Makara Sankranti & Ayyappa Puja on January 14 at Datta Temple.

[Guest guest]

You are cordially invited to celebrate

 

Makara Sankraanti

by performing

Lord Ayyappa Puja

 

at Datta Temple, Baton Rouge LA

on January 14, 2007

at 7:00 pm

 

Sponsorship: If you are interested in sponsoring the Makara Sankranti and

Appappa Puja, you may click on the following link and

send your request by January 13

 

_http://www.dattatemple.com/calendar/index.php_

(http://www.dattatemple.com/calendar/index.php)

 

Thanks

V. V. Prakasa Rao

601-918-7111

 

 

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Makara Sankranti is celebrated on January 14, 2007 at Datta Temple, Baton

Rouge, LA. This day marks the commencement of the Sun's north ward journey by

entering Makara rasi (Capricorn). This path is known as the Uttaraayana

path. This journey begins at the point of time when the Sun enters the sign of

Makara or Capricorn. Interestingly, this is the only festival in Hindu/Indian

calendar that follows a solar calendar. Rest of the Hindu festivals are

computed using the lunar calendar).

Sankranti is termed as Pongal in Andhra Pradesh and Tamilnadu, Rangooli

and prayers constitute the celebration of the festival.

It is believed that the day of Makara Sankranti is so auspiciousicted that a

person dying on this auspicious day directly goes to the heaven. Bhishma,

was an elder in the epic Mahabharata, is said to have waited for this day to

breathe his last. It is also on this day every twelve years the Great

_Kumbh-Mela_ (http://www.salagram.net/parishad135km.htm) is held at Prayag.

On this day, Ayyappa is worshipped in Sabarimala and many shrines all over

India as well as globally.