esams - March 05

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Namaskar Mitra,

 

March 8 is Mahashivratri, 25 is Holika Dahan, 28 is Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj

Jayanti. To send free Holi e card log on to - www.holi-cards.com.

For Panchanga of important dates http://www.vmission.org/hinduism/almanac.htm.

 

1. Mahashivratri -

a) Signifance-

http://www.esamskriti.com/html/new_inside.asp?cat_name=festivals&cid=245&sid=45

 

b) See Mt Kailash via

Kathmandu-http://www.esamskriti.com/html/new_photo.asp?subcatid=91

c) And via Uttaranchal- http://esamskriti.com/html/new_photo.asp?subcatid=3

d) Jayant Doshi's personal experiences of the Kailash Yatra

http://www.esamskriti.com/html/inside.asp?cat=286&subcat=285&cname=geogloc

e) All about Basavana & Virasaivism

http://www.esamskriti.com/html/new_inside.asp?cat_name=history&cid=363&sid=95

f) Listen to Shivoham by Shruti - http://www.esamskriti.com/music/shivoham.html

 

2. Holi -

a) Significance -

http://www.esamskriti.com/html/new_inside.asp?cat_name=festivals&cid=254&sid=46

 

3. Shigmo Festival in Goa - is the equivalent of Holi in North India. In

Maharashtra/Goa Holi is called Shimga.

a) Significance by B Borkar -

http://www.esamskriti.com/html/new_inside.asp?cat_name=festivals&cid=923&sid=157

b) 3 super pictures of celebrations in Goa -

http://www.esamskriti.com/html/new_photo.asp?subcatid=87.

 

4. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti -

a) Life in brief -

http://www.esamskriti.com/html/new_inside.asp?cat_name=greatmen&cid=271&sid=52

b) 20 pictures of Raigarh Fort - http://www.esamskriti.com/html/new_photo.asp?subcatid=60

 

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