Krishna Janmasthami is the celebration of the day that Bhagwan Krishna incarnated in human form upon the Earth. It is celebrated at midnight on the eighth day of the dark fortnight in the month of Bhadrapada (August-September).

The day is celebrated by worshipping Bhagwan Krishna, fasting and chanting devotional kirtan and bhajans until past midnight.

This year it falls on the 1st of September. Here is the Krishna Janmashtami puja vidhi in Sanskrit and Tamil that can be downloaded to perform the puja.

Krishna Janmashtami Puja – Sanskrit
Krishna Janmashtami Puja – Tamil

Please note that the name of the year and day have to be changed appropriately

Sanskrit

Tamil

The Lalitha Sahasranama is about the divine mother Parvati. It is said to have been a conversation between sage Agastya and Hayagriva and occurs in the 36th Chapter of the Brahmanda Purana.

Here we provide a Learn to Chant version from the internet as well as links to the English, Sanskrit and Tamil texts.

The entire text and a lot of details are provided in this Link
Lalitha Sahasranama in English

Here is the Sahasranama in Sanskrit

Click Here for the Tamil Version

Varalakshmi Puja or Vrata is a ceremony performed by women on the Friday before the full moon in the month of Sravana (July/August) and this year it falls on Friday, the 20th. It is commonly performed in the South Indian states of Andhra, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.

The puja is performed to take blessings of the Goddess Lakshmi, who is the Goddess of wealth and auspiciousness. As per legend, this vratam was recommended by Lord Shiva to his wife Parvati to gain wealth and prosperity. He tells her the story of a lady Charumati who was asked by the goddess Varalakshmi, in her dream, to do the vratam in order to fulfill her wishes. She performed the vratam along with other ladies in her village with great devotion. They offered the deity lots of delicacies and once the vratam was completed, they were amazed to find their bodies decked with expensive jewels and their homes full of riches. From then on, women started performing this vratam every year seeking wealth and prosperity in their families.
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The word chakra comes from the Sanskrit “चक्र” meaning wheel or disc. There are seven major chakras and many minor chakras in our body. .Apart from the physical body, each human being has a spiritual body. This spiritual body is composed of vibrations of light (energy) and it envelops the physical body. These chakras are found embedded in our energy field. They resonate at different frequencies corresponding to the colours of the rainbow. These chakras are spinning vortices of energy and they cannot be physically detected.
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Adi Sankaracharya wrote a number of Vedaantic works to make people understand the knowledge of the Self. One such work which stands out is the famous “Bhaja Govindam”.

Pre-eminent Hindu scholar, C. Raja Gopalachari has written a commentary on Bhaja Govindam. The following is an excerpt from his introduction to Bhaja Govindam.

“Sri Sankara has packed into the “Bhaja Govindam” song the substance of all the Vedantic works that he wrote and he has set the truth of the union of devotion and knowledge to melodious music which delights the ear.
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Hanuman, one of the greatest devotees of Lord Rama is considered as Chiranjaeevi . He is the monkey God, strong, full of valour, with various skills and powers. At the same time, he is wise, a great gyani, yogi and a brahmachari. He had only one thought that of serving his Lord Rama with utmost humility and devotion.

He is worshipped in the temples as Bhaktha Hanuman & Veera Hanuman. There are many temples for Hanuman- all of them unique and superb in every respect. It is said that Hanumanji is present whenever any discourse on Lord Rama takes place.
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The Abirami Anthathi is a divine, lyrical song on Goddess Abirami which has 100 verses. The term “Anthaathi” refers to the particular style of composition wherein each new stanza begins with the same word that was used to end the previous stanza.

The beauty of this Anthathi is the story behind it and that it was composed ad hoc by Abirami Pattar (Subramaniya Iyer) on the spur of the moment and with intense devotion.
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This is the story behind the celebration of Narasimha Jayanthi and can be read along with the puja. Our thanks to Satsanghi Vidya Rangarajan for providing this content for the web site.
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Narasimha Avatar is a proof of the Lord’s promise that, one who is totally surrendered to him, will be under the protection of Lord at all times.

Once Hiranyakasipu asked his son Prahlada , what did he learn from his teacher. Prahlada replied, I have learnt the essence of all the learning that Narayana is the one who illumines everything in the mind , gives bliss and fulfillment to all. Prahlada’s answer disappointed Hiranyakasipu , and he tried all methods to divert his son from the devotion to God. The child Prahlada was subjected to all kinds of torture , but Prahlada’s devotion to god strengthened further. Enraged at his son’s unshaken devotion to his arch enemy, Hiranyakasipu decided to put an end forever to Prahlada , by all possible means.
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Today is Narasimha Chaturdasi, the appearance anniversary of Lord Narasimhadeva, the half-man, half-lion incarnation of the Supreme Lord. On this day fasting is observed until dusk, and then followed by feasting. This is a most auspicious day to remember the great mercy the Lord has upon His pure devotees to protect them from all varieties of dangerous situations.

Here are some beautiful prayers for worshipping Lord Narasimhadeva:

namas te narasiṁhāya
prahlādāhlāda-dāyine
hiraṇyakaśipor vakṣaḥ-
śilā-ṭaṅka-nakhālaye
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Our life can be changed by the way we think. Life becomes happy and cheerful by our positive  thoughts . Our thoughts and beliefs create our world. Looking at the positive aspects of any situation and trying to focus on it generates a Positive Attitude.

Our subconscious mind creates everything in our life, depending on the commands that we give to it. It is like a magnet. It does  not know to reason out. It just simply  listens to us, and implicitly  carries out our commands or our messages.
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