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2009 prayer dates for South Africa

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Prem Namaste, Vanakum, Hare Krsna, Jai Shree Krsna, Jai Shree Raam

All glories to our eternal Parents Shree Shree Radha Krsna

All glories to the most merciful Shree Shree Lakshmi Nrsimhadeva

All glories to Srila Prabhupada, and the other wonderful and inspiring gurus.

All glories to the wonderful servants of the Supreme Lord.

For your convenience, please find below a click-able list of 2009 prayer dates for South Africa

Fast, Festival or Celebration

Ekadashi dates

NEW MOON (AMAVASYA) DATES

FULL MOON (PURNIMA) DATES

AUSPICIOUS MARRIAGE DATES

Fast, Festival or Celebration

Firstly the Festival dates are the dates that Hindu observes. This is quite self explanatory. For example for Shree Ganesh Chaturthi, we have a full explanation of this very important festival date on our website. Many ask what is this festival all about and how do we go about celebrating it …hence this website is meant to make people from all cultures more aware of these important Hindu festival dates. We have included a few more festival dates below that are not generally on the typical Hindu calendar. For more info on the festival dates for 2008 plz visit our website www.h4all.org under ARTCILES on the left hand side of the webpage.

Makar Sankranti = 14th January

Thai Pongal = 15th January

Thai Poosam Kavady = 22nd January

Vasanth Panchami = 31st January

Varahadeva Jayanti = 6th February

Nityananda Jayanti = 7th February

Maha Shivaratri = 23rd February

Holika Dahan = 10th March

Gaura Purnima = 10th/11th March

Hindi New Year = 27th March

Telugu New Year = 6th April

Ramayana Week (First Navaratri) = Starts 27th March – 2nd April

Shree Raam Naumi = 3rd April

Tamil New Year = 13th April

Chitra Paruvam = 20th April

Hanuman Jayanti = 9th April

Sita Jayanti = 3rd May

Nrsimha Appearance day = 7th May

Vaikasi Visagam = 19th May

Nirjala Ekadashi = 3rd June

Guru Purnima = 7th July

Naag Panchami = 26th July

Varalakshmi Vratam = 31st July

Balarama – Appearance Day = 5th August

Raksha Bandhan = 5th August

Gita Week Starts = 6th August and Ends 13th August

Krishna Ashtami = 14th August

Maha Ganesh Chaturthi = 23rd August

Pitr Paksha = Starts 4th September @18h04. Offer 1st water on the 5th and ends 18th September @20h45

Mahalaya Paksham = Starts 5th September and Ends 18th September

Purattasi = Starts 17th September and Ends 17th October

Navaratri = Starts 19th September and Ends 27th September

Sri Saraswati Pooja = 25th September

Sri Durga Ashtami = 26th September

Sri Durga Naumi = 27th September

Vijay Dashami = 28th September

Sharad Purnima = 4th October

Start of Damodara Maas = 5th October

Dhan Trayodashi = 15th October

Naraka Chaturdasi = 16th October

Deepavali / Lakshmi Pooja = 17th October

Gujarati New Year = 18th October

Govardhan Pooja = 18th October

Skanda Sashti = 23rd October

Haribodhini Ekadashi = 29th October

Kartik Purnima = 2nd November

Gita Jayanti = 28th November

Karthigai Deepam = 1st December

There always seem to be some conflicting festival dates when ever the Hindu calendars are published… I don’t want to cause any more confusion and thus although previously I have stated that Diwali is on the 18th October this year just not to cause even more controversy I have altered it in the above list as the 17th October. Let me explain. Vedic times are totally different from the Gregorian times, which are followed by the westerners. The Vedic day starts at sunrise and ends sunrise the next morning. But the Gregorian day starts at midnight and ends the following midnight. Now Diwali is celebrated on the 15th day (Amavasya) of the dark moon in October. This year the 15th day (Amavasya) starts at 09h07 on the 17th of October and ends the following morning of the 18th of October at 07h33. The sunrise time for Durban on the 17th October is 05h16 and the 18th October at 05h15. (This time is from www.thesunrisetimes.com). According to the Vedic calendar whichever tithi (day) is transiting at the time of sunrise is the tithi (day). So on the 17th of October at 05h16 (sunrise) Chaturdasi (i.e. the 14th day) is transiting. So the ruling day is Chaturdasi. But soon after that Chaturdasi ends at 09h06 and Amavasya (Diwali starts). But as I have mentioned that the 17th is ruled by Chaturdasi even though it ended a short while after sunrise. Then Diwali continues until the next morning 07h33. So Amavasya transits the sunrise of the 18th and thus this day becomes Diwali Amavasya. But soon after sunrise of the 18th Diwali ends at 07h33. This is the reason why so many calendars state that Diwali should be on the 17th of October because most the Amavasya is on the 17th. But strictly speaking it’s on the 18th. This info was obtained from this website. http://www.vaisnavacalendar.info/calendars/

