Practices for Maha Shivaratri 2018
One night of each year in the Vedic or Indian calendar is dedicated to the worship of Lord Shiva. This sacred holiday is known as Maha Shivaratri – the great night of Shiva. According to mypanchang.com, Maha Shivaratri 2018 falls on February 13 in most parts of the world. For residents of New Zealand, Fiji, […]
August 21, 2017 Solar Eclipse : Stay indoors!
Everyone seems to be discussing the August 21, 2017 solar eclipse. There are even flights to go view it! In Jyotish, or, Vedic astrology and astronomy, eclipses are particularly powerful events. Eclipses occur when the nodes, Rahu (North) or Ketu (South) fall within a certain astronomical degree of the Sun / Moon. Since eclipses occlude […]
Ganesha Yajna 2015
By Vedamurti Vivekshastri Godbole At present, Mother Earth is not happy. She is restless. If we review what has transpired so far in 2015, we will recollect undesirable major events. In the month of May, there was a big, shocking earthquake in Nepal. In many places in the world there is no rain, and these […]