In the Indian mythology Dhanurmasa is when the Mahabharata war was fought. by the sea. image courtesy internet. Through Dhanurmasa, Dhanurmasa vrta and katyanani vrta other things are done. The associated New Moon of the month of Marghashira is called as ‘Yellamavasya” or the New Moon of the sesame. This comes from an agrarian understanding …
Yellamvasya
New Moon is an powerful natural event for new beginings.
Honoring the Father.
Gokarna Aunsi, Kushe Aunsi, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDmyx16PKSE The legend of Gokarna is something that every Kannada child is grown up with. We have heard the story of Shiva Bhakta Ravana promising to get Shiva’s atmalinga for his mother, when Shiva gives him the linga he tells him don’t put it on the ground. For it would take root …
Two Sides Of the Same Moon
Tetisa kopi devargala oda goodi hattavataarava nettidanamma. Is a verse from the famous purandaradasa’s poetry. Well, this translates to along with thirty three crores of gods he (Vishnu) took ten avatars. This has been a bone of contention, and even ridicule. But we never put it to context. When we say gods, we are talking about …
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