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SecondlyEkadashi. Ekadashi is a Sanskrit word, which means 'the eleventh day'. Ekadashi occurs twice in a month, on the 11th day of the bright fortnight and the dark fortnight. The special feature of Ekadashi is a fast that one abstains from grains, eating meat, shaving and cutting one’s nails. Lord Krishna says that if a person fasts on Ekadashi, “I will burn up all his sins. Indeed this day is the most meritorious day for destroying all kinds of sins.” Ekadashi was created as the Supreme Medicine to remove the disease of the material world of having a miserable material body and mind that is full of suffering. According to scriptures we take on sins (and even more obstacles in one’s life) on this day if we consume grains since PAAP PURUSHA (sin personified) resides only in grains on this day. Also grains eaten on this day becomes harmful and remains undigested and turns toxic in the body-giving rise to various diseases and ailments. Please try to observe these very important days. If one does not know what to cook on this day then we can advise you on what to do. We will advise you on what to have, what not to have and 16 very simple recipes to cook on this day. For more info on Ekadashi fasting days plz visit our website www.h4all.org under EKADASHI and PRAYER DATES on the left hand side of the webpage.

(For reference on the above Ekadashi dates please click onto this link)

Ekadashi dates for 2009

Krishna Paksha Shukla Paksha

January 21 7

February 20 6

March 22 7

April 21 5

May 20 5

June 19 3

July 18 2

August 16 1 31

September 15 29 (Jhb) /30 (Dbn)

October 14 29

November 12 28

December 12 28

This info was obtained from this website. http://www.vaisnavacalendar.info/calendars/

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NEW MOON (AMAVASYA) DATES 2009

(On New Moon days one can offer food to ones ancestors. Whatever one cooks on that day he/she can offer to them – just as one does in Pitr Paksha. By performing this act great merits awaits that person. In the Garuda Purana Preta Khanda II 10.50-55 Lord Vishnu says to Sri Garudaji “ On the day of Amavasya (new moon day), the airy manes (the ancestors) stand at the door of their descendents in order to receive their food. They remain there till sunset. When they do not receive their food they fall in despair and out of suffering heave long sighs and go back cursing the descendents. Therefore, one should carefully perform shraddha (offer food) to your ancestors on the new moon day (Amavasya) every month. Well why are you hearing this for the first time? Well that’s a million dollar question, which I can’t answer.

26 January Monday

24 February Tuesday

26 March Thursday

24 April Friday

24 May Sunday

22 June Monday

21 July Tuesday

20 August Thursday

18 September Friday

18 October Sunday

16 November Monday

16 December Wednesday

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FULL MOON (PURNIMA) DATES 2009

11 January Sunday

9 February Monday

10 March Tuesday

9 April Thursday

8 May Friday

7 June Sunday

7 July Tuesday

5 August Wednesday

4 September Friday

4 October Sunday

2 November Monday

2 December Wednesday

31 December Thursday

The Mritunjaya Havan performed on Full Moon

The Maha Mritunjaya havan is a very simple yet extremely powerful havan. This havan should preferably be performed on Purnima (full moon) when auspiciousness is at maximum. After having a bath, wear clean clothes. Prepare about a medium size bowl of sweet rice. Then add about 200 g of Black sesame (til) seeds, cut about a stand of kush grass into very small pieces (if you don’t have Kush grass not to worry), add 100g of vegetable or butter ghee and finally add to the sweet rice. Mix all these ingredients together.

Place wood in the havan kund (which should already have a little sand in it. The reason for this is so that the ghee does not leak out.) Take a little Ganga water and sip it three times chanting “Om Vishnu”. I recommend that those who are sitting down for the havan chant the very auspicious Hanuman Chalisa. Then place camphor on the wood and light it. Thereafter invite Lord Vishnu and the devis and devas to the havan by saying “ O Lord Vishnu, Sarva Devis and Devas I ________(your name) invite you all to this auspicious havan.

Now start the offerings by the chanting the Mritunjaya mantra, which is, as ff: -

“Om trayam bakkam yajaa-mahe sugan-dhim pushti-vardhanam urvaa-rooka-miva bandha-naam mrityor mooksheeya maamritaat Om” swaahaa

Offer the sweet rice after you say Om (the second Om above) and chant swaahaa. Do this for 108 x’s. Once this is complete ask Lord Visnu and all the devi and devas for forgiveness for any mistakes that was committed during the havan and chant the Maha Mantra “ Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare “ 21 times to allay for any mistakes committed during the havan. Then request Lord Visnu and the Devi and devas to kindly return to their abodes.

Requirements for the Havan: - One packet havan wood; 100g ghee; 200g black til; One small bowl sweet rice, one strand of kush grass, havan kund, 2 blocks of camphor.

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AUSPICIOUS MARRIAGE DATES 2009

Due to time place and convenience most Hindu marriages take place over the weekend. And thus we are giving all the auspicious wedding dates for weekends only.

January 18 25

February 1 7 8 15 21 22

March 7 8 14 21 22

April 11 18 25 26

May 9 16 23 24

June 6 13 14 20 21 27

July 4 11 12

August 29 30

September 5-18 Pitr Paksha (no weddings are performed in this period)

October 18 24 25

November 1 7 8 15 21 22 29 28

December 5 6 13 19 20 27

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Compiled (for the upliftment of Sanatan Dharma- the Eternal Religion)

Narottam Das 032 9444 108 or 082 714 1504

E-mail nd@h4all.org

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