Events in January 2005

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Events in January 2005=======================

Jan 1 - Sat- New Year Celebration at Ramrajya.Jan 6 - Thur - Ekadasi

Jan 8- Sat- Shivarathri and Pradosham ( monthly)Jan 10- Mon - Amavasai ( No Moon day)

Jan 11-Tue - Koodaravalli - Wedding day of Goddess Andal.- The day she merged with Lord Ranganathar Swamy(krishna) at Srirangam- merging of the Jeevathma with the Paramaathma.

 

Jan 12- Wed - Birthday of Swamy VivekanandaJan 13 - Thur- Chathurthi( monthly, Ganesha)

Jan 13 - Bhogi festivalJan 14- Fri- Pongal ( The harvest festival of Tamils) - Thai Pongal - End of the Tamil month of Margazhi and start of the Thai month.

Jan 14- Fri- Sankranthi ( The harvest festival of kannadigas and Telugus)Jan 15- Sat- Maatu Pongal( Pongal for cows)Jan 15- Thiruvalluvar day - Birthday of the great Tamil poet Thiruvalluvar who wrote the Thirukkural.

Jan 16- Sun- Kaanum Pongal ( Farmer's festival)

 

Jan 19- Wed - Thai Kirthigai ( Muruga, monthly)

Jan 21- Fri - Bakrid festival ( Muslims)Jan 21 - Ekadasi

Jan 22 - Sat - Pradosham( monthly, Shiva)

Jan 23- Sun- Birthday of Indian leader Late Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose

 

Jan 24- Mon- Vadalur Jyothi Darshan ( It was on a Thai Poosam day that Vallal Ramalinga Adigalar attained Samadhi and merged with God as a light)- celebrated at Vadalur village.

 

Jan 25 -Tue- Thai Poosam ( Muruga) and Paurnami ( Full Moon day)

Poojas and Yagams at Poorana Brahmam Perumal temple at Ramrajya ,Kelambakkam,, Sathyanarayana Pooja in the evening. Food for all.Abhisekham for the Golden Muruga by Baba. and various cultural programmes.

 

Jan 26 - Wed - The Self Realisation day for Siddhayogi Shivashankar Baba.This was the day on Jan 26th 1984 that Baba attained Self -Realisation through his first death experience.

Jan 26- Wed - Indian Republic Day

 

Jan 28- Thur- Birthday of Siddhayogi Shivashankar Baba

at Sree Ramrajya, Kelambakkam at temple and pooja at the temple.

You can send your Birthday wishes to Baba at : email: smrtchna

 

Jan 29- Sat - Sankatahara Chathurthi ( Ganesha, monthly)

 

Regards

Hema