Today, Monday - 3rd Kartika Somavaram is Kartika Purnima

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When Lord Ganesh was designated as Pratham Pujya (the first diety to be worshiped) His younger brother Kartikeya questioned his role as it would then be for the rest of creation.It was determined then ,that a month in the year will be dedicated to Kartikeya and this month will be called Karthika. All worship done in this month will contribute to the spiritual upliftment of the individual concerned.To celebrate this day we can also cleanse our inner selves. To bathe our mind in the spiritual waters even if we do not live near sacred rivers. Allow the spiritual light to burn away all the questionable traits within. It is not the show of cleaning the outer selves but to rid of our mind and life of its wrong qualities like fear, greed, envy, anger, arrogance and wrong desires and replacing those with forces of love, compassion, generosity,

kindness, and light.During this time, we should take light meals, baths at sea,rivers or ponds and devote ourselves to prayer. These are the reasons why we eat Satwic and light food, and bathe in water that flows naturally for healthy growth and spiritual grace.Om Sai Ram