALLWAYS TROUBLE IS THERE AT THE TIME OF ‘DUSHERA’ AND ‘DIWALI’, BUT NOT AT THE TIME OF ‘ID’,'BAKRI-ID’,'MUHARM’.
IT IS REALLY  SHAMEFUL TO LOOK AT SOME COMMUNITY IN SUSPICIOUS LOOK.PERSONALLY I HAVE SEEN LOT OF MY MUSLIM FRIENDS  WHO ARE MORE SERIOULY ATTACHED WITH US IN OUR HINDU FESTIVALS THAN OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS.NO HINDU OR MUSLIM  FELLOW WILL  LOVE  TO FIGHT  ON  ANY OCCASION ,UNLESS  HE IS PROVOCKED  BY THESE  UNMINDFUL PETTY POLITICIANS.

NOW IT IS HIGH  TIME THAT  ,WE  SHOULD  COME FORWARD AND OPEN  THEIR  MASK AND SHOW  THEIR TRUE PICTURES  TO PUBLIC.WHAT  TO BE DONE AND HOW TO BE DONE I AM LEAVING IT TO YOU  TECHNOSAVY  PEOPLE.

ONCE AGAIN  LOVE  AND RESPECT TO ALL ON  THEIR FESTIVALS.
ARAVINDA