Fasting days & few Important dates in the year 2002

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shrii gurubhyo namaha

 

shrii kR^iShNa parabrahmane namaha

 

WISHING YOU ALL A VERY HAPPY YEAR 2002

 

 

nArAyaNAyAya paripURNa guNARNavAya vishvOdhaya sThithi layOnniyathi pradhAya |jJnyAnapradhAya vibhudhAsura soukhyadhu:kha sathkAraNAya vithathAya namOnamasthe ||

 

 

praThamO hanumannAma dhvithIyO bhIma Eva cha |pUrNapraj~JasthRithIyasthu BagavathkAryasADhakah ||

 

 

brahmaantaa guravaH sAkShAt iShTaM daivam shriyaH patiH |

 

AchAryAH shrImadAchAryAH santu me janma janmani ||

 

ApAdamouLiparyaMtaM guruNAMAkR^itiM smaret.h |

tena vignAH praNashyaMti siddhyanti cha manorathAH ||

 

 

pR^ithvI manDala madhyasthAH puurNa bodha matAnugAH |

vaiShNavA viShNu hR^idayAstAnnamasye guruunmama ||

 

All the important & fasting dates (Attachment enclosed)

AN EXPLANATION OF WHY A FESTIVAL IS SOMETIMES OBSERVED EARLIER IN NORTH AMERICA THAN IN INDIA

 

Most of our festivals are observed on days in which certain thithi is prevalent during a specified interval at the place of observance. Thithis & nakshatras being a geocentric phenomenon, the ending moment of a thithi is calculated as such & is equally applicable to all parts of earth simultaneously. Although a thithi usually occurs on the same date in most parts of the earth, it is possible that the prevalence of a particular thithi at a specific part of the day may occur on an earlier date in North America or any other region than in India.

 

However, the moments of sunrise will differ for each place on earth depending on its latitude & longitude & therefore, the hours of duration of these phenomena will vary for each place.

 

For places like Chicago, IL using Central standard/daylightsavings time, we have to subtract 1 hour; for places using Mountain standard/daylightsavings time, subtract two hours; & for places using Pacific standard/daylightsavings time, subtract three hours in reference to New York, Eastern standard/daylightsavings time ending timings.

 

 

VISHNUPANCHAKA VRATA======================VISHNUPANCHAKA FASTING DATES AS PER NEW YORK, NY, USA, EASTERN STANDARD TIMEFOR THE YEAR 2002. The coordinates of New York, NYThe Hindu Temple Society of North America, NY has published these dates forthe year 2001 calender according to NY, EST coordinates.

 

Lattitude: 40.43 NLongitutude: 074.01 WADDRESS:45-57 Bowne Street,Flushing, NY 11355Tel: (718)460-8484Fax: (718) 461-8055http://www.indianet.com/ganesh

 

 

 

Key (Attachment enclosed):

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F = Festivals; M= Madhwa sanyasi Aradhane, A= Amavasya, H= Haridasa puNyadina; D = Dasavatara related Jayanthi; P = Poornima; V = Special day for Vayu devaru, G= GrahaNa ; S = Shravana Nakshatra

 

 

MARCH:=======

 

March 24th, the ending time of Dasami is 6:24 am EST, ending of Ekadashi thithi is 3:52 am early morning March 25th. So, Dwadashi sets in even before 1 1/2 hour before sunrise.

 

 

ECLIPSES :

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According to the Astronimical Almanac for 2002, published jointly by the Nautical Almanac office, US Naval Observatory & H. M. Nautical Almanac office, U.K., there are five eclipses - two Solar & three lunar eclipse.

 

However, the three lunar eclipses will be penumbral. As such, during these eclipses, the lunar surface will be just darkened & no path of the moon will be hidden from view. According to Hindu Shastras, this phenomenon is not counted as a real eclipse & therefore, will not be observed.

 

Annular Solar Eclipse on June 10th, 2002. This will visible in North Eastern parts of North America, Eastern parts of Asia, in about one third portion of Australia in the Northern Regions.

 

Total Solar Eclipse on December 4th 2002. This is visible in Australia, in more than half of Africa.

 

PLEASE NOTE:

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We are writing few important dates for Year 2002 from New York Flushing temple calender based on Vrusha nAma samvatsara Uttaradhi mutta calender (thithi, paksha, month) since we have not received our copy of Chitrabanu nAma samvatsara Uttaradhi mutta calender.

 

 

 

ChAthurmAsya vrata:

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During Devara puje, no pachcha kalpura, cardomom, lavanga, saffron to be added to theertha.

 

1st month ChAthurmaasa vrata: - Ashaada mAsa sukla ekadashi to Shraavana sukla Dasami - SHAKA VRATA - July 20th to August 17th - NO VEGETABLES, no fruits, mustard, red chilles, tumeric, tamarind, methi, coriander, curry leaves, ginger, green chilles, lemon, coconut etc.... . No channa dhal or flour or oil.

 

During panchamrutha abhisheka, only milk, homemade curds, ghee, sugar, riped Mangoes should be used. NO HONEY.

 

 

Items which can be consumed:

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Toor dhal (togari bele) , moong dhal (hesaru bele), Urad dhal, menasu (black pepper), jeera, raw full moong dhal, godhi, rava, maida, yellu (sesame), oil, ghee, sugarcandy, bella, milk, curds, butter, riped or raw mangoes.

 

2nd month ChAthurmaasa vrata : Sukla Shraavana Ekadashi to SuklaBhAtrapada Dasami - Aug 18th to September 15th - DADHI VRATA - NO YOGURT (CURDS)3rd month ChAthurmAsa vrata : BhAtrapada Sukla Ekadashi to AsvijaSukla Dasami - September 16th to October 15th - KSHIRA VRATA - NO MILK4th month ChAthurmAsa vrata : Asvija Sukla Ekadashi to KArthikaSukla Ekadashi : October 16th to November 14th - DVITALA VRATA - VEGETABLES & NO DHALS . No vegetables otherwise mentioned below, no red chilles or chille powder no tamarind, no coriander leavesetc...Items can be consumed for Dvidala vrata:==============================Akki (Rice), Godhi (Wheat), Jeerigre (Jeera), Menasu (black pepper),Ellu(sesame seeds), Bella (jagari), Hasi kobbari, Karibevu (Curry leaves),Cooking banana (baLEkAi), sAmegadde, Spinach, SweetPotato (I am not sure), Goose Berry, cooking banana, maida, rava, curry leaves, tumeric, sesame oil, ghee, milk, curds, sugarcandy, cardomom, sugar, mangoes.

 

SRI KRISHNA JAYANTHI, GOKULASHTAMI: Shravana Krishna Ashtami (Chandramana) . Ashtami starts at 9:45 am, August 30th till 11:07 am. Rohini Nakshatra is 3:25 pm till 31st 5:13 pm.

 

saptamyAM laghubhuk.h kuryAddaMtadhAvanapUrvakaM

upavAsya niyamaM rAtrou svastho jitendriyaH

.............. brahmavaivartapuraNa

 

A little quantity of food should be taken on Saptami (i.e. on the day previous to the day of fasting);

 

madhwa mathadha siddhanta paddadiya bidabedi bidabedi,

 

 

Hunsur Sriprasad

GV & Shobha Srinivasan

 

 

 

bhAratIramaNamukhyaprANA.ntargata shri kR^iShNArpanamasthu